Alabama Road Trip ~1994 - Zach, Jason, Mike, and Alexei        -       Back

We traveled from DeWitt, IA to Daphne, AL on a journey of the human spirit. Okay so it was more of a journey to freak everyone out between here and there and try not to get arrested on the way. We almost did when someone in Daphne, AL called in that we were pointing a gun out of the sun roof of Conan's van.  Conan's van had a sun roof that was probably 3 feet wide and 4 feet long. Jason was standing out of it with a yellow Dewalt cordless drill. It was quite a site in the Walmart parking lot when the cops pulled us over. The cops thought we had a gun so we had to get out of the van one at a time with our hands in the air and walk backwards to the cop car while the cops had there guns on us. We had a large audience surrounding us in the parking lot. Once the cops figured out we were o.k. they were pretty cool. One of the cops asked us, "Are you guys skin-heads or something?" Puzzled we said , "No....We have hair." This trip was my first time seeing the ocean and first time to New Orleans which became my home for a few years when I went there for college. It was a fun and crazy trip. Four wheeling in Conan's VW van and having a piercing party were just the start of it. Ahh the good old days!


Jason doing his hair for the trip.

Jason dyeing his hair.

How long do I have to leave this shit in?

Jason's Mom helping.

Jason doing his hair for the trip.

Now we are ready to road trip across the country.

The whole crew moments before departure.

That's Scary!

Pantera's Pizza, St. Louis

Outside Pantera's Pizza, St. Louis

Me

Alexei in playground across from Pantera's Pizza, St. Louis

Alexei and Jason in playground across from Pantera's Pizza, St. Louis

Roadside fun! Rolling down a hill in the middle of now where Mississippi after being in the car all night.

Roadside fun! Rolling down a hill in the middle of now where Mississippi after being in the car all night.

Roadside fun! Rolling down a hill in the middle of now where Mississippi after being in the car all night.

More road side fun.

The whole crew again. Somewhere, MS. Moments before getting pulled over by a Mississippi State Trooper in a Dukes of Hazard police car.

A borrowed fire hydrant that was turned into a touch lamp in Conan's house.

Conan's VW Van.

Uh yeah.

Conan, the getaway driver.

Conan (Don't ask)

Bam Bam logo on the back of my head.

Fun with sausage. Don't ask me.

The wonder bra girl.

Conan playing with fire.

Jason wearing the underwear he bought for his girl friend.

The bra we had tied to our antenna all the way from IA to Alabama.

Heehee. :)

Alexei piercing his nose again. This time he didn't use Jason's mom's diamond earring.

Conan and Jason in the van.

Conan playing with fire again.

In the van going somewhere.

Mike passed out again. Conan warned him.

Nice.

My first time to the ocean. Gulf Shores, Alabama.

It was cold out. We were the only crazy bastards in the water.

The beach.

Someone taking a picture of me hanging upside down out of the sun roof.

The fountain outside Conan's housing development.

The water is usually blue, but for some reason there are white suds all over the top of the water. Almost like someone put laundry detergent in it.

New Orleans airport. This is where Mike learned you don't talk about guns in an airport.

Conan, Jason, and I.

Mike getting us kicked out of the River Walk in New Orleans

Fire breathing guy in the French Quarter.

Me 17. Me drinking a Hurricane next to a NOPD cop.

Street band in the French Quarter.

Conan.

Mike and I. The pull is probably holding us up.

More fun in the French Quarter.

Conan after a Cherry Bomb.

We were lost in New Orleans. Saw Thou Shalt NOT Kill billboard and felt real safe. I ended up living a couple miles from here when I moved to N.O.

Jason after a Cherry Bomb. YUM!

More Cherry Bombs. Nothing like a cherry soak in grain alcohol.

The last day in Alabama.

Everyone is thinking, "Too bad this week has to end."

The crew and the getaway vehicle. Nothing like 4-wheeling in a VW van.

 

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