Saturday, October 31, 2020

South Dakota Billboards 09 06 2020

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 I filmed some of the billboards in South Dakota....... There are a LOT of them along I90 as you drive towards Rapid City!  The Billboards a...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Jolly Green Giant Statue Blue Earth MN 09 05 2020

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 On our way to South Dakota, we stopped in Blue Earth Minnesota to see the GIANT Jolly Green Giant Statue!  This would be our first visit to...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Deadwood SD 09 09 2020

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Check out the video I posted covering our visit to Deadwood, South Dakota! We actually went there back in 2012 .  We weren't able to go ...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

Bourbon Drive In in Paris Kentucky- Part 2

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I mentioned The Bourbon Drive In in Paris Kentucky a few days ago.  Check out my post, and the Youtube video I posted on it .  It is such a ...

"Raiding Deadwood's Bad Lands: Its Illegal History of Prostitution and Gambling" by Michael Trump

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 We took the "Deadwood Brothel Tour" while we were in Deadwood, South Dakota.  Check out my video on that! While we were there, ou...
Friday, October 23, 2020

Deadwood: The Best Writings on the Most Notorious Town in the West by TD Griffith

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So, we planned this little trip BACK to South Dakota, EXACTLY one year after going there.  More on that later, but I wanted to read some m...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

"The Petersen House: The Oldroyd Museum and the House Where Lincoln Died" by Alan E. Hunter

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When my pal Alan Hunter mentioned that he would be writing a book on the Petersen House in Washington D.C., I knew it was going to be somet...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Bourbon Drive In Paris KY October 2020

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 Hey!  Have you been to the Bourbon Drive In in Paris?  We went by the other night to see the originals "Nightmare on Elm Street" ...
Saturday, October 17, 2020

Buddy Holly Crash Site Iowa 09 05 2020

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 After visiting the wonderful Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake Iowa, we made our way to the "crash site" where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Val...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Surf Ballroom Clear Lake Iowa 9 5 2020

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 We FINALLY made it to the legendary Surf Ballroom, the site of the last performance of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. Che...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

"The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the "Big Bopper," and Ritchie Valens" by Larry Lehmer

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 We added our stop in Clear Lake Iowa to our mostly South Dakota trip (it ended up being on the way) at the last minute.  I didn't have ...
Sunday, October 11, 2020

Bear Country USA SD 09 2019

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 I know I previously mentioned Bear Country USA here before , but here is the video from that visit!
Friday, October 9, 2020

Random Thoughts on Friday: Hotels on our trip 2020

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So its 2020 and I have been really interested in how things are changing and evolving with Covid.  Honestly, I am sick of hearing media repo...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Crazy Horse Memorial South Dakota 2012

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 Yeah....  so I have been on a MAJOR South Dakota kick again......  I found the video I took while at the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dako...
Monday, October 5, 2020

Our Mostly South Dakota Road Trip 2020

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Yeah.....  so, we went to South Dakota again...  for the 2nd time in 2 years.  This was our 3rd trip there in less than 10 years.  All I can...
Saturday, October 3, 2020

"Secret Indianapolis: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure" by Ashley Petry

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A LOT of travel books around are really out of date at this point.  There were several series of books that have been out over the last deca...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Apache Indians, Roosevelt Lake, Arizona Postcard

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I love the picture on this postcard.  It is undated and unused.

San Antonio 2017

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 AND, here is one last video I posted showing a little more about San Antonio!  This is mostly around the River Walk.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Civil War Sites around Elizabethtown KY 2020

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 I recently posted a video about Elizabethtown Ketucky and their MANY Civil War conections!
Sunday, September 27, 2020

Kentucky Railway Museum Train Ride 08 22 2020

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 AND......  Here is a video of the Kentucky Railway museum in New Haven Kentucky.  This is a bit of a long video....  I include the train mu...
Friday, September 25, 2020

Irish Acres/ The Glitz in Versailles KY

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My wife has been to Irish Acres (the antique part) and The Glitz (the food part, in the basement) a few times and she FINALLY ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Coffee Grinder Point Pleasant WV

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Yes, yes....  I have mentioned the Coffee Grinder in Point Pleasant West Virginia a lot.  You have probably been there on your Mothman leg...
Monday, September 21, 2020

Giant Cuckoo Clock- Sugarcreek Ohio

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More photos and info on the Giant Cuckoo Clock in Sugarcreek Ohio!
Sunday, September 20, 2020

Amish Country Donuts in Sugarcreek Ohio

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Oh man, check out Amish Country Donuts in Sugarcreek! It is in an old Sunoco!  AND its just perfectly cozy!  I love so many little busin...