Appaloosa Radio
Appaloosa Radio online audio theater where original stories come alive! Appaloosa Radio is a production of the Appaloosa Springs Audio Theater, a volunteer collaborative whose purpose is to create, produce, and share original story content through webcast radio experiences. We offer a permanent archive of our original audio stories at Appaloosa Radio Productions ---https://appaloosaradio.productionsWe also offer a podcast service that adds new episodes each week. The podcast host is at --- https://appaloosa_radio.buzzsprout.comPrincipal contact: jim-j@appaloosaradio.productionsBehind every door is an untold story . . .
Night Rider Up To Truckee - Chapter 9
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 9
Lorraine
An itinerant musician gets off the Sacramento light rail train and brings his bicycle, guitar, and other belongings to where a group of frustrated and perspiring bus riders wait in the hot August sun for a very late eastbound bus. He announces, “I’m riding up to Truckee. Some of my old friends are performing in a club up there. I’m hoping to do some riffs with them.” Then, he adds “I’m going to ride all night...
Night Rider Up To Truckee - Chapter 10
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 10
On Making Bad Choices
An itinerant musician gets off the Sacramento light rail train and brings his bicycle, guitar, and other belongings to where a group of frustrated and perspiring bus riders wait in the hot August sun for a very late eastbound bus. He announces, “I’m riding up to Truckee. Some of my old friends are performing in a club up there. I’m hoping to do some riffs with them.” Then, he adds “I’m going to ride...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE - Chapter 8
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 8
Tearing it into Little Pieces
An itinerant musician gets off the light rail train and brings his bicycle, guitar, and other belongings to where a group of frustrated bus riders wait in the hot August sun for a very late eastbound bus. He announces “I’m riding up to Truckee. Some of my old friends are performing in a club up there. I’m hoping to do some riffs with them.” Then, he adds “I’m going to ride all night. I th...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE - Chapter 7 Radio Surfing
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 7
Radio Surfing
An itinerant musician gets off the light rail train and moves his bicycle, guitar, and other belongings to where a group has gatherer waiting for a very late eastbound bus.
Bicycle Guy began the conversation. “I’m riding up to Truckee. Some of my old friends are performing in a club up there. I’m hoping to do some riffs with them.”
“In May, I rode over the Rocky Mountains, all the way from Boulder...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE - Chapter 6
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 6
rode that bike like a maniac
"Once we were in the rustic cabin, I began. “Mr. Kirkby was killed last month. He was riding on his bicycle up the freeway to Truckee from Auburn. It was dark. I don’t believe he had any lights on his bike. A vehicle hit him. Probably, not the driver’s fault. Apparently, Mr. Kirkby swerved suddenly out in front of the vehicle.”
‘Crooked Leg’ Andersen looked saddened by the news. It...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE -Chapter 5
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 5
My Place is at the End of the Road
"In the morning in my hotel room, I looked through the local phone directory to see what else Mescalero had to offer. I also wanted to cross-check the phone number that Stan had given me.
In the slim phone book, I found two listings under “Andersen, Robert.” The first was just a phone number and a post office box number. The second was for “Anderson, Robert, Apache Cattle Buyers A...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE - Chapter 4
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 4
Not on a Cruise
Anyone in his right mind would want a five-day cruise sipping Margaritas next to their really sexy girlfriend (in a bikini no less). Far more preferable than a trip to the empty deserts of New Mexico. A trip for some poorly defined purposes.
However, at this point, I was no longer in my right mind. I left early the next morning, following my GPS south.
I was a hunter fixed o...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE -- Chapter 3
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 3
Winds of the Roaring Plains
Stan, my private investigator friend, finally finished his two massive chili burgers, gulped down a 22-ounce Coke, and then shared the results from his latest investigation.
“They are a country-western group, but they are not called Winds of the Plains. No, they named themselves the Winds of the Roaring Plains. By all accounts they really roared! A bunch of old rockers, perpetually on drugs, and living wild, playing what...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE - Chapter 1
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 1
The Bicycle Guy
An itinerant musician gets off the light rail train and moves his bicycle, guitar, and other belongings to where a group has gatherer waiting for a very late eastbound bus.
Bicycle Guy began the conversation. “I’m riding up to Truckee. Some of my old friends are performing in a club up there. I’m hoping to do some riffs with them.”
Mr. Hawaiian Shirt had information that the Bicycle Guy did not...
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE - Chapter 2
NIGHT RIDER UP TO TRUCKEE
An original story from Appaloosa Radio
Chapter 2
News Story
Two days later, I was reading a local newspaper when a small news item caught my attention.
“Transient killed riding bicycle at night on Interstate 80.”
Not much more. The driver of the pick-up was not at fault, said the California Highway Patrol spokesperson. The bicycle had swerved unexpectedly into on-coming traffic. The article did give a name DAVID WAYNE KIRKBY and said that the transient carried an expired driver’s license from Ten...
