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Pueblo to Southfork, CO

Tuesday August 31, 2004

     6:10am  I walked through this neighborhood and crashed out by some highway.

 

                   I took a picture. I'm going to walk into town. I'm going to skip this town. It's boring.

                   I crashed out early last night, like around 8:30. I said, "Screw this place. I have nothing to do here. Let me go get some sleep and rest my left heel."

     7:10am  I stopped at the bus bench at Santa Fe and 6th Street and took my layers off.

     7:21am  I did my Tai-Chi stretches and smoked a cigarette.

     7:34am  I walked up to some guy working a jackhammer on the sidewalk. I complimented his dreads and asked him directions to the city park. I got to tell him my platform. I showed him my little one-hitter pipe and asked him if he could possibly pinch me a hit. He told me, "Ahh, I might have a sack. Let me look in the van." He didn't have any, but he told me, "You know what? I gotta go to my house real quick. Let me go give this jackhammer to these guys." Sweet, I might get smoked out!

     7:48am  Welcome to Pueblo, Victor. The guy with the jackhammer, Jeremy Dasher, took me to his house and hooked me up with a big chunk of weed. I appreciate it, brother.

                    He gave me a ride to the park too.

     8:09am  It was awesome how that happened. I was all downtown all bored. This town is dead. There was nobody anywhere. All of a sudden I asked this construction worker with these dreads if he could tell me where the city park was. He told me, "I have a map. I can show you." He took me inside and I asked him if I could tell him my story. He listened and I asked him, "Know anybody who could pinch me a hit?" I pulled out my one-hitter. He told me, "I think I got a sack." He went to his van and checked, but couldn't find any. He came back and told me, "Let me give this jackhammer to someone and I'll go to my house real quick." He takes me over to his house and kicked me down a big chunk of weed!

                    Welcome to Pueblo, Victor.

                    He dropped me off in the park and told me I had to go to Walsenburg, then head West.

                    A little bit more South on 25.

                    The highway just happens to be next to the park. Perfect, perfect.

                    Umm, I'm hungry. I'm going to go score some food somewhere.

     8:12am  There's a Parkside Steakhouse right next to the park. It's closed, but I saw some guy go in there. I went up to him and asked him if he could get me some water. I tried telling him my story. When I asked him if he was willing to listen he said, "I'm not willing to listen."

                   Oh yeah, there's all these ducks here.

 

                   I took a picture of them. I took the ball off my stick and threw it at them, hoping they would move for the picture. I'll find out when I develop them.  Actually, I think those ducks are from Bend, OR.  I'm not sure.

     8:32am  I'm having the greatest morning. The sun is all shining. I am getting some excellent publicity walking down Pueblo Avenue(I think). I'm giving the peace sign to all the cars and they're returning it. I'm all stoned!

                   It's going to happen soon!

                   It's going to happen soon!

                   I was walking down the street and I saw this lady pull up in a truck. It looked like she worked for the city. On the off chance, I asked her if she had a spare cigarette and she hooked me up! She works with the Parks and Recreation.

                  Whoa, I had a badass presentation with Mary. She listened to me. She believes in me!

     8:46am  Gil is hooking me up with a burrito. Some gasoline for my stomach. I appreciate it, brother.

                   What a magical time I am having in Pueblo. I walked up to that lady and she gave me a cigarette. Then, I spotted a Mexican restaurant and Gil hooked me up! I had a badass talk with Gil, the owner. He believes in me too.

                   At the end when I asked him to do me the two favors he said, "You're one of the sanest people I've ever met."

     9:22am  I'm limping here on Pueblo Avenue. I saw a golf ball and decided to pick it up. I never pick up golf balls. Then, all of a sudden I see a quarter!

     9:34am  The coolest shit happened. I walked by Gina's Tarot Card place. Cool, a psychic. I went and knocked on the door and she was there. She listened to my platform. She didn't have time to listen to it all, but she volunteered me ten dollars! I didn't ask her or anything. Just like that.

                     I did tell her the spirits part.

     9:57am  Steve at the gas station hooked me up with two cigarettes. I only asked him for one. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     10:24am  Joaquin, at the gas station, I had sat down to smoke a cigarette and I asked him how far the highway was. He told me it was only like two miles. I asked him if he could give me a ride, that my feet hurt because I've been walking all day.

     10:42am  Joaquin is dropping me off at the 7-11 over by the highway. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     11:02am  I limped all the way to the highway. I'm going to stick my thumb out.

     11:59am  I'm going to go take my lunch break at the Taco Bell/Pizza Hut combo they got there.

     12:14pm  Kelly hooked me up with a cigarette. I'm out here talking to Mike and telling him my ideas. I appreciate it, sister. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     1:24pm  I hit Jonathan up for my free story. I wasn't asking for anything. After he heard it he volunteered a dollar. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     1:25pm  That was cool. That guy just gave me a dollar. I didn't ask him for anything.

     1:32pm  They finally ran me out of the Diamond Shamrock. They had already asked me to leave.

                    I told the guy, "I was calling your bluff, greedy ass."

     2:49pm  I'm back at the 7-11. I went and stood on the highway with my thumb out for a long time, but nobody picked me up.

     3:12pm  I got a ride! I went back to the 7-11. I don't know what I went inside for, but I'm glad I did. Some guy came in and he asked me, Robert asked me, "Hey, do you got a joint?" I told him, "Yeah, I can get you high." He told me, "Get in the car." He's going closer to Durango than Walsenburg. He's real tired and I told him I had my TX driver license if he needed me to drive.

     3:46pm  We're in Walsenburg.

     4:30pm  We're in the town of Ute.

     4:32pm  Blanca City Limits. 21 miles to Alamosa.

                   38 from Montevista.

     4:55pm  We're in Alamosa now. Driving through it.

                   Robert is getting my a lot closer to Durango than I was in Pueblo. A hell of a lot closer. I lucked out in finding someone who was taking that turn West. He's even offered me a little work so I can make some cash. Awesome.

                   The universe provides.

                   Here's a picture I took out of Robert's car.

 

I'm not sure where it is.

                   Robert is in the town of Southfork, making some business deal. We went to the property and checked it out. He talked a lot with someone. He's going to get some money. The lady messed up or sold the wrong property. I don't know.

Next day..