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The Hudson River Ferry Dream: As a result of a number of what have slowly become insurmountable obstacles, my dream of replicating C.K.’s ride across the Hudson River is all but dead. If you are unaware, there is no longer any scheduled ferry service across the Hudson that will take cars or motorcycles. Although I had found a suitable commercial boat operator with whom I could privately contract with for crossing, the availability of a suitable vessel is only part of it. I need a launch and landing spot. It turns out that New York is just a little busy on the 4th of July. Who knew? Even though there are a few marinas that might normally be able to have a tug/barge to dock and board me and my bike, all the slips are booked for several days before and after the 4th of July, and at least one has a five-day minimum booking. As a result, barring some miracle, I will be leaving Manhattan via the Lincoln Tunnel. In truth, this will provide for a much simpler (and faster) launch operation, but it is disappointing to reach the end of the road on this dream.
The Fully Annotated Centennial Edition of Across America by Motor-Cycle: Most unfortunately, this aspect of the project has been delayed and has occupied far more of my time than I ever thought possible. I have retained a professional indexer to prepare an index. As I send this, he is poring over the 400+ pages of material to create a useful index of hundreds of entries so that readers can find all the references to key locations and events, both in the original 1922 book and the detailed annotations that are inserted after each chapter. I am presently awaiting the notice of the publisher’s intended production schedule. In the meantime, I am engaging in advance publicity for the event with the expectation the book will launch well before my journey begins. In fact, I just finished being interviewed for the podcast Keeping It Real With Alexander Garrett.
From Here: A soon as I get the web site stabilized (cleaning up the content, filling in the calendar, etc.), I will have more time to send out newsletters and will have more to report as the date of the journey grows near, but you can always subscribe to the YouTube channel, like the Facebook page, follow the Instagram stories, and even place the web site on your RSS feed to have updates available in real time.
I do not know what may have happened, but there has been a recent uptick in sales of the 1922 book, most notably the audio book. We'll never run out, but if you're interested in this project, these resources are really entertaining "homework." Get your copies here: |
