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

road to nowhere, part 12

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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

road to nowhere, part 11

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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

road to nowhere, part 10

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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

road to nowhere, part 9

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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