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Denver to Vail to Edwards to Grand Junction to Delta to Montrose to Paonia, CO

Tuesday June 27, 2006

     6:46am  Last night was cool. My friend Dale, this other street kid, he crashed with me in my room at the convention center. Hehe, this room is so cool. It still says Victor the Liberator. I just added WORLD PEACE THROUGH MARIJUANA. I'm going to go get some donuts and coffee. Dale is still sleeping.

     7:47am  #44 hooked me up with a courtesy ride to the truck stop. I appreciate it, brother. Every body gets credit, thanks.

     7:53am  Oh yeah, I'm on my way out of town. On the bus.

     8:20am  I'm at the TA truck stop.

     8:40am  Ricky hooked me up with a cigarette at the TA. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.

     8:53am  Ahh, screw the truck stop. I'm going to go to the on-ramp and thumb it.

                   I just walked to it and there's another hitchhiker here. With a cowboy hat on.

     8:58am  I came and talked to that hitchhiker I told you about. I walked up to him and said hello and asked him if he had any marijuana. He smiled, said yes, and now he's smoking a brother out. Right across the street from the bus transfer terminal. He's on his way to the gathering.

     9:15am  Oh yeah, I'm telling Justin my story. justinflickner@yahoo.com

     9:49am  Hell yeah, I got smoked out and I got to tell my story. Awesome presentation. I'm running out of tape. I hope I get to Paonia soon.

     10:33am  I left the on-ramp. I'm bored. I walked back to the truck stop. Earlier, on the on-ramp when I was smoking a joint with Justin, we saw a big bus go by with a birdcage on top. It was hauling all this junk in the back. I assumed he was going to the gathering, When I walked up I asked the guy sarcastically, "Where are you going?" Surprisingly, he told me, "I'm going to Vail." He's hooking me up with a ride! From Vail I can catch the city bus to Avon.

     10:49am  I am telling Peter my story. travelsheep@yahoo.com Be sure to check out Liberal, Kansas.

     11:49am  Peter just dropped me off in Vail. He was from Holland. Exit 173. I'm going to go to the Domino's and ask for any mistakes. In Vail, haha!

                     Peter was cool as hell. He loved my stories. I even told him my Brewster County Jail story.

     12:13pm  I am waiting here on the on-ramp in Vail and nobody is picked me up. I see a cop over there. He's looking at me. I'm going to go ask him if they can help me out with bus fare to Avon. The cops in Vail hate hippies, supposedly.

                     He's a state-cop. Not Vail PD. He said I could stand on the on-ramp, so I got permission, hehe.

     1:36pm  Chad, the generous soul, pulled over for me in Vail. I didn't think anyone was going to.

     1:42pm  I am telling Chad my story. chadmcook@hotmail.com

     1:47pm  I just got dropped off in Edwards, I think this town is. I didn't have time to tell Chad my Odyssey story, but I have his email.

     2:15pm  This trucker was nice enough to pick me up in Edwards. I didn't understand his name on my recording.

     4:06pm  I am in Grand Junction. 93 degrees. Just saw the billboard by the C and S gas station. I'm going to ask for rides. I might just walk it. I don't know.

     4:36pm  Tank is giving me a ride to Delta. From the Diamond Shamrock. Badass, Tank is hooking me up with some cigarettes!

     5:18pm  I am in Delta. I have to go to Mont Rose. Tank's friend was Chris, driving the truck. I got told yes to ask for rides at the Conoco across the street. There were no cars there so I went to the Sinclair across the street and got told no by the manager. This toothless old fat lady.

                    I'm standing in front of the Town and Country Professional Building. It's for rent.

                    Let me tell you what I'm telling Carol. I am still breaking up with her. I am going to tell her, "I just had this big taste of freedom. I now realize I need to be out there telling my story again. It still needs to be heard by people." She'll tell me, "What about your webpage? It's going to be up soon." I'll tell her, "You want me to wait for the government to put it up?" I don't deserve SSI. I am not disabled. My story will be put up by itself if I am out there spreading the word to the masses.

                    Oh yeah, about that .tk thing. Some island somewhere that got their own URL extension. Like instead of .com it's .tk. They're giving all their webspace away.

     5:51pm  I was standing there with my Paonia sign and this nice guy Stanley stopped and told me, "If you're going to Paonia, you're going the wrong way." I'm going to go stand in the right place. Highway 96.

     5:56pm  In no time Annie pulled over for me. She's going to take me to Hotchkiss. bethwaldphotography.com

     6:12pm  I had a great presentation with Mary here at the Conoco. I'm already late for dinner at the farm. I am only like ten miles away. I could walk. Morgan was one of the most attentive listeners I've had in a long time. She had the most beautiful eyes.

     7:36pm  I gave up on waiting for a ride. I'm going to walk to Paonia. It's only eleven miles. Nine, I mean.

     7:46pm  Right before I got to the incline, Wes is being nice enough to give me a ride.

     8:10pm  I'm at the farm again.

     10:30pm  I forgot to log when I got back. Me and Carol are at our camp. She told me Zane(6-23-06-12:40am) called. Carol: "The first time he called about your jacket, but he started talking about your story. He actually called me up again to discuss it some more."

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