Even though I had an uncomfortable night due to the surgical tape wrapped around my upper body, I knew my photographer and his wife slept well as the two of them hardly moved a muscle until Tom’s alarm rang at…
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285: IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
When Tom’s alarm rang at 5:20am on Sunday April 21, 2024, I thought we might be closer to Thunder Road than Talladega. Not only did I hear the distant rumble of thunder, but I also heard the sound of rain…
284: GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM, WILL YOU FLY ME TO THE MOON IN HUNTSVILLE?
My two companions got an extra half-hour of sleep on the morning of Saturday April 20, 2024. When Tom’s alarm rang at 6:30am, we still had well over two hours before launch. Yes, I said launch, because our first and…
283: I’LL KEEP A-KNOCKIN’ ON POLK’S DOOR & SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ ON HIS FOUNTAIN
Following a 47-mile drive from Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, Tom, Vicki, and I rolled into Columbia, Tennessee at roughly 1:45pm on April 19, 2024. It had been nearly ten years since I last visited the self-proclaimed ‘mule capital of the world’,…
282: SEVEN YEARS AFTER TRUMP’S VISIT, I TOOK A V.I.B. TOUR OF JACKSON’S HERMITAGE
My photographer had his alarm set for 6:00am on Friday April 19, 2024, but he hurriedly rolled out of the sack fifteen minutes early. As Tom sat poolside, I stood next to the television set and thought about the 256…
281: MY VISIT TO POLK’S GRAVE WAS REAL, AND IT WAS SPECTACULAR!
After a two-month wait, which seemed like an eternity, our April 18th departure day had finally arrived. My photographer’s alarm rang at 3:15am – I watched as he got himself ready and all of the gear stowed into our Jeep…
280: ANOTHER ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE IS SET TO BEGIN ON APRIL 18th
It’s been over two months since my last trip and I’m anxious to leave my bobble head friends behind and hit the road again. At precisely 4:30am on April 18th, my photographer, his wife, and I will begin our scheduled…