The journey of the Homesteaders has had interesting stops along the way. Including an interlude in LA. Now the trail leads to a new beginning that is literally along a "dirt road back street". It calls to mind the classic song written by Guy Clark and performed by various artists starting with the one and only Jerry Jeff Walker.
Here's the place. As seen from the dirt road.
By the way, the song lyrics vary depending on who sings it - and probably how late in the evening it was sung! - but more or less:
Pack up all your dishes.
Make note of all good wishes.
Say goodbye to the landlord for me.
That son of a bitch has always bored me.
Throw out them LA papers
And that moldy box of vanilla wafers.
Adios to all this concrete.
Gonna get me some dirt road back street
Chorus
If I can just get off of this LA freeway
Without getting killed or caught
I'd be down that road in a cloud of smoke
For some land that I ain't bought bought bought
Here's to you old skinny Dennis
Only one I think I will miss
I can hear that old bass singing
Sweet and low like a gift you're bringin'
Play it for me just one more time now
Got to give it all we can now
I beleive everything your saying
Just keep on, keep on playing
Chorus
And you put the pink card in the mailbox
Leave the key in the old front door lock
They will find it likely as not
I'm sure there's somethin' we have forgot
Oh Susanna, don't you cry, babe
Love's a gift that's surely handmade
We've got something to believe in
Dontcha' think it's time we're leavin'
Chorus
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