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euphonious excursion, part 4
after about two weeks of driving over the rocky mountains and the great plains, the last part of our trip just took us through chicago. we found a cheap place to stay in evanston called the margarita inn that used to be a boarding house for ‘young, professional women.’ after watching a cubs game, we made our way back to evanston and found a place called bill’s blues. there were two shows - the first act was the prohibiton orchestra (playing big band songs from the 1920s and 30s). and the second act was pistol pete (adeptly playing the guitar with his teeth, behind his back, and between his legs). now we’re back in louisville. it was definitely the best road trip yet. in addition to the handful of musical encounters, it was wonderful to see so many different parts of america again after being gone for so long. it’s a beautiful country. and it’s nice to be back… 
euphonious excursion, part 3
after leaving berkeley, we drove north, eventually arriving in portland, oregon. we decided to stay at the jupiter hotel that sits adjacent to the doug fir lounge. here's a picture of the interior. 
the club was having a free show of three local bands (demain, pale blue stars, and the redeemers). what a great sounding club. i’m really looking forward to attending another show there, staying at the jupiter, and exploring portland more thoroughly. a few days later, we attended a crab, seafood, and wine festival in astoria, oregon. there was a great folk band playing called brownsmead flats. the best description i can muster is that they reminded me a little of the folksmen from a mighty wind. there's a puppy in the parlor and a skillet on the stove and a smelly old blanket that a navajo wove. you know, stuff like that. here’s a video. after heading north to vancouver, we passed through the cascade mountains on our way to ketchum, idaho. on the sunday we were in town, we walked with brooke’s sister kate to a small pub named grumpy’s that was celebrating its 30th anniversary with a lot of beer and some music by a group named the damphools. they also had a pedal steel guitarist that i missed in the picture. i also felt the need to purchase some overalls. 
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