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31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (The Trip)

We’re taking the train to the convention and so far, there have been enough oddities too warrant a mini entry.
The moment we boarded the train, an older woman stood up and shouted, “Oh God, is this Worcester?” The confused young man standing next to her assured her we had not reached the last stop on the train, but only a mile out from Boston.
We were also surrounded by old men wearing pins that said “train enthusiast”. Some had walkie-talkies queued to the train’s radio and it was from them we learned that the brakes had broken down and we weren’t going anywhere fast.
We’re now on a new train, still on our way to Worcester and to Rock and Shock.

-D-

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Departure: Entry IX

More and more lately I’ve been wanting to get away from things. I need to see some different sights. Not even new sights. Just different ones. I see the same stretch of Mass Avenue every day. I see the same few blocks every day.

The other day, during my North End excursion, I was just glad to see a new part of the city for the first time in a month or two.

At this point, I just want to take a commuter line to the end of the line and see what’s there. I mean, not just any commuter line, because the one time I took the train, we went to this really sketchy, backwoods town that reminded me of the worst parts of the South.

I just miss exploring and finding new things. I miss being surprised when I turn the corner. Right now, the most I can hope for is the Cloverfield monster doing some creative redecorating in the Back Bay to change things up a bit.

Maybe that’s what I’ll do next week.

Ride a train to the end of the line.

See what’s there.

Hopefully not hillbillies.

-D-

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