crazy is on the bus
Crazy is at the Bus Stop
September 14th, 2012
Early on the morning of Sept. 13, a 24-year-old man named Gary Lee Hosey, Jr. slaughtered four people and injured several others. I’m kind of dumbstruck, to be honest with you. People are asking me how I feel about this because I take the bus every day. It’s a stretch to say that I could have been at that bus stop, but I stand at many others over the course of a week, and it’s not unthinkable that I could be run down at one of them. Then again, I could also be hit in a crosswalk, in a parking lot or even inside a building. Drunk drivers aren’t fussy; they’ll plow you down pretty much anywhere at ground level. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: A Little Romance
August 9th, 2012
I won’t lie to you: Taking the bus in Seattle was a much more pleasant experience than it is here in Las Vegas. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: A Plea for Corporate-Sponsored Wi-Fi Love
August 3rd, 2012
“Spit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up the quickest,” goes the old proverb. This one doesn’t work for me for several reasons, not least of which that I don’t actually want to spit on my hand to prove that wishes are basically useless unless you act upon them. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: How to Park on First Friday
July 20th, 2012
Last week I interviewed Joey Vanas, a managing partner of First Friday. We talked about the future of First Friday, which is unlimited, and the profitability of First Friday, which is nonexistent. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: Done Good
July 5th, 2012
I’ve been riding RTC buses around Las Vegas for nearly two months now. There are things about the bus system that I don’t like, but I’m going to play nice this week. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: Where's the App, Already?
June 29th, 2012
This morning, shortly after I reaffirmed my mayorship of RTC stop No. 1737 (yes, I made a Foursquare check-in for a bus stop, and will readily admit to being mayor of it), I decided to give the RTC’s vilified MyVegasBusStop mobile app a try. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: My Vegas Transit Wish-list
June 22nd, 2012
Recently I told you about a bad bus trip I’d taken. This time I’d like to tell you about a good trip, even though it’s not a very exciting story. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: Route-Hop, Ya Don't Stop
June 14th, 2012
I want to tell you about my commute, because it’s easily the most horrible story you’ll hear about taking the bus in this town. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: How to Ride Public Transit
June 1st, 2012
The first thing you should know is that the bus won’t explode if its speed drops under 55 miles per hour. That’s an urban legend, pure and simple. Besides, I don’t believe any Las Vegas bus has ever accelerated to 55 miles per hour. Read more »
Crazy is on the Bus: Can't Get There from Here
May 24th, 2012
It's called the Strip & Downtown Express, or SDX. It's the most direct RTC Transit route between downtown Las Vegas and the Wendoh Media offices, except it ain't. Read more »
