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Words from the road – Part 19

Monday morning meant a show in Pasadena, TX.  When we first booked the show in Pasadena, we were excited because it sounded exotic.  Little did we know it also had the nickname of Stinkadena, due to the awful smells that sometimes linger in the area. We didn’t notice any smells […]

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Words from the road – Part 5

We forgot shortly into the drive just how far Midland was from El Paso.  We stopped at Cattleman’s Ranch for dinner about 30 minutes outside of town.  We’d heard that there was no better place to see a sunset in West Texas.  We don’t know if that’s true, but what […]

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Words from the road – Part 4

The next day was the first show of our tour at El Paso Community College.  We were excited about the prospect of performing at colleges for National Poetry Month, something we hadn’t done since last April.  As we drove to the campus we realized that it was about 2 miles […]

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Words from the Road – Part 3

We were southern souls On a western road As the valleys climbed Into mountains tall And we wondered why We were there at all It was the Great Divide And the mountains tall My road to being a touring artist was a long one, and in fact, it’s still an […]

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Words from the Road – Part 1

The Spring 2016 college poetry tour is finally here.  We got to the airport much later than we would have liked to.  As we waited, I wondered what wonderful experiences lie just beyond those revolving doors. I usually like getting in at least 30 minutes before boarding.  Unfortunately, today we […]

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