I departed Amarillo around 11:00am, leaving Croc and Cheryl with a Texas Size Goodbye!! Some mighty fine people!! As George Strait sang, "Thanks for Everything".
Made it to Oklahoma in an hour or so, spent some very quality time on the phone with the fine folks at Sprint....I've been a Sprint PCS customer for over 10 years.....I've always said, "Sprint is great...until you have to deal with its customer service"....UGHHHHHHHHH......
Wanting to make Tulsa at a reasonable hour...I made very few stops, created very few images, and only talked to a few......Stopped in Clinton at the way cool Oklahoma Route 66 Museum to deliver a portrait of Angel Delgadillo. Unfortunatley, I missed Pat. But I"ll be back another time!! Only other significant stop was in Stroud at the famed Rock Cafe. Met Dawn after missing her in the past. She understands the show, and "probably" will soon be a retailer of handcolored66 Art Cards..
Made it to Tulsa at Precisely 7:46pm, one minute ahead of schedule, and soon Laurel K and I were enjoying some fine Agavero Tequila. It is the only 100% de Agave Tequila Licor!! "El Original Licor De Tequila". mmm, mmm, great!!
Enjoy the pics, have a great day, and talk to you later!!
5:41AM.....My "urban" campground.
My first photo of the day....Several people have asked me how I became interested in Route 66. Well, I owe it all to Meramec Caverns. In February of 2009, I traveled to Jefferson City, MO to meet a guy who was selling an easel for darkroom printing.....As I was returning, I noticed this really cool barn, down in a valley, (if I was at home, I'd include a photo) and my new project was discovered. I was going to do a series of the Meramec Caverns Barns. After doing a little research, I learned the Cavern Folk were pretty much the inventors of barn adverts. Long story short...............I called, stopped in, tried to send emails, (they were returned).....trying to get a list of the barns. Not a single reply. I was snubbed!! So, the more digging I did to find the locations online, Route 66 continued to pop up. Eventually, I said, "Screw these Barns....I"m going to do the whole road". Thank you Meramec Caverns. You truly provided the "BEST SNUBBING EVER".
A few shots from Chandler.
That's all folks!!
Just wanted to repair my reputation, which must be that of the world's worst hostess after reading this post. Yes, Gordo DID sleep in my back yard, however I DID cordially invite him to use my guest room. Sleeping out in the dew was HIS idea! Ha ha!
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