Small Town America – A Retrospective
'Super 8' by Wyndham. A budget, small town Amer...
Back twenty years to... Wednesday, April 5th, 2006. Bright yellow signs: Breakfast at the 'Sonic' in Lubbock, one hundred miles to Clovis, New Mexico, west through Fort Sumner, and the...
'Super 8' by Wyndham. A budget, small town America accommodation staple, since 1974.
Back twenty years to... Wednesday, April 5th, 2006. Bright yellow signs: Breakfast at the 'Sonic' in Lubbock, one hundred miles to Clovis, New Mexico, west through Fort Sumner, and the last leg to a shiny 'Super 8' motel in Albuquerque.
A pilgrimage to Lubbock, Texas – birthplace of ...
Back twenty years to... Tuesday, April 4th, 2006. A central and pioneering figure of fifties rock and roll music, Buddy Holly died tragically in a light-plane crash, on February 3rd,...
A pilgrimage to Lubbock, Texas – birthplace of Buddy Holly. His influence will live-on forever.
Back twenty years to... Tuesday, April 4th, 2006. A central and pioneering figure of fifties rock and roll music, Buddy Holly died tragically in a light-plane crash, on February 3rd, 1959 – aged just twenty-two. 'The Day the Music Died'.
On the road to Archer City, Texas. The place wh...
Back twenty years to... Monday, April 3rd, 2006. Fond farewells with my buddy, and I start driving at nine. Archer City is around one hundred-and-forty miles north-west of Dallas, and...
On the road to Archer City, Texas. The place where 'The Last Picture Show' was filmed.
Back twenty years to... Monday, April 3rd, 2006. Fond farewells with my buddy, and I start driving at nine. Archer City is around one hundred-and-forty miles north-west of Dallas, and that's where I'm headed for.
A day spent with my friend and fellow photogra...
Back twenty years to... Sunday, April 2nd, 2006. A fantastic home-cooked breakfast, and a marathon trawl around the Malls. The Apple Store and 'Best Buy'. Whatever could be better today...
A day spent with my friend and fellow photographer, Nick Young. So off to the 'tech stores' we go.
Back twenty years to... Sunday, April 2nd, 2006. A fantastic home-cooked breakfast, and a marathon trawl around the Malls. The Apple Store and 'Best Buy'. Whatever could be better today – than a wee bit of 'technical retail therapy'.
April 1st. Flying to The States. What an odd da...
Back twenty years to... Saturday, April 1st, 2006. A ten and a half hour flight, from London Gatwick – to Dallas Fort Worth. A bog-standard Ford Focus rental car, and...
April 1st. Flying to The States. What an odd day to have chosen. Planning – or foolhardiness.
Back twenty years to... Saturday, April 1st, 2006. A ten and a half hour flight, from London Gatwick – to Dallas Fort Worth. A bog-standard Ford Focus rental car, and the 'Motel 6' in Plano, Texas.
Small town America – twenty years on. 50 States...
Back twenty years to... Friday, March 31st, 2006. The last day home, before flying to the USA for a year. All the preparation and planning is over and done-with, and the...
Small town America – twenty years on. 50 States in 50 weeks: The ultimate American Road-trip.
Back twenty years to... Friday, March 31st, 2006. The last day home, before flying to the USA for a year. All the preparation and planning is over and done-with, and the bags are all packed. Tomorrow, it'll be time to begin...