we are making our luncheon in kerkhoven, MN. according to the sign, there are 555 people in this town. the public library is one room in the corner of the civic center, plus a closet for periodicals, files, and cleaning supplies. the video/dvd collection is hanging from the closet door. the book return is a big metal washbasin. there are 4 computers, and the 10-year old next to me is researching TRANSFORMERS.
the minnesota skyline has opened up for us today: after navigating some pretty sweet bike trails out of minneapolis yesterday, we are facing another beautiful day with only flutter of headwind. we are going to depart from our dilapidated but cheerful friend rt. 12 and venture due west on county 6 until we get to appleton. there we hope to find a churchyard or high school baseball infield where we might make our couscous.
these are some of the songs that have been stuck in my head over the last few days:
"america" from west side story
the 'hostia' tenor recitative from verdi's requiem.
'rise above' by the dirty projectors (n.b. i have never heard this song. tom was just singing the chorus all day yesterday, and now i know it)
most of the first weezer album
'i believe,' stevie wonder
as we gather at the table
'the thong song,' sisqo's modern masterwork
if anyone has suggestions for BETTER songs to have stuck in my head, i welcome them. if anything, one needs a diverse soundtrack; these roads are pretty straight, pretty flat.
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This is quite the amazing trip that you are on! And I simply love Minnesota and Minneapolis. So much fun, hopefully you had a chance to enjoy them both.
I don't have any musical suggestions, but thank to you, the Thong Song is now stuck in my head. Thanks.
Bike well; godspeed.
Jason
lately i have had "suspicious minds" by elvis in my head, but a realllly good song to get in your head is tom jones' "it's not unusual", which james and i had in our heads during our entire european vacation a few years back.
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