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Right Song at the Right Moment

Posted on July 15, 2011 by admin

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noted that every day on this blog has had a “Right Song at the Right Moment” tagged onto the end of it followed by a track and an artist you probably hate or have … Continue reading →

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Moab Rocks

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

Circumstances beyond our control meant we were ahead of schedule on arriving in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City itself meant we were even further ahead of schedule by the time we left. Damn place gave me the creeps. Not … Continue reading →

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At Last He Mentions the Football

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

Sunday 26th June If I thought shipping out of Newcastle was going to mean my avoiding the summer silly-season, where you think intensely about football even when there is no football to think about, I was wrong. I guessed as … Continue reading →

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The Deadwood Stage?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin

Before this journey began, back in Newcastle, when we could stand no more packing, organising or communal screams of frustration we would settle down in front of the TV. Time was short so our choice of viewing was strictly monitored. … Continue reading →

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Badlands to Keystone Camping and Peculiar Vandalism

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin

Back in the 1970’s the summer went on for years. When school broke up a child could forget everything he had learnt in class secure in the knowledge that any consequence was so far off as to not matter. The … Continue reading →

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Whisky Tango Oscar Mike: Denver Wyoming and Nebraska

Posted on June 26, 2011 by admin

Tweet     We had a memorable weekend near Denver staying with friends of my sister. Neil, Tessa and their son Jason didn’t know us from Bonnie and Clyde but they could not have been kinder. It was only after … Continue reading →

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The Train to Chicago and Denver

Posted on June 25, 2011 by admin

Tweet     F***ing Amtrak “We have to eat better,” sez Wifey, “I have barely seen a vegetable in a week.” So, we went to a supermarket in Nashville and bought fruit, nuts, tuna, bread, and this massive bag of … Continue reading →

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Nashville (y’all) 13th to 15th June

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

Country & Western music moved into an alternative dimension nearly 20 years ago. Tired of being considered the soundtrack to white domestic abuse and the music to molest pigs to, it moved into an alternative reality. Somewhere around the time … Continue reading →

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Sunday 12th June – Sacrilege in Memphis

Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin

Tweet We met a couple of people from Memphis in New Orleans: Him chunky and grim, Her chunky and smiley. Her was full of ideas as to where we might like to visit and eat, Him said, “Memphis is a … Continue reading →

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Friday 10th of June – New Orleans

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

Tweet Our hope that people would stop being so damn graspy once we got away from New York was starting to look like wishful bloody thinking. Befuddled from the Amtrak experience we only gave our breakfast waitress a 12% tip … Continue reading →

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