{"id":38435,"date":"2023-11-14T15:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=38435"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:56:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:56:26","slug":"horned-toad-mural-painted-over-in-downtown-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/horned-toad-mural-painted-over-in-downtown-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"“Horned Toad” Mural Painted Over in Downtown Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In what can only be described as a “swift kick to the nadular region,” downtown has lost an epic mural by a renowned street artist.<\/p>\n

The “Horned Toad” by artist Roa was recently painted over, destroying one of the few good pieces of public art in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

We were there as the mural was being painted, back in October 2014.<\/p>\n

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The horned toad is a threatened species elsewhere, in Vegas, it’s extinct.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mostly monochromatic “Horned Toad” mural would eventually include red blood squirting from the creature’s eyes. The technical term is “ocular autohemorrhaging.”<\/p>\n

Our photo above is pre-squirt. Reminder, that can still get you pregnant!<\/p>\n

The mural was painted over so recently, it remains in all its glory in Google Street View, so there’s that.<\/p>\n

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Fun fact, Ocular Autohemorrhaging was the name of our band in high school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s what a horned toad looks like in action.<\/p>\n

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