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You Look Like Willie Nelson!
You Look Like Willie Nelson!

The George Floyd riots haven’t happened here yet. No rubber bullets. No tear gas clouds. No sirens. No punched-in shop windows. Once El Vaquero does take some big hits however, volunteers will arrive, and step over the broken glass to empty garbage bins of debris into bigger bins. Looters will become so flush with custom boots, shirts, and hats that El Vaquero’s shelves will become almost empty. COVID will subsequently threaten El Vaquero’s survival too.

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Off-beatJosh Jenningscountry music, cowboy hats, texas Comments
In the Dark

“Good fear is all in the meaning making, meaning it’s up to the individual to cognitively interpret the experiences as enjoyable or traumatic. The same experience can be interpreted entirely differently by two people. For some having a tour guide tell a descriptive story of a tragic death which left the space haunted by the spirits can be a really thrilling to hear and they’ll interpret their own scared response as enjoyable.”

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Off-beatJosh Jenningsghost tourism; fear; Victorian tourism Lantern Ghost Tours, ghost tourism, fear, Victorian tourismComment