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West Virginia, mountain mama…

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

As I drove south through West Virginia, I pulled into a Kroger parking lot to buy apples and cheese sticks. Walking toward the doors of the store, I was stopped by a man who was, I don’t know, SO WEST VIRGINIA.

“Warrrshington? Did I see Warrrshington plates?”

He had no teeth. Well, maybe two teeth. He had a long (as in: foot-long) white goatee, and was wearing a flannel shirt and a stocking cap. But his blue eyes sparkled, and so I laughed and told him about the adventure that I’m on.

“Whoa, Nelly. That there car’s made it all this way? Sheesh. I ain’t NEVER been to Warrrshington. A girl like you’s out alone on this here road? Well girly, you be safe, and getcher coat – it’s a cold ‘un today. And don’t be speedin’ through Summersville – they’ll getcha. They’ll getcha good.”

He was the cutest Appalachian hillbilly I’ve ever seen. And now I know where to turn when I need someone to teach me how to cook possum.

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Why I don’t get bored or lonely

Monday, November 5th, 2007

This afternoon, I drove from Washington, D.C., to Morgantown, West Virginia. And I made a present for you:


Keeping myself entertained from Annie Parsons on Vimeo.

Wow. I bet that you wish you could write lyrics like me. And yes, I fully acknowledge the obnoxious Jay Leno chin view, and 3-days-since-a-shower hair.

If you want to hear my music for real, check out my latest internet venture: my music MySpace page here. I wrote a track (“By the Time”), and my dear friend Katie Freeze wrote two just for me (“Don’t Come After Me” and “While My Heart is Young”). If you are a guy, and a song sounds like it’s about you, then yes, it probably is.

Unless, of course, you listen to “My Shepherd.” Sorry. Not about you.

I hope to record and put up more of my own material soon, but I could not resist putting Katie’s songs up. She is incredible, and has this uncanny gift of writing for specific people’s voices and life situations. If you don’t know about her, just wait. You will.

How did I get such cool friends? Because it sure wasn’t by merit of my road tripping entertainment videos.

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