I lived in my college town on the east coast for a year after graduation. A friend of mine was moving to Concord, CA to be with the Blue Devil's Drum and Bugle Corps. I tagged along for the ride and we spent 30 days driving and camping cross country, while taking in all the sights.
My favorite memories were going to the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN in 1982 and having the extraordinary experience of going the Opryland and seeing the Grand Ole Opry. This was a sort of Disney Land, but with musical shows at every stage. Every kind of music imaginable was played and by some of the very best musicians and dancers in the country.
Other memorable places we visited were the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, and the Petrified Forest. Once we hit Malibu, we drove north on the coast road till we got to Brannon Island State Park. This campsite became my first homestead in CA. Shortly after that I got an apartment in Concord. Turns out a friend of mine from college lived just two buildings away from me, and I had no idea Jack was nearby at the time I moved next to him.
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