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Clear Lake, IA 3

Clear Lake, IA 3

That's a big cock! The Barrel Drive-In has the best damn fried chicken on HWY 18!


Near Milwaukee, WS

Near Milwaukee, WS

Only in Wisconsin could one find a six pack of sausages that are shaped like Miller High Life bottles!!


Near Milwaukee, WS

Near Milwaukee, WS

Mars Cheese castle- stopped here and had a brat and a Old Style and watched the Packers play some football. Well 2 out of three ain't bad.
This place is damn strange- please stop by here on your way to the Land of Cheese.


Mason City, IA

Mason City, IA

Yes home to The Music Man and the FLW East and West apartments. The city is trying to bring this building back to life. There are a couple of FLW homes in Mason City.


Clear Lake, IA 2

Clear Lake, IA 2

I think I read that each blade is 90 feet long.
We all know Clear Lake, Iowa is the home of the Surf Ballroom, however it is also home to several HUGE wind mills. To get an idea of the scale of these things- that's my dad looking at the controls (mmm HIGHLY ILLEGAL) and my girlfriend looking at him. There are hundreds of these things dotting the landscape- they are actually quite beautiful.


Clear Lake, IA

Clear Lake, IA

We all know Clear Lake, Iowa is the home of the Surf Ballroom, however it is also home to several HUGE wind mills. To get an idea of the scale of these things- that's my dad looking at the controls (mmm HIGHLY ILLEGAL) and my girlfriend looking at him.
There are hundreds of these things dotting the landscape- they are actually quite beautiful.


Dixon, IL 3

Dixon, IL 3

Only in Dixon would one see a big ass tractor on the main drag at high noon.


Austin. MN 3

Austin. MN 3

It's the SPAM Museum!!! Quite the oddity. A must see if you are ever in Austin, MN.


Austin. MN 2

Austin. MN 2

It's the SPAM Museum!!! Quite the oddity. A must see if you are ever in Austin, MN.


Austin. MN

Austin. MN

It's the SPAM Museum!!! Quite the oddity. A must see if you are ever in Austin, MN.


Dixon, IL 2

Dixon, IL 2

Took a road trip across the midwest in Novemeber of 03, stopped at the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan. This is a statue of him holding some grains of corn.


Dixon, IL

Dixon, IL

Took a road trip across the midwest in Novemeber of 03, stopped at the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan. This is a statue of him holding some grains of corn.


Rowan, IA

Rowan, IA

Lil' pink houses fer you and me....

Mmmm nuf said.


A Really Big Wow

A Really Big Wow

I used to play bass in Big Wow, and in a band called "cased" which was basically the same band. Anyhoo I always like these series of picts from the two bands so I put them up here. I would call this "rawk shots"

An in case anyone is interested- "cased" recorded with HUM guitarist Matt Talbott in Novemebr of 02- he's a great guy and HUM was one of my all time fave bands.