A No-Brainer?
Leaving New Orleans is a "no-brainer." Mode of transportation, not so much.
I am looking at this coming Sunday as being a possible day of departure.
The weather is forcast to be pretty wet for the next 4 days.
Bill Of Laden: Two Homeless Guys, 325 lbs.
I am leaning towards taking the #94 Bus down Broad Street, all the way to where there is a truck stop which has a Burger King, for one thing, and TVs playing sports for another thing..
I have had a 5 dollar Burger King gift card in my pocket the past two months, having not come across any of their establishments in my ambles around here.
Being able to talk to people at the truckstop, assess them, and find someone who would appreciate company as they make their way west would be an advantageous situation.
It is more comfortable to ride in a truck; and the driver can drop you off at a specific spot and tell you where you are.
Riding the rails, on the other hand -the train stops and you had best know where you are, and if you should hop off; or you might have to walk 10 miles to get to civilization..or 20 miles.
Someone giving you a ride and conversing with you along the way may develop a compassion for you and get the sense that you could be helped by havind currency placed in your hand, after being dropped off and wished luck.
Rarely do you ever find money inside empty boxcars.
So, it seems a no-brainer...except...I just love it when the train starts moving, taking you somewhere -the mystery is part of the adventure..
Sounds like you came to the same conclusion I did: Hitchin's the way to go. Probably much more enjoyable than Greyhound. Even if you could afford Amtrak, it would be boring.
ReplyDeleteYou've been hopping the friendly short-hop trains around there, but remember that long DigiHitch discussion I told you about? Trains out here to Cali at this time of year are gritty and flat-out dangerous. Lots of very bleak country out here, I dunno if you've even been west of the Rockies at all but there are just huge expanses of very bleak land out here. It's just a whole different thing than your short choo-choo rides out there, which, if I were out there, I'd probably have fun doing too.
Hitching, as a musician, is great because that guitar shows you *do* something, or at least are trying. Once they hear you play, it will develop tremendous good will and yes, $20's given to you with frequency.
I'm keeping with the trumpet lessons and the stuff the guy has me doing is strengthening me up. I really plan on sneaking some busking in fairly soon.
yes, I don't know why I want to punish myself by chosing the way to go that could lead to hardship...people are your best resource, and you're right; people who don't play music but who always wished they did can be generous...
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've noticed no one's really happy they quit Band, or dropped those guitar lessons, as a kid. Everyone regrets it. Maybe that's part of the reason people seem to envy you being a busker. You can play music!
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