As hard as I try to embrace the unplanned nature of the road-trip/odyssey experience, I jumped out of bed this morning in anticipation of arriving at the Cadillac Ranch in the morning light and cool temperatures. And while public art is an absolute passion, I was equally excited for the trailers of Trump vendors that lined the frontage road when I stopped in 2020 and 2022.

But it was not meant to be. I arrived to find several cars of visitors and a singular vendor selling pendants and keychains made from the paint chips collected from the site. No Trump merch, no flags, no trucks honking loudly from I-40.

But Cadillac Ranch never disappoints. Please meet Paul, Tracy, Jenny and Nick. They live in Liverpool, England and brought their indomitable spirit and laughter across the pond to drive Route 66 from its origins in Chicago to Los Angeles.

If Tim Walz were British, we would be Paul.

Technical note – North Texas is unbelievably windy and the new audio filter I applied was absolutely not up to the task. The last part of our interview was not salvageable with the tools I have. I promise to try to bring in the pro’s (I’m looking at you David 🙂 and will post the whole interview if I can.

To Donald Trump from my new friends from Liverpool, ‘You enjoy your night Mate’

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