A Run for the Roses (Part 2)
• November 27, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, Kentucky, Travel
Tags: 1968 Chevy, Bardstown Road, Beth, Blue Bird Cafe, Bud Morris, Carefree Highway, Charlie Morris, Cowboy Junkies, Dennis Hopper, Ellen Birkett, Faye Morris, Gordon Lightfoot, Hilary, Hollywood Town Hall, I've Been in a Funk Ever Since My Wife Went Punk, Ian, Iowa City, Kentucky Derby, Loop, Lynn Birkett, Randy Newman, Run for the Roses, Sea Hero, The Jayhawks, the road, Tom Chris, Tupelo Honey, Van Morrison
A Run for the Roses (Part 1)
• November 15, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, Indiana, Indianapolis, Iowa, Kentucky, St. Paul, Travel
Tags: 12-ounce Coors beer, AM radio, Arrested Development, Bardstown Road, Borderlines, Bud Morris, Cherokee Park, Churchill Downs, Cricketeer jacket, Eastern Parkway, Ellen Morris, Essen Haus, Gordon Lightfoot, Grandpa Adams, Grandpa Maupin, Highway 61, Huey Piano Smith, instant coffee, John Goodman, Johnny Rivers, Joshua, Kelligan's Cafe, Kentucky Derby, La Crosse, Louisville, Lynn Birkett, Madison, Marcy, Midwest Creole, Mint Juleps, Mitsubishi “Mighty Max” pickup truck, Mr. Wendal, New York, NRBQ, Peachtree Street, Statue of Liberty, Steve Ferguson, Tennessee, the road, Tony Curtis, wanderlust, wedding
You Were My Book (Part 2)
• July 15, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1990, girlfriends, Iowa
Tags: Bellarmine College, Bud Morris, diaries, Ellen Morris, Freddie's, Jamaica, John Birkett, journals, Julie, Louisville, love, Lynn, mix tapes, National 43-571, Pizza Hut, postcards, relationships, romance, romantic, Seagram's, service, solenoid, Stairways, Star Trek, T.R., The Beatles, The Everlasting Book of Love and Romance, The Moody Blues, Toyota, Uncle Pleasant's, weddings
You Were My Book (Part 1)
• July 8, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1990, 2016, Books, Iowa, Reading
Tags: Back Door Bar, Bud Morris, California, Ellen, Ellen Terry, Encyclopedia, Friends, intimate relationships, Kentucky, Louisville, lovers, Lynn, male-centric influences, romance, romantic, screenplays, Tennessee, Toyota, University of Iowa, Van Morrison, World Book encyclopedia
No One Ever Left Alive in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Part 2)
• September 18, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1985, Iowa, Minnetrista
Tags: Anti-apartheid, Boswell, Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Crèvecœur, Currier Hall, Datsun, Dick Bray, Dolphin's, English-Philosophy Building, Fingerhut, Fitzpatrick's, Greyhound, Hancher Auditorium, Harv's House, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jane, Jessup Hall, Jim, John Sayles, Laura Speaks, Mayflower Hall, Minneapolis Tribune, Pentacrest, proofreading, REM, Rick Kubat, Ron Howard, Samuel Johnson, Selected Authors, St. Louis, Stephen Biko, The Crow's Nest, Therese, University of Iowa, Volkswagen Bug, Wayne Franklin, Yolanda
No One Ever Left Alive in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Part 1)
• September 11, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1985, Iowa, Loneliness
Tags: Alvy Singer, Annie Hall, Boys With Toys, Brian, Bud Morris, Carol, Chris Hampl, Currier Hall, Dick Bray, Dolphin's, Doug, Dr. Fix, George's, graham crackers, Gundy, Harv's House, Iowa City, Jane, Jethro's, Jim, Kim, Lakewood, Lamoni, Laura Speaks, literature, Louisville, Mayflower Hall, Quad Cities, Rick Kubat, Sue Rolfe, Ted, The Crow's Nest, Valentine's Day, Wayne Franklin, Woody Allen
Finding the Nest (Final)
• July 24, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Currier Hall, Dick Bray, Doberman Pinscher, Gilmore Hall, Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Bergman, Iowa City, Jackson Browne, Jeff Gardiner, John's Grocery, Katharine Hepburn, Letters From The Circus, MacLean Hall, Mayflower Hall, Procol Harum, Quad Cities, Raquel Welch, Rick Kubat, Robert Creeley, Shine On Brightly, Smokey Robinson, Sue Rolfe, The Big Chill, The Crow's Nest, The Deadwood, The Shy, Tony Franciosa, University of Iowa, Van Morrison, Yolanda
Finding the Nest (Part 3)
• July 10, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: A.W. Pinero, Bud Morris, Cubs-Padres, Dan O'Connor, Deadwood, Elaine, Hedda Gabler, Iowa City, Jeff Gardiner, John Irving, Kim, Kool Ray & The Polaroids, Louisville, Melanie, Mike, Reuben Reuben, Rick Kubat, Special Export, Sue Rolfe, The Crow's Nest, University of Iowa
Finding the Nest (Part 2)
• July 3, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: Bo James Saloon, Brooklyn, Bud Morris, Budweiser, cathedral spires, Cedar Rapids, Chris, college classes, Daniel O'Connor, Dooley's, Dubuque Street, Fitzgerald, Heineken, Hemingway, International Writing Program, Iowa City, journal writing, Joyce, Kevin, Labor Day, M*A*S*H, Mama's, Manhattan, Marvin Bell, Marx Brothers, Mayflower Hall, Melanie, Mickey's Bar, Miller Lite, On The Beach, Paul Engle, Special Export, Stein, tequila, The Crow's Nest, The Deadwood, Woody Allen, Yolanda
Finding the Nest (Part 1)
• June 26, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, 2015, Iowa
Tags: A&W, Abi, amusement park, Andy, Bo James Saloon, Bud Morris, Carolyn, Cedar Rapids, Christian, college, Diamond Dave's Taco Company, Diane, Donnie's, Elvis Costello, Gerry, Gordy, Heineken, Iowa City, John Larson, John's Grocery, Judy, Kay, Labor Day, Larry, Louisville, Mayflower Hall, Peter Gabriel, Progressions, Purple Rain, R.E.M., Rich, Rick Kubat, Scotland, Sharon, SOS Printing, Steve Bob & Rich, Tequila Sunrise, Terrell Mill Park, The Crow's Nest, The Jam, The Shy, Todd, University of Iowa
Completely in the Dark 