[mickey finn]

“Well, wouldn't you know it, the cd got STUCK in the player, so from Iowa all the way to Chicago we listened to Zamfir playing Billy Joel tunes.”

I don't care who you are, that is one of the most hilarious stories ever! At least you did not have to endure it all the way to NJ.

Zamfir is big in Europe, according to his old TV advertisements.

[Huck]

At least you did not have to endure it all the way to NJ.

That's true. In fact, I still remember the last ride I got, again with a trucker, from Cleveland to NJ, and we heard "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash on the radio. Now THAT'S the kind of music you might hope for or expect ridin' with a long hauler.

By the way, those truckers were GOOD people. First thing you figure out hitchhiking is to stay away from civilians and ride with the truckers. Don't know if anyone still does it. I was supposedly part of a dying breed back in the 80s, begging rides.