A good breakfast for me this morning:
Microtel did a Good Job:
My first stop is only 7 miles north of the hotel - the Buddy Holly Crash Site. To quote Wikipedia: After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa (Feb. 3, 1959), Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a crash later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died" in his song "American Pie".
I parked in the non-profit parking area, venmoed them $10, and took pictures - north, east, south, and west:
I headed west - the morning fog can get pretty intense out here:
This is how it looks on my iPhone - SO MANY POSSIBILITIES:
Pretty crossing over the East Fork of the Des Moines River:
I entered South Dakota at 11:45
Downtown Sioux Falls looks very nice:
I arrived at Touchmark at All Saints at 12:05 (for my noon appointment). It is the former All Saints School (an all-girls Episcopalian boarding school), but is now a retirement community. I met with Stacie, who showed me The Chapel with it's Tiffany Windows:
These are signs I don't see everyday:
Anybody need any spare parts?
Checked into Super 8, Chamberlain, SD just before 6 PM - 436 miles today (and 28 Post Offices):
This is what they looked like:
Thank you God AGAIN for this wonderful Adventure Day!
Music for today:
Buddy Holly - 2 songs in "Loud, Fast & Out Of Control: Wild 50's Rock" (4 cds), 1999 4-cd collection - "Rave On" and "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man":
Don Henley - The Very Best Of Don Henley, 2009 greatest hits album, last heard (in a blog) 6/23/2017:
The Doors - L.A. Woman, 1971 album, last heard (in a blog) 8/05/2017 - lyrics "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)":
I'll tell you this
No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn
The Beatles - Past Masters, Vol. 1, 1988 compilation album, last heard (in a blog) 8/09/2017 - I love the energy and excitement!
various - The Preppy Album, 1981 compilation album, last heard (in a blog) 8/12/2017 - since it is not available as a cd, I built this album myself:
A1 The Tams– Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
A2 The Platters– With This Ring
A3 Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes– The Love I Lost
A4 Martha Reeves– Love Is Like A Heat Wave
A5 The O'Jays– Used To Be My Girl
A6 Archie Bell And The Drells– I Just Can't Stop Dancing
B1 The Showmen– 39-21-46
B2 Bruce Channel– Hey Baby
B3 The Platters– Washed Ashore
B4 The Intruders– I'll Always Love My Mama
B5 Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes– Bad Luck
various - Time-Life Classic Rock - Bubblegum, Garage And Pop Nuggets, 1991 compliation album, last heard (in a blog) 8/21/2017 - I only keep 3 songs:
The Critters– Mr. Dieingly Sad
The Parade– Sunshine Girl
The Sunrays– I Live For The Sun
The Rolling Stones - Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), 1969 hits album, last heard (in a blog) 9/04/2021 - listened twice in Sioux Falls, SD (I love the octagon cover!):
1 Paint It, Black
2 Ruby Tuesday
3 She's A Rainbow
4 Jumpin' Jack Flash
5 Mother's Little Helper
6 Let's Spend The Night Together
7 Honky Tonk Women
8 Dandelion
9 2,000 Light Years From Home
10 Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
11 Street Fighting Man
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson - Navigators of Dune, cds 3 + 4, 2016 audiobook:
various - Too Marvelous - A Collection Of Jazz Classics, 2001 compilation album, last heard (in a blog) 8/21/2017 - very nice jazz collection
various - Top Hits Of The Sixties - Amazing Hits, 2003 compilation album, last heard (in a blog) 8/21/2017 - Lots Of Fun, Lots Of Hits
Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about Hiking the 4,000 footers in New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine/New York:
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http://dixonheadingnorth.blogspot.com/
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