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Page 10/Lone Star Lutheran/November 9, 1973
Travel
Hitchhiking in America bx Ed Buryn
Hitching as practiced today is a healthy mass-reaction to Am-
erica's preoccupations with safety and security, money and mater-
ialism, police and paranoia.
They want freedom and adventure, and traveling by thumb is
madetoorder—it is unpredictable, cheap, and about people. The
widespread notions about its dangers and illegality only make it
more attractive.
your destination. The best source of information as you go are
other hitchers and travelers; always check into the grapevine when-
ever you can. *
EDITOR'S NOTE—This column is provided by INFORMATION
EXCHANGE, Dept. TT, 22 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Ill-
inois 60603.
Hitching in America is not for everybody. It is long on paranoia
and short on comfort. Its pressures can easily distort the exper-
ience or warp your vision of America. To do it, you should be a
character with character, because hitching is a test of who you
are. You need to be confident in the face of doubt, tolerant when
victimized by the weakness of others, tough in order to endure the
physical hardships, flexible enough to go with the changing for-
tunes of the road, and finally you need a sense of humor to ward
off the ever-threatening cynicism.
Hitching is a test of humanity because you will see people at
their best and their worst. Some peoplewill crapon you and laugh.
Most people will simply ignore you, and that can be even harder.
The dangers of hitching are real but over-emphasized. The num-
ber of victim-hitchhikers is smal I compared tothe numbers of hitch-
hikers. But there are rapes, robberies, beatings, accidents, and
even murders once in a while. There are police arrests, fines,
and jail.
However, that is where we are at as a country, and violence
and injustice victimize not just hitchers but everyone at random.
Hitchers are more exposed, however, and do run somewhat more
risk. Yet it is foolish to expect the worst or fear that possibility
constantly. Expect the best from people and you will usually get
it. People can be wonderful, especially to hitchhikers.
Hitching is technical ly illegal in only eight states (A R, CT, DE,
ME, NV, NJ, ND, WY) but this does not mean much. What ac-
tually happens is that police anywhere can hassle you if they feel
like it. And they frequently do. Always carry ID with you (or
you will be considered a runaway). Cash or traveler's checks will
prevent a vagrancy charge. Hitching on freeways, interstates,
and toll roads is always forbidden, but you can stand at the access
roads (in front of the NO PEDESTRIANS sign) and legally catch
rides.
The best hitching combination is a man and woman together.
Two guys wil I get there OK, but it will take much longer. A sin-
gle man will have no trouble, but a woman traveling alone takes
an unnecessary risk. Two girls traveling together is feasible, but
not fool-proof.
Bring a frameless pack (a frame is too bulky), food and water
(for those times you may get stranded in the desert or the boon-
docks), camping equipment, a road atlas, and a sign announcing
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shaped
9 “I wouldn't -
for the world"
15 Fancy flourish in
handwriting
16 Hydrocarbon found
in natural gas
17 Creator of
"Gargantua"
18 Reddish-brown
pigment
19 Pulpy fruit
20 California live
oaks
22 Total
23 Swampy areas
25 Roman emperor
26 - out a living
27 Founder of psycho-
analysis
29 Racer Gurney
30 -— offering
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31 Deviser of famous
I.Q. test
33 Make fun of
34 Expert at sleight
of hand
38 Hebrew tribesman
39 Nabisco cookies
40 Chemical prefix
41 Chemical suffix
42 City in southern
France
46 Give up
47 Part of a coat
49 Senior: Fr.
50 Soft drink
51 - vobiscum (the
Lord be with you)
53 Specific Dynamic
Action (abbr.)
54 - Tin
56 Household gods of
the ancient Hebrews
58 Native of ancient
Roman province
59 Using one's
imagination
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60 Made of inferior
materials
61 Combined with water
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1 Back of the neck
2 Tremble, said of
the voice
3 Suave
4 Malt and hops
5 Anger
6 "- Get Started"
7 Committed hari kari
(colloq.)
8 Satchel Paige's
specialty
9 High plateaus
10 Suffix: inflammatory
disease
11 Pronoun
12 Very old language
13 Derogatory remark
14 Jimmy Hoffa, e.g.
21 Sister
24 Abate
26 Very large
political region
28 As said above
30 "I wouldn't -
it"
32 Never: Ger.
33 - casting
34 Posters
35 - reading
36 That which builds a
case
37 Foliage
41 "I think, there-
fore -"
43 Poor stroke in many
sports
44 Salad green
45 Sewn together
47 Boy's nickname
48 Enticed
51 Past president of
Mexico
52 West German state
55 Spanish aunt
57 School organization
I forsook last Friday's Homecoming dance for an opportunity to
I catch some good country-rock—the "New Riders of the Purple
Sage" at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin. "New Riders"
is a California group discovered by "Grateful Dead" musician
extraordinaire Jerry Garcia. The group consists of three vocal-
ists: John Dawson, rhythm guitar, David Nelson, lead guitar, and
Dave Torbert, bass, plus Buddy Cage on steel guitar and Spencer
Dryden, drums. All the names are strange to me, save Dryden.
Spencer was the original drummer for the not-so-humble "Jeffer-
son Airplane", back when o1* 1 * * * * JA was still wet behind the guitar
strings.
The first "New Riders" set was basically good, but not excep-
tional—and lasted one and a half hours. The crowd, already
juiced up on Schlitz, loved it anyway. But something was not
right and the musicians knew it. Evidently, all was worked out
during a five minute break, because they came back and pro-
ceeded to bring the house down for the next two hours.
Having already exhausted a few mainstays like "Henry", "She's
NoAngel,"and " Gypsy Cowboy", the "New Riders" took to some
supporting numbers. This improved the set drastically and brought
some real life into their show.
"I Don't Need No Doctor" built up a climax that left you out-
side the stratosphere with no place to go but up. This was quick-
ly followed by a soul shattering version of "Hello Mary Lou", one
of Rick Nelson's biggies.
As if all ofa sudden the band had found their groove, they were
knocking people out with "Glendale Train." "Train" is a very
popular NRPS tune that is made for stomping your feet and swing-
ing your partner do-se-do. I might add that the "New Riders"
personnel are very we 11 rounded in their musical capabilities, both
by Dan Davila (guest writer)
individually and collectively. Dawson, Nelson, and Torbert
traded lead vocals freely and when one was singing lead, the other
two could be found matching with perfect harmonies. The boys
covered for each other exceptionally well on many occasions.
On one, Nelson broke a guitar string midway through a solo in
the early set, and almost automatically, Cage on pedal steel
(backed by Dawson) laid out an improvised solo. And it did a
lot more than simply give Nelson time to change strings.
The finale was a gutsy "Willie and the Hand Jive" of Bo Didd-
ley fame—that lasted some 25 minutes and gave all NRPS mem-
bers a chance to really get down. . .fantastic. The group said
thanks, and the lights went out, leaving an Armadillo full of palm
beating, footstomping folks, beckoning at maximum volume for
more. After going to the bathroom(really!), the group obliged
with "Honky Tonk Women." One heckuva way to spend a Fri-
day night!
Miscellany by J . J . Syrja
A national magazine has confirmed that Bob Dylan will begin
a tour with "The Band" on Jan. 3 in Chicago, and will hit Hous-
ton on the 26th of that month. Considering his old days with this
exceptional group, the tourshould be nothing less than historic...
In SA on Nov. 17, the "Edgar Winter Group" and "Spooky Tooth"
will play at Municipal___Commander Cody will be recording his
next album live in Austin at the end of this month at the Armadillo
...NEXT WEEK: The Rolling Stones' GOATS HEAD SOUP, and
happy Friday Birthdays to Mary Travers and John Fogerty, wher-
ever you may be.
mmmmm Music Sceiiei*—■
The 6New Riders’ in Austin
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