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You are right HXTR, I think I should get a Travel Whore medeal. I've gone more miles in the past month then most have done in thier life.

Finally finished the job in Flint MI. We are now heading of to the East coast. I will be in Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Conneticut in the next week. See you all later.

Well, I went and saw Wrath of the Titans yesterday in 3D, I would recommend it. And I just got back to the hotel from a different theater from seeing Cabin in the Woods, I would definitly say go see this one. Just sitting in Flint waiting on the mechanical contractors to do thier job so I can do mine.

Looks like cause of the high winds here, the job has been postponed again. I will be in the Flint area till Wednesday now.

I'll be in Flint today through tomorrow then off to Massachusets

I should be there around 7:30 or 8 ct tonight. Just sitting in the hotel in Detroit. Damn is this town tough.

Im at the Marriot in Romulus by the airport if you guys are close. I leave tomorrow Monday 16th. Tickets were to expensive to the Bulls - Pistons game.

I remeber seeing this old building somewhere on TV, but can't remeber what it is. And now Slows. It was featured on Man vs. Food.

Just got done eating at Slows BBQ. Will post pics when I get back to the hotel.

I was around early also and didn't see people for awhile so I shut the puter off and went exploring Detroit.

Yes sir. I have to goto Roseville or something like that tomorrow for a quick call around noon. Then I'll be free till the Bulls game. and Sunday I have no plans at all.

I'm here till Tuesday night. I just posted that tonight.

Well, there was a little hicup in my travel plans. I ws supposed to be in Flint MI tomorrow, but the site won't be read till Tuesday. So me and my coworker decided to stay in Detroit for a couple of nights and go catch the Bulls vs. Pistons game tomorrow night. Should be fun. Nice little break from driving all over the place. And on the plus side, I get to stay at the Detroit Marriot. NICE PLACE!!! Also I get paid for the hiatus.

Come in Bob, just think we only have 4 more months to put each other down in person.

So after spending the day in Merrillville IN, and driving 5 hours. I am now in Traverse City MI. But on my way up here I past a famous landmark I'd like to share. It is a dirty little secret for some of us.

50. Port Arthur: A gritty Golden Triangle refinery town that somehow produced Janis Joplin, Jimmy Johnson, Robert Rauschenberg and UGK. 49. Schlitterbahn is the greatest waterpark in America, and it makes excellent use of its Hill Country surroundings. 48. Chuck Norris. He doesn't sleep; he waits. And he's a Texas Ranger, dammit. 47. Dublin Dr Pepper -- for those people who think regular old Dr Peppers aren't Texan enough. 46. We gave the world the Quaid brothers, who have given us some great performances both off and on the screen. And we just don't mean Randy with the off-screen stuff, either. ​45. You are never very far from a Whataburger. 44. Texas has produced some of the world's best music, but Bob Wills is still the king. 43. The stunning ecological diversity of the state, from the arid canyons of Big Bend to the shadowy forest of the Big Thicket. 42. No state income tax, suckaz. 41. Texas absolutely kicks ass in producing wind energy, and it doesn't get much greener than that. 40. Willie Nelson. Beloved by the most stonered Austin dreamer to the most rigid born-again Baptist, and no one bats an eye when he racks up another weed arrest. 39. "Failure is not an option." Yeah, it was never actually said by Gene Kranz, but it summed up generations of work at NASA that hopefully will not end with the shuttle era. 38. Friday Night Lights. Not the book, movie or show -- the real thing. High school football in small-town Texas is something everyone should experience at least once. 37. Tex-Mex. Comfort food, hangover cure, drunken latenight scarfing: It has many purposes, all of them delicious. 36. Crossing the Pedernales near the LBJ Ranch is a classic Hill Country moment and it's always redolent of history both happy and tragic. 35. You want music festivals, SXSW, Austin City Limits and Summerfest are hard to beat. 34. When you say you're from Texas, no one in the world needs to ask where that is. 33. From a windswept dustbowl like Lubbock, Buddy Holly unleashed pop rock on the world that is still the basis for new and great music. 32. The cheapest and best oysters in the world are plentiful from the Gulf. 31. Watching families in their Sunday best getting the wildflower pictures that generations have taken before them. 30. The Gruene Dance Hall on a Saturday night, where it doesn't seem like the 21st century at all. 29. Earl Campbell was a legend in Austin and Houston and shows every bit of what it took to become one. 28. The State Fair on Texas-OU Weekend is an amazing, appalling, exciting thing to see, even if you're not wearing crimson or burnt orange. 27. ZZ Top have told the world about Texas and still revel in it. 26. If there's an ethnic food that's not available in Houston, it involves a very, very small ethnicity. 25. Selena remains in the hearts of fans long after her murder. 24. Strolling around the Buckhorn Museum in San Antonio with a beer. 23. We're the biggest state in the Lower 48 so, you know, suck on that, Delaware. 22. The remoteness of El Paso: Waaaaay out there in the desert, all by its lonesome, still considered part of the family. 21. You have to admit -- Texas politicians can be very entertaining. Dangerous, yes; misguided, almost always; but at least they provide lots of laughs, none of them intentional. 20. October in Texas almost makes up for August. 19. South Congress in Austin is always changing but always keeping the spirit that made it what it is, unlike Sixth Street. 18. The state's musical history is filled with blues greats like T-Bone Walker, Leadbelly and Blind Lemon Jefferson. 17. Blue Bell ice cream and the way Texans are fiercely loyal to it. 16. Bat colonies in big cities like Austin and Houston. 15. Fiesta Marts carry food you never knew existed. 14. Few states have legislatures that meet less often than Texas's, and we like to keep it that way. 13. The stunning art museums in Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth. And the fact that we know enough not to act shocked at the idea that Fort Worth would have a world-class art museum. 12. Hippie Hollow isn't as weird or free as it once was, but it's still Hippie Hollow. Everyone should get naked there once. 11. Houston took rap and made it its own and gave it to the rest of you. You're welcome. 10. The Frio River on a scorching summer day. There's a reason they call it the Frio. 9. The odds of meeting an actual astronaut are higher here than anywhere else. 8. George Strait populated the state with his exes. 7. The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo draws farm kids and their animals to Reliant Park and some of the biggest concerts of the year. 6. Sunrises over the Gulf. Even if you had a rough night, they can brighten your spirits. 5. Beyoncé: "Cruising down 8th Street, off-white Lexus / Driving so slow, but BK is from Texas." Jay-Z, she's just trying to keep you from getting one for going 55 in a 54. 4. Nolan Ryan is someone who can unite Houston, Dallas and Austin. 3. For better or worse, three of our last nine presidents have been from Texas. 2. Kolaches: You will never find better ones than you do here. 1. Texans are so damn charming when they brag about their state. (Um, aren't we?) And HXTR, don't forget Red Neck Heaven

I hope everyone had a good Easter and a great Dyngus Day. You think I'm making it up, Google it.

I'm the one right across from you dickhead.

I knew I had a pic from last years XI fest of Rugger and Wildthing.

ummmmmm, You actually might be, just sayin. fuckin light weight. FU Bob.I've been practicing for the last year.

I like it.