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Tour Recap - Branson, MO and Lawrence, KS
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Tour Recap - Branson, MO and Lawrence, KS

The Negro League Museum, the cradle of jazz, and another day off with a friend in one of America's wildest places.

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The field at the Negro League Museum and Hall of Fame in Kansas City, MO. June 2024. Photo by author.

Slight change in scheduling this week. No Monday podcast, but enjoy this tour recap instead. A new podcast will appear later in the week. Thanks for your patience, gang.

I awoke in Marshall, Arkansas on a warm and clammy Wednesday morning. It was early when I pulled back the sheets and headed for a shower in the confines of my dingy, but affordably priced discount room along State Hwy 65. Unable to find any coffee in Marshall, I drove northwest towards Branson and my friend, Garth Sever.

Gareth is a good friend from the Stand Up with Pete Dominick crew which I have written about here extensively. It’s a podcast community that has been a big part of my life for the last few years. On this tour, I have had the chance to hang out with myriad Stand Up folks, and I was thrilled at the prospect of spending some time with Gareth and his family.

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