Bummer city: Los Angeles' Bureau of Street Services has nixed a plan to run a giant slip 'n slide through downtown streets next weekend for fear that it might be a bad look given California's ongoing historic drought.

The event's organizers, Slide the City, say they had worked with the city to receive all the necessary permits and to assure that the sold-out event was as drought-friendly as anything that requires upward of 20,000 gallons of water can be. They had proposed a plan that would have the chlorine-treated water recycled then reused as irrigation for nearby Griffith Park. They also offered to donate a portion of ticket sales to Generosity.org, a nonprofit that funds wells in developing countries.

Still, they promise to continue fighting on. "Please know that we are at the city offices right now trying everything we can," they wrote in an apology posted to Slide the City's Facebook page.

Their latest idea? Ditch the water, appeal to K-Y Jelly and Vaseline for help. And so the dream lives on . . .

[Photo Credit: Slide The City]