In order to get to Fantastic Fest a couple of weeks ago, I had to drive across most of the United States. The 1,171 mile drive between Minneapolis, MN and Austin, TX goes past a lot of rural country, meaning there is a bounty of strange little truck stops with strange little things hiding in them.
Thus, as per tradition, here is the Tour de Kitsch!
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| Rose Grove, IA: BITE ME, IOWA. |
Bythedale, Missouri: Every rest area should have a giant mosaic of Harry S. Truman being stalked by a fisherman. |
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| Ottawa, Kansas: Sometimes, you just need a giant, disembodied raptor head to guard your precious table salt. |
Marietta, Oklahoma: Cowboy armadillo? Sure, why not! |
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| Kearney, MO: I checked. My booty does not fit. |
Mattfield Green, KS: The Knute Rockne Memorial stands at almost the exact halfway point between my house and the Cargills’ place. Therefore, I now declare a new tradition: picking Knute’s nose on the way through Kansas. |
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| Rose Grove, Iowa: On the southbound trip, I was accompanied by Jerry Belich of Choosatron fame. This is Jerry, making me a sandwich… |
…if, indeed, this qualifies a sandwich. |
That looks like a fine sandwich. Is the recipe available?
One (1) chunk bread
One (1) chunk sausage
One (1) chunk cheese
Stack items together. Shove into mouth.