Category Archives: Favorites

The “best of” posts in my opinion. Could be funny, memorable, or just good writing.

The Joy of Trickery (This Is Not A Pipe)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Joe Hedges

In Newport, Kentucky just on the other side of the river from Cincinnati, Ohio sits a huge old mansion on a hill called the Southgate House.  When Abraham Lincoln visited the house it must have overlooked the beautiful Ohio river … Continue reading →

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paris

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i am in america looking out an airplane window at what must be a great lake. there is no horizon. the faded blue of the lake comes up into a band of white hazy clouds and becomes sky somewhere. this … Continue reading →

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frogs in france

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i am on a train cutting a path through the beautiful french countryside going faster and faster. today i am traveling from a village outside of lyon, france to paris. it is a high speed train and now the meaning … Continue reading →

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tastes of england

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i am sitting in a holding pen on a runway on lyon, france. i flew on the low cost express airline easyjet across the english channel from london. easy jet is not at all an easy way to travel although … Continue reading →

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rock and roll and raw fish in amsterdam

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i am looking out at the north sea from a great ship about ten decks tall. i am on the stenaline ferry, a six hour boat ride from hook van holland (“the corner of holland”, near amsterdam) to Harwich, England. … Continue reading →

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gemütlich

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i have just been awoken from an afternoon nap by three housekeepers here at a hostel in frankfurt. they come in like a swarm of fat sweaty bees moving quickly and flapping blanket wings around the room and then they … Continue reading →

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cittadellarte, biella puts the fun in funiculare

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i have arrived in biella, a small town in the northwest of italy. biella itself is quaint but the landscape is dramatic. they call it the piedmont region, the foot (pied) of the alps mountains (mont). if you are at … Continue reading →

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flower

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Joe Hedges

this train is flying. i am moving incredibly fast sitting in the nicest seat to ever be called second class with the best damned dressed second class citizens i have ever seen. the day is bright and the countryside is … Continue reading →

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venice reborn and reborn, fellow studentes

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Joe Hedges

everything they say about venice is true: you can only get there by water. you can only travel by water or by foot. the water is dirty and smells slightly. it is beautiful and enchanting and romantic. but i did … Continue reading →

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cinque terra

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Joe Hedges

i woke up today to another rainy day in florence. i have been mildly depressed lately missing my girlfriend, my family, my cats, my bandmates and the rain does not help. i was fifteen minutes late getting out of bed … Continue reading →

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