McCash dropped this little gem in the SoBros Slack the other day, and I instantly knew it was something I had to write about. There’s been a whole trend recently of these luxury experiences. I don’t know if it’s a concerted, sponsored effort from AirBnB to drum up some press like “hey, look at the crazy shit we’ve cooked up,” or what. But, some wild ass rentals have been popping up my feed here lately. The latest in that line of themed houses is this “X-Mansion” that has apparently been modeled after Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. It looks like it was ripped directly from the pages of the comic books, or perhaps more aptly, like it was taken from the scenes of the hit new series, X’Men ’97 on Disney+.
@straw_hat_goofy Became a mutant at @airbnb ‘s X-Mansion!! #airbnbpartner ♬ original sound – Straw Hat Goofy
Really – job well done. I’m not disputing the effort to get this thing right. I 100% think this is an example of true artisan craftsmanship. Whoever put this thing together went through painstaking detail to get every little thing right. It’s totally a fever dream of a building for the diehard comic book fan. I mean, I can’t tell you how many times I watched cartoons or read a comic book and yearned for the opportunity to travel to the places in those things. I wanted to go to the Savage Land particularly strongly, which, dude, that would’ve been a terrible idea. I would’ve died within an hour as a kid. But, you get my point. The folks that built this thing made dreams come true for a lot of comic book fans!
But, there’s a flip side to it. I feel like this is the type of place I’d go to bed drunk in and wake up in the middle of the night in a panic wondering where the fuck I am. It’s too real. We’ve crossed the fourth wall. We’ve made it a literal line we can step over and cross. My brain might not be able to comprehend that. It could literally drive me mad. I might go stay in this thing for a weekend and leave it not being able to tell reality from the comics. You know, in that regard, it’s kind of an irresponsible thing for AirBnB to do. Maybe they can still recoup their investment by selling this place to the government for use in torturing prisoners and driving people insane as a guerrilla warfare tactic. But, I don’t know if it’s safe for common people like you and me to go there. What’s the cost, y’know? With that in mind, this concept kind of terrifies me, so I don’t know if I’m on board with this experience or not.
Editor’s Note: Any time the subject of X-Men comes up, we are obligated as a society to mention that the cartoon theme song is the greatest TV theme song of all time.
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.
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