I left Little Rock hoping to go soak in some of the Bath-houses at Hot Springs (I LOVE hot springs... I have them bookmarked for every state I
visit)..... The roads are a little strange in Hot Springs, AR - they kind of weave in and out, around in a circles. Neat town though, Route 66 is still alive and doing well. Somehow, weaving in and around the roads, I managed to locate the Arlington Hotel (Al Capone's favorite hotel) which had a neat spa... I passed up the hotel, though, to go check out the racetrack (actual photo of OakLawn Racing Track below). Again, I got kind of disoriented with all the roads and turn offs for the track.... so I ended up pulling into the stables. Maybe it was the out-of-state plates or something, but they definitely made a mistake and just waved my car in. I got to watch the race from the point-of-view that the photo was taken. Eventually some jockies came over, trying to figure out what I was doing, we struck up conversation .... I never knew how tiny jockies are. They are so itty bitty and so talented. I have never learned so much in a single day - I learned how to pivot a race horse, how to gamble... they explained the track, the different kind of races, what the score boards were about. It was the most entertaining mistake I have made in months..... Eventually as the guys were getting ready for the 10th race or something, I made my way to the actual track.... I made a bunch of new friends, and this cute little Grandma and I bet on a horse together.... I filmed a little part of the race. Perhaps I will put it in my blog this Friday.....
I left Little Rock hoping to go soak in some of the Bath-houses at Hot Springs (I LOVE hot springs... I have them bookmarked for every state I 
visit)..... The roads are a little strange in Hot Springs, AR - they kind of weave in and out, around in a circles. Neat town though, Route 66 is still alive and doing well. Somehow, weaving in and around the roads, I managed to locate the Arlington Hotel (Al Capone's favorite hotel) which had a neat spa... I passed up the hotel, though, to go check out the racetrack (actual photo of OakLawn Racing Track below). Again, I got kind of disoriented with all the roads and turn offs for the track.... so I ended up pulling into the stables. Maybe it was the out-of-state plates or something, but they definitely made a mistake and just waved my car in. I got to watch the race from the point-of-view that the photo was taken. Eventually some jockies came over, trying to figure out what I was doing, we struck up conversation .... I never knew how tiny jockies are. They are so itty bitty and so talented. I have never learned so much in a single day - I learned how to pivot a race horse, how to gamble... they explained the track, the different kind of races, what the score boards were about. It was the most entertaining mistake I have made in months..... Eventually as the guys were getting ready for the 10th race or something, I made my way to the actual track.... I made a bunch of new friends, and this cute little Grandma and I bet on a horse together.... I filmed a little part of the race. Perhaps I will put it in my blog this Friday.....
6 comments:
he is actually out of town till the 12th, I love you and I cannot wait to see you...
Funny how some things work out. Did your horse come in in the 10th race? Don't take this the wrong way, you look intimitating in that black mask.
Matt, is that you?! Ha, that was such a cryptic message - I had to read it a few times to figure what you were saying... : )
I am getting into NYC on the 6th or 7th, headed to Northport, and could stay with you the 9th-11th... ? I don't really have any work planned then so I am going to be super bored when you are working.... but I'll do it if it means drunken fillet mignon in your bed again. : )
Ha! That was such a mess.... but too much fun. I'll see you in about 2 weeks! Yay!
..... moving on......
My horse came in 3rd, which basically means that I won nothing... but it was a hell of a lot of fun. I can see why people go to the races....
And that mask... it ... fucking.. rocks. : ) I bought it in Ft Laud at the Fetish Factory... that place is a trap for a model looking for crazy wardrobe.
You are just adorable. Your style of writing is so creative and funny. It's nice to know SOME beautiful women have a sense of humor and don't take themselves so seriously--God how I love you Bohemian types. As a writer myself, I appreciate that. I wish I was down south right about now. We just got hit with a nasty snowstorm here in NYC and now it's all turning into dirty slush. Oh well. Please keep us posted. We look forward to hearing more about all the eccentric characters you continue to encounter. And I think that mask is hot--I've always found "intimidating" to equal sexy--especially when you're wearing it. Ciao! xo
That sounds like 100 pounds of fun, per jockey! We don't hear that often about entertaining mistakes.
hey london,
if you LOVE hotsprings as much as i do you DEFINATELY need to stop on your road trip for a week in IDAHO, one of the top 5 hotspring destinations in the USA, its incredible.
Love your work, you are absolutely stunning and its seems your personality matches your beauty. Oh yeah and check out the book "The Golden Spruce" by John Vaillant. I think you would enjoy it based on what you've said in your blogs. Your reading preferences are similar to mine.
paul
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