3 guys heading west

Last call: Our friends need your support for winning. Check out...

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:53:08 -0500

Last call: Our friends need your support for winning. Check out their video above and vote for them in that contest for winning three gigs.

They’re still in quite early stages of their (hopefully) upcoming career - which you could kinda kickstart with just one click. Even though you’ll need an FB account.

http://roofbandits.redbulltourbus.ch/bandits/#soliloquies

You can vote every 24 hours, voting closes on May 21st.

1975

Sun, 13 May 2012 13:23:29 -0500

When you’re on a long trip you usually don’t have too many clothes with you. From time...

If you fancy to support a local band in a contest just head over...

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:37:52 -0500

If you fancy to support a local band in a contest just head over and vote for our friends Soliloquies.

I really like their video, which is a result of ten days between the idea and the upload.

On a 7'000 miles road trip..

Sun, 06 May 2012 15:42:00 -0500

..you got plenty of time on your hand to take pictures. Besides looking out the window at corn and...

"Great" food

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:46:17 -0500

Yeah, that was one perfect evening. It started with the only place to eat along the coast for a few...

Gone tomorrow by Lambchop. They recently played in a nearby...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:59:49 -0500

Gone tomorrow by Lambchop.

They recently played in a nearby city and it was one of the (if not the) best concert I’ve been so far.

My currently favorite line comes from another song by them: Buttons

I used to know your girlfriend
Back when you used to have a girlfriend
She was nice and you were not
But I was the big prick back then too

Now she’s had another baby
And her life has gone sub-urban
And I wonder what she thinks of
When she thinks back now of you

«You say you’ve changed but fear you wontI say I’ve...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:54:06 -0500

«You say you’ve changed but fear you wont
I say I’ve changed and prove I don’t»

How about something a bit faster? 1 song, 18 minutes of great...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:34:41 -0500

How about something a bit faster? 1 song, 18 minutes of great guitar play (as far as I can tell from what I actually know about music) and thoughtful lyrics.

And on the road 18 minutes take you as far as 21 miles (right know impressed by Wolfram Alpha), which is quite a bit on a ˜7’000 miles journey.

A friend of mine asked me to share some good music. Definitely...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:17:03 -0500

A friend of mine asked me to share some good music. Definitely Bud wouldn’t agree on some (or maybe most) of the tracks, but then again it’s not him posting here.

..and now for something really American..

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:11:49 -0500

..and now for something really American..

thegreatpark: ‘Lover O Lover’ from my last album - FREE...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:03:00 -0600

thegreatpark:

‘Lover O Lover’ from my last album - FREE DOWNLOAD HERE.

Before we tried to catch our breath at Badlands NP we crossed...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:43:05 -0500

Before we tried to catch our breath at Badlands NP we crossed that Mississippi and got caught in that tourist trap shortly thereafter.

Muellers General Store promised Buffalo Burger, which we connected with the picture of free range buffalo lurching around the prairie, relaxed, easy, no hormones and antibiotics. A treatment that must lead, at least we assumed, to a delicious patty of bufalo meat on a tasty fresh bun garnished with thinly sliced onions, tomatoes (uhm, not for me, please), pickles, accompanied by golden french fries. Well, you’re getting the point.

The chef didn’t. Actually that burger isn’t really worth being mentioned and being remembered by anyone.

PS: That picture of Tyler was taken before he enjoyed dinner. And that prairie in the background is only a painting. Not the real thing.

Photo

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:05 -0500

And now for something more easy. Like this delicious salmon with...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:06 -0500

And now for something more easy. Like this delicious salmon with capers, onion rings and cheese. We got it served by a great nice and friendly waitress over at the Bridgewater in Florence, OR.

Together with some decent local beer. Maybe white wine would’ve been a better fit, but hey, you gotta care about your image, no?

Speaking of cheap food. Of course we had to visit Wal Mart....

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:00:05 -0500

Speaking of cheap food.

Of course we had to visit Wal Mart. Everything in there was huge. I really mean huge, even the pants would fit two of us in one leg. But to whom am I explaining, you’re mostly from the States anyways, at least the stats say so.

But while it’s cheap it’s open for 24/7, which may be a good thing. Say you realize at 2am you want cook a Brasato al vino right now. Then again, does it sell wine? I guess it doesn’t, at least not during night, but I may be wrong on this one.

Anyway. I’m getting way too political here, which doesn’t suit me too good. Sometimes it just gets on me and I do not understand. So if you do: Feel free to explain. Thank you.

This is what you get if the only thing you care about is cheap...

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:00:06 -0500

This is what you get if the only thing you care about is cheap and cheaper food and counting calories.

What’s the point in “Sugar Free Syrup”? Isn’t syrup per definition liquid sugar? Why would you want syrup if you don’t want sugar? Oh, of course, because you want great value. I forgot.

And with the other bottle you! get! 50%! more! … artificial flavors. But hey, it’s made in a country kitchen and it’s called butter, so it really must have some real butter in it, no? No? No? No. You wouldn’t want to buy it then, ‘cause then it got even more calories in it and then it would actually cost you a bit more. And hey, why pay more when it tastes the same? Almost the same that is.

Now I know. Real food is expensive, at least if the only choice you have to buy it is Whole Foods. And that really is a pitty. But with some effort you may also buy it at a local farmer’s market? At least you eat that stuff and after that it is in you and gives you some hard- and software to form your new cells.

Not to speak of the huge industry you feed with your dollars while buying that artificial … crap.

So you may want to reconsider from time to time where you buy and what you buy and with that what you eat.

What I really like about the States is, that there are...

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:00:06 -0500

What I really like about the States is, that there are initiatives for almost everything. If you care about something you go and try to mobilize people for your cause. I don’t intend to get political now, but isn’t that how #occupywallstreet started?

Still I was quite impressed when I saw that huge advertisement on this bridge pylon in … so much for speaking about the States … in Vancouver BC.

When we decided to spend that whole day in Badlands NP we all...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:00:06 -0500

When we decided to spend that whole day in Badlands NP we all were surprised. Badlands NP was maybe one of the most underrated expectations of our trip. Then again you don’t need much to excite an eye used to only corn and soy plants for days.

Even Bud would agree that our day in Badlands NP started extraordinary well with that breakfast in the visitor center’s restaurant. We all tried to get something more “native american” (at least it was sold as that), which basically meant beans and maybe corn. Actually I didn’t think of the food as being extraordinary, but joined the rave of Bud and Tyler nevertheless. And of course Bud needed to try that cheesecake to get ready for visiting The Cheesecake Factory.

Yes, we have plenty of memories we rather hadn’t. First:...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:00:05 -0500

Yes, we have plenty of memories we rather hadn’t. First: Arby’s.

Too bad I only got this pic of my onion rings w/ fries and miss a pic of Bud’n’Tyler’s faces while they tried hard to eat their something called “burger”.

I have to admit: I don’t recall the taste of those rings anymore. Now just looking at the photo they actually look rather good to me. But I know I am wrong … must remember: I am wrong … wrong …

I already raved about this place before. Buffalo Bump...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:02:05 -0500

I already raved about this place before. Buffalo Bump Pizza.

Bud and Tyler stopping the car after a long drive, which I spent mostly sleeping in the back seat after a hard night at Yellowstone NP at a random place somewhere in Montana. Me waking up, hardly realizing what’s happening just following the guys crossing the parking lot and entering this red barn decorated Halloween style.

The lady behind the counter utterly friendly, even free Wi-Fi available, not to speak of that delicious pizza we got. As I mentioned before the owner makes up the recipes on her own (which is a good thing).

In the end we left that note on the black board, but I do not have any information whether that lady read something about our visit.