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Day 11 - July 9
Branson, MO to Kansas City, KS
Miles traveled: 243
Local Music:
The Sluggos, I guess you’d call this “power-pop”. Very catchy, but I don't thing it's destined to become a favorite.
Slept in late, and thus didn't actually make it too far today. Just two stops, neither of which will probably be interesting you the anyone reading this, so just go ahead and skip to the next day now.
Leila’s Hair Museum is dedicated primarily to the Victorian art form “hair work” which is like a combination of weaving and macramé done with hair. Most of the displays are of either jewelry or horseshoe shaped “mourning wreathes”. All very delicate and artistically impressive. There are also a few celebrity hair samples, including Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Abe Lincoln, and Aaron Burr.
Again, photos were not allowed inside, so I have no good pictures to post here. (if you’re really interested, Google “victorian hairwork”.)
The thing that really frustrates me about being told “no pictures” is when they don’t offer any other form of souvenir either. They didn’t even have postcards. So you’ll just have to trust me when I say that this museum was cool.
UPDATE - Found a picture of the interior of the museum online. The picture above is just a small sample of the hair wreathes in the museum.
When the teacher at your cooking school recommends a BBQ joint for your road trip, it behooves you to give it a try. And I must say that Gates BBQ in Kansas City was very very good. But I am happy to report that it is not the best I ever had, it’s still beaten out by Womack’s, which is much more conveniently located in South Lake Tahoe.
