The Music Left Behind

It is not a good idea to go on an extended RV trip and discover that the only songs left on one’s dying laptop are 1) Close Up the Honkeytonks, 2) Yesterday’s Wine, 3) Whiskey Lullaby, and 4)Angels We Have Heard On High. (You know what else is aggravating? Having Word 2003 tell you that honkeytonk is two words! Gimme a break!)

Given the limited repertoire it means that we have listened to Whiskey Lullaby about 17 times in 36 hours. That plus the heavy rain and cold is contributing to a group wrist-slashing atmosphere. Dang—but that is one of the most depressing songs to ever come out of Mama, God and Country music. If we had internet access we could download a few more upbeat songs—like “Murder’s Been Committed Down on Music Row.”

At the next big city—which will be Quartzsite, Arizona—we might need to score some band width and download a little more varied selection of songs.

Quartzsite is the Mecca for RVers. You can't believe it--you have to experience it. Last week as it concluded the annual RV Fair and Gathering, the estimate was that about one million RVers passed through a town that has 2 stop lights and one real house.
 

We woke up this morning to sunlight and the sparkling blue water of Lake Havasu. We were suffering from the "No Room at The Inn" Syndrome when we pulled into Cat Tail Cove in the dark and pouring rain. The RV was so cozy and we had enough solar to run our lights. But other than that, we were dry camping in a parking lot.
 
 
 

As we cruised down Highway 95 in Arizona along the Colorado River we were once again reminded how thirsty California is. It's not as much fun being a Californian as it used to be. We've pretty much blown all our street cred and seem to be looking for more ways to self-destruct ASAP. We saw many self-haul trucks towing small cars and they were all heading just one way--out of California.
 

Now, as I peel yet one more orange from the RV park in Bakersfield I can't seem to get those words out of my head--She put him out, like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette......We have got to get another song!!!