Current location:	Indianapolis, IN
Current mood:	relieved

Gettin' My Kicks...on Route 66.
Monday morning I woke up in Hollywood, CA. I'm now back home after a 2,200 mile drive over 5 days, with two shows along the way.



Most of the journey I was on I-40. Before there was an Interstate system, the road that people would have take was Route 66:



Lots of roadside attractions popped up along U.S. 66. When I-40 opened, most of these died away. Some, however, are still there. Since I-40 and Route 66 still intersect at several place, on the way home I decided to see a couple tourist attractions.

The first I came to was an homage to an Eagles song, "Take it Easy." I found myself standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona:



Truth be told, no girl has EVER slowed down to take a look at me, but there was an empty flat-bed Ford:



If you look over my shoulder, though, you can see the reflection of a young lady...so, maybe all hope is not lost.

The next site I took in was near Amarillo, Texas...an oddity called Cadillac Ranch.

It's a weird thing, seeing 10 Caddys buried up to the steering wheel in the ground:



People are encouraged to bring spray paint and add graffiti. I just wanted to see:



And be seen:





Not much further down the road, near Groom, TX, I started seeing signs that said, "The Largest Cross in the Western Hemisphere". Soon enough, I found this:



It's, apparently, 190 ft. tall. It looked very familiar...but more of that to follow...

On Wednesday I had two shows in Oklahoma, the first for Del Crest Middle School in Oklahoma City. 500 Kids, grades 6-8. Here're some photos:



And, me with The Balloon Girl:


(What a Hair-Flip, huh?)





Then a lengthy drive to Briggs Elementary School. 500 kids, grades K-8.



Here are some fun photos:






(Disco Fever...?)

Then it was a sprint for home...

I-40 met up with I-70, and, when I saw this:



I knew I was in the final stretch...

Near Effingham, Illinois I saw this off of I-70:



at 198 ft., this is, now, The Largest Cross.

That's gotta make Texas a little miffed, huh?

So, I'm home now. Time to re-charge, and get caught up...

If you'll excuse me now...I'm gonna sleep.