Show Attention All Tourists by ED Well here it is Sultry Summer with the of July not to mention the Fifth of Bourbon temperatures in inthe inthe inthe the and the price of gasoline rising faster than the mercury in the thermometers There are those among us they prefer to remain anonymous anonymous anonymous anon anon- who dont don't know what to do with themselves during these hot dry summer days May I make a few suggestions suggestions suggestions For those of you who are sick and tired of the rides at Lagoon which seem to date back to the Dark Ages I suggest any way the spot like the obscure This Is The Pits Monument which is located at the overpass of 15 1 and 2100 South It is actually a pile of beer cans which have been welded together together together to to- gether and bronzed It commemorates the recent arrival and subsequent subsequent subsequent quent departure of one George Baker from Portland Oregon Local legend has it that he was passing through Salt Lake on his way to Denver Colorado Colorado Colorado Color Color- ado and decided to make a temporary stop in our fair city As he pulled off to the side of the road he lie observed a UTA bus which had ran over about 16 pedestrians in inan inan inan an obvious hurry to be somewhere somewhere somewhere some some- where else George saw this uttered the immortal words THIS IS THE PITS and drove away For his contribution we of the Points West salute him |