Out of the whirlwind...

[altivo]

...and into bed I think. Long day, and another long one tomorrow. Spinning demos morning and afternoon today, along with gallery watching, lunch with Gary and his musical partner, home to feed critters and put together supper while they did a second gig of the day at the Marengo Settlers Days "Night on Main St." (Actually it's State St. but I guess someone didn't think that sounded cool enough.)

Now we have to take Rob to the train station, and by the time that's done I think we'll both be collapsing. It was fun though. And though there were the usual dumb questions from people who have never seen or thought of spinning and weaving, there were no hassles at all. The weather was beautiful too.

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[rustitobuck.livejournal.com]

Marengo's a nice looking little town. A couple of weeks ago, after a trip to the IRM, I drove through there with the boys. I was looking for something.

Been thinking of old times with Mom and Dad. Spurred on by freebies designed to entice us to buy property in Apple Canyon Lake, we went on a trip to Galena when I was young, maybe 1972 or so. Stormy summer. I remember staying in a motel in Freeport, I think, and the TV had "severe thunderstorm warning" written in lightning bolts and I was scared to death.

On the way back, I convinced Dad that we should avoid the tollway and take US 20 all the way in. Another storm hit, with a big squall line, and about the time that 1 inch thick branches were bouncing off the car, we decided we should pull off the road.

We stopped at some place right on the edge of Marengo. Kind of like a hot dog/beef joint. Not a chain or anything. We had what Dad remembers as "the best corn dogs I ever had".

So I was looking for it and didn't find it, but did get a chance to drive through town.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I can guess where it was, but yes, any eatery that old is long gone in Marengo. There are some neat old houses around that date back to the 1870s or earlier. One was supposed to have been a "station" on the Underground Railroad but has been vacant and boarded up for years. Some of the store fronts on State St./IL-23 are nearly that old, but not as well preserved as the stuff on the square over in Woodstock. Most of what's left on US-20 itself is just modern construction, other than the houses.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Spinning Demos could mean you're a DJ ;)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Nope. And I don't ride stationary bicycles either.