Hit the Road, Zach

I arrived in KC to drum once more for Majstory. We were playing a big Serbian festival (”Serb fest”), where groups from Joliet, Omaha, and Kansas City all gathered together and celebrated, Serbian style.
People ate and choirs from all three cities sang.

We were set up in the corner.

Then, we were ready to start. [...]

St. Louis! Home of one of my alma maters! (I have several alma maters. It’s one of those confusing family situations. I also have a dura mater and a pia mater, but those are just in my head.) This particular mater is of course Washington University, a very excellent school and [...]

Little Rock! In keeping with what is apparently a US tradition of misleading placenames, Little Rock is actually a Large City. I understand that in 1722 a French explorer landed near a some rock formation on the Arkansas River and named it la Petite Roche. For those of you who no habla [...]

Movie Preview Man: IT BEGAN LIKE AN ORDINARY DRIVE…
I was merrily driving my way up to Memphis from Gulfport, which, mind you, is a bit of a drive. Because it was a nice warm day, I made a stop to get gas, throw away some trash, and vacuum out my car. Then I [...]

I was hoping to spend the next day somewhere in mid-Mississippi, since it would be on the way north. But the only person who contacted me was a fellow from Gulfport, which I guessed from the name is on the gulf coast.
But then I remembered places like Rhode Island (not an island) and Martha’s [...]

The next day saw me scenically driving.

To what city was I scenically driving? Why, New Orleans.

New Orleans! A historic city in the development of American music. Also a prominent target for hurricanes. I arrived as they were recovering from Gustav, but things seemed to be pretty well in hand. [...]