The Gum Wall
After a great time at the Ghostland Observatory concert, my friends and I went over to the Alibi Room for some more dancing. We cut the rug downstairs in the smaller bar and had a few cocktails.
I of course opened a tab with my credit card. At closing, we got the 'alright, everybody out' speech by a couple of bartenders. They turned on the lights and shut it down quickly.
So quickly in fact that I just up and left, forgetting my open tab at the bar. The next day my wallet felt a little bit thinner and I realized my mistake. I called the bar when it opened at four and they said come on down. Upon getting there, the woman in the bar apologized as my credit card was locked in the safe. I would need to come back again when the manager was there.
So I returned again the next day but there was no manager. I called again the following day to the same result. Finally, three days after leaving my card I would get it back. I called four times but no body answered the phone so I just drove down and luckily the manager was there.
Every trip down to the Alibi Room, I would notice the gum wall and theatre across the alley. So impressive is the number of stuck pieces of gum that it stops people in their tracks. How many people have donated? How many people have donated their gum multiple times? Was this intentional? When did they decide it was no longer just a mess and more like art? It's like guessing how many jelly beans are in a jar. So I finally took a picture of it's glorious wonder, I even donated my own piece upon retrieving my credit card.