It’s been a while, I know, thanks for being patient. We’ll be getting more videos online soon, along with a few more tales from the road. This month has been busy for the whole crew, getting back to daily schedules, taking care of business left undone during the trip, haircuts, lawn work, dishes, and court dates. We’re currently getting ready for the Galaxie Nationals Gathering in Dearborn, MI on August 12th, 13th, and 14th. The final day of the gathering we’ll be shooting the Galaxie Cruise down Woodward Ave with all the Galaxies that come for the event. Currently there are over 80 other Galaxies registered, so it should be quite an experience! For more info, you can check the Motor City Galaxie page at www.motorcitygalaxieclub.com. We’d love to see you there if your schedule allows.

We’d also like to thank you all for the comments, we love getting them and look forward to anything you have to say. On that note, I’d like to use this space to personally thank everyone who has contributed to the Galaxie Project. This list is as current as last week, so anyone not included may feel free to contact me at tommy@tommyfoster.com with their name, and I’ll be happy to add it. Thank you all so much, without each and every one of you, this would not have happened.

Contributors ( in partially alphabetical, no paticular order )

Alvin Haas
Bill Ellis and Innovative Computers
Karl and Trish Jacob
Marcus Darden
Keith Jacob
Jeff Abood
Jamie Addiss
Marina Alamgro
Annette Alexander-Frank
Casey and Kathy Blair
Jim and Diane Byrum
Jason and Laura Carpenter
David Clements
Wes and Jacqui Collins
Marge Mooney and Freddie Cunningham
Reva Darling
Kara Daunt
Bertha Foster
Larry Foster
Foxboro Farm
Drew and Monica Goss
Dennis and Cheryl Gutenkunst
Michael Jacobs
Mark and Kathy Krebs
Jeff Logan
Jeff and Mitzi Loveland
Alice Miles, Ed Scritchfield, Allison and Emily Miles
Jeff and Shyra Olson
Mary Ann Orr
Karen Papoi
Irene Piazza
Rob and Mireille Prusak
Tammy Racine
Frank Rashid
Korey Reynolds and Heather Borden
William and Marion Smith
Terry and Pam Smid
Jacqueline Steingold
Heather Strang
Dave and Jen Sullivan
Amelia and Glenn Williams
Alan and Helene Bushey
Kimberly Anderson
Kenny and Lisa Bollenberg
Ray Bielaczyc
Jim and Mary Schirmer
Karen and Don Ragland
Nadine Maynard
Doug Worthington
Cynthia Dopp
Bill and Wanda Logan
Pat Cleary
Doug Johns Jr.
Marty Kochmanski
Bryon Hienes
Bob and Ruth Allen
Kait Dhal
Nicole LaFrance

I’d also like to thank the National Galaxie Club, the Motor City Chapter, and the Northwest Chapter.
Mark Reynolds
Chester Towles
Joe DeTemple

These folks have been extremely helpful to us, and have provided countless hours of assistance in our project.

Thank you all, and stay tuned!

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Happy motoring……………………………………………

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Wednesday, June 1st.

Played a gig at Povlitzki’s in Blaine, Minnesota. Bob and I opened for the Marshall Star Band. We had a great time, talking about music, gear, and sub-nuclear physics. Wally, the leader of the band, invited us to his place the next day to hang out. It worked well for us, as it made the day’s drive relatively short, and gave us an opportunity to replace the fuel pump and valve cover gaskets on the Galaxie. A few hours later, Wally had hooked us up with a gig in the town of Tilden, Wisconsin, at a place called ” The Mason Jar”. Tilden was not on the map. Perfect. We had to get written directions from Wally. We played to about 20 or so people and had a great time with people dancing and heckling us to our amusement. We didn’t take advantage of the video bow-shooting simulation there, though we would have loved to. A bit intimidating at first, but we all got along great. Everyone there was super-nice and fun to play for. I’d like to thank the guys from Marshall Star, Wally, Keith, Kevin, Tom, and Boyd, for making us feel welcome in Minnesota. Thanks to Paul and Scott at Povlitzki’s for their kindness too. Thanks again to Jake and all the folks at The Mason Jar, It was a blast!

Friday, June 3rd

We’re at Wisconsin Dells now, after a couple of hours on the road, including a stop at Kaufman’s Kafe in Fairchild, Wisconsin. The food there was fantastic, and we enjoyed the flea market. Kurt got an old White Castle Slyder Pilot hat, soon to be a collector’s item. In the back lot we met Mr. Bill Barry, who was throwing homemade arrow-spears at a target. Look for him on video soon. He was an absolute gentleman, and taught John and I how to properly throw the spears at a target like the Australian Aborigines and Indians in Papua, New Guinea do.

As I write this post, we have less than an two hours before we’re kicked out of Starbuck’s, and David has gone to the campground with the keys to the Galaxie in his pocket. I have a door key, so Chris and I may be sleeping in the Galaxie tonight. The campground won’t let us in after midnight, and it’s 10 miles away. More to come…………….

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We did absolutely nothing to this woman. We did not pursue her, we did not harass her, we did not try to intimidate or film her. We had no interest in her until she began yelling at us. After she turned off, we thought nothing more of the incident, except that it was strange.

About 15 minutes later, 10 miles further up the road, I hear a siren. I look in my rearview, and see the flashing red lights of an emergency vehicle. I pull off to the shoulder, just like I learned in driver’s training, and wait for it to pass. For some reason, It doesn’t pass. I thought perhaps they had motor trouble, or maybe a flat, or the battery went dead.

Nope.

I was being stopped by the Sheriff’s department. The sergeant approached the Galaxie pretty hot. Maggie barked in attack mode, as she was not comfortable with his threatening presence. After ordering us to hold the dog down, he informed me that I probably knew why we were being stopped, to which I replied, ” No, not really”. He pointed at the camera and informed us that folks around here don’t like to be harassed with cameras. I assured him we had done nothing of the sort. He then inquired as to what we were doing, and I informed him of the trip across Northern America in my grandparent’s Galaxie that I loved as a kid, and how I was taking U.S. 12 and talking to people along the way and making a documentary film and everything and how you can get anything you want at Alice’s restaurant, etc., and that we had done nothing we considered inflammatory.

He took my license, and disappeared. We waited, and pondered the possibilities of going to jail. Chris apologized for having the camera, and I thought about all the things I wanted to say to people before I get locked up. Then we started crying, and we wept for a good 3 or 4 seconds. Then we got to thinking. This woman had followed me literally a foot or less away from my bumper for over 5 miles, then passed me in a no-passing zone, then exited her vehicle on a public roadway and approached me in a threatening manner. All the while with her young child in the front seat of her car. It didn’t make any sense. We decided that since we were telling the truth, it would all work out.

Well, the sheriff came back, handed me my license, and said ” Thomas, have a nice day”. I said ” Thank you”, and drove off. He said before we left that we weren’t breaking any law, and that he’s never had that happen before. Kind of like not paying for gas in Alliance, we gave them something to talk about.

Cheers from the road…….Pause and Reflect.