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From: JRogow on 2 Aug 2010 23:36 Smee wrote: > On 2010-08-02 12:06:01 -0400, JRogow <jrogow(a)newsguy.com> said: > >> Smee wrote: >>> On 2010-08-02 00:44:53 -0400, JRogow <jrogow(a)newsguy.com> said: >>> >>>> Smee wrote: >>>>> On 2010-08-02 00:13:12 -0400, JRogow <jrogow(a)newsguy.com> said: >>>>> >>>>>> Smee wrote: >>>>>>> I may have to stop on my to Vegas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/hold-for-buck-edited-zzyzx-weird-name-weirder-town/19568724 >>>>>>> > > The > > article > > makes >>>>>>> >>>>>> it sound a lot more appealing than the reality. >>>>> >>>>> Get out and stretch the legs a bit >>>>> >>>> I did, spent an entire afternoon there. >>>> >>>> Just me and a few coyotes and lots of birds. >>> >>> Just what my friend would like Photo ops! >>> >> Yes, good for that. >> >> Take a lunch and lots of water and enjoy the whole other-worldly vibe. > > Actually she is into all that Zen, and spiritual stuff > Then she would be happy out there with the sage and the wind.
From: Lockwood Smith on 3 Aug 2010 00:44 On Aug 1, 7:44 pm, Smee <fark...(a)mac.com> wrote: > I may have to stop on my to Vegas > > http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/hold-for-buck-edited-zzyzx-... What the article fails to mention is the reason that Springer was evicted from the land: he didn't own it. He just built on government owned land, and for many years kept the business going on land that wasn't his. It really is worth going to at least once. Now I'm thinking that I should put together a list of the interesting places off the 15 between Barstow and Las Vegas. There's a lot of history out there that you can't appreciate driving by at 70+mph, and need to know where it is.
From: Night Wheels on 3 Aug 2010 02:21 On Aug 2, 9:44 pm, Lockwood Smith <Alan...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Aug 1, 7:44 pm, Smee <fark...(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > I may have to stop on my to Vegas > > >http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/hold-for-buck-edited-zzyzx-... > > What the article fails to mention is the reason that Springer was > evicted from the land: he didn't own it. He just built on government > owned land, and for many years kept the business going on land that > wasn't his. It really is worth going to at least once. > Now I'm thinking that I should put together a list of the interesting > places off the 15 between Barstow and Las Vegas. There's a lot of > history out there that you can't appreciate driving by at 70+mph, and > need to know where it is. That would be cool, 'cause in the zillion times I zipped past Zzyzx, I just figured it was a turn around rand nothing else. And I love abandoned towns and buildings etc. I'm tempted to drive out there before waiting till my next trip to Cal. It would be fun with passengers on my next trip to suddenly turn off onto it and say "I have a feeling there's something out here. Trust me...."
From: Jon on 3 Aug 2010 15:53 On Aug 2, 9:44 pm, Lockwood Smith <Alan...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Aug 1, 7:44 pm, Smee <fark...(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > I may have to stop on my to Vegas Prop Bets for Fun, Pleasure, and Profit: From the Zzyzx Road exit / overpass to the Valet at the Golden Nugget it is exactly 100 Miles, almost to the 10th!! (assuming I-15 North thru the Spaghetti Bowl, Downtown Exit onto Casino Center Drive). Fun bet to make with your passengers - been fairly profitable for me :-) -jon
From: droyus on 5 Aug 2010 04:30
On Aug 1, 7:44 pm, Smee <fark...(a)mac.com> wrote: > I may have to stop on my to Vegas > > http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/hold-for-buck-edited-zzyzx-... Funny that I read this article tonight.... I'll be passing Zzyzx Road around 5:30PM on this Tuesday the 10th. Every time I pass that sign I can't stop saying it out loud: "ZZYZX! ZZYZX!" Just because it sounds fun, and by that time I'm borderline catatonic from driving through the desert for so long. And tonight, I found myself looking at Zzyzx for the first time on Google Earth. Never knew that road led to a real place. I'm tempted to take a detour and take a peek at it, but I'll be taking my friend to Vega for his birthday and he HATES detours. Only stops for gas are acceptable. Soooooo...I guess it'll have to wait until I pass by alone. |