I need a nap like Tulsa needs Viagra.

I really feel exhausted today, and I have way too much to do to even consider taking a little rest. But maybe tonight I'll be able to go to bed early. Yes... that sounds good. Meanwhile, don't expect any great writing here today. I'm just too tired to be particularly literate (or even to proofread, if you must know).

I didn't have time to blog yesterday, but I wanted to mention a few things. First, when I got to Afton Station yesterday I found several business cards in the mailbox from traveling Australian folks. They had been there on Wednesday when we were closed. Well, you know how much that upsets me, so I started the day in a foul mood. However, about an hour after I opened, in walked Australians.... the same Aussies! Since we were closed Wednesday, they decided to spend the night in Miami so they could come back in the morning!! Boy, that's one way to elevate my mood fast! They were two couples in separate rented cars, doing the eastern part of Route 66 since they did the western end last year in a larger group. They were pleasant people with a tremendous interest in Route 66. One of the men was especially interested in old cars, so David, who was there all day with me, gave him a careful tour of all the cars, including opening many of the hoods and even starting some of them up for him.

Next, my Route 66 friend Larry Kinsey from Kansas City appeared, on a trek from his home to Texas for a family gathering. He stayed for over an hour as we caught up with each others' lives and, of course, a helping of Route 66 gossip. He's begun to learn to play the Indian flute, and he got me very interested in that. I might have to check them out on line later.

Over the course of the day, we were also visited by a trucker from Aurora MO, and two guys from Florida. I was closing up when in walked Darryl Starbird. In case you don't know who he is, he's the proprietor of the Darryl Starbird Rod and Custom Museum near here, a nationally renowned pilgrimage destination for hot rodders from all over the world. His official address is Afton, although his museum is about 20 minutes from mine. Nevertheless, I often get visitors who are looking for his place, and he told me that he has occasional visitors looking for mine, too. He dropped by to ask if I'd participate in the Poker Run he's sponsoring this weekend, and of course I'm thrilled to be one of the stops. If the weather is decent (which is actually not promising), he said I should expect 50 or more hot rods to stop by on Saturday. Fun! Check out his site:
Welcome to Darryl Starbird's Rod & Custom Hall of Fame Musuem

Finally, an interesting (and none too flattering) tidbit of information about Tulsa: This came out yesterday.
"The list of the 100 U.S. cities that are most in need of Viagra puts Tulsa at the top, according to the April edition of Men's Health Magazine". 'Nuf said. Tulsa World: Tulsa top in study's Viagra need list