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April 29, 2004

On the road. Again!

Well, after driving a 2003 Land Rover Discovery II across the Americas and a 2004 Lexus IS300 down the Mississippi River valley in recent months, I am now tackling the less glamorous but just as adventurous task of driving a 1984 Chevy Celebrity down the West Coast of the USA (and points beyond). My first stop was Eugene, where I caught an excellent Pixies concert two nights ago. Forthcoming stops include San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Diego. I have no definite plans yet for the southern stretch of that journey, but I do plan on joining Jen Leo's all-comers-welcome picnic this Sunday at Washington Square Park in North Beach, San Francisco. Come on out if you'd like. Jen tells me it will start around noon and last into the afternoon. More info can be found at her Written Road blog here.

Posted by Rolf on April 29, 2004 12:17 PM
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Cool! Not only did I own a 1984 Chevy Celebrity, which I drove cross-country a couple of times and got 178,000 miles on it before I sold it, but my cousin David has reunited with the Pixies. Love those California drives and I hope to repeat some of them on my honeymoon.

Posted by: Larry on May 9, 2004 03:54 PM

Your cousin is David Lovering of the Pixies? Cool! The next time you see him, you can tell him I said he's aged the best of anyone in the band. He still plays a mean set of drums, too!

As for the Celebrity, it's worked flawlessly so far during my coastal drive. It is indeed a dependable little car. We'll see how it goes on the leg over the Rockies and back to Kansas...

Posted by: Rolf on May 10, 2004 06:09 PM

Yes, I knew he'd take that toy drum set of his and make some money with it! By the way, somewhere on my web site is a picture of David when he was eight years old... it's a treasure hunt for sure, since most of my blog readers don't visit the main web site!

Good luck with the Celebrity and I'll tune in for updates, Rolf!

Posted by: Larry on May 10, 2004 07:34 PM
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