Many years ago my wife and I went to Astroworld.
We picked a weekday in a non-standard time frame for vacations, a Tuesday I think; when all schools were open for business. No holiday, no reason for anyone but us and tourists to be there.
The place was full of punk-ass bangers bouncing basketballs. One could not escape the infernal bouncing of basketballs. They didn't ride the rides and obviously didn't go to school.
They did bounce basketballs.
Basketballs everywhere. I still twitch when I hear a basketball bounced, not dribbled. None of these bangers had any talent.
The place was filthy even then.
Good riddance.
Let the garbage hang out somewhere else. Or maybe arrest their parents for not making them go to school. Maybe that would help.
I was there last summer, and felt relatively safe -- UNTIL DARK.
After dark, there were areas where do one dared enter. Gangs of rough lookin' kids gathering and scuffling.
I thought then, this place will close soon. They can't risk the liability.
When I got home-leave I would go to AstroWorld.
I'd chuck pennies at people while riding the sky-car things.
Never took a date there.
Some folks even did drugs there I'm told.
It's funny I was just looking at pics of Astroworld on the web and there were a few pics of kids holding basketballs.
Who brings a basketball to an amusement park? Is it a Houston thing or something?
Probably had been up since midnight.