Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:41:31 EST
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] On the road


Hobey, you got lost off the Long Island Expressway in Queens???   Elise and I 
live in Queens, at least part of the year.   You were probably 5 minutes from 
our apartment!!!   If you had only called, I could have been your private 
Tom-Tom.   Wait a second.   That doesn't sound right.   I have a 3-year old Dodge 
Grand Caravan with 129,000 miles (averaging 43,000 miles per year).   When I 
first started on the road, I used to unload everything into the motel.   As 
the years passed, and my bones ached more, I now leave my wood frame stage and 
75 pound fibre case in the van (which has tinted windows because of the Florida 
sinshine).   I bring in my Passpot sound system, small trunk which has the 
puppets and blue tote bag, which has lights and wires and cables.   I figure if 
anyone is willing to schlep my fibre case and stage away from my van in the 
middle of the night, they are welcome to what remains of my career.
     Now that Elise is no longer working, she tours with me a lot, which 
makes the trips so much less lonely.   We try to sightsee whenever we can, but 
there never seems to be enough time.
     I listen to NPR wherever I can get it, and have tons of CD's in the car. 
  Believe it or not, I have never used books on tape, although I always meant 
to.
     As far as dining, I find that challenging, and we usually do fast food 
salads for lunch, and try to find local restaurants for dinner that aren't 
expensive.
     I agree with your truck driver analogy.   I always considered myself a 
trucker/moving man/puppeteer.
     When I was young and had hair, I used to love to get out on the road.   
Now, I do it only because of necessity.
     Bob N.


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