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Just cuz today is a day to work, with no recreation or down time, I thought it’d be a good time to post up some of the photos from the last bunch of days. Here goes:

The Rosie Diner in Rockford, Mich.:

039. “Pulling in for some chow.”
040. “Rosie’s neon.”
041. “What it looks like when you are plate.”
042. “This shot of Leigh was approved by Leigh.”
043. “Great wall.”

On down through Illinois, towards St. Louis:

044. “Route 66.”
045. “Vic Suhling.”
046. “Ariston Cafe, Route 66.”
047. “Waiting for supper/Get that thing out of my face.”

That big arch, the Gateway to the West:

048. “That big arch.”
049. “Looking up, freaking out.”
050. “Pod bay No.4”
051. “Pod life.”
052. “The scene at the top.”
053. “Looking west, thinking about pioneers.”
054. “Looking down.”

And over to Kansas City, Missouri we went, with no incidents to report across Missouri.

055. “A little town in Western Missouri called, “Kansas City.”

A night with the Lips:

056. “Why we came this far.”
057. “Two scientists were racing…”
058. “Let there be light…”
059. “…and rainbows.”
060. “…and lasers.”
061. “…and shards of kryptonite.”

Some covered bridges, in Madison County, Iowa:

062. “A covered bridge.”
063. “Inside we go.”
064. “Another bridge.”
065. “The Holliwell, to be exact. 1880, man.”
066. “The bridge made famous in the movie.”
067. “Known as the Roseman Bridge, around these parts.”
068. “People left a lot of graffit, so we added a little, too.”
069. “Leigh checks out the area.”
070. “Just maybe the saddest intersection in America. Winterset, Iowa.”

The hometown of John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa:

071. “Just maybe the saddest intersection in America. Winterset, Iowa.”
072. “The Duke’s street van…”
073. “…and the mural on the back.”
074. “Badass airbrush skills were nowhere to be found, when you got up close.”
075. “Hard to say, man.”

Across Iowa, then Illinois, all the way back home:

076. “A meal at the lunch counter, in the back of the downtown pharmacy, in some little town in Iowa.”
077. “AgriGold. You bet.”
078. “Just one more reason to pull over.”
079. “I analyzed this treasure for some time, in some little junk store. Highway 6, Western Illinois.”

Back to my hometown of Central Lake, Michigan, just for a quick afternoon:

080. “8097 Brooks Street: The house I grew up in.”
081. “Our backyard, and those little garages back there.”

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LITTLE_FIELD_NOTE_ICON.gif Burst Labs write up Field Notes, and we find ourselves so thankful folks dig these. Thanks, Daniel, so much.

And be sure to dig around Burst Labs some. There’s all kind of stuff to check out and listen to. Impressive.

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Aaron, it looks like you are having fun out there in the midwest, but I need to tell you that you are missing the most gorgeous fall day here in Portland… a 64 degree display of all of God’s glory.

Posted by: Kurt Halsey on 09/18/07 at 5:37 PM

and looky there…Burst Labs might be in Milwaukee, but the site was made by Portland kids JD Hooge & David Knape.

Posted by: mister jason on 09/18/07 at 6:10 PM

Man, thanks so much for the reciprocal link love! Super cool you dig the site… it’s been an extended labor of love, something I am certain you know a little about.

Very best to you, Draplin.

Peace and harmony,
from all (three) of us at Burst Labs

Posted by: Daniel Holter on 09/18/07 at 7:53 PM

@ mister jason

JD & David killed it, eh? JD designed our main corporate identity (The Burst Collective) a few years ago, and his aesthetic was in my head from the earliest stages of our music licensing venture. I completely spaced on the Portland connection!

What is it about the city? A friend who’s a recording engineer just move there last year, as well.

Posted by: Daniel Holter on 09/18/07 at 8:18 PM

You need to add a discliamer and post a picture of how the house on Brooks Street looked when Mom and Dad owned it! That picture is scary!

They took off the wrap around porch, took down those great big trees that were in the front yard and haven’t kept up on the lawn. Yeah, I understand it’s been 20 years now (WOW) but I think it breaks Mom and Dad’s hearts to see the home they remodeled so beautifully become such a mess.

And, remember the time you were shooting your BB gun and it ricocheted off of one of the garages and hit me? Real nice!

Have fun taking care of the dogs!

Posted by: Sarah on 09/20/07 at 4:23 AM
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