I’ve always wondered about those cars you see advertised for only a few hundred bucks. So I bought one. Now I’m gonna drive that bitch as hard as I can across the country. If (when?) it breaks I’ll just buy another beater and move on. This is a road trip that for once comes without the fear of breaking down. Instead there’s the expectation that something will go wrong. Constantly. I guess you could call it a metaphor for life. Breaking Down in America is the unfolding story of this road trip and the cars, the people and the places involved.
END OF THE ROAD
12/04/08
Here’s the trip’s final entry.
12/05/08
Here are a few entries I’ve filled in. I have a couple more to go and then I’m going to leave it be.
Here’s the final check in with TalkRadioOne’s Marc Germain: The Breaking Down in America Exit interview.
I have a few more “fill in the blank” type entries that I’ll be putting up over time. Eventually I may do a few post trip entries and podcasts. I’m not sure what the timeline is on that so check in every once in a while to see if there’s anything new. I hope to also tweak the front page and straighten out some tech issues with the video page. We’ll see.
Keep in touch,
PD
Final Song of the Day:
“This Hard Land”
by
Bruce Springsteen
If you’re new to this site, the following are links to a sampling of early blogs and podcasts that will help get you up to speed with what this is about and what’s been happening.
The sun sets on Tinaseville on the Lincoln Highway
On the evening of Day 28 in between the small towns of Elm Creek and Odessa, Nebraska, Tinaseville. Here’s an overview of Tinaseville’s last day:
The End: I did a couple takes of this and believe it or not, this was not the lamest one. Here’s to ending on a high note.
Clicking on the Central Park photos will take you to the photo gallery
