Random Vegas
Before Vegas World was done with construction, Bob was approached by the Nevada Culinary Union who attempted to pressure him to hired dues paying members. When he wouldn't do as they requested, they began to picket the property. In response, Bob organized the Vegas World staff and had them picket the union with signs proclaiming their practices were unfair. At one point, Bob offered to resolve the matter and sign the union contract if the organizers could beat his carnival trained roosters at tick-tac-toe. Eventually the Union was ordered to stop their illegal protest in front of the property in 1980 (No Limit)
Twitpic of the week
I think this is the appeal of Lonnie Hammargren’s houses, a pile of things you can’t help but wonder “How the hell did this all get here?”. Not just how did this physically get here but what’s the story? Because there is no way there isn’t a story behind how this came to be here from wherever it came from. Unlike Lonnie’s house, the Neon Museum keeps things that have a million different stories of memorable moments and legendary hot streaks, depending on the person telling the story. While they may all have a memorable tone they are intimately unique. Perhaps more than any time in the recorded history of the adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” has the retort, “Who the hell thinks any of this is trash” ever been more apropos. You can thank @arivetinglife for inspiring the recognition this moment.
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