Again
November 8, 2014
Jason Murray
Another hotel room
indistinguishable from the last
A bed, a dresser, a tv and a desk
I change this from drab hotel room
to temporary home, a plant
a blanket the dogs things
I wake and go down
to the lobby
another breakfast, toast, hard boiled eggs
Where is the grocery
the indian restaurant
the liquor store
We pack up again
and are on the road again
going to a hotel again.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
June 22nd, 2014
We are getting ready now. The alarm system is getting installed, my daughter is getting schooled on where to buy groceries, each store having its own benefits, the tent is drying and my display is set up for a test run.
Edmonds was really the last show of spring and with summer here officially yesterday Utah will be our first show of the summer season. This is exciting as we are about to embark on a whirlwind 4 show tour through Utah, Colorado and Michigan.
The hotel reservations are made, for everyday through Colorado and then only for the shows after that. I haven't really figured out where we will be between Colorado and Chicago, but, I am predicting a trip to Johnny's sandwich shop in Chicago.
The food during our trip is both an experience of the worst of American Cuisine and the best. We eat at places like the Blue Door, green beans and stuffed cheeseburgers, and Johnny's, Beef Sandwiches, and often end up eating the tasteless food offered just off the freeway. I don't get to cook for almost a month which makes me a little sad. I've been cooking pretty much every night as a result, Salmon, Chicken, Steak, Roasted food, etc. Trying to get it out of my system.
See you on the road,
Jason
We are getting ready now. The alarm system is getting installed, my daughter is getting schooled on where to buy groceries, each store having its own benefits, the tent is drying and my display is set up for a test run.
Edmonds was really the last show of spring and with summer here officially yesterday Utah will be our first show of the summer season. This is exciting as we are about to embark on a whirlwind 4 show tour through Utah, Colorado and Michigan.
The hotel reservations are made, for everyday through Colorado and then only for the shows after that. I haven't really figured out where we will be between Colorado and Chicago, but, I am predicting a trip to Johnny's sandwich shop in Chicago.
The food during our trip is both an experience of the worst of American Cuisine and the best. We eat at places like the Blue Door, green beans and stuffed cheeseburgers, and Johnny's, Beef Sandwiches, and often end up eating the tasteless food offered just off the freeway. I don't get to cook for almost a month which makes me a little sad. I've been cooking pretty much every night as a result, Salmon, Chicken, Steak, Roasted food, etc. Trying to get it out of my system.
See you on the road,
Jason
Sunday, June 1, 2014
June 1st, 2014
The road opens
before us
long straight hot
illusion of water
on the highway
in front of us
We stop
small town
welcomes with bad food
and expensive gas
a souvenir shop
promising just
the right
bumper sticker
gassed up
a bag of chips
and a bad cup
of coffee
the road is
straight ahead of us
non stop
from Seattle
to Boston
The road opens
before us
long straight hot
illusion of water
on the highway
in front of us
We stop
small town
welcomes with bad food
and expensive gas
a souvenir shop
promising just
the right
bumper sticker
gassed up
a bag of chips
and a bad cup
of coffee
the road is
straight ahead of us
non stop
from Seattle
to Boston
Saturday, May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014
Our route has changed again. Now we will be in Jackson WY in August. This is a great show not only because it has always been profitable but also because it is in one of the most beautiful places.
The grand Tetons and Yellowstone are right there as well as some amazing food. This looks to be a great summer because we are doing some of our favorite shows and visiting some of our favorite cities. Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Chicago as well as possible side trips through Sturgeon Bay and Sheboygan in Wisconsin will keep this trip interesting.
This year we will not be doing a show on either Lisa or my birthdays, nor are we forced to drive hundreds of miles on these days. Between the number of shows and the timing this should be a very crazy, and busy summer.
See you on the road,
Jason
Our route has changed again. Now we will be in Jackson WY in August. This is a great show not only because it has always been profitable but also because it is in one of the most beautiful places.
The grand Tetons and Yellowstone are right there as well as some amazing food. This looks to be a great summer because we are doing some of our favorite shows and visiting some of our favorite cities. Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Chicago as well as possible side trips through Sturgeon Bay and Sheboygan in Wisconsin will keep this trip interesting.
This year we will not be doing a show on either Lisa or my birthdays, nor are we forced to drive hundreds of miles on these days. Between the number of shows and the timing this should be a very crazy, and busy summer.
See you on the road,
Jason
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
May 27th, 2014
The road is out there. Harsh, long, most often straight and almost always hot. I hope there are no floods or crazy tornado inducing storms this year. We have driven fast through places that you couldn't stop because the freeway is the only thing above water. We have had to detour miles and hours out of our way because the freeway was no longer above water but just disappeared after the interchange into a new lake that had sprung up overnight. I have parked next to the National Guard vehicle and gotten coffee from a MacDonalds that was still open. We have driven between storm cells that were generating lightening every couple of seconds as the skies grew dark and the rain swept in, bringing hail and winds.
But the road is still out there, calling to us. Making us go again.
See you on the road,
Jason
The road is out there. Harsh, long, most often straight and almost always hot. I hope there are no floods or crazy tornado inducing storms this year. We have driven fast through places that you couldn't stop because the freeway is the only thing above water. We have had to detour miles and hours out of our way because the freeway was no longer above water but just disappeared after the interchange into a new lake that had sprung up overnight. I have parked next to the National Guard vehicle and gotten coffee from a MacDonalds that was still open. We have driven between storm cells that were generating lightening every couple of seconds as the skies grew dark and the rain swept in, bringing hail and winds.
But the road is still out there, calling to us. Making us go again.
See you on the road,
Jason
Monday, May 5, 2014
A Gypsy in Tailored Clothing
May 5th, 2014
I think about this life, this gypsy life. I am home again after driving across thirteen states, only to pause long enough to clean my house from top to bottom, repair broken displays, make new hotel reservations and take to the road again. Our daughter's too old now, doesn't like being cooped up in a car for days, only to share a hotel room with her parents in a city that she will probably only see at dinner time, so we travel with just our son. He still seems to like the adventure. He also likes coming to the shows and likes it when he is allowed to go and look at the booths by himself. He has made friends wherever we have gone which makes me happy because as long as he can do this he will still want to travel with us.
This blog will be for random observations, comments, and stories of the craziness that is this life. The life of a festival artist, roaming from town to town, setting up our little 10 by 10 store and living in hotel rooms and our car, only being truly home half the year.
See you on the road,
Jason
I think about this life, this gypsy life. I am home again after driving across thirteen states, only to pause long enough to clean my house from top to bottom, repair broken displays, make new hotel reservations and take to the road again. Our daughter's too old now, doesn't like being cooped up in a car for days, only to share a hotel room with her parents in a city that she will probably only see at dinner time, so we travel with just our son. He still seems to like the adventure. He also likes coming to the shows and likes it when he is allowed to go and look at the booths by himself. He has made friends wherever we have gone which makes me happy because as long as he can do this he will still want to travel with us.
This blog will be for random observations, comments, and stories of the craziness that is this life. The life of a festival artist, roaming from town to town, setting up our little 10 by 10 store and living in hotel rooms and our car, only being truly home half the year.
See you on the road,
Jason
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