May 01, 2010
I have to say….traveling across the endless flat plains of Nebraska and Kansas has been a boon. We took a small highway yesterday on our way to Lubbock and we got to roll through town after tiny town..,,,Larned, Great Bend, Kinsley…..we even got to make the rounds in Dodge City, home of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and yes, Dennis Hopper. On every corner was some reference to Gunsmoke. It is a little humorous. Plus the town seemed to be under eternal road construction. So we made it out of Dodge and scooted down to Liberal for a quiet night at the RV Park. I climbed the rooftop of the bus and took this shot of the wide sky. You don’t see this kinda thing in the city. I loved it. The lady who ran the place walked up to sign us in and saw me up top and decided, I think, that i was a bit peculiar. Well, she just doesn’t know what she has. Maybe we’re all like that in some way or another.
This leg of the tour has also been occupied with watching the first season of the Showtime series, Dexter. We’re all pretty much knee deep in the blood-stained past of the Dark Passenger and his pursuit of the Ice Truck Killer. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then you might have to watch.
So we’re almost to Lubbock….home of Buddy Holly and 90th largest city in the U.S. If you need facts, call me. We’re almost there and we’re gonna rock it out at Bash Riprocks.
Until next time—
jason (and the band)