June 21, 2010: Las Vegas City Bus. About 103deg outside, I got on this already PACKED bus in the North Strip after having visited the "Gold and Silver Pawnshop" of History channel fame. We stop at the Stratosphere hotel, and a guy with a thick NY accent gets on and starts to lay into the driver because of the wait. I'm standing mid-way on the stairway leading to the upper deck. Unhappy dude then continues his tirade right behind me; very tense. I can only imagine if I were this unruly on a bus anywhere else in the world, there would be a cop waiting for me at the next stop. He definitely had a legitimate beef, but scaring the tourists and driver is a little too much.
Despite the drama, I do find this bit to be highly comedic, and it was without doubt the most interesting recording I got all day; Possibly the most interesting of my entire trip to the desert.
Gear: Zoom H2 w/Sony ECM-719 Converted to MP3 for size reasons.
Type
Mp3 (.mp3)
Duration
17:27.680
File size
32.0 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bitrate
256 kbps
Channels
Stereo
Comments
11 years, 1 month ago
Still a dick for hassling the people... I mean you're dealing with MASSES of people who are stupid and don't know what the hell they're doing. I would hardly call his "beef" legitimate.
12 years, 1 month ago
I vacationed in Vegas last year and I swear this happened every time I rode the bus there.
14 years, 10 months ago
My favourite is: "These tourists think it's the best deal in Vegas. It's the Bus from HELL!"
14 years, 10 months ago
"They have taxis you know?" BEST LINE OF THE WHOLE THING!!!!
