the village buzz

i used “twttr”:http://www.twttr.com to track my trip to california awhile back.

initially, i just used the tracking badge on my blog so that people would know where i was and know that if i didn’t check in after awhile, to call the troops in.

when i got back, the good folks over at twttr added an archive function to the site. this allowed me to grab all those entries and put them into a blog post. not that anyone is that interested now, but i thought it was a cool application of the technology.

i grabbed them off the website, and dumped them here. since they were in reverse order, i had to clean them up a bit (i used ‘tac’ for linux, as you would guess, it’s the opposite of ‘cat’).

anyway, here they are, in one long entry..

• Ashland, oh - odo 000. Gassed up.
• Cambridge city, IN.. odo 203.. Get gas.. Make a. Peepee.. Get a red mule.. Saw a helicopter getting towed.
• Lost map on highway.. Thank god for blackberry.
• Outsde effingham, ILL. … Odo 353 Get water.. Clean off bugs.. Lotsa bugs.
• bfe illinois.. Odo 408.. Getting food, gas… More red mule… There is a GIANT sign here that says “menards”… ARRRr
• St louis - odo 519 … Stopped to check map.
• Bfe missouri… Odo 596.. Was diggin on louis and clark awhile back.. Crossed the mississippi.. Did not find northwest passage
• Kansas city, mo.. Odo 754.. Next stop, wichita… I saw an adult book store on the road that advertised free popcorn.. I barfed in my mouth a little..
• Wichita, ks .. Mom and dad’s for the night.. Odo 956.. When theywrote america the beautiful, they weren’t kiddin.
• Wichita, ks.. Odo 000… En route to las cruces, nm… Had enchilada, tamales, and eggs and mom and dad’s.. America smells awesome outsidem
• Hinton, ok.. Odo 220.. Getting gas and a sonic burger.
• Bfe texas… Stopped to put on rain gear.. BIG storm.. Got my kickson route 66.
• Amarillo tx… Odo 448… Getting gas.. Survived storm.. Big hail in texas
• Abt 40 mi west of tucumcari, nm… Odo 590.. New mexico is likeriding in a painting.. Met some people from lima ohio.
• Moriarty, nm .. Odo. 599.. Sun going down.. Getting cold.. Getting gas on route 66.
• Truth or consequences, nm… Odo 891.. Lotta bugs out.. HUGE bugs..
• Las cruces… Odo 956… At uncle punky’s for the night..
• Las cruces, nm. Packing to go to breakfast.. Odo. 000.. Then i-10 to los angeles.. New mexico is beautiful in the morning.. Smells like desert.
• Bfe, arizona.. Odo 179.. Had green enchiladas in hutch, nm for breakfast.. Chile capitol of the world. Lots of roadrunners out here.. State bird.
• Bfen az… Odo. 362.. Second time in az tried to get gas.. They will not give change for gas if you go over.. Youi have to get $20 at a crack. Screw them.fag
• Blythe, ca.. Odo 578.. Ran into desert rain. Rode it commando style, cuz I’m a real man.
• Long beach, ca.. Odo 832.. That thing back there is called a desert.. You know why? Cuz its HOT!!!
• Santa paula, calif. Found my uncle paul’s grave on accident… He taught me how to listen to a great album. I think about him every time a needle hits vinyl
• Santa paula, ca.. Found my grandma’s grave.. I can still remember how her house smelled. Funny how the thing I most remember is her laugh
• Carpinteria, ca.. Hangin with grandpa.
• Carpinteria, ca.. Discussing w/ grandpa what to do with his ashes. He says: I don’t't give a dman. Flush em down the toilet. Just get them the hell outta here.
• My grandpa on the end of wwII: it was real keen, man
• Just like my whole life.. Everyone I know is asleep.. In all three time zones.
• Studying the maps my uncle pete gave me.. Taking santa maria to pch.
• Carpinteria, ca.. Going yo pismo via lompoc and guadalupe.. A word to the wise.. Stay OUT of los angeles for a few days.
• Pismo beach, ca.. Odo 000 .. Leaving for salt lake city.
• Bakersfield, ca.. Odo 125.. Rode through james dean and steinbeck country in 58. Next stop,tehachapi.
• Yermo, ca.. Odo 327.. Hungry as hell.. Gas is 390 a gal
• Bfe utah.. Odo 634. Out of the desert. Tode through killer canyon in virgin river az. Had to stop and steetch. Ipod batteries last 600 mi.
• Richfield, ut.. Odo 767. Stopping for the night.
• Richfield, utah. Odo 000.. Worked LATE into the night on rrd stuff. Got a late start out this morning. The mountains are scary at night.
• Bfe utah.. Odo 155.. Rode through devil’s canyon.. The devil was not there. Getting gas .. Really hungry.
• Edawrads, colorado. Stopped to eat.. Finally! I am do hungry! Odo 360 something.. That pass in colorado was the BOMB
• Limon, coloriado. Odo 576.. Many more miles before I sleep
• Colby, ks. Odo 000. Last leg of journey. Listening to cathryn beeks
• Salina, ka. Odo 188.. Gas and breakfast .. Cold morning, I say
• St. Louis, mo. Odo 624.. 500 more miles! Almost home
• 40 mi east of indianapolis! Sleeping in my own bed tonight. I now understand why steinbeck, the beat poets, et al were such good writers
• Ashland, oh odo 1135…. Home sweet. Home.. Happy trails, and keep it between the lines til we meet again. 5 months ago