Best. Historical. Marker. Ever.

[XemaSab]

So I went through Indio, California over the weekend.

Upon arriving in town, my first stop was a sobriety checkpoint.

Officer: "Have you had any alcohol tonight?"

Me: "No."

Officer: (Incredulous) "You've had nothing to drink tonight?"

Me: "Yeah, it's a bummer."

Officer: (Laughs) "Don't drink and drive."

He then waved me through.

After that exchange, I decided there was only one thing to do: check into a hotel and get some booze.

I went to the Motel 6 and checked in. I then walked across the street to Clark's Travel Stop. When I walked in the door I was greeted by a wall of photos taken by the security camera of people who were not allowed in the store. Most of them were not allowed in the store due to a history of theft from the store. Many of the photos were of the people caught in the act of stealing from the store. Good times.

I made my way over to the beer case and selected a 6 pack of Negro Modelo, 'cause the feeling was right. There was a sign posed above the beer case saying that I should smile, because there was a camera pointed at me that was being monitored by the Indio police department. I'm familiar with security cameras in stores, but is it a common practice for the security camera to go directly to the police station?

I went to the counter and bought my beer. The counter, natch, had a sliding panel of bulletproof glass.

After making my purchase I walked out past the height strip and I was going to return to my hotel, when some strange impulse prompted me to turn around.

Next to the front door of the liquor store was a brass historical marker. It read, simply,

"On this site on October 11, 1991, the Reverend Jimmy Swaggart picked up a "date."

:rofl:

[beam me up scottie]

1. Priceless!!!

:rofl:

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. Good story, thanks for sharing nt

[SoyCat]

3. Please say that you took a photograph!

[XemaSab]

4. I didn't!

:banghead:

Sorry, I was focused on drinking beer and seeing boobies! x(

[Broken_Hero]

5. Damn good story....:) nt

[NMMNG]

6. LOL

They should immortalize all deviant behaviors of the "Moral Majority" like that. But then again the supply of brass would soon run out.

[XemaSab]

7. It's a conundrum

:hi:

[sakabatou]

8. For those that don't know

What was this "date?"

[mikelewis]

11. The Date...

11 Oct 1991 Police in Indio, CA arrest televangelist Jimmy Swaggart in a red-light district for driving on the wrong side of the road. Swaggart's passenger is avowed prostitute Rosemary Garcia.

[sakabatou]

13. Ah, ok, thanks

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Xema!

Oh, this is priceless!

How fantastic.......wish we could have one of those in every place those freepers had done something evil!

Thank you!

:rofl:

[Floogeldy]

10. You beauty you.

:)

[IChing]

12. California

Does have a sense of Zen and relevancy on beauty and irony.

[zonkers]

14. Nicely put.

[Robeson]

15. He was simply doing the Lord's work....

...and practicing Extreme Unction...:rofl:

[XemaSab]

16. .

:P

[Selatius]

17. It's almost like reading something from Hunter S. Thompson.

Good times for all.

:toast:

[ComerPerro]

18. LMAO, great story, that's funny as hell

:rofl: