In November 2005, I moved to Boise with a duffle bag of clothes, a Sony Discman and a Case Logic CD binder, and the first place I slept was the couch in my brother’s basement. It was meant to be a stopgap, a temporary measure to save money while my wife, Erica, stayed back in New Hampshire until our house sold. We figured it would only be a month or so. It ended up being four and some change, but for my own comfort and sanity, I bolted from the basement long before Erica landed in Boise on April 1, 2006.
In a micro sense, my return trip in July resembled those initial weeks in Boise 16 years ago. Twenty-four hours before my daughter, Magnolia, and I were to touch down on the tarmac, our lodging for the 16-day trip fell through, so I texted Travis to see if we could crash with his family until we sorted it out. But shortly into our stay, it became clear that, unless we ponied up for a hotel or Airbnb, we were stuck squatting on the basement sectional until the bitter end.
Episode 39: Across the Great Divide(s) b/w Glory Days
Episode 38: Bring Us the Head of Craig Brubeck, Who Stole Our Rocco’s Super Bowl Sheet Pizzas
Episode 37: The 12 (NA) Beers of Christmas
Episode 36: Got a Blank Space Where My Head Like a Hole Should Be – A Portrait of Generation X as Middle-Aged Summer Concert Series Nostalgia Trippers
Episode 35: Mark Lanegan, Daydream Reliever
Episode 34: Boise (Slight Return) Revisited
Episode 33: The New Belle and Sebastian Album Makes Me Feel Old
Episode 32: COVID, a Conference and Our Old Friend the Common Cold
Episode 31: The Subjective Greatness of ’America’s Greatest Hits’
Episode 30: Kerouac In the Lamplight of the Living Room
Episode 29: Take This Waltz
Episode 28: Bright Lights, Dark Winters
Episode 27: Season of the Ditch
Episode 26: Running To Stand Still b/w Reconciling Bono
Episode 25: Kicking Around on a Piece of Ground in Your Hometown
Episode 24: Thanksgiving Sucks, and So Does the Planes, Trains and Automobiles Soundtrack
Episode 23: Gordon Lightfoot and the Golden Autumn World Just Outside My Grasp
Episode 22: Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well
Episode 21: Inscription Friendships and Farewell Transmissions
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