"welcome to... the cottonwood."

Thought i'd just share a little story with you all about a man named pastor troy. we met the pastor while enjoying the 'Sunday Smorgesborg' at O.B.'s Cafe in Saco, MT. He asked us where we were headed, and said we could stay in his trailer out of town, although he wouldn't be there, and couldn't remember the address exactly. The pastor drew us a detailed map to his green and white trailer, and we parted ways.

Later that evening while at the hotel bar of the Cottonwood Inn (see the "glasgow, mt" post below) we ran into pastor troy again. He had a lot to say about senator larry craig, as well as chris hanson. when the bartender mentioned to no one in particular how 'dazed and confused' was a "f**king great movie!", pastor troy launched into the following story:

Once, way back when in Missoula, Pastor Troy hung out with Richard Linklater one time, "before he was famous, when he was a normal person like you and me." The Pastor, Richard Linklater and some other people were partying one night, and as it was growing late, they decided to go up on a hill to watch the sun rise over the city. Richard Linklater, apparently, was cold and Pastor Troy lent him his jacket. Mr. Linklater never gave the jacket back. Now, somewhere in his mansion in Hollywood, Richard Linklater has Pastor Troy's gold, '80s ski parka in his closet. Or maybe not.


Richard Linklater, parka thief.