Have Hot Dog, Will Travel

Filed under: Food & Drink, On The Road by Charon

Rotary Park – Wentzville, MO~
We made it to St. Louis in one piece, more or less.
Our water pump is in need of some therapy. It rained nearly the entire way here and our front window leaks. The floor is sagging. These are just a few of the joys of being on the road in a [...]

Lunch at The Butcher’s

Filed under: Food & Drink, On The Road by Charon

Tifton, GA~
The place was unassuming and comfortable in its surroundings in the suburbs just slightly outside of Atlanta. Two turns off the highway got us there an hour before it opened. We found ample parking in the lot of the community center next door and cued up some podcasts to pass the time as we [...]

Home again, home again

Filed under: Food & Drink, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Centreville, VA~
It has been a wonderful few days back home thus far.
Thanksgiving was warm and yummy and full of fellowship with friends and family. Alex made a mock apple pie and Celt’s daughter made her signature hummus with her signature kitchen tools. It was a wonderful day and evening. Very mellow, very relaxed, stress-free the [...]

After Hours

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Mobile, AL -
Great shows. Enthusiastic audiences. Good footage for promotional use. Great dinner with friends (thanks Mike & Lisa!).
And after all is said and done, an amazing ultra-smooth martini courtesy of Alex, who very sweetly praised my four-show energy level even as I was suffering from a wrenched muscle in my lower back.
All in a [...]

Happy Celtic New Year

Filed under: Food & Drink, On The Road, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

Westfield, IN -
We owe a huge debt of gratitude for the hospitality and care of a way cool lady whom Alex has known for many years. She opened her land and her home to us, allowed us to completely commandeer her kitchen to prepare a Halloween meal of nearly a dozen different items and lay [...]

 

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