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Night Train: From the “Tales of the Imaginary Traveller”
Night Train From the “Chronicles of the Imaginary Traveller” by Wayne A. Melvin At that distant point on the far horizon…. Where the train tracks converge At the far edge of this vast universe What becomes of the Night Train then?…
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TUMBLING STONES ON THE NIGHT TRAIN TO HINTON
Riding the train in Canada – means built in romance and adventure, pretty much guaranteed with every ticket. The CNR and CPR once stopped almost everywhere along their respective lines from one end of the country to the other. What might…
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Workcation: 5 Things You Need to Know When Living and Working on the Road – Parts 1 & 2
This posting comes in two parts. Part 1 is written by me and is a somewhat light-hearted look at the nomadic life that my wife Karin and me have been living of late. It is primarily an introduction to Part 2,…
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LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY – PARTS FOUR & FIVE
THE FREAKING FREAK FLAG FINALLY FLIES “Summary: Herein is the big reveal of how the Freak Flag was created and hoisted aloft, launching the notorious Hinton Hippie Revolution of 1968. Also included is how Mrs. Litke smelled a rat, a patchouli-smelling…
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LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY – Episode 3 (of 5)
Vexatious Vexillology and Vexillography Revolution was in the air! Time for change! Down with War Mongers and Bubblegummers!!! Rise Up!!!! And now, this very night, it was all up to us!!! Just Lloyd and me to save the world. We were so…
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“Let Your Freak Flag Fly” – Episode Two
Music, Music, Music & The Power of Flowers (Part 2 of 5) A big part of saving the planet revolved around the revolutionary music of our times. “They” had Don Messer’s Jubilee, Sgt. Barry Sadler, and his Viet Nam War anthem,…
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LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY – Episode One
The One About the Infamous Hinton Hippie Revolution of Spring 1968 A Circumbendibus* Historical Comic Book Rather Loosely Based on a True-Life Adventure (What King Arthur, King James I, Betsy Ross, Jacques St-Cyr, the Litkes & Me All Have in Common.)…
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The Great Hardisty Creek Deluge, Gumboot Caper & Whodunnit – Saga 3
Saga 3 – The Aftermath For Slick and I, the stunning verdict by the Scout Tribunal was kinda like Al Capone getting liquored up at a Little League game then shooting up Chicago. And then, after he’s finally been busted after…
