Day 11: May 1, 2019 The Last Leg Comment via blog

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I don't think I could explain exactly how or why but I ended up spending the night near Madisonville, KY. I intended to go through Central City and initially figured I'd just head south on US-41 to where I'd crossed the Western Kentucky Parkway and turn east. But I saw there was a more direct route so set off on KY-70, a.k.a. Central City Road. I entered the subject of John Prine's "Paradise" in just a few miles. Even though the coal train has hauled away part of paradise and some of it is obscured by a dirty windshield, it still looks rather inviting.

Despite the name, an online search indicated Jan's Burger Basket might be a good place for breakfast. It was I'm sure I was the only non-regular in the place but I was well treated and well fed.

On a 2016 visit to the Muhlenberg County Music Museum, I'd been shown pictures of a 1977 MGB owned by Don Everly and wondered if there had been any progress on restoring it. I knew the answer as soon as I pulled up to the relocated museum. The nose of the red sports car was clearly visible in a front window. Moving into a former car dealership gave the museum room to display the car and with that came the incentive to restore it. It has been stripped to bare metal and beautifully put back together. In addition to the car, there is now ample space for artifacts from the Everlys, other Muhlenberg County musicians, and the Illinois born (but unofficially adopted) Prine.

Anytime I end a trip heading north on I-75 and can manage any sort of Cincinnati skyline shot as I round the big curve, there is no question of how to end the trip journal. This was clearly one of those times.

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