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Forum: United States
Nov 7th, 2009, 04:42 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

As the Scruffman is now in Europe, the story will...

As the Scruffman is now in Europe, the story will continue here:

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/the-scruffman-in-europe.cfm

I am very much enjoying sharing his adventures with you all!
Forum: United States
Nov 7th, 2009, 04:41 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

kerouac, I will let him know of your kind offer,...

kerouac, I will let him know of your kind offer, although I don't think he's planning on coming by Paris. However, he's got to get from Amsterdam to Italy somehow, so who knows where the road will...
Forum: United States
Nov 7th, 2009, 04:41 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

jent, I don't have to be forgiving - he's paying...

jent, I don't have to be forgiving - he's paying for it!
Forum: United States
Nov 6th, 2009, 11:21 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

<b>NEW INSTALLMENT!!! In which the Scruffman...

<b>NEW INSTALLMENT!!!

In which the Scruffman makes it to New York, minus a few accoutrements…</b>

When last we left our hero Greg and his sidekick West, he was standing between a field full of...
Forum: United States
Nov 6th, 2009, 08:28 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

In short - yes. I was hoping to get "the rest of...

In short - yes. I was hoping to get "the rest of the story." I have as much of the story as I'm going to have, so just trying to get motivated to write it up. I am doing heavy writing for work...
Forum: United States
Oct 16th, 2009, 04:49 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

kleroux, I agree that this will be a priceless...

kleroux, I agree that this will be a priceless education. And yes, I'll definitely be starting a new thread for this tale once he changes continents.
Forum: United States
Oct 15th, 2009, 07:10 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

<b>A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE ON THE SAME...

<b>A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE ON THE SAME STORY</B>

West's mother just e-mailed me with the update she got from West:

<i>Just heard from West. They left Seattle last weekend — took them 3...
Forum: United States
Oct 14th, 2009, 07:01 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

<b>LATE BREAKING UPDATE</B> Just got another...

<b>LATE BREAKING UPDATE</B>

Just got another call, as computer access has been scarce and the Scruffman needed to contact his next scheduled couch, in Detroit, by going through me.

He is...
Forum: United States
Oct 13th, 2009, 09:27 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

<b>NEW INSTALLMENT!!! In which Scruffman...

<b>NEW INSTALLMENT!!!

In which Scruffman Greg revisits Seattle, encounters a ghost from years past, and wends his way to...</b>

So the Scruffman spent a delightful few days at the Starship...
Forum: United States
Oct 13th, 2009, 05:44 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

Very sweet of you to consider it, kerouac. I can...

Very sweet of you to consider it, kerouac. I can assure you, if you meet the Scruffman, you will probably be quite impressed with him. He knows how to be good company. I've been impressed with...
Forum: United States
Oct 8th, 2009, 09:28 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

And he's spent time on the mean streets of...

And he's spent time on the mean streets of Oakland and San Francisco. Not a babe in the woods, nor in the city.
Forum: United States
Oct 8th, 2009, 09:25 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

For those of you who worry, the Scruffman is not...

For those of you who worry, the Scruffman is not a stranger to independent travel. For example, he drove a couple friends down to Joshua Tree National Park this summer where they all camped out in...
Forum: United States
Oct 8th, 2009, 09:20 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

Sorry, goofed up my html and <i>didn't<i>...

Sorry, goofed up my html and <i>didn't<i> preview. I pay the price.
Forum: United States
Oct 8th, 2009, 09:18 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

I got a phone call from Scruffman Greg this...

I got a phone call from Scruffman Greg this afternoon. Here's the update:

He had a great time in Portland. He was waiting there for his close friend West to show up to continue on with him to...
Forum: United States
Sep 30th, 2009, 09:35 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

janisj, I've been on the verge of mentioning just...

janisj, I've been on the verge of mentioning just that: my son is 21, a full adult, and has been self-supporting for three years. He's going to do this trip whether I approve or not. Taking a...
Forum: United States
Sep 30th, 2009, 08:00 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

lvk, I'm not one who tagged it, and that's too...

lvk, I'm not one who tagged it, and that's too bad, because this thread is going to cover a lot more territory as he crosses the U.S. He should be in Seattle by the end of the week. Once he changes...
Forum: United States
Sep 29th, 2009, 03:22 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

I think he's going to buy an onward ticket to...

I think he's going to buy an onward ticket to Copenhagen before he gets to London. He's decided he doesn't want to stay more than a long weekend so there's no need to leave his departure open. He...
Forum: United States
Sep 29th, 2009, 11:51 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

Just got a gleeful call from Portland, where he...

Just got a gleeful call from Portland, where he has now arrived and was standing in the rain, waiting for a city bus to take him to his first couch-stay. (He was born in Seattle and lived there his...
Forum: United States
Sep 29th, 2009, 10:41 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

The guitar is small and very lightweight, and...

The guitar is small and very lightweight, and music is his pleasure and solace. He may have fantasies of busking at some point. The friend he will be traveling with cross-country is an even more...
Forum: United States
Sep 29th, 2009, 07:42 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

He's traveled almost entirely by car or plane in...

He's traveled almost entirely by car or plane in the past - where there are usually no transfers, you just get in and turn up later at your destination. I don't think he'll make the same mistake...
Forum: United States
Sep 28th, 2009, 07:36 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

He finally got his ducks in a row, gave up his...

He finally got his ducks in a row, gave up his apartment, sold his stuff, and bought a one-way ticket for London. The die was cast. He set a date to leave - yesterday, September 27 - and arranged...
Forum: United States
Sep 28th, 2009, 07:36 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 1,939
Posted By artsnletters

"Scruffy Young Man" has left the building!

This thread is begun at the request of some who were following my son's plans to enter Great Britain for a brief stay but without a continuing ticket on the first international leg of a planned trip...
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