Valdez

Travel Flashbacks

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December 12th 2009
I’m getting travel flashbacks like Jenny Agutter in “Walkabout”. I keep looking up and finding I’m somewhere else. I’m at a gig watching “The Pretty Things.” A band that’s been around since the ‘60s. When they appeared on TV, my uncle remarked, “They don’t look very bloody pretty to me.” Suddenly its me and my Harley back on the Texas highway. The music suits my road tr ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more