Tunes on Tuesday ~ Rio Bravo
they invented ‘hey you in the jail….’
Following this morning’s musical post from Paint Your Wagon, here’s a slightly atmospheric song from Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, from the John Wayne Movie Rio Bravo. It has the not very catchy title of My Rifle, My Pony and Me. Some dowgies and a campfire would be good.
Of course, Walter Brennan steals the scene as ‘Stumpy’.
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
somebody should apologize for
‘Brokeback Mountain’
Scenes on Sunday ~ Stelvio
there are bold drivers and there are old drivers
but there are no old bold drivers
One of the places in the world I most want to go back to is 15 miles of road between Davos in Switzerland and Stelvio in Italy. The Stelvio Pass.
~
I drove it twice, once in a TR6
~
~
and once in a 7
~
Some are stupid enough to ride the Stelvio on a motorcycle. It is to be hoped that they had their life assurance up to date. Do not drive the Stelvio in bad weather or at night, unless you are very brave.
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Detroit never dreamed that a road like the climb to the Stelvio Pass existed
Scenes on Sunday ~ Sara
I am not a number, I am a free man
~
~
~
~
~
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
basically, I can build anything
Sports Car Poetry
drive her like it’s your last day
~
long wide roads
soft top hard driving
toward the setting sun
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
any colour you like
as long as she’s white
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Blues Brothers
everybody needs somebody to love
I first came across the Blues Brothers on a family vacation to Florida, which included visits to the theme parks. In Walt Disney World there was a street performance of Blues Brothers music, nerdy but great. I’ve liked the disreputable due ever since.
A black suit can look cool, but only if it’s clean and pressed.
Once in my lifetime I will perform that at a Karaoke pub.
Before you mock try following the dance moves.
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Songs on Saturday ~ Chris Rea
I’m never going to wait in line again
This Chris Rea track speaks to me, he’s singing about how my life was, how it is, and how it’s going to be. I know that boardwalk and I know those streets. I know how it feels to be trapped , waiting in line, waiting for something better…. Not a VW, and California, not Europe.
With thanks to Paula Light for this prompt.
Pick up up your life, stop waiting, get on and do it.
Get a car, get a girl, and get out of town.
~
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Monochrome Monday ~ Arizona
in reality, the Arizona desert is monochromatic red
~
~
~
~
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
road trip
Red Rock State Park
(poetry anthology on Amazon)
Scenes on Sunday ~ Jerome, Arizona
at least Arizona is different
Arizona is also big and mostly empty
~
~
~
~
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
I don’t know what happens upstairs
but they serve a great burger
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Hollywood Nights
nobody is perfect, but driving a Mustang is a start
Not everyone likes the Ford Mustang, and to be honest most of them drive like a barge. But, when I get to California I like to rent a Mustang convertible, just for the look of it. Believe it or not I actually like Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
And believe it or not I’ve never been to Hollywood.
Maybe my next trip, if I can find a cool girl to ride shotgun.
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
the last Mustang I drove
Scenes on Sunday ~ Take the Long Road
what can be better than a great road
with a cool girl riding shotgun?
~
~
~
~
~
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
where all great road trips come to an end
