There’s a comforting familiarity to the Walgreen’s electronics section

“A time rife with low-resolution images and Windows XP error screens. All of it set to the soundtrack of ska’s third wave.”

“The only facility left in Major League Baseball that accurately reflected the reality of the world outside its sterile, concrete walls.”

“The kind of place where you can set your eyes upon critically acclaimed works of art, but also order pizza from a Papa John’s that was originally a Chiropractor’s office.”

“With Artemus, from the start of this, runnin' the game
James West, tamin' the West, so remember the name”

For four nights, Cincinnati transformed into what could be described as a real-life version of those “Pure Moods” commercials from the 1990s.

Arby’s has always been there for me. For you. For all of us.

(Postcard towns, roadside attractions, Three Mile Island, and a weird transit system)

…he said while gesturing towards the ship which also served as the stage. The introduction might’ve been well-practiced by this late point of the tour, but the sentiment still rang true. A heartfelt invitation to imagine “another moment in time” and be entertained by: the traveling river circus.