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Chris was looking for a spot out in the desert where he could dig a large hole with a backhoe and we knew that this couldn’t happen on any of our existing sites because they all had too much vegetation. In general we try to maintain a “leave no trace” policy when using our various sites. While driving around out in Wonder Valley one day I found a large 40 acre piece of land that was for sale out on Iron Age Road in Wonder Valley. Being nervous about negotiating a deal, I told Chris that if he could help communicate with the seller and negotiate an affordable price that I would buy the land and he could use it for his project. All of that happened, I think I bought the land for $13,000, and then Chris started work out there. He got a lot of moral support and help from Dave who used to run a bar called Stars Way Out—on Hwy 62. The bar was famous for being the home of the “Ugly Man Contest.” The final work consisted of an installation that centered around a deep pit, a video that played at the Palms on Saturday night, and the pamphlet, which we still have and continued to hand out for some time after the project.

Ray, the muffler guy who had a place next door to my old studio (across from the Ideal Mall), was also really supportive. He took us up in his Cessna when Chris wanted to shoot aerial footage for his video.