« The Museum of Neon Art - Los Angeles (MONA) »

The MONA offers a tour of the neon art of Los Angeles, from Downtown to Hollywood and back again. Their purpose is the maintenance of the neon signs of the city, and if any neon/argon tubes have to come down, the museum offers them a home - with electricity. The $44 for each ticket are used for switching on pieces that were turned off for energy conservation during the Depression.

The idea of riding in a red, double-decker, convertible bus through Los Angeles on a chilly night while listening to American history lessons and observing glowing glass tubes seems pretty intriguing; however, when your tour guide has a really crude sense of humor and no brain or conscience, three and a half hours can turn into an eternity.

The night began with a beautiful sunset, fortunately, and then a look at the MONA with some cheap aperitifs and a tour around the downtown area.

The highlight of the tour was the quick hustle through Skid Row (sarcastic tone). It is a section of Downtown between 3^rd and 7^th Streets where about 8,000 homeless people live in cardboard boxes and sleeping bags. A lot of them are missing limbs. I wonder if $44 could be better spent in charity.

It looked like a war zone. The tour guide ridiculed the people on the streets with his voice amplifier.

I wonder who threw away those flowers.

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[madchriscross]

So have you ever been homeless? I read a comment in a homeless site and I wondered who you are. I am homeless. I have left info you want to talk.