Eagle Nest, New Mexico, 2012. “People like to drive because driving is actually and symbolically an almost perfect mechanism for escape…there is probably no human being who does not have troubles, real or imagined, from which he at times feels the need to flee.” George R. Stewart.

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Brooklin, Maine, United States
We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine, and an '86 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of '97 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 24 years--we're recyclers. I've published a book of stories NIGHT DRIVING (1987), and 2 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), and THE O'BRIENS, which came out in the US (Pantheon) and Canada (House of Anansi) in 2012. A book of stories TRAVELLING LIGHT comes out in May 2013. More of my book stuff at www.peterbehrens.org I'm a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13.

Monday, March 12, 2012

First Aid Kit, "Emmylou" & an Advanced Design Chevrolet


This from our correspondent in the Prairie provinces, the painter Alex Emond:


         "Saw this Chevrolet just off the highway in Dunmore, Alberta, fifteen minutes east of Medicine Hat. One can only imagine the reasons for painting the grill, etc. the same colour as your wife's toenails. Some combination of alcohol and an extra Y chromosome.
Still, it's not in bad shape; and paint can be changed. It looks a lot like your old ride . 
          "If you are in the mood for a Swedish sister act--and who isn't--check out the group "First Aid Kit" and watch/listen to "Emmylou" on yer Youtube .  
Remarkable harmony and a refreshing absence of vanity. It's a fine song." --AE


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