Thursday, August 12, 2021

road to nowhere, part 13


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arctodus simus
arctodus simus
arctodus simus

cross the river
cross the river
cross the river

america is the oldest continent
and the last to be inhabited
by humans

the biggest cats
the grizzliest bears
the wooliest mammoths

the biggest cats
the biggest cats
the biggest cats

the grizzliest bears
the grizzliest bears
the grizzliest bears

the wooliest mammoths
the wooliest mammoths
the wooliest mammoths

no place
for the faint of heart
for the faint of heart

the howilngest wolves
the howlingest wolves
the howlingest wolves

the yellowest dogs
the yellowest dogs
the yellowest dogs

the hungriest coyotes
the hungriest coyotes
the hungriest coyotes

the iciest floes
the iciest floes
the iciest floes

jeremiah johnson
jeremiah johnson
jeremiah johnson

jack slade
jack slade
jack slade

jack mule
jack mule
jack mule

chac mool
chac mool
chac mool

moctezuma
moctezuma
shining in the sun

cortés
pizarro
hernando de soto

cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca

down the mighty mississippi
to the town of new orleans
waiting for the robert e lee

george armstrong custer
george armstrong custer
waiting for the robert e lee

henry ford
henry ford
henry ford

pancho villa
pancho villa
pancho villa

ambrose bierce
ambrose bierce
ambrose bierce

jack london
jack london
jack london

william jennings bryan
william jennings bryan
william jennings bryan

aimee semple mcpherspn
aimee semple mcpherson
aimee semple mcpherson

jim jones
jim jones
jim jones

j robert oppenheimer
j robert oppenheimer
j robert oppenheimer

destroyer of worlds
destroyer of worlds
destroyer of worlds

with these words my children i leave you

we have to do what dad says

kids these days don’t know anything about history
they think the world began with them

you were talking to billy johnson
instead of paying attention
you must know the answer

waiting for the robert e lee


the end



Tuesday, August 10, 2021

road to nowhere, part 12


for part eleven, click here

to begin at the beginning, click here or here





walter winchell
walter winchell
walter winchell

ed sullivan
ed sullivan
ed sullivan

joe mccarthy
joe mccarthy
joe mccarthy

j robert oppenheimer
j robert oppenheimer
j robert oppenheimer

j edgar hoover
j edgar hoover
j edgar hoover

lucky luciano
lucky luciano
lucky luciano

dale carnegie
dale carnegie
dale carnegie

elvis presley
elvis presley
james dean

al capone
al capone
al capone

john dillimger
john dillinger
john dillinger

the lady in red

pretty boy floyd
pretty boy floyd
baby face nelson

muncie indiana
abilene kansas
wichita falls texas

abilene texas
lubbock texas
allbuquerque new mexico

gallup new mexico
yuma arizona
death valley

hollywood boulevard
hollywood boulevard
hollywood boulevard

bette davis
bette davis
bette davis

joan crawford
joan crawford
joan crawford

gloria swanson
gloria swanson
gloria swanson

buggsy siegel
buggsy siegel
buggsy siegel

frank sinatra
frank sinatra
frank sinatra

alfred anastasia
alfred anastasia
alfred anastasia

sleepy hollow
sleepy hollow
sleepy hollow

sonny and cher
sonny and cher
sonny and cher

pochntas
pocahntas
pocahntas

captain john smith
captain john smith
captain john smith

ponce de leon
ponce de leon
ponce de leon

cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca

jack slade
jack slade
billy the kid

moctezuma
moctezuma
moctezuma

chac mool
chac mool
chac mool

i left my heart in san francisco
san francisco
san francisco

clown alley
clown alley
doggie diner

i got my kicks on route 66
route 66
route 66


part 13


Thursday, July 15, 2021

road to nowhere, part 11


for part ten, click here

to begin at the beginning, click here or here





john wayne
john wayne
john wayne

charlton heston
charlton heston
charlton heston

jeff chandler
jeff chandler
jeff chandler

geronimo
geromino
geronimo

montezuma
montezuma
montezuma

cortés
cortés
cortés

cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca

elvis presley
elvis presley
elvis presley

hank williams
hank willians
hank snow

daniel boone
daniel boone
davy crockett

jimmie rodgers
jimmie rodgers
jimmie rodgers

charlie patton
charlie patton
blind lemon jefferson

waiting for the robert e lee
robert e lee
robert e lee

jefferson davis
jefferson.davis
jefferson davis

old man mose
old man mose
old man mose

stephen foster
stephen foster
stephen foster

my old kentucky home
kentucky home
kentucky home

down the mighty mississippi
to the town of new orleans

fats domino
fats domino
fats domino

little richard
little richard
little richard

ricky nelson
ricky nelson
ozzie and harriet

norman rockwell
norman rockwell
norman rockwell

george washington
abraham lincoln

jesse james
frank james
billy the kid

wyatt earp
wyatt earp
doc holliday

belle starr
belle starr
belle starr

annie oakley
annie oaklley
sitting bull

theodore roosevelt
theodore roosevelt
admiral dewey

upton sinclair
upton sinclair
eigene debs

joe hill
joe hill
big bill haywood

alive as you or me

booth tarkington
booth tarkington
warren g harding

h l mencken
h l mencken
h l mencken

alexander woolcott
alexander woolcott
george s kaufman

dorothy parker
dorothy parker
edna st vncent millay

joe gould
joe gould
joe gould


part 12


Friday, July 2, 2021

road to nowhere, part 10


for part nine, click here

to begin at the beginning, click here or here





hernando de soto
hernando de soto
hernando de soto

down the mighty mississippi
to the gulf of mexico

cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca

cities of gold
cities of gold
cities of gold

christopher columbus
amerigo vespucci
ferdinand magellan

cortés
cortés
moctezuma

pizarro
pizarro
atahualpa

cities of gold
cities of gold
kingdoms of gold

kingdoms of gold
kingdoms of gold
empires of gold

ponce de leon
ponce de leon
ponce de leon

francis marion
francis marion
francis marion

george washington
george washington
george washington

captain kidd
captain kidd
blackbeard the pirate

andrew jackson
andrew jackson
andrew jackson

down the mighty mississippi
to the town of new orleans

daniel boone
daniel boone
davy crockett

davy crockett
davy crockett
remember the alamo

jesse james
jesse james
george armstrong custer

billy the kid
billy the kid
jack slade

magellan
balboa
captain cook

captain cook
captain cook
captain cook

easter island
easter island
easter island

the mighty ocean
the mighty ocean
the rolling waves of the mighty ocean

the deep blue sea
the deep blue sea
between the devil and the deep blue sea

admiral mahan
admiral mahan
admiral dewey

douglas macarthur
douglas macarthur
douglas macarthur

curtis lemay
curtis lemay
curtis lemay

j robert oppenheimer
j robert oppenheimer
j robert oppenheimer

edward teller
edward teller
edward teller

julius rosenberg
julius rosenberg
julius and ethel rosenberg

john glenn
john glenn
john glenn

j edgar hoover
j edgar hoover
lee harvey oswald

neil armstrong
neil armstrong
neil armstrong


part 11



Monday, June 28, 2021

road to nowhere, part 9


for part eight, click here

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philadelphia
pittsburgh
harrisburg pennsylvania

philadelphia
philadelphia
philadelphia

pittsburgh
pittsburgh
pittsburgh

harrisburg
harrisburg
harrisburg

harrisburg pennsylvania

state line
state line
state line

lake erie
lake erie
cleveland ohio

you’d be surprised
you’d be surprised
you’d be surprised

at some of the things i’ve seen

wind off the lake
wind off the lake
wind off the lake

all night long
all night long
all night long

what kind of music do you like?

myself
myself
i like country music

i like country music
i like country music
because it tells a story

country music tells a story

west virginia
west virginia
west virginia

coal miner’s daughter
coal miner’s daughter
coal miner’s daughter

loretta lynn
loretta lynn
loretta lynn

now it’s just my opinion
but i don’t think the people who made that movie
knew anything about country music

but that’s just my opinion
my opinion
my opinion

hank snow
hank snow
hank snow

ernest tubb
ernest tubb
ernest tubb

hank williams
hank williams
hank williams

cleveland
akron
columbus ohio

cleveland
cleveland
cleveland

akron
akron
akron

columbus
columbus
cincinnati

you can talk about your hank williamses
hank williamses
hank williamses

hank snows
hank snows
hank snows

but f you want a real christian country singer

listen to brother claude ely
brother claude ely
brother claude ely

he raised a mighty voice to the lord
a mighty voice to the lord
a mighty voice to the lord

filling the night
filling the night
heralding the dawn

cincinnati ohio
louisville kentucky
louisville kentucky

aretha franklin
aretha franklin
aretha franklin

clyde mcphatter
clyde mcphatter
clyde mcphatter

dixie hummingbirds
dixie hummingbirds
dixie hummingbirds

stanley brothers
stanley brothers
stanley brothers

indianapolis
indianapolis
indianapolis

terre haute
terre haute
terre haute indiana


part 10