I've actually forgotten the name of this particular Dodge City motel, but as I remember it was called the "Something Something Motel And Conference Center." The last part really amused me. Having figured out what it really was, I could imagine guys all over the Southwest bidding their wives farewell as they went off to their yearly (or monthly) "conference" at this hotel. :-)
________________________________ From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 9:41 PM Subject: Re: Gettin' Into Dodge (was Re: [FairfieldLife] Sally Kempton: New Interview) It's interesting to note that in the "Bible Belt" you will find such establishments and strip bars far more than you will in the "Blue States". There was actually some statistical studies that proved it too. The only time I visited Fairfield I flew into Iowa City and staying overnight at a hotel by the airport looked in the phone directory to see what the local entertainment was. Prominently listed was a "gentleman's club". On 08/27/2014 12:10 PM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: >OK, just for fun, and to prove that not all of my flights of fancy are >*entirely* from my own private store of "fancy," I have to tell a story. I was >driving cross country in the U.S. with my best friend and former lover, and >pulled into Dodge City, Kansas late one night. Winging it, as was our wont >while on Road Trips, we had made no firm plans, and thus had no reservations >at a place at which to pass the night. Driving along the main strip and seeing >"No Vacancy" on every motel sign, I was starting to lose hope, but then I saw >one last motel. It was one of those "combo" Southwestern Motels, with a small >parking lot for auto traffic, and a somewhat larger parking lot for truckers. >And its sign actually said "Vacancy." > > >I pulled in, found that there was only one room available, and booked it. We >checked in, and then -- having heard from the desk clerk that there was no >other restaurant in Dodge City open at this late hour, walked over to the >restaurant, where we enjoyed a fairly acceptable meal. But as we sat there, I >noticed that there was a door at the back of the restaurant, and that many of >the truckers, after they had finished their dinner, left a nice tip for the >waitress but then, rather than retire to the comfort of their rooms or the >cabs of their trucks for the night, walked to this door, said something, and >were allowed inside. > > > >None of them emerged, during the period when my friend and I were finishing >our dinners. I was hooked, curiosity having gotten the better of me, and so >when we *did* finish, I walked over to this door and asked the bouncer whether >we could go in. > > > >He hemmed and hawed and stammered for a few minutes. It was clear that the >vast majority of real, everyday, American tourists who had dined here had >never made such a request of him. I asked again, he looked at us deeply and >seemed to sense something of an affinity there, and let us in. > > > >It was the gaudiest whorehouse I've ever seen in my entire life. Velvet Elvis >paintings on the walls, only pornographic, with Elvis doing women of all >shapes and colors. Red velvet couches, red velvet curtains, the whole bit. >Truckers sitting around eyeing the "merchandise," which consisted of fairly >attractive local beauties here to earn enough money to enable them to (dare I >say it) Get The Hell Outa Dodge. > > > >We had a couple of drinks and just watched the show for a while, and then >thanked our hosts and returned to our room. But what a trip, eh? A >normal-looking motel, along a normal-looking highway in fuckin' Kansas, and >yet just Behind The Green Door (literally) in the restaurant was a serious >whorehouse. > > > >I can only hope that the lonely truckers who sought comfort there found some. >I certainly did, and I didn't even partake of the merchandise. :-) > > > > >________________________________ > From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" > <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 8:45 PM >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Sally Kempton: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas >Pump - 08/26/2014 > > > > >Sweet, Rick. Just the kinda place I'd like to pull in to "top up" while on a >Road Trip. In my mind I envision encountering this place after pulling off the >road in some gawdawful Nowhere in the middle of the Northwestern New Mexico >desert, miles from the nearest town, and finding it to be (to my surprise) a >Safe Haven. :-) > > >Given my somewhat...uh...odd tastes and proclivities, I imagine the "rest >stop" part of this Safe Haven gas station as a kind of cross between a Tantric >Temple in the Himalayas, a truck stop whorehouse along any major road in >America, and a convenience store, in which one can not only buy >highly-caffeinated drinks to fuel one's ongoing journey, but various medicinal >herbs and potions as well. Cash only, because you're Just Passing Through, and >who knows whether there will be anything left of "you" when the credit card >bill comes due. :-) > > > > > > > >________________________________ > From: "'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]" > <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 8:09 PM >Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Sally Kempton: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas >Pump - 08/26/2014 > > > > >Yes, relatively new. A listener in the UK made it for me. Can be downloaded in >various sizes at http://batgap.com/aboutus/fan-resources/, as can batgap theme >song, written by Vaj, to use as ring tone. > > > >From:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] >Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:44 AM >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Sally Kempton: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas >Pump - 08/26/2014 >Nice graphic. Is that new? > >________________________________ > >From:"'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]" ><FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >To: FairfieldLife <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>; >fairfieldc...@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 6:41 PM >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Sally Kempton: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas >Pump - 08/26/2014 > >If you are not doing so already, please consider donating a few dollars a >month to help offset basic expenses associated with hosting, MailChimp, etc. >Of course, larger donations for other expenses are very much appreciated and >needed. Donate button on http://batgap.com. > > > >Updates from >Buddha at the Gas Pump >Interviews with "Ordinary" Spiritually Awakened People > >New interview posted 08/26/2014: > * 247. Sally Kempton > >247. Sally Kempton >By Rick on Aug 25, 2014 06:18 pm >Sally Kempton is a deeply practiced teacher of meditation and spiritual >philosophy, and the author of the books Meditation for the Love of It and >Awakening Shakti: as well as the audio course Doorways to the Infinite, >recently put out … Continue reading → >The post 247. Sally Kempton appeared first on Buddha at the Gas Pump. > >Read in browser » > > > > > >Recent Interviews: >246. Shinzen Young >245. Āloka David Smith >244. Dan Harris >243. Linda Clair >242. David Hoffmeister >Copyright © 2014 Buddha at the Gas Pump, All rights reserved. >Regular announcement of new interviews posted at http://batgap.com. > >Our mailing address is: >Buddha at the Gas Pump >1108 South B Street >Fairfield, Iowa 52556 > >Add us to your address book > > > > > > > > > >
