JAN 14. AMERIKA HAUS

OMG.  I just re-read the last blog update and realized I promised a sneak peek yesterday!  Oopsies!!  I was so exhausted that I literally forgot that I had even blogged that day.  Well....better late then never.  So in celebration of a fabulous exhibition that is opening today at the Amerika Haus in Munich, I present you with: 

Ashley, Jackson, MS.  2009 © Molly Landreth

Ashley was so beautiful and honest with us during our brief stay in Jackson Mississippi last June.  She welcomed us into her home and really opened our eyes to the struggle of coming out as a lesbian in the deep south.  ...stay tuned in the coming months for footage from her interview.

Not only did Ashley have great stories, she had great restaurant tips as well.   Amelia and I treated ourselves to one nice meal on our grand adventure and this was definitely the best bite of the trip.  This talky was filmed right down the street from her lovely home.  

If you happen to be in Germany, don't miss the first solo exhibition of Embodiment to include a video installation by Amelia Tovey!  Opening today, this show features 30+ photographs plus 15 minutes of video footage created on our road trip last June.  

Bayerisch-Amerikanisches Zentrum im Amerika Haus München e.V. 

 Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 München, Tel. 089-55 25 37-0

Ausstellungsdauer: 15. Januar bis 12. März 2010
Embodiment - A Portrait of Queer Life in America
Photography by Molly Landreth; Video by Amelia Tovey

Click HERE for more details!

JULY 7. LOS ANGELES, REVISITED

Molly did such a lovely job on that last post, the only thing missing was a little sumthin' from the AV club - so here it is - us on the couch with our gracious hosts Ross, Sal & Wee Wee. As I write this Molly is working hard and developing film in Seattle, while I'm in Brooklyn staring at piles of footage, excited to start the next phase of this project...

JUNE 22. WE HEART TEXAS

We have been having an unexpected love affair with Texas. We didn't want to leave. We definitely want to come back. This seems to be a theme as we are now in LA and never want to leave here either. (As I write this Molly is packing the car and we really need to get moving.... San Fransisco awaits us)

We filmed this talky blog somewhere in Texas a few days ago.

This was the view from inside the gas station.

We stopped to take pictures along an amazing little strip of shops in Dallas. We had interviewed a guy in the same suburb the night before and were blown away by all the painted signs and colorful displays we found the next morning.

In Austin we filmed roller girl Britt, she's the one in black getting smashed in the middle. We had a great time interviewing her and Molly took (fingers crossed!) a great portrait in amongst old vintage cars in the yard of this auto shop. Within 5 minutes of meeting Britt we realized we had mutual friends in NY and Sydney - amazing! Small queer world.
We're leaving LA now, we'll update again soon, onto SF!

JUNE 12. GRACELAND TO JACKSON

Hey ya'll. We're in Jackson, Mississippi. We have new hats. It's stinking hot outside. We're really happy to be here and we're excited that we've now come halfway!

We haven't done a talky blog in a long time so we hope you enjoy this ramble. We found ourselves at a bit of a loss today with the car a lil bit broken and what with the need for some real southern food, we sat down at our favourite new place, Walkers Drive In, and recorded this:

MAY. 30 MT RUSHMORE, BLACK HILLS

Mt Rushmore kinda blew our minds. Almost as much as the Gold Pan Saloon where we spent our evening hanging out with Zak and his buddy from Wisconsin. The floor was covered in sawdust and the walls in dollar bills. Earlier, we spent an hour taking pictures at our fabulous Mile Hi Hotel, the neon kinda reminded me of the red light district in Amsterdam, it was gorgeous.

This morning we had breakfast (best veggie burrito of our lives, no joke) bought trucker hats & t-shirts and made our way to Rapid City where we are now. We're still lookin for people in Minnesota so if you're in that area or know someone who is, get in touch ASAP - we'd love to hear from you. We're heading that way tomorrow.

MAY 28. HARDIN, MONTANA

OMG. What an epic drive. Spokane was so yesterday. Wallace, Idaho is the new Spokane.

We are in a hotel with moose heads and lassos, the last one we stopped at had guns on the wall, this one has the kill. We are soooo tired but we probably saw the most beautiful countryside of our lives today. Montana is a darling. Montana goes well with Peaches & Justin Timberlake and of course, Indigo Girls. What a day.

MAY 27. STILL IN WASHINGTON... BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL

Well we never made it to Montana but we have found ourselves in the loveliest bar in Spokane, it's called Zola's and we recommend the pesto salmon burger and the tacos. Check back in tomorrow as we attempt to make our way across Idaho and Montana, for real this time...