Is Desparado Worth the Drive From Vegas

I get GIRD from Taco Bell. :( But not La Salsa! :) *** Edited 6/23/2004 7:14:49 PM UTC by dawnmarie313***

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Ok stop talking about Chipolte and Baja Fresh - nearest Chipolte is about an hour and 15 mins in Orlando and the nearest Baja Fresh is like 2.5 hours down in Ft Lauderdale!

And any of the local chains, like Max's, are in Orlando too!

I always manage stop to stop at either if I'm in the area.

George

<desperately wanting a Chipolte or Baja Fresh in Melboring, FL soon...>

and What the heck is a GID/GIRD anyways? Or am I going to regret asking that question?

George - check your private messages.

Chipotle here in Cleveland and Columbus it's $5.25 for a chicken burrito. I just assume it's more in Vegas. :) We don't have "Mexican" food on every other corner here, assuming you're not counting Toxic Hell. Chipotle is an interesting franchise because the quality of the ingredients is high, it's a very simple line, it's low tech, the restaurants are minimal yet trendy, and they use McDonald's supply chain. It's absolutely brilliant.

I agree with 'Moosh that the cilantro-lime rice is it, combined with the marinades for the meats. Good stuff.

And if I leave Cedar Point by 8:30, I can hit one on the way home. (Obligatory coaster tie-in.)

They use McDonald's supply chain? Interesting. Are they tied in with the company in any other way (the way Bonfante Gardens is tied in with Paramount for the obligatory coaster tie-in)?

Medication for GIRD? You should ask GIRD if he's interested ;)

To continue with the Chipotle celebration; they sell beer. Cheap reliable Mexican and beer is a good thing. Now only if we could get some Taco Cabanas here in SoCal....

And finally: beer, burritos, and coaster rides don't mix.

-Scott

I think Dawn meant to refer to GERD: GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease. However checking my handy online Miriam-Webster dictionary I do find some definitions for GIRD:

Main Entry: 1gird
Pronunciation: 'g&rd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): gird·ed /'g&r-d&d/; or girt /'g&rt/; gird·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gyrdan; akin to Old English geard yard -- more at YARD
transitive senses
1 a : to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt) b : to make fast (as a sword by a belt or clothing with a cord) c : SURROUND
2 : PROVIDE, EQUIP; especially : to invest with the sword of knighthood
3 : to prepare (oneself) for action
intransitive senses : to prepare for action
- gird one's loins : to prepare for action : muster up one's resources
4 : Term referring to someone who you like more than a friend but who you are not in love with yet.

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And finally: beer, burritos, and coaster rides don't mix.

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Says who! A good beer buzz goes great with just about everything! (except spin rides of course!).

jomo - major contributor to BSFMWANCF (Buy SFMW A New Coaster Fund) by purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of overpriced draft beer and expensive junk food each season!

They don't call it coasterbuzz for nothing right Jeff? ;)

Just speaking from experience, jomo :)

Come down to Mission Beach, sit and drink on the rooftop patio of Sandbar all day (i think that's the name, if there is even a sign). It has awesome views of Dipper and the Pacific. Stumble over to the sh-t-hole Mex. place on the corner (Roberto's or Alberto's or whatever it is, usually too drunk to notice)and gorge yourself w/ your favorite stuff, and then take 6 or 7 rides on Dipper.

Yuck.

And Chaos? Fuuuhgetaboooutit!

-Scott
[who is stoked about GIRD but not GERD]

Ironically, Zingo!, your GIRD suffers from GERD ;)

Wow, this is starting to sound like a Donovan song! ;)

The hurty-gerdy man? ;)

Of course, at BGT yesterday, beer and coasters went just FINE together....but I had no Mexican food....;)

edit: I'm obviously Desperado for a "coaster tie-in"...:)

*** Edited 6/24/2004 3:46:29 PM UTC by rollergator***

Totally understandable Zingo. Had a similiar experience at DCA:

Beer + 2 way overdone, saturated in oil corn dogs + 2 back to back rides on GRR = not a pretty sight!

Luckily I at least made it to the bathrooom, but never again! (I still cringe everytime I walk by that corn dog stand!). And thanks for the tip on Sandbar, will definitely check it out next time.

jomo - let me know the next time you're heading to San Diego and I'll make a point of going down there myself so the three of us can hang out. For some odd reason I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time in that city ;)

mOOSH

Desperado is fun with a *great* first drop, especially at night. But it's quite jerky, so don't ride if you have any sort of back problems. And it's really close to Vegas.

Other coasters:
NYNY's Manhattan Express - *looks* better than it is...talk about horse-collar neck and ear slams!

Sahara's SPEED The Ride - we loved it, a LIM-launched under the sidewalk, loop, second LIM accel, up a vertical spike and back.

Circus Circus's Canyon Blaster - quite fun, better than most Arrow corkscrews, and peptobismo pink.

If you want to wet your pants, try the rides on top of the Stratosphere.

Thanks Moosh, appreciate it. I sent you an email about my next visit, so just let me know.

With all this talk about GIRD, what I'm wondering now is, is M:TR now closed to the public? Private events only? ;o)

Sorry Moosh, couldn't resist!

Ooohhh snap! I knew someone was gonna go there eventually. ;)

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janfrederick said:
They use McDonald's supply chain? Interesting. Are they tied in with the company in any other way (the way Bonfante Gardens is tied in with Paramount for the obligatory coaster tie-in)?

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Yes. McDonald's owns a significant stake in the company, and fortunately lets it go about its business.

There are several cute freaky chicks at the Strongsville location out here too. The girl with the pierced lip likes me (or Steph, or maybe both of us ;)).