So, I've been criss-crossing Southern Indiana for the last couple of days for work and a visit to the parents. I have a couple general observations:1. We all know that Willie Nelson is awesome, but you really appreciate him when he comes on the radio down here--it's a welcome break from awful country, bible thumping, or Christian rock.
2. Based on the amount of road signs, I would say this is a very politically involved area of the country. Of course, most of the signs were for McCain-Palin, but it's still good to see that folks are involved.
3. Southern Indiana is gorgeous. Seriously. Rolling hills, deep valleys, corn fields, streams, and rivers. We Chicagoans tend to only see flat, boring Northern Indiana as we drive through. The drive from Evansville to Bloomington, however, is stunning.
4. The signs in the corn fields down here are scary. AgriGold! Croplan Genetics! Seed Consultants! These are the people engineering our food. Yikes.
5. The big event in Bloomington this weekend was the Lotus World Music Festival. We saw some pretty cool stuff. And, needless to say, Obama has the world music vote locked up.
2 comments:
great report, dave! it's always nice to be reminded that there's a world outside of chicago.
Probably not a great idea to introduce yourself as "The Sassy Roving Correspondant" when you stop for a beer at a local watering hole, just FYI.
I bet Barack has some Willie on his iPod.
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