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"The Lights of Albuquerque" (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 OP
I finally had to stop looking.... chillfactor Jul 2017 #1
There's a steep hill 9 miles to the west of downtown Warpy Jul 2017 #2
Jim Glaser Bob Loblaw Jul 2017 #3

Warpy

(111,141 posts)
2. There's a steep hill 9 miles to the west of downtown
Sat Jul 29, 2017, 06:02 PM
Jul 2017

that goes up a volcanic flow escarpment. Driving east, you go through dark desert until you reach the edge of the escarpment and suddenly there's a carpet of light down below you. It really is a beautiful sight. Flying into town over the mountains after dark is neat, but not nearly as gorgeous as driving down that escarpment into a diamond studded valley.

Loved the old travelogue (Domenici for governor? Really? Glad the state had more sense).

Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts)
3. Jim Glaser
Sat Jul 29, 2017, 07:15 PM
Jul 2017

I saw him sing this song on the Marty Stewart show a while back. It was the first time I had heard it and he really wailed on it. It's been a regular in my hot mic repertoire ever since.

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