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Day Eight – Enjoy your night, Mate

HWIREROAD 2024 Posted on 09/13/2024 by Julie Garrett09/13/2024

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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Posted in Posts from the road | Tagged fascinating, joyful, scary

Day Six – A Hero in Gallup

HWIREROAD 2024 Posted on 09/11/2024 by Julie Garrett09/11/2024

In 2008 as I passed through this very stretch of New Mexico I wrote the following,

Contrast (kən-trāst’, kŏn’trāst’)  To set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences

Visually, New Mexico geography defines contrast. From the rich color stratifications to the jutting rock formations,  you experience it but it is hard to feel a part of it.

My first post debate interaction this morning was at the hotel elevator where I met two women from Oklahoma, both dressed head to toe in red, white and blue. They seemed more subdued than their attire and within moments they were sharing just how disappointed they were with the debate. They felt that Kamala Harris was unpresidential, did not answer any of the questions, and that the moderators clearly favored her. Trump was strong and the only candidate that world leaders respected. They were clearly terrified of a Harris presidency.

My contrast came two hours later at the Route 66 diner. Sitting at the counter where three good friends discussing the debate. While I suspected they were Trump supporters, they were kind and funny. They signed my flag and slid into a booth to have breakfast. After I finished I noticed that only one of the three remained. Please meet Fred. Born and raised in New Mexico, Fred served for 30 years in the Air Force as a civil engineer. He built Air Force bases in Vietnam and Germany. Fred shared stories of working double shifts when he was deployed just because he loved the work. Off base, he would gain approval to use equipment and materials to aid the local people, schools and orphanages. From clearing fields for rice paddies to building school soccer fields, he was proud of his work and service. I am too.

I asked Fred if he would answer one last question on tape for me and he agreed. In the end, he had one last surprise for me.

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Posted in Posts from the road | Tagged amazing, devastated, disappointed, Geronimo, hopeful, optimistic, scary

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