I keep coming back to Roads by Larry McMurtry because driving the US interstates is a common journey that most Americans can relate to. Despite all our differences, these roads connect us to each other. They flow through us all, just as red blood flows through our arteries.
I could truly relate to McMurtry’s journey, because […]

There’s a certain irony in the fact that so many teachers force their students to memorize “The Road Not Taken,” turning them into little drones, when the popular message is about individuality and taking a different path than the norm. I wonder what percentage of students take that message to heart, refusing to recite the […]

I’m sure I’m not the only person who had to memorize Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” in high school.  It’s all about choosing a path that’s different from the mainstream, about finding beauty in things that others don’t see.  Maybe the teachers were trying some sort of deep programming to tell us we didn’t […]

Songs about singing usually annoy to me, but I don’t mind when musicians sing about being on the road, even if it’s kinda cliche. There’s Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” and Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page,” among many others.
Here’s a road song off one of the best rock and roll albums to come out […]