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Background: I live in the UK and bought a '78 Cadillac Eldorado from eBay for $1000 while drunk. Some chums and I decided to see if we could drive it from OH to CA for less than the price of two weeks in Centre Parcs (an awful holiday camp in the UK).
People: me and pals Jonah and Toby. Neither had a driving license. Perhaps not the best road trip team.
Cameras: one broken SLRs and a Holga lomo.
OHIO/INDIANA/ILLINOIS/MISSOURI
Got some distance under our belt, brakes broke, fuel pump broke, fuel filter clogged, all manner of trim fell off and Jonah had to poo behind a sex shop.
On the iPod:
KANSAS
The I70 in Kansas = cornfield, truck, cornfield, Burger King, cornfield, petrol station, cornfield, man called Cleatus, cornfield, fallow field, cornfield etc. Discovered that most American food is infused with either meat, batter, peanuts or frosting. In fact, I ate a Burrito that I'm sure incorporated all three.
On the iPod:
COLORADO
Mountain roads claimed the car, which we christened Ol' Breaky due to its propensity to shit various parts and functionalities. OB was towed to Evergreen, a small mountain town.
RED ROCKS
After buying a bagel, we somehow managed to meet some people who invited us to Red Rocks, Denver. It's a natural amphitheater with a carpark party, a ala Dazed and Confused. We also saw a woman walking a Lama.
On the iPod:
UTAH
We sessioned it to Moab. Sang a rousing chorus of American Pie, arrived late, ate somewhere called McStiff's, got horribly lost the following morning. Met some hotrodders and motorcross people who whooped a lot.
On the iPod:
NEVADA/ARIZONA
OB threw an alternator belt 79 miles outside Vegas. Arrived via tow truck and decided to hit the strip to win lots of money to ship OB home. Lost lots of money instead. A hot Mexican woman was also involved.
On the iPod:
SO CAL
Picked up the car and headed through the desert. With no AC. Had a few issues, eventually made it to the coast, tried to sell the car to several Mexicans, a trucker, three people in a bar and a befuddled and possibly homeless lady.
On the radio (the iPod ran out of battery):
CAL
Cruised around trying to hawk Breaky, stumbled on hotrod shops, lowrider gangs, several burritos and a transvestite. Nearly died negotiating Los Angeles. Camped along Route 1.
On the iPod (found a plug):
NOR CAL
Met a man who knew a man called English Steve, who knew some local lowriders who wanted to buy the car. Sold the car surrounded by Impalas, Caprices and drug deals.
On the iPod:
PRE-FLIGHT
Jonah and Tobe celebrated the Ol' Breaky experience by getting giant tattoos.
On the iPod:
The end.
People: me and pals Jonah and Toby. Neither had a driving license. Perhaps not the best road trip team.
Cameras: one broken SLRs and a Holga lomo.
OHIO/INDIANA/ILLINOIS/MISSOURI
Got some distance under our belt, brakes broke, fuel pump broke, fuel filter clogged, all manner of trim fell off and Jonah had to poo behind a sex shop.
On the iPod:
KANSAS
The I70 in Kansas = cornfield, truck, cornfield, Burger King, cornfield, petrol station, cornfield, man called Cleatus, cornfield, fallow field, cornfield etc. Discovered that most American food is infused with either meat, batter, peanuts or frosting. In fact, I ate a Burrito that I'm sure incorporated all three.
On the iPod:
COLORADO
Mountain roads claimed the car, which we christened Ol' Breaky due to its propensity to shit various parts and functionalities. OB was towed to Evergreen, a small mountain town.
RED ROCKS
After buying a bagel, we somehow managed to meet some people who invited us to Red Rocks, Denver. It's a natural amphitheater with a carpark party, a ala Dazed and Confused. We also saw a woman walking a Lama.
On the iPod:
UTAH
We sessioned it to Moab. Sang a rousing chorus of American Pie, arrived late, ate somewhere called McStiff's, got horribly lost the following morning. Met some hotrodders and motorcross people who whooped a lot.
On the iPod:
NEVADA/ARIZONA
OB threw an alternator belt 79 miles outside Vegas. Arrived via tow truck and decided to hit the strip to win lots of money to ship OB home. Lost lots of money instead. A hot Mexican woman was also involved.
On the iPod:
SO CAL
Picked up the car and headed through the desert. With no AC. Had a few issues, eventually made it to the coast, tried to sell the car to several Mexicans, a trucker, three people in a bar and a befuddled and possibly homeless lady.
On the radio (the iPod ran out of battery):
CAL
Cruised around trying to hawk Breaky, stumbled on hotrod shops, lowrider gangs, several burritos and a transvestite. Nearly died negotiating Los Angeles. Camped along Route 1.
On the iPod (found a plug):
NOR CAL
Met a man who knew a man called English Steve, who knew some local lowriders who wanted to buy the car. Sold the car surrounded by Impalas, Caprices and drug deals.
On the iPod:
PRE-FLIGHT
Jonah and Tobe celebrated the Ol' Breaky experience by getting giant tattoos.
On the iPod:
The end.
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