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Phase III: the clockwork family

June 17, 2014by Alex 6 Comments

Date: 16 June. Location: driving down the freeway in the hot, hot sun from Palm Desert to LA. Notable sightings: a roadrunner, the Empire Polo Club – home to the […]

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The plastic waterslides in the desert

June 15, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 12 June. Location: driving home from Wet ‘n’ Wild Palm Springs in the desert’s warm dark, blasting uncool music at uncool volumes (to wit, Jason DeRulo; loud) as we […]

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The magical vanity fair

June 12, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 11 June. Location: by the pool, Palm Desert. Notable sightings: the ritzy El Paseo shops (the Rodeo Drive of the desert), a rattlesnake, a real kitchen of our own! […]

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You’re about to find out what happened in Vegas

June 9, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

Date: 8 June. Location: on the I-15, between Las Vegas and Palm Desert, Nevada. Notable sightings: buffet culture, a show on The Strip, the Bellagio fountains, Paris, New York New […]

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Always get the french fries

June 8, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 6 June Location: somewhere over Kansas, US Airways flight from Atlanta, Georgia to Las Vegas, Nevada. Notable sightings: storms, so many storms, buffeting our little plane about. I’ve spent […]

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Where the peaches grow

June 6, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 6 June Location: waiting for my southern breakfast with ‘grits’, Highland Bakery, Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia. Notable sightings: the famous Peachtree Street. I’d remarked to our Liberian cab driver in […]

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We could not be more whitebread right now

June 5, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 4 June Location: on the Megabus bus from Nashville to Atlanta. Notable sightings: duelling pianos, Smashville (the home of the Nashville Predators and my new favourite word), the wrong […]

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Leather & rhinestones, live from Music City

June 5, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 4 June Location: the couch, Nashville Downtown Hostel, Music City, Tennessee. Notable sightings: country music; the pre-CMA Fest buzz. When we were initially sketching out our US roadtrip (using […]

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The Lone Star state, sunshine and flint

June 2, 2014by Alex 3 Comments

Date: 1 June. It’s summer y’all. Location: heaven, Barton’s Creek Greenbelt, Austin, Texas. Notable sightings: University of Texas, great tacos from Torchy’s Tacos. My lack of cowboy boots was becoming […]

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I say “hey y’all” and “yee-haw”

June 1, 2014by Alex 3 Comments

Date: 30 May Location: the Hilton, Houston. Notable sightings: the Lone Star State, cowboys, line dancing. After the a Hurricanes we felt much like Dorothy’s house looked after the tornado. […]

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