The Bad and Ugly
Things of the past
14.04.2011 - 20.04.2011
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San Diego to Denver, April 2011
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Well trying to make a list of things to do in Denver, I couldn't help but remember some of the places I would go to as a child. One of the places we would go growing up was "The Organ Grinder." Unfortunately I read that the Portland location and the Denver location have both closed, The Organ Grinder was part of growing up Denver. I also thought of other places we would go and things that we would do while living in Colorado. So, upon an exhaustive review, I decided that one place Terri and I would have to go just to remember how horrendously awesome it was must be added to the list.
I hope this synopsis from a review posted online begins to evoke the memories of it. "And there is an "event" every 5 minutes at different locations in that labyrinth. Their shows consisted of teenagers in the worst costumes ever hamming it up (my daughter is still talking about the mangy gorilla that chased after the kid in banana head gear) and eventually falling into the water. We went to the cove to hit the pinata only to find that it wasn't filled w/ any candy. No, that's too predictable! After 2 or 3 kids beheaded different pinata, the nice pinata lady through a few pieces of tootsie rolls on the floor and told them to take 1. Brilliant! I loved how in the cowboy show the "bad" guy couldn't afford an actual black cowboy hat... instead someone wrapped a piece of torn black felt around his head. This has to be intentional, right? But my absolute favorite part of the evening was the puppet show. I almost peed my pants. It is the single worst act of puppetry I've ever witnessed. Even my two year old looked a bit skeptical. Ahhhhhh Casa Bonita! It must be experienced to be believed. This leads me to the fantastic Mexican band. I felt a little upset that there was something so genuinely great at Casa Bonita until it occurred to me that those delightful musicians were actually the ONLY thing w/ any Mexican heritage in the whole place. And with that, the flawless genius of the place was completely realized. Not to be missed if you have a sense of humor. If not, stay as far away as possible."
Yes, we are going to pay a visit, just for the photo opportunity and cheesy experience. The cartoon images here actually seem fairly accurate if memory serves me right. Casa Bonita through the eyes of South Park
We will let you know how accurate the memories of it being so corny that it was awesome are.
Posted by darrenesl 18:50 Archived in USA Tagged denver bonita casa mile_high_academy escondido_seventh_day_adventist eaa april_2011 darrenesl tljohnson tlwforgiven darren_johnson terri_johnson Comments (0)
