What an engaging article by Marco - with a timely reminder that the Joshua Tree desert was one of the few places on earth where the legendary country rock pioneer Gram Parsons could relax and be at one with the world he found at once both intoxicating and disturbing. It is now almost 52 years since Gram, the writer and singer of some of the saddest songs ever recorded, died of a drink and drugs overdose at the Joshua Tree Inn. The inn is now a shrine to Gram and well worth a visit. It is certainly more comfortable than Marco's tent.
Joshua Tree was always our go-to desert escape when we lived in LA. In the desert you learn to expect the unexpected, but this trip was our most memorable
What an engaging article by Marco - with a timely reminder that the Joshua Tree desert was one of the few places on earth where the legendary country rock pioneer Gram Parsons could relax and be at one with the world he found at once both intoxicating and disturbing. It is now almost 52 years since Gram, the writer and singer of some of the saddest songs ever recorded, died of a drink and drugs overdose at the Joshua Tree Inn. The inn is now a shrine to Gram and well worth a visit. It is certainly more comfortable than Marco's tent.
Thank you, Bertie!
Joshua Tree was always our go-to desert escape when we lived in LA. In the desert you learn to expect the unexpected, but this trip was our most memorable