advertise the attraction. Due to The Thing's popularity, it has appeared in many books, such as Doug Kirby's New Roadside America (1992), Weird Arizona (2007) and it once was featured in a Jane Pauley television special on NBC. It is also referenced in the song "The Church of Logic Sin and Love" (1992), by The Men. "The Thing" is also featured in the 2009 documentary film Amy Cook: The Spaces in Between that traces the creative journey of Austin singer-songwriter Amy Cook and her band as they tour the backwater towns of the American southwest. References External links Roadside America: The Thing? Tribute to Homer Tate, alleged creator of The Thing? An article written about The Thing? in the Explorer Newspaper Roadside attractions in Arizona Buildings and structures completed in the 1950s Interstate 10 Mummies 1950s establishments in Arizona