Alaska: the land of individuals and other endangered species. - T-shirt
A guy at the bar's words on the subject of the be-yourself diversity of live-free-or-die characters in Alaska: "This is such a great place. You don't have to worry about offending people; in fact, if you're not offending people, you're probably offending people."
The above conversation was had at Hooligan's Saloon, a respectable local establishment where I went for seafood chowder, drinks, and live music after work on Friday night. Other topics of conversation included fishing, bear hunting (iphone pic included!), fur-trapping, and the concealed weapons the man was carrying.
Interesting story: the musician was Hobo Jim, a famous singer-songwriter here and Outside. Back in 2010, on my first Alaskan venture, Reid and I hitch-hiked from Anchorage to Seward and just outside Seward we were picked up by a very nice lady who was in town for her husband's gig, and she gave us a free CD. None other than Hobo Jim's wife! Four years later, I'm listening to the man himself.
Great stories Colleen!
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I like the north of normal too...
Was his old lady still with him? Hobo Jim, that is. Makes Alaska seem like a relatively small place to have that happen. The bar conversations are priceless. Keep that journal going for that future novel.
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