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Apr 21, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Doug Jacquier

I could feel the joy back then and the pleasure of writing it now. Bravo!

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Apr 21, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Doug Jacquier

This is so funny and delightful!

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Apr 21, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Doug Jacquier

Great stories Doug. Look forward to more similar stories! Cheers

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Laughed out loud!

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Apr 21, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Doug Jacquier

I am a sucker for road trip stories. A truly wonderful story. Thank you!

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Apr 21, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Doug Jacquier

So fun reading about a time and place so far from my own experience. Love that bar/hotel/post office scene! Quite the dance. I really enjoyed reading this! thank you! What a delight.

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Apr 21, 2023Liked by Sari Botton, Doug Jacquier

Charming piece Doug.

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Love this excursion! Details make it all believable!

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Love it. I and two buddies and I took off on a similar follow-your-nose road adventure from Pennsylvania to ultimately, Prince Edward Island in my dad's 1948 wood-bodied Chevy wagon. Love the energy here! You capture the joy and lunacy of such larks so well!

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Apr 22, 2023Liked by Doug Jacquier

Charming. Captured the youth of the era perfectly.

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Apr 22, 2023Liked by Doug Jacquier

That was just one of the best stories I’ve read in a very long time! It’s funny but being an American as teenagers we always thought Australians and the British were the cool ones!

Thanks for the great story!

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Hahahaha: love it. Dig the Kerouac reference; I’m only 40 now but as a wild drinker and writer On the Road changed my life when I first read it circa 2005. I followed in Kerouac’s footsteps: sold my stuff and thumbed all over the nation. It was riveting. I had incredible experiences.

Anyway: thanks for sharing your story. Totally relate.

Michael Mohr

‘Sincere American Writing’

https://michaelmohr.substack.com/

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