Some old reputations die hard. In Palm Springs, literally. This is a place that many people believe is stuck in the 1950s, an area where anyone without white hair is bound to feel like an outsider.

And there’s something to that. The lead story on the local TV news last week was Gerald Ford going to the hospital for his yearly checkup. This brought the kind of blanket coverage most news organizations save for reporting on a hurricane or terror threat.

He has a cold! Gerald Ford has a cold!

Which begs the question: Does anyone outside of Palm Springs still think Gerald Ford is a frontline celebrity?

But Palm Springs is more than that. It’s also Dennis Rodman hanging out at the downtown street fair, signing copies of his new book, getting strippers to walk blocks away to meet him and invite him into their club.

Yes, Palm Springs is also the kind of place where Dennis Rodman can have a bit of fun. For the story on what it’s like to be out with Rodman in Palm Springs, stay tuned to BadGolfer.com.

Rodman could care less about golf. But he sure can teach you how to have fun in a golf destination many people assume is still as stodgy as Hootie Johnson.