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Crossroads - generally understood as an intersection of two or more roads.  Or in the Mississippi Delta and Blues music legend, the location where Robert Johnson exchanged his soul to the Devil in return for becoming a talented musician. Johnson, born in 1911, was an aspiring blues musician who, in his early years, was not as good at playing guitar .  In the early 1930s, he disappeared from the local juke joint music scene .  Johnson  returned to the scene in 1932 with a unique style and ability . His transformation in his abilities led to the legend that he sold his soul to the Devil. I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees  / I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees / Asked the Lord above, have mercy now, save poor Bob if you please.  ---Robert Johnson The mystery isn't limited to how Johnson came to excel at the Blues, where the alleged meeting with the Devil is also a question.  There are four possible locations : the first at the in...

Back in early 2016 I was slated to make a move back to the West Coast from the Orlando Area.  My move fell during the early months of 2016 which meant a winter drive across the country.  Back in early 2013 I had taken mostly I-10 from Phoenix when I moved to Florida which meant I largely sought to avoid the corridor.  In total I had eight days to drive approximately 2,800 miles across; Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and much of Southern California. My route on the first day started out northbound on Florida State Road 436/Semoran Boulevard at Orlando International Airport. I jumped on the FL 408 Toll Road westbound towards downtown Orlando. I followed FL 408 to it's western terminus and took Florida's Turnpike Northbound. I took Florida's Turnpike past Clermont to FL 19 southbound since I was out during the evening rush hour.  I typically found that FL 50 moves extremely slow through Clermont during...