New form of gambling,getting from point A-B in most dangerous part of town.Nick Cage

Bread · 01-22-09, 11:33 PM

That walk in Vegas is fun. I was scared shitless but it made me feel so...alive!

Just like Nick Cage movies.

MonkeyF0cker · 01-22-09, 11:38 PM

I don't think that walk in Vegas is scary at all...

Bread · 01-22-09, 11:44 PM

Monkey...I partied with this guy outside the Sahara. He was pretty cool.

donjuan · 01-23-09, 12:08 AM

This you Brent?

NORTH PLATTE, NE Lifelong North Platte resident Fred Linder, 46,
revealed Monday that he doesn't think he could cope with the
fast-paced hustle and bustle of Omaha, the Cornhusker State's largest
city.

"Oh, sure, I bet it'd be exciting at first, going to see 9 p.m.
showings of movies, shopping at those big department stores, and maybe
even eating at one of those fancy restaurants that doesn't use iceberg
lettuce in their salads," Linder said. "But I just don't think I could
put up with all that hub-bub for more than a day or two."

Added Linder: "And parking's a nightmare there."

Linder expressed doubts about Omaha's "hectic pace" while having
dinner at the home of Pastor Bob Egan, the longtime spiritual leader
of North Platte's Holy Christ Almighty Church.

"I'd just returned from a 'Prayer & Share' fellowship conference in
Omaha, and I mentioned to Fred how much I enjoyed myself there," Egan
said. "There's just so much to do: dining, shopping, seeing the
sights?[wife] Margaret and I even saw a touring production of Phantom
Of The Opera. But Fred just seemed uncomfortable with the whole idea
of it."

The drawbacks to life in Omaha cited by Linder include the crime,
traffic, pollution, and rudeness of Omahans.

"You read such awful stuff in the papers about that place," Linder
said. "Every month, it's another murder. Between the drugs and the
crime and the street gangs, it's almost as bad as Wichita."

Those familiar with Linder say his anti-Omaha stance has deepened
since his sister left North Platte in 1998 to take a job as
human-resources director at an Omaha insurance agency.

"Don't get Fred started on Omaha," friend Ken Carlson said. "He's
always resented Amy for going there. They're a lot less close now than
they used to be, and Fred feels it's because she's gotten a bit of an
attitude since moving to the big city, like she's superior or something."

"Let's just say the glamour of city life has changed [Amy]," Linder
said. "She's definitely 'gone Omaha,' if you catch my drift."

Linder has visited the Nebraska metropolis three times in his life,
most recently in 1996 for a farm-equipment show.

"I prepared plenty well before that trip, you better believe," Linder
said. "I bought a money belt and travelers' checks to protect myself
from all those Omaha pickpockets and con men. And I made sure I had a
full tank of gas before going, because I sure as heck wasn't about to
pay Omaha prices for gas."

Linder said he has no plans to visit his sister in Omaha anytime soon.

"If Amy wants to come home only for Christmas, fine," Linder said. "If
that means I only see her once a year, so be it. I just can't take the
noise and commotion of Omaha. It gives me a migraine just thinking
about it."

"That sort of running around at all hours of the day and night might
appeal to some, but I believe there's more to life than the
thrill-seeking, urban scene you find in a place like Omaha," Linder
said. "The bright lights and fast cars may have seduced my sister, but
they'll never get me."

pico · 01-23-09, 01:48 AM

i like to walk around in the ghetto of detriot. once saw couple of crakcheads smoke right as i walk pass by