Moondoggie

Greetings from Savannah, Georgia! I spent the last day touring the northern parts of Florida. I started out in the western panhandle, went to Tallahassee, Florida State University, and then across central Florida to Jacksonville and Saint Augustine. For those of you in New Jersey, I hear its quite cold up there. Sorry, it is mid-70s here with a great breeze. So Saint Augustine is the oldest city in America. To be exact, its the oldest continuing city in America. To be more exact, it is the oldest European city in America! There were people living here long before the ships appeared on the horizon. Some people confuse Jamestown, Virginia as the oldest American settlement. It was actually the oldest English settlement. Saint Augustine did not become an English territory until the Treaty of Paris ended ... read more

Highway 61 is the blues highway. It runs from New Orleans north into Memphis and then through St. Louis on into Iowa, Minnesota and on up into Canada. Bessie Smith's life ended on Highway 61. Elvis Presley's life started on Highway 61. According to legend, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads of 61 and 49. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered a few blocks off of Highway 61. For Bob Dylan, Highway 61 was the true symbol of freedom, a chance at independence and an escape from his local stop in Hibbing, Minnesota. According to BBC interviewer, Robert Shelton, Dylan "traveled" highway 61 through the radio as a youngster. Says Shelton, "a lot of great basic American culture came right up that road and that river. So sets the stage for ... read more

It is early in the morning and I am preparing to head south out of Nashville this morning to the Jack Daniel's Distillery. Yesterday was spent in an around the city of Nashville. I went to Vanderbilt University, the Parthenon in Centennial Park, went to the museum, walked around downtown Nashville, got some great BBQ food, went into the local record shops, bought some cds, (met my Scientology friend), hung out in the Nashville Public Library, did the free tourist attractions, hung out at a tiny corner cafe, and called it an early night to prep for the trip out. I broke the 1,000 mark on the odometer! I celebrated with a 24cent bottle of Ohana Punch! I bought an Elvis Gold Records collection. Down here, Elvis finally makes sense! I never understood him back at ... read more

Good morning! I wanted to upload some pictures in my awesome hotel room last night but Motel 6 charged $3 for Internet and I would have had to walk ALL the way around the building to the front desk for an access card. Forget that. It is Friday morning and I am sitting in a cubicle at the Kanawha Public Library using their Internet for free! Gotta be smart ;) So, first off, I want to say there are several disadvantages to starting a road trip on Christmas Day: 1) Gas stations that claim to be open "24 Hours" are not open 24 hours. My first gas stop scheduled for Hershey PA. got pushed back four exits as I went 0-3 on my first three gas stops (I pulled a Melky Cabrera). Each one was closed ... read more