Michael Jackson: Pahrump or Las Vegas?
June 23, 2008 | 11:50
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If you were the onetime King of Pop, would you choose life in rural Pahrump or Las Vegas?
Pahrump is probably best known for its connection to prostitution: being the town with the legal brothels that is closest to Vegas and also having for a resident Heidi Fliess. But last week the Wall Street Journal suggested in a story that Jackson was living in Pahrump.
As a result, The Las Vegas Sun today has the account of a reporter who went to find evidence of Jackson's presence amongst the few thousand residents of Pahrump. No luck.
Meanwhile. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Jackson has been living in Vegas (on Palomino Lane) for "several months" while looking for a house in Vegas. So if you were Jackson and had to choose, would you pick Pahurump or Vegas?
Coincidentally this weekend I was in Pahrump. I went to meet, for the first time, the father of the woman I am dating. The town really has only one main street (the one with the Wal-Mart). The final street to where we were going (though only five minutes from the Wal-Mart) was not paved.
The locals I spoke to (including her father and his friends and some folks at a grocery store) were far less interested in where Jackson moves than wondering if the construction on the street with the Wal-Mart is for a possible Home Depot. Everyone agreed that Pahrump needs a Home Depot more than Michael Jackson. Interestingly, there are many in Vegas with the same opinion even though we already have many Home Depot stores.
Pahrump is probably best known for its connection to prostitution: being the town with the legal brothels that is closest to Vegas and also having for a resident Heidi Fliess. But last week the Wall Street Journal suggested in a story that Jackson was living in Pahrump.
As a result, The Las Vegas Sun today has the account of a reporter who went to find evidence of Jackson's presence amongst the few thousand residents of Pahrump. No luck.
Meanwhile. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Jackson has been living in Vegas (on Palomino Lane) for "several months" while looking for a house in Vegas. So if you were Jackson and had to choose, would you pick Pahurump or Vegas?
Coincidentally this weekend I was in Pahrump. I went to meet, for the first time, the father of the woman I am dating. The town really has only one main street (the one with the Wal-Mart). The final street to where we were going (though only five minutes from the Wal-Mart) was not paved.
The locals I spoke to (including her father and his friends and some folks at a grocery store) were far less interested in where Jackson moves than wondering if the construction on the street with the Wal-Mart is for a possible Home Depot. Everyone agreed that Pahrump needs a Home Depot more than Michael Jackson. Interestingly, there are many in Vegas with the same opinion even though we already have many Home Depot stores.
If I was your future in-law I would advise my daughter to seek someone who looks at the greater picture. How dare you belittle the town of Pahrump. We are a community of over 40,000 residents (not a couple of thousand) and have the same boundary size as Las Vegas. Because of this, many of our residents live in large beautiful ranchettes. We are tired of being picked on, for example, Henderson use to be the "butt" of Vegas jokes and now has grown to be part of the Vegas community. Pahrump needs to be treated with some respect for the good citizens that have moved here. We love it here and I for one, do not regret moving here from Vegas one bit. Yes we are a rural community and proud of it. The choice - I say Pahrump!
Posted by: LuLu Francis | June 24, 2008 at 02:46 PM
Wow, LuLu! That was way harsh. I don't think he was belittling Pahrump at all. Give it another read.
In response to the question posed, given Jackson's reclusive nature, I think Pahrump would be a good choice for him.
Posted by: Kristi | June 26, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Does Pahrump have many junior high schools then ? I imagine parents should thus beware and be on the look-out for stretch limos slow crawling outside school playgrounds...
Posted by: Steve Mawson | July 06, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Pahrump is becoming a little LA. Californians are moving here and people are shooting movies here because it is cheaper. With the cost of everything going up people are going were there are no taxes!!!!! Michael Jackson is a person and he can go were he can afford!!! There is less crime rate Iin Pahrump than Las Vegas and LA!
Posted by: Erin Ladd | July 09, 2008 at 09:28 AM
....I think he's chosen our little town here. Many types of people make up this little desert town. There are not too many places you can move to that will allow you the freedoms you have being a Nevadan.
If I'm not mistaken, I heard Mr. Jackson took up residence in the old Binion Ranch. I'm sure he'll like it here just fine. I know we do.
Posted by: Black Star Ranch | November 08, 2008 at 12:32 PM
You spelled Pahrump Worng in the second paragraph..
BTW PAHRUMP SUCKS!
I LIVE HERE!
Posted by: Mike O | January 15, 2009 at 09:31 AM
What's the percentage of Phrump locals who patronize the local hookers?
Posted by: Big Karl | January 15, 2009 at 07:22 PM