Do you pine for 8-tracks and shag carpeting? Have you ever (without humor) described your residence as a “pad”? Do you continue to genuinely wonder why leisure suits fell out of favor? You simply must visit:
My friend Cheryl sent me a link to this site, which contains substantial photographic evidence of what may well be the single tackiest place that has ever existed, most of ten years ago. I marveled at it then, but didn’t save it, and she didn’t either. Worse, I forgot the name of the place (believe it or not), so I couldn’t really Google it effectively either. (Stick “tacky hotel” into Google and see how useful your results are.) Still, I’ve made an occasional idle attempt, and I got lucky tonight with “old ’70s hotel shag carpeting.”
Really, there’s no need to say any more. Mainly you just need to get over there. After you read the introductory page, click the “Let’s Go Gobblin’!” link near the bottom to begin your photographic tour. (Don’t go on a full stomach.) To Mr. J. Lileks, the site owner: to devote time and bandwidth to something so spectacularly disturbing is indicative of severe warpage. God bless you, sir.
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You found it! I’ve been looking for it off and on since you mentioned it to me. I have really got to get up to Wisconsin to see what they put in the water up there. House on the Rock is in Wisconsin also. I have a slight obsession with that oddity. I guess I can take in both when I make my pilgramage.
http://www.thehouseontherock.com/HOTR_AttractionMain.htm
Lileks IS warped. Which is why I’ve been a fan of his for years.
You should read his screed on some dude’s article on a Birmingham Olive Garden. The links I’ve found are broken, but I’ll keep looking. MUST read!!
So, now I have a compelling itch to to see Graceland.
Cheryl: Cool, huh? Apart from Clemson football, this is probably the next-strongest pop culture something with which I closely associate you. What an honor it is, I’m sure.
Suzie: I never poked around this site until you said that. This guy’s talented. His deconstruction of the 1973 Sears catalog is hilarious.
‘seester: I’ve driven by it a time or two, but never been in. Could it possibly be any worse than The Gobbler?
I have two of his books: Regrettable Food, and Mommy Knows Worst.
Treat yourself, it’s worth it!