Julio and I actually managed to get some gambling in while we were in Las Vegas.
Somehow the subject of deordorant/alzheimer’s came up in our dinner conversation. Jules claimed that his beloved Degree was aluminum free, therefore alzheimer’s-safe. According to him, only anti-perspirants contain aluminum, not deodorants.
But I assured him that Degree is in fact an anti-perspirant. He then agreed, but insisted that it was one of the aluminum-free anti-perspirants. Bah!
So he bet me a new CD from Amoeba that he was right and I was wrong. As soon as we got back to the hotel I ran to the bathroom and checked the ingredients. What do you think the very first ingredient listed was? Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly.
Ha ha!!
So many CDs to choose from……
Turns out that crazy road we saw on the drive to Las Vegas has quite an interesting story as well as a huge internet fanbase. There’s even a band named after it.
Apparently, some guy in the 1940s set up shop on the land and built “an elaborate complex that included a church, radio station, private airstrip and 60 cabins, along with a health spa with mineral baths.” The guy turned out to be an evangelist who claimed the title of doctor and minister.
“The American Medical Association came to learn of Springer through his radio show, quickly dubbing him the ‘King of Quacks’.”
“Springer’s enterprise drew to a close in 1974, when the government shut him down for food and drug law violations as well as unauthorized use of federal land. He was jailed for a few months and then retired to Las Vegas, where he died in 1986.”
“Today, Zzyzx Springs is home to California State University?s Desert Studies Center, run by Professor Rob Fulton of Cal State Fullerton.”
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| As we were walking around the Hollywood & Vine area, we got to talking about how crazy people go over seeing famous people’s stars. Julio and Josh asked me what I would do if I came across Gary Oldman’s star (I don’t even know that he has one). I wasn’t really sure, kissing the sidewalk sounds pretty gross to me. Just take a picture maybe?
Then Jules suggested I would probably just get on my hands and knees and clean it for him. ahahhahahaha. He knows me so well. |
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This is conversations with Chairhead, not about Chairhead! Besides, I didn’t say “Dude.” It was Julio. Yeah, yeah… Julio did it.
