ROAD TRIP- JANUARY 5TH, 2012

(the ugliest motel in the world- exterior)

(the ugliest motel in the world- interior)

jan 5th- 4am

i'm @ the ugliest motel in the world!
i''ve got to get out of here... i take a shower.. ohmygod..
the shower looks like janet leigh from psycho! this place is the worst. and it's scary!

(the shower of the ugliest motel in the world)

jan 5th- 5am..

i am very excited to leave this pit of a trash hole called GLOBE AZ..
 i travel thru the morning desert @ the speed of light.

jan 5th- 10amish

i am in QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA. a very small transient town known for gem & rock shows and precious metals.

i stop by my fave books shop called  READER'S OASIS BOOKSHOP.

 it is run by  paul winer who is a nudist. he has been nude since 1967. he used to be hot in that hippy sorta way. now he is an eccentric old man.

there is a cowboy from colorado with a display of his books about horses and humor.

he told me he used to have 300 horses, but now he is retired and has none. 

all he does now  is ride the hired hands.

10:40amish~ quartzsite

i have been traveling thru quartzsite  for many, many years and always use as a pitstop for gas, pickup books. never food.

well this time around quartzsite turns out to be magical. the guy at  reader's oasis bookshop as me to be part of their  "author's afternoons" where they host various authors and their books. they put them in a tent with a chair and display. i told them i would be interested for next year.

can you imagine me with my book- 13 YEARS OF BONDAGE in a tent in quartzsite?! 

in the middle of nowhere! what a hoot.

i checked out hi jolly's outpost- internet cafe... 

just because i was "jonesing" to get online and blog.

 i noticed a black doll in a carriage in front of the cafe.... humm....

 i wondered dear readers what your opinions were of this?

(a collie was watching me as i took pics)

(Dorothy & Toto's ice cream shoppe)

this sweet little lady in a wheelchair was running a leather shop and saw me with my camera. she insisted i take a pic of her doggie , "coco" so i did.

she also sold me this amazing dream catcher. i loved it.. i didn't think is was for me since i already have two. i thought about giving it to chris bag, but he didn't respond to it. 

ultimately i gave to my neighbor nick. he LOVED IT.. 

and i though it looked perfect in our las palmas  patio. so it found the perfect home.

jan 5th- 12noonish

i am driving thru Blythe, california. i sleepy little farming town that has landed on hard times.

BLYTHE is so cute.. here are some sights & sounds of little Blythe~

(the horny toad salon!)

(this is where i bought my durango boots and blue strip socks for chris bag)

2pmish

i drive by DESERT CENTER.. it is a lonely little town.. population 4, but i remember they have a great looking diner. not for eating, mind you... only to take a pic.