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My Great American Journey Part 8 – The Audition

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My Great American Journey – My Audition Have you ever been a bus person or food server in a busy restaurant? If not, have you ever simply observed the ballet that goes on in a restaurant during the peak hours – Breakfast, lunch or dinner? The first thing you’ll notice while you wait for your table … Read more

My Great American Journey – Pt 7

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Pt 7 –  9th and Wilshire There is a remarkable scene at the end of the Martin Scorcese film, “Gangs of New York”. It depicts a small cemetery, ensconced by weeds that cover the head stones of some of the characters that once populated a once colorful, ultraviolent, operatic time and place;  peopled by an array of … Read more

My Great American Journey – Pt. 6

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California, Here We Come – Pt. 6 So, just to recap, shortly after I left New Mexico, I picked up two hitchhikers en route to Los Angeles and up until now, the weather all the way from Philly through to Arizona was like the frozen Tundra. In fact, before leaving on tis excursion, I had hoped to … Read more

My Great American Journey – Pt. 5

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Pt 5 –  Black Ice in Arizona & the Guardian Angels of the Highway… The Semi-Southern Route Here’s my Great American Journey so far… We left Philly, went through Virginia where we encountered giant snow flakes at the sighting of the Roanoke sign. Continued through the Monogahela National Forrest, then through part of the Smokies, … Read more