"So we argued about it for one exit, and the only way to resolve it was to just turn around and go back."
The things people do to generate material for a book.
"t was two people able to agree to disagree and still move on and have a great time. I think that’s what America’s all about."
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Some people are better at making conversation than others.
The world's greatest reason not to pick up hitchhikers.
Waters is an intelligent and interesting man. I don't abide much of his thinking but I would love to drives across country w/ him. Who the hell wants to just associate w/ like minded people?
And, Waters discovered what I absolutely loved about doing surveillance. When he says he enjoys not knowing where he's going really speaks to me. When I followed people doing surveillance I never knew where I would end up. It was often times mundane like following a subject to a mall, grocery store, restaurant, etc. It was usually within 5-10 miles from their house. But, sometimes it was to UW football games, Brewer games, Summerfest, Chicago, upstate Wi.[my longest tailing job was ~250 miles to near the UP]. I had a guy who worked for me who couldn't handle the uncertainty. He wasn't very good @ surveillance. I embraced the uncertainty. Waters is ok in my book.
America is awesome, yep.
John Waters came to Houston a couple of months ago and did his monologue routine at a fundraiser for a local arts organization. It was quite possibly the funniest 90 minutes of my life. I'd imagine spending a few hours driving in a car with him would be very enjoyable.
Never heard of him.
"Never heard of him."
You're either very, very young, very, very old, or very, very square.
I'd imagine spending a few hours driving in a car with him would be very enjoyable.
Totally. Waters has always struck me as a great guy.
ndspinelli, love your description of doing surveillance, embracing uncertainty. The mystery of even the mundane. There's something very seductive about that-- letting oneself go, giving oneself up to the adventitious unknown.
I think of Scotty trailing "Madeleine" in Vertigo… wherever she leads. "Wandering about."
There's something existentially vertiginous about the hitchhiking thing-- hitchhiking for the sake of hitchhiking, not going anywhere in particular. (I'd heard about the Waters hitchhiking thing days ago; it's less interesting now that I know it's for a book. There's a rational "purpose" behind it.) I think of "the girl" in Two-Lane Blacktop. Always been haunted by that movie, for reasons I can't explain even to myself.
yashu, I never really thought about it but I always hitchiked across the northeast in the 60's/70's and loved the journey as much, if not more, than the destination. There almost always was a destination, but a few times I just had to get away and went wherever the person driving was going. Ended up in Pittsburgh for my first time doing that. I love uncertainty, probably a big part of my love of gambling. I love "different." Different places, people, food, etc.
I went into a men's room at Hartsfield airport in atlanta one day, sidled up to a stall, just happened to look over and there he was. I actually was quick enough to say fancy meeting you here. He laughed!
Great guy and he was awesome on Homicide.
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