Warning
There are no UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city of Little Rock. If this annoys, disappoints, or discourages you in any way, please move on to another site, and another city (maybe in Europe somewhere), before the full impact of this primitive situation makes its fatal impact on your culturally delicate soul. Thank you ever so much.
Kind Little Rocker
We were on our way to the nearest liquor store when I heard someone calling me. A nice black lady was yelling at me from a hotel shuttle van. I walked over and she offered us a ride. Wow, I thought. People are so friendly here. She doesn’t even know me and she’s taking time out of her busy day to do us a favor. I told her where I was going. She frowned and said that was far. Far? Somebody at the hotel told me it was just down the street, maybe 5 city blocks. “Oh no, no. It’s farther than that,” she said. Turned out she was right. It would’ve taken all afternoon to get there and back. She even waited for me while I went into the store.
The Daiquiri
I have a daiquiri at night. This is true, especially in hotels. The doctor ordered one (sometimes two) Daiquiri(s) at bedtime. Not a Margarita, a Daiquiri. There’s a big difference. One is Mexican, the other Cuban. NO STRAWBERRIES are in a real Daiquiri. I apologize for all caps but there is no other way to stress how important that is. And nothing is ever frozen. Nothing. Not even the balls off a brass monkey. Those of you who have plied the seas will understand my meaning.
Please visit here to discover the truth about the Daiquiri. I hope you’ve learned something important today. I have had to fight bartenders just to get a real daiquiri. Not pretty.
Dodged That Bullet (maybe literally)
Back to the story. Now that I think about it, there was no one in the street, no pedestrians, none. I saw one or two homeless people, but other than that Moe and I were it. Was that why she picked us up? Could there be a crime issue in Little Rock? Yes, there could. I looked it up. Little Rock, Arkansas, remains the most dangerous city between 100,000-200,000 people, with a remarkably high violent crime rate. Man, that sucks. I wish I would’ve looked that up before I came here. But, now I know. And thank you, kind lady. We will never know what tortures we escaped thanks to your most welcome intervention.
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