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darn it! this show has me crying again
All of the Our Towns

darn it! this show has me crying again

...and I haven't even seen any of these shows.

Aug 19, 2024
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I’m just reading about all of the theaters staging Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.

See how the pins for Our Town really blossom in Chicago?

and that’s Baltimore on the right, with the triple pin.

One other city gives us the opportunity to contrast and compare. Oh my goodness. Of course it is

Atlanta!

because Georgia loves Our Town the most.

We need the whole week to get from Fresno to Atlanta because we are going to take 4 trains:

San Joaquins to Coast Starlight to Sunset Limited to Crescent...these are the views as advertised. If these are to be believed, then it is worth the weird shower-over-toilet set up.

I called. You can do this 4 train trip for less than $200…if you can sleep sideways in those cushy seats.

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