Long before the 2020-ness of life began pulverizing us on a daily basis, the world was obsessed with how many people would descend on a tiny blip on the Nevada map.
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What began as a joke — “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” Matty Roberts posted on June 27 — quickly spiraled out of hand.
Following a relatively calm day of prep and setup on Thursday — when reporters and some seriously obnoxious bloggers seemed to equal the number of attendees — the attention seekers turned up en masse on Friday looking to party at Alienstock.
With Day 1 down, there are two more to go in Alienstock, and West believes the event will get better as the days go on.
“STAY AWAY FROM RACHEL NEXT WEEKEND!” the town’s official site, rachel-nevada.com, warned this week.
Whether you’re planning to make the journey next weekend to “see them aliens” or you’d rather wait for a more leisurely, peaceful weekend, these stops can help break up the 150-mile drive.
Alien-themed parties, a shooting-range package and virtual 5.1K races offer extraterrestrial experiences without the trek to Rachel.
“It’s exponentially crazier than it’s ever been, and I have a crazy life,” says Connie West, co-owner of the Little A’Le’Inn.
Tickets for the Storm Area 51 Basecamp Experience, featuring ufologists and other speakers Sept. 20 and 21, are on sale at Ticketmaster.
Alienstock is on a collision course with the tiny outpost of Rachel in less than a month, whether anyone involved is ready or not.
How do you plan for something like “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” the Facebook event that started as a joke and became a national obsession?
The festival is promising music, art installations and “surprise performances” in Rachel.
The original post, “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” started as a joke and quickly went viral with more than 2 million people pledging to “see them aliens.”
“Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” the jokey Facebook event created by pranksters, has more than 1.2 million people pledging to “see them aliens.”
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Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.