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Godspeed, little coaster.
Jun. 22nd, 2006 09:26 amSometimes you can get great deals at auctions. For instance, Elvis's favorite coaster, the Zippin' Pippin, sold on the auction block for $2500 yesterday.
I could have bought the damn thing for $2500. I don't know where I'd have put it, but still.1
Sad, really. The Pippin was a tooth-rattlingly good ride.
1Actually, I do know exactly where I'd put it. Grandma has a Pippin-shaped backyard that once housed vegetables, but now lies fallow. It's a quarter-mile from Mobile Bay, and was underwater during Katrina, so maybe that's not a great idea. But at least it would fit.
I could have bought the damn thing for $2500. I don't know where I'd have put it, but still.1
Sad, really. The Pippin was a tooth-rattlingly good ride.
1Actually, I do know exactly where I'd put it. Grandma has a Pippin-shaped backyard that once housed vegetables, but now lies fallow. It's a quarter-mile from Mobile Bay, and was underwater during Katrina, so maybe that's not a great idea. But at least it would fit.
