At breakfast in Morehead, Kentucky I spent most of my time eavesdropping on a man talking about his work. His job was to pull around a Jack Daniel’s Airstream party trailer. It is basically a rolling bar. Not a bad gig, I’d say. When you pull up, throw open the doors and turn up the tunes I bet everyone wants to be your friend.
He gave me a bandana and wished me safe travels.
Later in the morning, he passed me on the highway with a honk and a wave.
There were two things on my agenda for the day, neither of which were in Morehead and so it was time to get a move on. Whatever else was going to happen along the way was left to chance.
While passing by Lexington, I made a quick stop to get a look at the giant Dixie Cup water tower. Their representation of the cup was impressive. I could totally picture chewing the rounded lip and unrolling it.
Moving around the perimeter of the city, it dawned on me that I could be anywhere. Congestion, chain stores, fast food, car dealers… same shit, different town. Granted I didn’t explore to prove this theory wrong.
Something about this idea struck me as sad. Our suburban existence is sanitized. You take your food pellet and move down the line.
And I do understand that it helps people to have experiences that live up to a certain quality or standard. I get it. When I pull up to a Holiday Inn Express anywhere I pretty much know what I’m in for (I’m lookin’ at you, pancake machine). There is comfort in that. But on the flip side, it means that I’m walking around like a robot.
Not only is there so much sameness but there is just so much retail, period. It’s really overwhelming when you step back and look at it.
Ugh. This post… it’s full of “brand” pictures, isn’t it? See what I mean?!
Buy more, consume more, feel less. This is the rabbit hole I’d like to claw my way out of.
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