Once upon a time, before downtown died, there were fun events. One short lived event were bed races. This was a competitive regional event that doubled as a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They started in teh mid 70s and lasted until the early 80s. Someday, when downtown comes back to life, I hope beds get raced.

Bed sponsored by the Doctors Hospital of Tacoma. Read the full newspaper article.
Sidenote: The building that housed the Doctors Hospital was converted into condos a couple years ago.

This is "Bouncing Bob" Malley, a professional race starter. Read the full newspaper article.
We could use more like him - one of his things was to lead the race by doing flips for a full city block. Crazy.