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[wispfox]

The line in Ghost, by the Indigo Girls, which says "the Mississippi's mighty, but it starts in Minnesota at a place which you could walk across with five steps down" means I just added seeing the source of the Mississippi to the things I want to see, in my year of wandering.

Because of this, I'm wondering if there are any other places in the US that I should visit, based on lines from songs. Alternately, suggestions from books.

Anyone have any musical or literary suggestions for places to travel in the contiguous US?

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[metahacker.livejournal.com]

From California (been there, 1996) to the New York Island (most of my life)
From the redwood forest (1996), to the Gulf Stream waters (2004)
...

I roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts (Painted Desert (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Desert%2C_Arizona): 1983ish)
And all around me a voice was sounding...

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I've never been to visit the Mississippi -- any of it -- so it's on my list as well.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

I know what song the former is, but not the latter. What song is the latter?

(and yay for suggestions!)

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

The roamed and rambled part? Another verse of same. I didn't come up with a good second song to include.

subversion

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

(by Woody Guthrie)
This land is your land,
This land is my land,
From California
To the New York Island,
From the redwood forest,
To the Gulf stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.

As I was walking,
That ribbon of highway,
I saw above me
That endless skyway,
I saw below me
That golden valley.
This land was made for you and me.

I've roamed and rambled
And I've followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me

The sun comes shining
As I was strolling
The wheat fields waving
And the dust clouds rolling
The fog was lifting a voice come chanting
This land was made for you and me

As I was walkin'
I saw a sign there
And that sign said no trespassin'
But on the other side
It didn't say nothin!
Now that side was made for you and me!

In the squares of the city
In the shadow of the steeple
Near the relief office
I see my people
And some are grumblin'
And some are wonderin'
If this land's still made for you and me.

Nobody living can ever stop me
As I go walking
That freedom highway
Nobody living can make me turn back
This land was made for you and me

Re: subversion

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

September morning
the smoke clouds blowing
The buildings burning
The towers falling.
But all around me,
our flag still flying, saying
This Land's still made by you and me.

Re: subversion

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Huh! Ok, I apparently only knew the first couple verses. :)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Incidentally, you should go to Psinging, ever.

Of course, you'd need to go at the same time as someone you know who goes, and I have no idea when I'll go next (busy month, and I get less social in winter).

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Maybe some time in December? not sure what your schedule is like. I understand the winter/hibernate/cave thing -- I'm doing it now -- so -- err...schedulicious.

I'm fairly confident galaneia would also have a good time, once she got over her shyness...plus she's got a nice alto voice. :)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Hmm...

The next one is Dec 2nd, and the one after that is the 16th. If either works, I can make a point to go. :)

And yes, you should both go! And you should bring your guitar, presuming willingness to play along with any songs you know (it often helps keep the singers together to have a guitar).

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

Hrm. Dec 2nd there's this comedy show we have tickets for, so maybe the one after that. Let me negotiate with the person who actually remembers my schedule. ;)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Ok. Let me know! :)