New England Ice, 15 March 2003
Pogue Mahone

So that was that. Another trip, this time solo, which did not go as planned, but did, in fact, go.

I spent the night at Dodge Lodge in Pinkham Notch, for a change. My room was named after the Brown Bat. All of the rooms are named after indigenous Northeast creatures. I have a sneaking suspicion that if they live there, they probably also live... elsewhere. But who am I to argue, or poke fun, or point out a certain clannishness?

There was a soundtrack, yes.

Revisionist Soundtrack, Vol. 1

Elvis Costello - I Want You
John Scofield - Pat Me; Camp Out
Don Ross - No Goodbyes; Thin Air
Bill Frisell - Is It Sweet?; Amarillo, Barbados
The Sundays - My Finest Hour
Bela Fleck and Friends - The Over Grown Waltz
Joe Jackson - Awkward Age
The Pogues - I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Pete Townshend - Gonna Get Ya
The Clash - Guns of Brixton; Police and Thieves
David Gray - Silver Lining
XTC - Senses Working Overtime
Andy Pratt - Avenging Annie
Mark Knopfler - A Place Where We Used To Live
Al Petteway - A Waltz For Rebecca
Dire Straits - Skateaway; Romeo and Juliet
Leo Kottke - Retrograde; Itchy
Nico - These Days
Tommy Emmanuel - Those Who Wait
Ryan Adams - New York, New York
Big Audio Dynamite - Rush
Adrian Legg - Old Friends
Blondie - Call Me
Coldplay - The Scientist
Sinead O'Connor - No Man's Woman
English Beat - Twist and Crawl

Until we meet again.

Trip Sponsors: Maury McKinney (thanks, it's all my fault), Planter's mixed and honey roasted nuts, Black Diamond Speed Pack *speed not included, Bayer Aspirin, Friday Night '80s Radio Throughout The Northeast, Mike's Finest Rest Stop, Dawg Collar, Fancy Pants, earplugs, Fine Foods Northwest Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans, Gaelic, The Need For A Navigator, Gerry Cooney, Why-Gully, Because The Route Is Really Wide, Dumb and Alone, Eric Begosian, Joe Dodge Lodge, Mr. Plow, adolescence.