The Road Taken

.....the further adventures of Ed Kilbourne, quietly making noise since 1964.....

 

 

Still I know you know you can

Pack your whole world in your van

And find another reason to ride

 

-- Tom Davidson, "Reasons To Ride"

 

 

8.9.00

 

Last weekend Kathleen and I went to Atlanta. Some of the best Chinese/Korean food on the planet has got to be the Chinese restaurant in Korea Town on Buford Hwy, just inside I-285 on the northeast side of the city. Two morning worship services and an evening concert at Kingswood UM Church in Dunwoody - had a great day. We're talking about making it some kind of annual affair at Kingswood. One of the associates there is Bill Landiss, legendary campus minister in years past at Georgia Tech. Steve Fazenbaker, who I first met when he was as student at Georga Tech and who I worked for when he was chaplain at Reinhardt College, showed up for the day. He's moved back to Atlanta after stints in the northeast and far west. Twenty years later he is now the new campus minister at Georgia Tech! What goes around, comes around ......

 

The van is in the shop getting tuned and ready for fall. Our sailboat, the "Promise" is in its slip waiting for cooler weather and fairer winds for fall sailing on the lake. Jenny and Amanda are at band camp and Brooke has just come in from visiting her cousins in Detroit. She heads off this weekend to visit her grand parents in Albemarle. Kathleen is signing up a new crop for the CE masters program at Pfeiffer Charlotte. School is just around the corner ......

 

The interstates are choked with traffic. Use to be, you could find the seams but now it's rush hour from before dawn to after dark. The only time you can relax even a little, is after midnight. Just you and the trucks. Gas prices are edging down. Paid $1.19 for regular at SC exit 102 on I-85! Another "reason to ride" - to South Carolina. Fill 'er up .....

 

This fall I begin my 37th season singing and playing for my supper around the country. It was a little simpler in '64. I drove a Chevy Malibu wagon, charged $25 a show, and sold my first album ("I Know Where I'm Going") for $4. More than a million miles later I'm just getting started. Stay with me .....

 

Current van mileage - 295,655

Performances - 7000+

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