Personally I had the idea colitas was a type of desert flower. He’s also got this bit about “on a dark dessert highway, Cool Whip in my hair.” Well, I thought it was funny. The worker said, “Wurn Snell of Colitas … rising up through the air.” One of the workers who escaped the explosion talked to another guy … I think it was probably Don Henley … and Don asked what the guy saw. One of the workers was named Wurn Snell and he was from the town of Colitas in Greece. (6) My fave, posted to the Usenet by Thomas Dzubin of Vancouver, British Columbia: “There was this fireworks factory just three blocks from the Hotel California … and it blew up! Big tragedy. Makes perfect sense, and goddammit, who you going to believe, some ignorant rock star or me? (5) It’s about the pitfalls of living in southern California in the 1970s, my interpretation since first listen. See “You can check out any time you like but you can never leave.” This comes from the published comments of Glenn Frey, one of the coauthors. (4) Hotel California is a metaphor for cocaine addiction. I see one guy on the Web has identified it as “Camarillo State Hospital in Ventura County between LA and Santa Barbara.” (2) The Hotel California is a mental hospital. In other words, the song is a hard look at the modern hospitality industry, which is plagued by guests who “check out any time like” but then “never leave.” (1) The Hotel California is a real hotel located in (pick one) Baja California on the coastal highway between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz or else near Santa Barbara. Figuring that we should start with the general and move to the particular, I provide the following commonly heard theories: You’re probably thinking of that famous Beatles lyric, “the girl with colitis goes by.”Īs for “Hotel California,” you realize a lot of people aren’t troubled so much by colitas as by the meaning of the whole damn song. Colitis (pronounced koe-LIE-tis) is an inflammation of the large intestine. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hotel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 Diffendorfer would bake and cut the pieces in New Mexico, drive them to Portland, and assemble the display over about three weeks at the hotel. 2021 After two nights at the hotel, the family was transferred by Too Young to Wed's team to a nearby safe house - Parwana's first experience of living in a real home.Īnna Coren, Rebecca Wright And Abdul Basir Bina, CNN, 2 Dec.
2021 The city of Hartford also faced difficult prospects with a closure of the hotel. 2021 This year, for guests who celebrated Thanksgiving at the hotel with their dogs in tow, the holiday menu offered canine treats such as turkey jerky, wild rice and baby spinach.ĭebra Kamin, WSJ, 8 Dec.
2021 That brownie remains on the menu of the hotel today.Ĭleveland, 8 Dec. 2021 Indeed, each of the hotel’s 16 rooms has an entire wall with a color photo depiction of an opera production. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021 Following that 76-62 loss at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Smith watched the film that night back at the hotel. Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Once arriving at the hotel, everyone in the ballroom was also tested for temperature and oxygen levels.