Road Tripping

 

Thursday morning, October 7th, my friends Wes, his wife Belle, and myself hopped into an Explorer and took off to Atlanta to hear the Church throw a concert. At the concert we met up with a few friends (read: almost total strangers) and had a wonderful time. I have a review of the show  and the Pixie Chicks' additions, but here are my pics from the trip:

 

eyes peeled on the road.jpg (48100 bytes) This is my friend Wes on the left and myself on the right on the road to Atlanta. wafer thin.jpg (67539 bytes) Wafer thin? Wes with a mouthful of lettuce outside of Subways. His wife Belle is used to these kinds of antics.
Steve Kilbey playing bass front and center during Hiroshima Mon Amour. steve at the helm.jpg (49695 bytes) Marty and Steve singing Marty's chorus during Two Places at Once, I think. two places at once.jpg (52796 bytes)
little bunch of followers by a little bunch of flowers.jpg (76072 bytes) The morning after outside the Red Roof Inn. l. to r., Wes, Belle, Heather (pixie #1), Chuck n' Paige (two-headed creature...ettin), Holly (Hah-hee...pixie #2) gathered outside the womb.jpg (85982 bytes) Morning after outside the hotel. l. to r., me, Wes, Paige, Chuck, Holly, Heather, and Belle. Holly looks like she's thinking, "Did somebody say IHOP?"
Same crew, better pic. This time everyone's smiling. gathered again.jpg (81750 bytes) Two petulant-looking pixie girls, Heather and Holly. petulant pixies.jpg (94834 bytes)
name that expression.jpg (107715 bytes) I love this pic because it's fun to guess just what everyone was thinking at that moment. Not a scrap of IHOP food left, nor much coffee either. never without a smile.jpg (70381 bytes) Paige never stops smiling. Almost looks like a band photo. Good to know I'm not losing any hair up top, yet. I was wondering...
Is that my roommate doing the dishes??? I just had to take a picture to be certain. Mike welcomes us back from an amazing trip. so kids how was the show.jpg (61140 bytes) Just when I was looking forward to sleeping in my own bed, Wes decides to rest before the final 200 mile leg of his trip to Boynton Beach. whos that sleeping in my bed.jpg (60807 bytes)
he was looking like a she last night.jpg (62387 bytes) Always one to take advantage of any situation... Georgia cotton.jpg (84785 bytes) I picked some cotton by the roadside at a remote gas station in southern Georgia.
Finally I get home to my Church cds! You can never have too many! finally a chance to listen to the church.jpg (73233 bytes)

 

Finally I have gotten around to adding these pics which were taken by Paige, Chuck, and the Pixie Chicks. Some of these were taken the morning after the concert at our IHOP gathering. The rest were taken later that day around downtown Atlanta after Wes, Belle, and I had left for our 10 hour trek back home through two of the longest, most boring states to have to fucking drive through.

 

Kicking back with a Guinness in Chuck and Paige's hotel room after the show Holly, curled up in her  sky blue and white pjs and box of birds tee, looks like a robin's egg as she prepares for bed.
Holly taking a picture of Paige (or is it Heather?) taking a picture of her. Don't be fooled into thinking these two are the serious types.
Wes, trying his best to look silly for the camera...the rest of us doing it naturally. Divided attentions...
Another group photo of the usual suspects. Notice how my hand levitates in this picture. She's got a 'somebody else's wife' field around her...an S.E.W. field.
Two less petulant and happier looking pixies flash a smile for Paige's camera. My favorite photo. This is what it was all about. This is why I want to do it all again...soon.
April may be the cruellest month but October is Paige's favorite month. Ghosts and goblins keep her happy. And Paige said that she was basically shy...
Heather and Holly get stuck at the kiddy table in IHOP...a real shame, they were fun girls. Waiter Roy just seemed to happy and perky for our tastes, but Chuck was going to give him a tip anyway.
Wes puts Paige's camera on autotimer after  Heather fell flat on her ass trying to do the same. Our pixies don't fly. I got a stupid bowl haircut before the show...never again. Here's me, looking at my five o'clock shadow worst.
After my group skipped town, Paige n Chuck, Holly n Heather had some fun around downtown Atlanta. Some cool mural...I don't know...ask Paige about it.
Cool Egyptian/Sumerian-like glyphs above the doors of unusual dressing rooms. Paige and Chuck trying on some shades.
Taking a smoke and sobe break. Look at the guy in the background...pictures are worth a thousand words. A picture I am sure the rest of us guys would have loved to have been in...my other favorite picture.
Holly and Heather catching a few zzzs in the back seat...the kiddy compartment...on the trip back to Charleston. Back at the McCormick abode, everyone looks a bit tired and laid back.