On my long trip from Los Angeles to Brisbane and then on to Perth I took the opportunity to revisit some of the blogs ( I told you I was self-indulgent ) and a glaring omission leapt out at me from the blog entries- the MUSIC!
During 3 weeks Mick and Fred, on their various electronic devices, provided us with an amazing
array of music of every genre imaginable encompassing rock, soul,country,blues and much more.
There was something there for everyone and only on a couple of occasions did we have to ask the DJ to switch to another track as the mournful wailing of the C and W singer was turning us all into manic depressives.
We even had our ‘Wayne’s World’ moments with four superannuated old f..ts. producing a cacophony of sound which was fortunately for our ears only but the fact remains that music became an integral part of our unforgettable journey, thanks to Mick and Fred’s efforts.
They even achieved a minor miracle in playing only one Neil Young track as far as I can recall ( sorry Smithy! )
Quite apart from the music itself Mick’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the music scene provided us with a constant stream of information on which musicians had taken which drugs, who had slept with whom, who was now in mental decline ( eg Brian Wilson ) . All of this salacious gossip was almost too much for those of us who had led very sheltered lives!
Over the coming days we will be posting some more photos taken on my IPad to finally complete the Route 66 blog.
Cheers
The Obese Ferret (now 4 kgs heavier than when I set off )
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