Amarillo to Lubbock to Tahoka, TX
Friday October 9, 2009
We left from in front of the truckstop. I got a little sleep. It was weird because around eight 'o clock it was still dark. I went in the bathroom then came out and it was all light. I bought a toothbrush because Yoyo had chewed mine at the apartment. We're going to go to the auto store and then head to Lubbock from there.
8:03am At long last he's finally got the car running again.
12:19pm We just pulled into the Flying J truckstop in Lubbock. I'm going to see if I can get a ride South.
1:05pm This black lady manager came outside and asked me if I had any business out there. I told her I was trying to get a ride. She assumed I was asking for money. I told her I hated money.
1:12pm I came to the onramp.
2:00pm I'm giving up from hitchhiking, I got bored. I'm going to walk downtown. I have a ten dollar bill I found in the parking lot last night. I'm going to see how far I can get with ten dollars on the Greyhound.
I am at 27/87 and Fourth Street. That's where the truckstop is.
2:22pm I walked Fourth Street, turning left on Buddy Holly Avenue. I'm aiming for the tall buildings to the left.
2:27pm I made my way to the transit center. I can't get anywhere for ten dollars. So I guess I have ten dollars for some marijuana.
3:57pm I'm getting on the #9 bus, going as far South as I can.
4:26pm Right on time, I scored me some weed! I was asking cool looking people at the bus terminal if they knew where I could find some world peace(look at the shirt). This one dude told me he could get it for me in like half an hour. I got on the 9 bus and some black dude who got off 66th, I got off with him and he sold me a dimebag, some hydro. I'm glad I found those ten bucks last night. I'm going to wait for the bus to come again and see if I can get me a courtesy ride.
4:47pm The bus came again and I scored me a courtesy ride. I'm on my way to skipping town, with some weed!
4:48pm Man, I'm all stoned. I tried telling the dude my story, but he said he'd rather check the website. I sat down at the same bus stop and smoked a cigarette. I ate a glazed donut because I was hungry. I smoked a cigarette. I lost my one-hitter, but I kyped this, I totally deserved it, this glass pipe I found in the dirty room, the dog's restroom. I cleaned the pipe and I took it with me. I left them another pipe for trade, that rock pipe Joules Graves gave me. Man, I cleaned up their whole dirty house and they had promised me breakfast I never got. I deserve a pipe. I told them I wouldn't steal anything, but fuck it. They shouldn't even notice, it was in the girl's dirty room anyway.
5:06pm Where I got dropped off I had to walk like a mile or two to the highway. Over by 82nd Street, by the Sonic and KFC. I see a Cancun Mexican restaurant. I'm going to go hit them up.
5:09pm Andres en Cancun me esta dando comida. Te lo agradesco, Andres. Todo el mundo recibe credito, gracias.
Andres was all asking me what I wanted. I told him in Spanish to surprise me, whatever you like, lo que te guste a ti. He came up and told me, "I ordered you the..." I cut him off, "Don't tell me, no me digas. Sorpresa." He was all smiling, hell yeah.
5:20pm I totally got treated like royalty at Cancun. I left then forget and went back in and put my tights back on. When I came back out Andres told me, "I forgot, come here, I forgot your tortillas." Sweet, he hooked me up fat with a big heavy bag of food. I can't wait to find out what it is. I'll eat it when I get to the highway, I think.
5:32pm I came to the Walgreen's and checked all the ashtrays. I also checked at the Fina/Valero and they didn't have any ashtrays anywhere. I decided to just sit down in front of the Walgreen's and eat. I just opened up my meal and I got a badass platter of shrimp and chicken! I took a picture of it. I got treated like royalty at that place. What a surprise.
5:59pm Leaving from the Walgreen's. Since I can't hit my pipe that well in public I tipped a cigarette with a chunk of hyrdo and I smoked it. I'm all stoned and walking towards 87 South.
6:02pm I'm walking on the opposite side of the road to give cars the peace sign. Everybody is waving back.
6:29pm I came to this gas station by the highway, Town and Country.
6:47pm At the gas station I offered Red my website and he volunteered me some money. Badass, a five dollar bill. Everybody gets credit. Way to support the cause. Man, on the walk up here I was thinking, "I'll probably get hooked up with money at the gas station for just standing out there." Nobody's paying me to do this, every little bit helps.
6:49pm I'm having fun spreading the word at this gas station. It's hopping right now, it's packed. I've been passing out my website to people left and right. This one guy asked me what my website was about and I pointed to my shirt. He was all, "Marijuana? I love marijuana." See, everybody loves it. See!
7:00pm I got bored at the gas station. I came to the onramp. It got not that busy.
7:11pm I'm trying to hitchhike back to San Antonio and Elma pulled over, not to give me a ride, just go give me five dollars. I really appreciate it, Elma. Everybody gets credit.
Just like that I got another five dollar bill, hell yeah! I've gotten tons of blessings in Lubbock.
I'll try and hitchhike until the sun comes down and then I'll go back to the gas station.
7:26pm I was out there for like ten minutes and Michael pulled over for me! I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit. Thanks a lot.
8:01pm I just got dropped off at another Town and Country in Tahoka. I got a ride out of Lubbock real quick. I wasn't out there for that long at all.
Thank you, Lubbock. You've treated me like royalty.
8:10pm I thought I was going to go find a place to camp. I walked the highway South a little bit and saw a treeline to my right. I then realized my batteries were dead on my flashlight. I'm going to go back to the Town and Country and buy some AAA batteries.
8:22pm What a jip, the Town and Country has no AAA batteries. I'll walk to the Allsups. It's not that far. Right when we drove into town Michael showed me where the Allsups was. He told me the Town and Country closed at midnight, but the Allsups was 24 hours.
8:57pm I didn't tell you, on the way to the Allsups this guy asked me how I was doing and I gave him my usual happiest man in the world, how are you line. His name is Jesse, Jesus, some Christian dude. He told me he might come back and give me a place to crash tonight, that would be awesome. He had to go, but I told him I would be at the Allsups until nine thirty.
I am standing in front of the Allsups. I bought my batteries. The Tahoka cops just pulled up to check me out. Like three cop cars in all, probably their whole force. I'm standing out here with my WPTMJ shirt and marijuana wreath hanging off my pack. One said, "I saw you walking South earlier." I told him how they didn't sell AAA batteries at the Town and Country and I had to come to the Allsups. They asked me if I had any weed and I told them I wish I did. As soon as I saw the cops pull in the parking lot I grabbed my wallet and was sure to hand them my ID when they walked up. One said, "Wow, I didn't even have to ask him for his ID." I told them I knew the drill, I've been all over the country for seven years now. I asked them if they were bored that I could tell them a really interesting story. I told them my mission objectives and asked if they were willing to listen. They said they would rather check the website. One said, "We're going to check it out right now." They let me go and as I was walking out of the parking lot some guy in a truck pulled up and told me, "Hey, watch it. The cops are dicks out here." I told them, "Man, they were cool with me." Sweet, welcome to Tahoka. They asked me, "Where are you going to sleep tonight." I told them I would find a concealed place to camp. I even asked them, "Could you guys recommend a spot where the police won't bother me?" Hehe, little do they know I've been stoned all day. I do have some weed, suckers.
9:51pm I already found my campspot. I found it real quick. I was walking over towards the highway again. When I got close to the Town and Country I saw all three cop cars parked in front of it. I stopped real quick and stealthily went down the street running next to the gas station, not in front of it to the highway access road. I wandered around until I got to some bushes in this property that would hide me well. I put my pack down and climbed into the bushes and had to move some sticks around, then I put my military rain poncho down, my portable floor. I'm going to get some sleep, sweet.
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