Hayden & L'Hannah Pedigo moved to Lubbock today. Yesterday, i dropped off their farewell present , which I started long before I knew they were leaving Amarillo. (L’Hannah got a scholarship to Texas Tech, and she’s going to slay in grad school—but these two will be very missed in this town.) The portrait shows them on the side of Fritch Highway in front of a cutout; the train is headed south, as is Archie, their scribbly dog…but the boots are facing back home, because we hope they come back. The sod poodle on the billboard is a tribute to the one I ran over in Lubbock once; bad things have happened to me in Lubbock twice, and I’ve only been there three times; he’s eating a cricket because they’re delicious and duh, Buddy Holly. The yellow sign is an actual Dynamite Museum piece that has to be somewhere in Amarillo, right? (Anyone know where?) I put L’Hannah in overalls and a work glove as a nod to her love for theater production and set design. Hayden’s sporting a Chalino Sánchez hat because why wouldn’t he, and his yellow rose belt buckle is so he won’t forget his hometown. Safe travels, friends. I hope this reminds you of whence you came while you’re away. Also, I’m coming to visit you (and the Panera).
