Panthro All American 7333 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.wral.com/news/local/noteworthy/story/7989929/
Oh, the memories of road trips, high as a kite, telling stories about how this guy would come out and shoot at us, which happened once (but it wasn't with a real gun), and the old wrecked car that everyone said was his daughter who died.
RIP Acid Park, sad to see you leave that place. 7/20/2010 12:52:20 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
never been there 7/20/2010 12:55:49 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
All this talk about his crazy contraptions, and not a single picture in the article other than the shitty thumbnail on the left
wtf 7/20/2010 12:56:06 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
i, too, went in high school 7/20/2010 12:58:05 PM |
V0LC0M All American 21263 Posts user info edit post |
All this talk about his crazy contraptions, and not a single picture in the article other than the shitty thumbnail on the left
wtf 7/20/2010 12:59:59 PM |
LivinProof78 All American 49373 Posts user info edit post |
haha...my school bus went by there every day for 3 years when i was in middle school
that shit was awesome when a storm was coming up
[Edited on July 20, 2010 at 1:01 PM. Reason : we used to go visit mr. vollis when i was little so i could see them] 7/20/2010 1:00:21 PM |
Jen All American 10527 Posts user info edit post |
that man is amazing. I could only understand about 2/5 words he's saying but amazing none the less. I really wanted a wirlygig for my birthday...
*cough* 7/20/2010 1:49:54 PM |
LivinProof78 All American 49373 Posts user info edit post |
the other 3/5 that you didn't understand was probably him saying "GOD DAMNIT"
i have never heard anybody cuss as much as him...except maybe his son...and when they worked together it was very inappropriate to be around as a child...hahah 7/20/2010 2:19:41 PM |
Jen All American 10527 Posts user info edit post |
vinylbandit and I went out there about 4 months ago and the thing I remember most about him was how much he likes Tropicana no pulp orange juice and when I asked what he had done in his life he said the US government stole 5 God Damn years of his life fighting in the war. He was also listening to Rush Limbaugh 7/20/2010 2:30:52 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Pics don't do it justice. Plenty of vids on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ja1ASKTnkM&feature=related
It really came alive at night when there was wind though. Everything was coated with reflectors or reflective paints/tapes. You really understood why they called it Acid Park if you saw it at night.
[Edited on July 20, 2010 at 3:13 PM. Reason : s]
[Edited on July 20, 2010 at 3:13 PM. Reason : s]
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Biofreak70 All American 33197 Posts user info edit post |
7/20/2010 3:12:11 PM |
katiencbabe All American 1791 Posts user info edit post |
7/20/2010 3:21:38 PM |
Jen All American 10527 Posts user info edit post |
woah, now i want to go at night 7/20/2010 10:46:25 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
my aunt and uncle bought a sweet tin-roofed swing thing from him. supposedly all made from industrial scrap. the floor is an old wooden conveyor belt.
[Edited on July 20, 2010 at 11:12 PM. Reason : c] 7/20/2010 11:11:48 PM |
Ragged All American 23473 Posts user info edit post |
get back to work 7/20/2010 11:12:51 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
going at not night is a total fuck up 7/20/2010 11:13:21 PM |
Jen All American 10527 Posts user info edit post |
not night?
7/20/2010 11:19:49 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Vollis Simpson, whose giant whirligigs attracted art lovers and curiosity seekers from all over the world to a pasture on his Lucama farm, died Friday evening at home. " |
http://www.wilsontimes.com/News/Feature/Story/21595135---A-LEGEND-LOST
RIP 6/1/2013 10:31:27 AM |
dbhawley All American 3339 Posts user info edit post |
He's actually some of my kin-folk. Pretty sad about this 6/1/2013 11:46:06 AM |
greeches Symbolic Grunge 2604 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEYmOp26Px4 6/2/2013 12:00:26 AM |
Snewf All American 63348 Posts user info edit post |
is the city of Wilson taking over his whirligigs?
I heard they might - anybody ever go to the whirligig festival? 6/2/2013 12:58:21 AM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
^ The city has taken the largest of them and is installing them in a park in town; said park is scheduled to open this fall.
http://www.wilsonwhirligigpark.org/ 6/2/2013 1:05:12 AM |
Snewf All American 63348 Posts user info edit post |
park is slated to open in November
I bet it will coincide with the Whirligig Festival Nov. 3-4 6/2/2013 2:21:58 AM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
I visited last year. I met another old man there, not Vollis, who had a cat named frog. 6/2/2013 2:51:38 AM |
Snewf All American 63348 Posts user info edit post |
anybody remember back in '98 when Simpson shot those two jackass kids? 6/2/2013 12:52:04 PM |
KeB All American 9828 Posts user info edit post |
some kids from my high school (garner) were involved in a court case with him back In 98. Wonder if that's the same thing you are taking bout... 6/2/2013 8:02:46 PM |
Roflpack All American 1966 Posts user info edit post |
rip 6/2/2013 10:35:07 PM |
Snewf All American 63348 Posts user info edit post |
^^ it is
I met one of those kids in a bar in Wilmington a few years back 6/3/2013 10:02:43 AM |