Since my last trek to the desert a wild thrill ride has been installed high above the street level on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.
Nightly, tourists -and locals alike - are plunking down big bucks (day passes are 50 smackeroos) to hop on a high-wire contraption (about 850 feet in length) to slide the-light-fantastic at 30 mph underneath a $70 million video screen as ecstatic friends and family cheer 'em on from the packed street level below.
“They’re like rock stars!” one excited regular blurted out to all within earshot one heady night, when the conversation turned to the subject of the ballsy-nerve of the adventure-seekers.
Uh-huh!
And, pity the poor devil who happens to be standing directly beneath an intoxicated dude, when he unexpectedly spills his guts after a bout of motion sickness suddenly sets in.
Great photo opportunity, though!
See 'ya there!
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