For the first half of my life, everything I knew about music I learned from the back seat of my dad’s car. Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms), Bryan Adams (Cuts Like a Knife, Reckless), Tom Petty (Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers, Greatest Hits), John Mellencamp (then “Cougar”) (American Fool), John Fogerty (Centerfield), Billy Joel (Storm Front), […]
For the first half of my life, everything I knew about music I learned from the back seat of my dad’s car. Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms), Bryan Adams (Cuts Like a Knife, Reckless), Tom Petty (Full Moon Fever, Wildflowers, Greatest Hits), John Mellencamp (then “Cougar”) (American Fool), John Fogerty (Centerfield), Billy Joel (Storm Front), […]
LA/XC-4 DAYS EIGHTEEN, NINETEEN, TWENTY, AND TWENTY-ONE: POSTING FROM MOUNT SHASTA, CA Westbound mileage to L.A.: 3,602 Mileage while in L.A. area: 524 Three-day mileage from Santa Monica to Mount Shasta: 772 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 4,898 Road Music: Tuesday — Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” (get it?), as I start the northward trek up […]
LA/XC-4 DAYS FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN, AND SEVENTEEN: POSTING FROM SANTA MONICA Yesterday Carol, Kemba, and I drove up the PCH to visit our good friends, former-Westporters Susan and Rick. (Carol flew into L.A. Thursday for a long-weekend visit; as I’m sure you know by now, this whole cross-country road trip thing is not her style.) […]
I hear Ricky was kind of disappointed with my first Duck Dog post. Said I bounced around from topic to topic — “like a pinball.” I get the feeling he was trying to say I’m immature. I understand what he means. It’s just that I get really excited by a lot of different things. I’m […]
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LA/XC-4 DAYS TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE AND THIRTEEN: POSTING FROM SANTA MONICA Two-day mileage (Tempe, AZ to Los Angeles): 447 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 3,602 Road Music: Sunday: Sirius Radio — “The Hot 45″ on The Highway with Storme Warren; Green Day’s Dookie, for old time’s sake; Monday: Mets vs. Washington — opening day! (They won! Looking for […]
So I see the pup has finally found his voice (The Duck Dog Speaks, April 2). Good for you, little Kemba! I was kinda wondering when you’d start chiming in. Here’s a little tip for you: Slow down. In your first post you bounce around to like 8 different topics — eating paper . . […]
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LA/XC-4 DAY NINE: POSTING FROM TEMPE, ARIZONA Today’s mileage: 387 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 3,155 Road Music: Sirius cycle; Green Day’s American Idiot; Duke vs. Michigan State Weather leaving Las Cruces, NM Saturday morning: 68 degrees, partly sunny, breezy, pleasant Weather arriving Tempe, AZ last night: 88 degrees, but cooling down nicely Yesterday’s state tally: 2 […]
LA/XC-4 DAY EIGHT: POSTING FROM LAS CRUCES, NM Today’s mileage: 421 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 2,765 Road Music: Sirius cycle; “Music of Nashville” playlist (5 CDs from the Nashville TV show) Weather leaving Sonora, TX Thursday night: 77 degrees, mixed sun and clouds Weather arriving Las Cruces, NM last night: exactly the same! Yesterday’s state tally: […]
LA/XC-4 DAYS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN: POSTING FROM SONORA, TX Three-day mileage: 1,079 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 2,344 Road Music: Sirius cycle; all my Carrie Underwood, in honor of passing through Checotah; all my Trish Murphy, in honor of my visit to Austin Weather leaving Memphis, TN: 70 degrees, gusty Weather arriving Sonora, TX: 88 degrees; […]
