About Will and Clayton's Bogus Adventure

Will Rappaport, known in the music world as Goodwill, has decided to part ways with the Gran Manzana, the Big Apple, the marvelous New York. The balmy weather, beautiful women, and constant budget crises of California now beckon, as do the promising prospects of the Los Angeles music world that we all hope will one day bring Goodwill fame and fortune.

To reach LA, Will has packed up the Honda Odyssey (pka Moby Dick) bequeathed to him by his parents, recruited his most trusted confidant and cousin, Clayton, and set out via our illustrious nation's parkways, turnpikes, and interstates on a journey destined to be studied, picked apart and critiqued for generations to come.

With this blog, we will share our experience --the cities and towns we pass through, the foods and drinks we consume, the curiosities we stumble upon-- as well as photos, updates and a daily poem.

We hope you enjoy.


Friday, July 8, 2011

Hammer-illo, Texas

I guess it was inevitable, after driving close to 2,000 miles, that some mishap would occur on our road trip. I'd like to say it was a $300 ticket for going 100 in a 50, or forgetting a baby carriage on the roof and having it slip off, but unfortunately, it was a fender bender in Amarillo that disrupted our march to the Pacific.

After spending all of yesterday exhausted from the previous night's activities and an early rise to hit the road, we hit Amarillo in the late afternoon famished and hoping to find a famed Texas steakhouse. We cruised the downtown area only to find it deserted and devoid of restaurants. Will, determined to find a steak, stopped to inquire on a nondescript street in the center of town. After a tall Texan directed him to "the best steakhouse in town," he hopped back in the driver seat, strapped in and began describing all the different ways he was going to destroy a steak.

Alas, it wasn't meant to be, at least for the time being, for as he pulled out, a Jeep Cherokee came barreling into the right lane, smashed the front of poor Moby, and stripped off his bumper and one of the headlights. As the oblivious driver wrapped up her cell phone conversation and pulled in front of us, we hopped out to assess the damage. Dutifully, I documented it so that our followers, as well as the insurance companies and law enforcement, could witness the destruction caused when one drives under the influence of cell phones.

Fortunately, Will and I emerged unhurt, and for that we are grateful.


In the immediate aftermath.


We figured we were in the south, so this wouldn't be too out of place. 


Moby, minus his front teeth. 


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