OT All Gone To Look For America

[MarAzul]

The Maine coast is beautiful. If you have the time, the trip out to Acadia National Park is well worth the trip.

It's on my bucket list.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I found 'murica.

It's in a place called New Orleans.

I also found @UncleCliffy'sDaddy. Fun late night out on Bourbon St. last night. Cool day exploring the sites, on Frenchmen St. tonight for less "tourist bullshit", good music, and food.

Probably wind up on Bourbon St. for the end of night scene. And a tour through the Redneck Riviera tomorrow before coming back into town for the scenester-ism, ya know, so we can feel like El-P.

FAMS.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Frenchman Street is dope as fuck. Get a t shirt at Maison...its like the first bar there. Not much food roght there but we ate at Dirty Dog which was good drunk food.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Doing the Gator Tour? I did the Cajun Encounters one.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I have no idea. Focused on my fish game at the moment.

 

[Chris Craig]

Don't forget to bring me back a t-shirt!

 

[Chris Craig]

A white dude like you could make some extra money smuggling people or "things" up from Mexico.

Like burritos

 

[riverman]

I found 'murica.

It's in a place called New Orleans.

I also found @UncleCliffy'sDaddy. Fun late night out on Bourbon St. last night. Cool day exploring the sites, on Frenchmen St. tonight for less "tourist bullshit", good music, and food.

Probably wind up on Bourbon St. for the end of night scene. And a tour through the Redneck Riviera tomorrow before coming back into town for the scenester-ism, ya know, so we can feel like El-P.

FAMS.

My first trip away from home in the 60s by myself was to the Big Easy....frickin' awesome city! Crawdaddy paradise!

 

[barfo]

UCD, I've enjoyed reading your blog about this trip.

It made me think of books about road trips through the US. Ones I've read and can think of off the top of my head, in order of influence on me:

On the Road, Jack Kerouac
Blue Highways, William Least Heat Moon
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck

Anyone want to name any others?

barfo

 

[riverman]

UCD, I've enjoyed reading your blog about this trip.

It made me think of books about road trips through the US. Ones I've read and can think of off the top of my head, in order of influence on me:

On the Road, Jack Kerouac
Blue Highways, William Least Heat Moon
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck

Anyone want to name any others?

barfo

I've read all those except Blue Highways but if we go way back there are some great ones....Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is a great book about Lewis and Clark and their expedition.....Woody Guthrie wrote some great road tales as did Mark Twain and I'd add Cannery Row and Grapes of Wrath to Steinbecks list

 

[riverman]

I was going to mention Lonely Planet travel books....not really novels but I've always found them to be great travel books no matter where you go. Also autobiographies of musicians like Cash by Johnny Cash really show what it's like living on a tour bus for a lifetime...those are always good reads...

 

[Orion Bailey]

You are required to check in from a location within each state!!!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

You are required to check in from a location within each state!!!

Dick pic on each state's "Welcome to _____" sign!

 

[stampedehero]

I got a Groupon for half off at Uncle Jack's BBQ in Amity on the way to the coast last summer, shit was bomb!

You can find Groupon deals for the types of places you're wanting to eat at.

Thanks Sly. Can I have a coupon for Chick Fil A?

 

[stampedehero]

Got the a-cid as we boarded the greyhound in Pittsburgh...

Whatever you do, do not eat the sirloin steak salad at Primante Brothers. I spent the first five innings in the freakin Mens room sitting on a throne.

 

[stampedehero]

Or a Chick Fil A on a Sunday.

No food served. hahaha

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Travels With Charley primed the pump but Blue Highways (and it's "sequel") were the catalyst, along with my dad's stories of his own Great American Roadtrip. But I like any road trip journals including Lewis & Clark's. Bill Bryson is also great.