Why Does Las Vegas Exist

Compact ^ | 7/22/2022 | Freddie DeBoer

[Blurp2]

I hope you all like this one. I thought it was beautiful and true, a new explanation of the source (or perhaps the destination) of desperation. Not political at all, except maybe subliminally.

[Vigilanteman]

Correct. And the reason it became a railroad hub was the large population concentration in the LA area which wanted to be linked to the east.

[Blurp2]

“I liked the part about his wanting to write different things or in a different way but wondering if there would be any readers!”

...I particularly liked when the pain was so bad that he had to reach for his phone. No doubt you remember the first time you thought you were with someone and turned to speak to them and found they were deep in their phone... ah, it’s a new world.

[Blurp2]

“The funny part is that he figured it would all be legit.”

...that’s funny... he didn’t realize he was going to be involved, or he didn’t think his associates’ presence would taint the atmosphere, or something?

[Blurp2]

Very true

[dfwgator]

Moe Greene.

You gotta keep an eye out for that guy.

[Blurp2]

Well, that’s the other part of the equation, isn’t it... if there’s nothing where you are, any entertainment at all is going to be quite an attraction!

[dfwgator]

The problem with 3 is that Pacino totally changed the way he portrayed Michael, it was never convinced it was the same Michael from the first two Godfather movies.

[Tellurian]

Kudos on the formatting!

[Blurp2]

...or what about this: “There is a certain path dependency to history; things seem mundane to us, because we live in a timeline in which they have existed our entire lives, and so their fundamental strangeness never assaults us.” Woah.

[Tax-chick]

I have a lot of family members like that.

[Blurp2]

OMG!! Family members whose fundamental strangeness you manage to avoid consistently? lol that is too wild...

...I figured out what the article is about. “That’s me in the spot light losing my relgion...”

[Fledermaus]

Its electricity goes to LA.

[Fledermaus]

He was shot for his bad taste in designer sofas.

[Fledermaus]

Yep. Better climate and dog & pony shows!

[Fledermaus]

Submitted for our approval.

[dfwgator]

And Superman!

[Clutch Martin]

She’s always been spooked. I think Casper even creeped her out...

[Fledermaus]

Thank god Johnny Ola knows all those places.

[dfwgator]

Thank god Johnny Ola knows all those places.

Then he became a Soprano.

[dfwgator]

Thank god Johnny Ola knows all those places.