Investigating the Heel of Illinois or I Don't Even Know Where I Am

National Geographic Documentary Investigating the Heel of Illinois or I Don't Even Know Where I Am We had a destination when we began. It was the blue grass celebration in Bean Blossom Indiana. This year was extraordinary in light of the fact that it commended the 100th birthday of the father of blue grass, Bill Monroe. We had gone to once before however never stayed outdoors so we picked a vast open field seeking after some peace and calm. This property used to be Bill Monroe's home and ranch where he lived and delighted in making music with companions and fox hunitng. We took after the brilliant sound of strumming banjos and guitars to the stage. Before long we were taping our toes and thinking back about the melodies our excellent daddies sang despite the fact that we experienced childhood in Indianapolis a long way from the slopes of southern Indiana. Dr. Ralph Stanley finished off the night with his interpretation of "Gracious Death, Won't You Spare Me Over for Another Year," made well known in the film, Oh Brother Where Art Thou? We advanced toward our tent at around ten o'clock and set down for a quiet rest. Lamentably the children on golf trucks had different thoughts. They were all the while dashing around the field, revving their motors and sparkling their headlights into our tent when I at long last checked the time. It read a stunning 2:30 a.m., and we pulled up our tent stakes and set out toward Nashville, Indiana and a Comfort Inn were they were doing a review and couldn't get to the PC. We at last got the opportunity to rest around three in the morning.

National Geographic Documentary The following day we were headed to New Harmony a spot where the Rappites and Owens had attempted to set up Utopian social orders in the nineteenth century, to visit my companion, a craftsman who paints subjects from the nineteen fifties and design along old interstates like US 40 and Route 66. Fortunately she found an old drive-in eatery on state street 66 and changed over it into a studio. We appreciated seeing pictures of James Dean, Hank Williams, ladies in full skirts and high heels pressing with their new Steam-o-matic's or respecting their snow white electric clothes washers or reaches. One couple moved around the kitchen before their new fridge seeming as though they had quite recently come back from the prom. Mammoth frozen custards on little eateries guaranteed alleviation from the late spring heat with no stresses over fat or calories. No stresses over Chesterfields or Lucky Strikes either. No stresses period. Simply the guarantee of rural joy or Utopia 50's style.