the story of gettin by i *an amy fort mix*
an amy fort mix with cover art by hope farley and short lists contributed by maggie lightfoot, douglas morum, amy fort, michelle monteith
SIDE A: a pair of shoes
murder's home: alan lomax
mad thom of bedlam: jolie holland
ghostwriter: rjd2
song to woody: bob dylan
missing you baby: hasil adkins
MICHELLE MONTEITH'S short list
To Bring
1. Slippers
2. Ear plugs
3. Cash in local currency
4. Picture of dearest loved one
5. A corckscrew
AMY FORT'S short list
what you love in the night you will learn to hate in the day
whatever or wherever it is, have a sanctuary
your head is your own
jokesjokesjokes
be able to look at anyone and think nothing
send postcards
the slower you go the better you get there
keep disposable paper around
have your moments to stop and miss people who should be around
MAGGIE LIGHTFOOT'S short list
1. Thoughts of home- redefining what home is
2. Developing film
3. Waking up at 3am in a dark train car and feeling the weight and speed of movement
4. Writing letters (and actually sending them)
5. Sudden, fleeting unexpected friendships
DOUG MORUM'S short list
5. Patience: All you will be doing at airports is waiting for things. You wait to get your baggage checked, you wait to go through security,you wait at the gate for your plane, you wait to get on the plane, youwait for your headsets/food/pillow, you wait to get off the plane, youwait to at customs, you wait to get your bag, you wait for thebus/taxi. If you don't have much patience, it will be an awful longtrip.
4. One trick that goes along with 5, to stay seated in the plane untilmost of the passengers have left. That way you avoid the stress ofgetting your things from the overhead compartment while someone behindyou is glaring at you to hurry up. Also, you have to wait to get yourchecked bags from the carousel/conveyor belt anyway, so why rush downthere? May not work if you are in an isle seat and the person besideyou is a stranger.
3. Learn at least a phrase or two of the local language. Somethinglike, One bottle of water please, where is the washroom, you've fallendown a 50' well, are you okay? Many countries' citizens speak english,but not all of them want to. Some of them don't want you speakingtheir language badly at them, but sometimes it's good to try.
2. When you get to a city, walk around. There is nothing better toget the vibe of a city than walking it's streets. You can't get it asthoroughly, by any other form of locomotion, they are all too fast. Ifyou have the time wander around or walk to your destination. Europeancities usually have no grid pattern so they tend to be confusing, butgetting lost can be fun too.
1. Rent a bike! After the walking thing, bikes are the best way to getaround. Assuming you can ride a bike, or aren't too terrified to ridea bike in a strange city, and it's summer. Also, you are actually in acity, although riding a bike around the countryside seems like a verynice thing to do as well.
murder's home: alan lomax
mad thom of bedlam: jolie holland
ghostwriter: rjd2
song to woody: bob dylan
missing you baby: hasil adkins
SIDE B: a roof
i get it: boom bip & doseone
that home: the cinematic orchestra
protector: fleet foxes
bobby malone moves home: casiotone for the painfully alone
cynicism: nana grizol
take me home country roads: toots & the mayals
goin' home: dan auerbach
i asked a few friends to give me their short lists of things they like to keep in mind while traveling, i'm including my own:i get it: boom bip & doseone
that home: the cinematic orchestra
protector: fleet foxes
bobby malone moves home: casiotone for the painfully alone
cynicism: nana grizol
take me home country roads: toots & the mayals
goin' home: dan auerbach
MICHELLE MONTEITH'S short list
To Bring
1. Slippers
2. Ear plugs
3. Cash in local currency
4. Picture of dearest loved one
5. A corckscrew
AMY FORT'S short list
what you love in the night you will learn to hate in the day
whatever or wherever it is, have a sanctuary
your head is your own
jokesjokesjokes
be able to look at anyone and think nothing
send postcards
the slower you go the better you get there
keep disposable paper around
have your moments to stop and miss people who should be around
MAGGIE LIGHTFOOT'S short list
1. Thoughts of home- redefining what home is
2. Developing film
3. Waking up at 3am in a dark train car and feeling the weight and speed of movement
4. Writing letters (and actually sending them)
5. Sudden, fleeting unexpected friendships
DOUG MORUM'S short list
5. Patience: All you will be doing at airports is waiting for things. You wait to get your baggage checked, you wait to go through security,you wait at the gate for your plane, you wait to get on the plane, youwait for your headsets/food/pillow, you wait to get off the plane, youwait to at customs, you wait to get your bag, you wait for thebus/taxi. If you don't have much patience, it will be an awful longtrip.
4. One trick that goes along with 5, to stay seated in the plane untilmost of the passengers have left. That way you avoid the stress ofgetting your things from the overhead compartment while someone behindyou is glaring at you to hurry up. Also, you have to wait to get yourchecked bags from the carousel/conveyor belt anyway, so why rush downthere? May not work if you are in an isle seat and the person besideyou is a stranger.
3. Learn at least a phrase or two of the local language. Somethinglike, One bottle of water please, where is the washroom, you've fallendown a 50' well, are you okay? Many countries' citizens speak english,but not all of them want to. Some of them don't want you speakingtheir language badly at them, but sometimes it's good to try.
2. When you get to a city, walk around. There is nothing better toget the vibe of a city than walking it's streets. You can't get it asthoroughly, by any other form of locomotion, they are all too fast. Ifyou have the time wander around or walk to your destination. Europeancities usually have no grid pattern so they tend to be confusing, butgetting lost can be fun too.
1. Rent a bike! After the walking thing, bikes are the best way to getaround. Assuming you can ride a bike, or aren't too terrified to ridea bike in a strange city, and it's summer. Also, you are actually in acity, although riding a bike around the countryside seems like a verynice thing to do as well.
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