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how do bluesmen pass time on the road?
They drive, mostly, plus eat, sleep, tell stories.

Bluesman carl gustafson does all that, and writes, too. Very
well. well enough to acquire a legion of fans around the world
for what he once blogged as tales well told, which have now
come to find a compilation home in an exciting new book. a
must-read for any blues lover or blues musician!
314-pages containing offbeat and compelling human interest
stories of some 20 years of travel on the road, around the
world, in pursuit of the blues, and in pursuit of himself.
a compulsive writer, he records and ponders seemingly
everything and everyone he has encountered in his years
of adventuring. in his colorful blues stories he draws upon
a diverse background that includes growing up working on
cattle ranches, a stint in the u.s. Marine corps, a theological
education, seven years in the ministry, ownership of a popular
roadhouse, vice president of an oil company, president of a
mining company, co-founder of wayfarer’s catalog company,
years of seminar speaking, and two decades on the road living
the reckless, bohemian, lifestyle of a back roads blues man.
one absolutely unique individual, and the writer
of an equally unique set of essays here.
What is this book we are talking about?
Turn The page and Find OuT…

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