Free Rides In This World

I am back in Mobile, Alabama for the Bayfest Music Festival.
I have a shirt which reads: I ♥ New Orleans, a sleeping bag, and a brand new set of strings to show for my last foray into the seedy atmosphere of The Big Easy.
I Guess that this is an even trade for what I lost there in a dumpster fire of suspicious origins, specifically, my other backpack which was larger and better built than the one that I was given by the church people from Dallas (bless their hearts,) which is already ripping where the straps are affixed to it.
The Train Ride
I took the #94 bus to the train yard Thursday evening and got there before the sun went down. Perhaps this is why the rail yard security guy saw me and gave me a ride to a truck stop about 4 miles away, telling me that I could get a ride to Mobile out of there.
I sat "there" and watched  a documentary about Kurt Warner, (the quarterback who Tom Brady beat for the Patriots first Superbowl win,) for about an hour.

Sight I awoke to, well rested after 8 hours of sleep.

Then, I decided that I didn't want to ask anybody for anything, not even a ride to Mobile.
I have been told by travellers that this is the way to go, as, whoever gives you a ride has ample time to hear your life story and often will dispatch you with some cash and/or cigarettes or food or all three.
Or leave your dead body in a ditch by the side of the road....
I walked the 4 miles back to the yard and, managing to elude the security guy, found a train behind two locomotives which were idling and pointed towards Mobile which also had an open boxcar about 12 cars behind the engines.

The walk into Mobile; rough on shoes...

I slept for a couple of hours, after eating my soup and sardines, until at 2 minutes before 3 a.m., the little engines that could; did, and I didn't wake up until shortly before this picture was taken.
Here is a picture from the train ride. I think this is the one of the creek in West Mobile, where the train slows down because the tracks are under badly needed repair. I had to hang on so as not to drop the camera or get bounced out the door.
Bayfest
I am here for the Bayfest Music Festival. "Duran Duran" amongst others are slated to perform.
Last year, I did pretty good at my playing spot, knocking off after I made about 50 bucks, only so I could go watch other acts, as I recall.
I also danced with Corrie in a parking lot (See "Dances With Corrie" from about exactly a year ago..)
Richard Found Dead
I would be remiss if I didn't mention that, upon my arrival in Mobile, I was given the news that Richard, who slept on a grave not far from the grave that I slept on (I can't recall the name of his deceased) was found dead upon his tomb last Sunday.
The newspaper didn't even mention it, so, I am paying Richard the respect of adding this to my post. I guess the press saw nothing out of the ordinary about the discovery of a dead body in a graveyard...
I had my problems with the guy, but all is forgiven now; It's hard to hold a grudge against poor Richard now...I guess he is stealing Jesus' food and clothes now....