{"id":267623,"date":"2024-12-28T00:18:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T00:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/douchebag-defaces-vintage-golden-goose-in-downtown-las-vegas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:54","slug":"douchebag-defaces-vintage-golden-goose-in-downtown-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/douchebag-defaces-vintage-golden-goose-in-downtown-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Douchebag Defaces Vintage Golden Goose in Downtown Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/all-about-us\"><br \/>\n                                                        <img alt=\"Scott Roeben\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/author-logo-lg-88x88.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/author-logo-lg-176x176.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-88 photo\" height=\"88\" width=\"88\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are not one for drama or hyperbole, but whoever tagged downtown\u2019s iconic Golden Goose sign deserves castration by blowtorch. For starters.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, vandals aren\u2019t geniuses, and their tags are nicknames easily traced by law enforcement, so this particular moron could be getting a visit from the po-po. (The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvmpd.com\/about\/bureaus\/gangs-vice-bureau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gang Crimes<\/a> unit at Metro was disbanded, but was reinstated, so there\u2019s that.)<\/p>\n<p>It would be a shame if the arrest involved a smidge of police brutality just so the perpetrator doesn\u2019t forget such vandalism isn\u2019t acceptable, especially when it involves a monument to Las Vegas history.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42471\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-42471 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/golden_goose_vandalized-845x563.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This loser\u2019s goose is cooked.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our friend Kerry B. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KerryBilicki\/status\/1872762652193374339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whiskey Fever<\/a> on Twitter) was the first to bring this asshattery to our attention.<\/p>\n<p>The fact the Golden Goose still exists is a minor miracle.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Goose sign came down on Fremont Street after 43 years (most recently standing watch over the Glitter Gulch strip club) when its perch was demolished to make way for Circa Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22494\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-22494\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/baseball_player_golden_goose_las_vegas_club-1.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden Goose has been through some things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sign was donated to Tony Hsieh\u2019s Downtown Project and it was refurbished and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/restored-golden-goose-returns-to-fremont-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put on display<\/a> south of Fremont East, at Fremont Street and 10th Street.<\/p>\n<p>The sign its rotation, and mojo, back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-hporscpadmw676f43d84a115474037343\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"\/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-hporscpadmw676f43d84a115474037343\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HporsCpadmw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HporsCpadmw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, we have some imbecile, bereft of talent or success or a clue, crapping on a beloved Las Vegas landmark.<\/p>\n<p>Back in former Mayor Oscar Goodman\u2019s heyday, he said those who deface structures with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.<\/p>\n<p>Castration, thumbs, whatever works.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s hoping the Golden Goose can be repainted and the dipshit who vandalized it can be brought to justice, possibly with the assistance of a Taser or pepper spray or Belgian Malinois.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/douchebag-defaces-vintage-golden-goose-in-downtown-las-vegas\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] We are not one for drama or hyperbole, but whoever tagged downtown\u2019s iconic Golden Goose sign deserves castration by blowtorch. 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