Tomorrow you’ll continue your cross-America motorcycle trip, but right now you relax and
bask in the warmth of new friends, music, and a night of strange and extraordinary experiences
the world rarely bestows.
You throw knives. You fire a handgun in a private indoor shooting range with a southern
BBQ grandmaster. You chat with a man who did sound for Jimi Hendrix and drove classic
motorcycles. You meet the unassuming young guy who started the whole sign-twirling-whiledancing-on-the-roadside marketing phenomenon.
As the night winds down with your eccentric and gracious host playing by memory incredible
songs on his piano, his and others’ voices filling all the quiet corners of his home, your mind
feels numb in the best possible way. The world is filled with wonders. You understand that
now, and you’re relieved you said yes to uncertainty.
Wayward Mind
Spring 2015
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