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DDC Fall Tour 2007 / Day 25 / Tuesday Photo Blast

September 18, 2007

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."- - - -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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