Comments on: More Mysteries of the World Wide Web http://paulgazis.com/blog/2010/03/05/more-mysteries-of-the-world-wide-web/ News about the Flying Cloud and Interesting Things Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kona http://paulgazis.com/blog/2010/03/05/more-mysteries-of-the-world-wide-web/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Kona Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:51:05 +0000 http://paulgazis.com/blog/?p=395#comment-188 I grew up in Fresno, which I want to point out was my parent’s idea, not mine. When a book came out listing Fresno as the least livable city in the US, it was no surprise to anyone. Half a dozen Central Valley cities, including Fresno, call themselves “Gateway to Yosemite”, trying to milk a little tourist money by borrowing some aura from that fabled attraction on the dubious theory that it is possible to get there from here. Our then mayor, Dan Whitehurst, had the sense of humor to say that perhaps we should change our slogan to “Gateway to Bakersfield”. I grew up in Fresno, which I want to point out was my parent’s idea, not mine. When a book came out listing Fresno as the least livable city in the US, it was no surprise to anyone. Half a dozen Central Valley cities, including Fresno, call themselves “Gateway to Yosemite”, trying to milk a little tourist money by borrowing some aura from that fabled attraction on the dubious theory that it is possible to get there from here.

Our then mayor, Dan Whitehurst, had the sense of humor to say that perhaps we should change our slogan to “Gateway to Bakersfield”.

]]> By: Paul http://paulgazis.com/blog/2010/03/05/more-mysteries-of-the-world-wide-web/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Paul Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:46:09 +0000 http://paulgazis.com/blog/?p=395#comment-186 And who could forget that famous tune: "Follow State Route 99, follow State Route 99 Follow, follow, follow, follow Follow State Route 99 Follow State Route 99, follow State Route 99 Follow, follow, follow, follow Follow State Route 99 "We're... off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Bakersfield! You'll find he is a wonderful wiz, if ever a wizard could... um... wield? If ever oh ever a wiz there was, the Wizard of Bakersfield is one to... err... uh... field? Because because because because because Of the wonderful things he... hmm... oh yes, that's it... yields! We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Bakersfield!" :) And who could forget that famous tune:

“Follow State Route 99, follow State Route 99
Follow, follow, follow, follow
Follow State Route 99
Follow State Route 99, follow State Route 99
Follow, follow, follow, follow
Follow State Route 99

“We’re… off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Bakersfield!
You’ll find he is a wonderful wiz, if ever a wizard could… um… wield?
If ever oh ever a wiz there was, the Wizard of Bakersfield is one to… err… uh… field?
Because because because because because
Of the wonderful things he… hmm… oh yes, that’s it… yields!
We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Bakersfield!” :)

]]> By: Paul http://paulgazis.com/blog/2010/03/05/more-mysteries-of-the-world-wide-web/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Paul Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:32:21 +0000 http://paulgazis.com/blog/?p=395#comment-185 The world open distance record for hang gliding was also set in Texas... or rather 'from' Texas', since the flight ended several hundred miles to the north. The world open distance record for hang gliding was also set in Texas… or rather ‘from’ Texas’, since the flight ended several hundred miles to the north.

]]> By: Aaron Pollock http://paulgazis.com/blog/2010/03/05/more-mysteries-of-the-world-wide-web/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Aaron Pollock Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:56:35 +0000 http://paulgazis.com/blog/?p=395#comment-184 Texas seems like a great place for airships. It’s big, filled with big places to fly, and I’m sure that Amarillo, the world’s major source of helium, was on the short list of proposed names if the US Navy had ever flown a ZRS-6. We were also home to the Goodyear blimp for quite a while. Texas seems like a great place for airships. It’s big, filled with big places to fly, and I’m sure that Amarillo, the world’s major source of helium, was on the short list of proposed names if the US Navy had ever flown a ZRS-6.

We were also home to the Goodyear blimp for quite a while.

]]> By: Kona http://paulgazis.com/blog/2010/03/05/more-mysteries-of-the-world-wide-web/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Kona Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:16:57 +0000 http://paulgazis.com/blog/?p=395#comment-183 I'm fond of mentioning that Southern Californians aren't really sure that anything exists east of the Colorado River or north of Bakersfield. In fact, Bakersfield is associated in most of our minds with Dorothy's Oz. Or Kansas, not really sure. I’m fond of mentioning that Southern Californians aren’t really sure that anything exists east of the Colorado River or north of Bakersfield. In fact, Bakersfield is associated in most of our minds with Dorothy’s Oz. Or Kansas, not really sure.

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