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Friday, May 16, 2008

Magic Carpet Golf, Tucson AZ

This mini golf course closed after about 50 years in Tucson on Speedway Blvd. Members of the group Vanishing Tucson got permission to visit it one last time to photo document the statues before they are razed.
Bill Kaplin Jr
Tiki and cell tower
Tiki and cell tower
The Magic World
Arachnid
Monkey 1
Magic Carpet Golf sign
Northeast corner
Children's side
Northeast corner 2
Acorn? house
Speedway Blvd side
Inside the Tiki Head
Entrance
Octopus
Blue boat 1
Blue boat 2
Alien twins
Buddha's sign
Gator mouth
Gator
Arachnid 2
Ostrich and giant fish
Giant fish 1
Giant fish 2
Unique hole
Snake hole
Bull 1
Unique hole 2
Little shack and mystery object
Children's course
Fallen arrow
Magic Carpet Golf sign 2
Magic Carpet Golf sign 3
Entrance 2
Bull 2
Flowers
Carlos and castle
Flowers 2
Draped snake
Tiki head
Bull 3
Castle from above
Old flowers
Buddha
Sphinx and sun
Sun
Sphinx
Monkey 2
Skull
Octopus 2
Red flower hole
Castle closeup
Carlos and tiki head
Acorn? house from front
Castle from west
Photo of the dino
Dino eating clubs
Odd little man
T-Rex!
T-Rex 2
Green alien
Monkey 3
Colored lights


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Russian Rigid-Wing Skydiver (1935)

Extreme sport enthusiasts always dreamed of an attachable rigid-wing system to add airplane-like agility to skydiving. This concept has become quite popular in recent years, and many have claimed it as their sole invention. Nevertheless, the idea goes back deep into the times of Icarus. The photo below shows the trial of a rigid-wing system on an airfield in Moscow, 1935. The designer comrade Sanfirov tries the rigid-wing, his solution for stealth deployment of airborne troops:
<Large Image> <Source> Unfortunately, the history is silent about the fate of comrade Sanfirov and his invention. But the dream of flying solo is still alive. Just few days ago the "rocketman" Yves Rossy flew over Alps with a rigid-wing and jet-pack combo strapped to his back:
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Barkley's Gambling Dumb-Assery May Have Finally Caught Up To Him

Charles Barkley's love of gambling has reached a breaking point for one Las Vegas casino, which is now suing him for $400,000 in unpaid debts.

[In] its four-page lawsuit, the resort said it had extended four $100,000 markers to Barkley, two each on Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, that have not been paid back...The suit, signed by Kimmarie Sinatra, general counsel for Wynn Resorts, the parent company of Wynn Las Vegas, also seeks attorneys fees, court costs and interest on the $400,000 from Barkley, whom it identifies as a resident of Arizona.

The suit will give Barkley a chance to start making payments on his debt in lieu of imprisonment, but the question is, can Barkley even pay this back at this point? He's notoriously pissed away most of his NBA fortune, and it'd be interesting to see how much in endorsement and TNT money he has left. Don't be surprised if you see Charles popping up in every third commercial on television from now on or hitting the autograph circuit every weekend in an effort to make good.

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