Category Archives: travel

Disconnected…Reconnecting

Posted on March 19, 2023 by bullersbackporch

Disconnected myself from this blog & the back porch over the last 2 weeks to reconnect with old friends, favorite foods and fun down in Texas. The whole trip presented a series of challenges due to my prolonged incapacitation & … Continue reading →

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Reelin’ in the Years

Posted on February 12, 2022 by bullersbackporch

A new gadget arrived for me a day early. I wasn’t expecting it until today but was delighted to get my hands on it yesterday. Having just re-opened a doorway to the past by resurrecting my old record collection, I was … Continue reading →

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“Always a Hoot!”

Posted on October 23, 2021 by bullersbackporch

— Jerry Garcia’s parting words to Bob Weir after the final Grateful Dead concert We last saw our intrepid hero heading up to Boulder, veering eastward on a known shunpike northward. Pleasantly uneventful, that drive took more time than the … Continue reading →

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The Rider Takes the Wheel

Posted on October 20, 2021 by bullersbackporch

Nearly showtime, folks! Today I head north to see the second night of Dead & Company at Red Rocks. Unlike most of my Dead runs through the years, though, I will be making the first leg of this flight solo. … Continue reading →

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Shunpiking Home

Posted on October 16, 2021 by bullersbackporch

The shortest distance between points is beside the point. shunpike: a side road used to avoid the toll on or the speed and traffic of a superhighway— Merriam-Webster Dictionary Whenever we can, we shunpike. That is, we deliberately avoid the … Continue reading →

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Our Brief Break in Boulder

Posted on October 10, 2021 by bullersbackporch

When we last left our intrepid adventurers, they were about to leave, “taking the long way there.” That we did indeed do, taking our sweet time to swing eastward out of Colorado Springs before heading north. Yes, it took us … Continue reading →

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On the Road…Again

Posted on October 7, 2021 by bullersbackporch

It’s D-Day, or rather, B-Day — for Boulder Day. Yes, we are headed out on the road again to go see Pat Metheny at the Boulder Theater this evening. We’re taking the long way there, so we will be on … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the End — Boulder Dead 2019, night 1

Posted on July 13, 2019 by bullersbackporch

Continuing my Dead Run 2019 story… Leaving Texas the third day of July meant we were a day early (according to “Jack Straw,” one of the tunes we heard in Dallas). Albert went ahead to Boulder on the 4th for … Continue reading →

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Dead Run 2019 in the Rear View — Texas

Posted on July 10, 2019 by bullersbackporch

It’s been a week since the start of my 2019 Dead run and it just ended Sunday, so here’s a quick look backward in the blog’s rear view. “Colorado Springs? I thought I had to take you to the Denver … Continue reading →

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End of the Tour — Will T. Massey, Italy 2006 (Part 4)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by bullersbackporch

We’re wrapping up the year here on the back porch by republishing the final segment of the blog posts I wrote in 2006 while traveling with Will T. Massey on his triumphant comeback tour of Italy. Bergoma, Caffe Litteraria Another … Continue reading →

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