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A. Hmmm. I remember visiting Rapid City. We made a pilgrimage driving through South Dakota. We drove through Yangton and Mitchell and stopped at the Corn Palace, where they have a mural made from husks of corn. We went to the Badlands. I remember it being a lot of fun.

Q. Do you take your children on road trips?

A. Not so many, really. We've done some trips going to my folks, who retired to Lexington. And we've done a few road trips to Disney World. I'd like to do more.

Q. What are your five favorite cities?

A. Rita and I have a lot of great memories of Seattle. We love Washington, D.C., because it's so cosmopolitan. Austin is a great music city, obviously. Bangkok is just really dirty, noisy and decadent. It's everything that's great about big cities. The food was great, too. And Amsterdam was just a great time. We loved it.

Q. Have you had any mishaps traveling overseas?

A. Yes! I love Amsterdam, but (the Bad Examples) had a problem there. The promoter was kind of a messed-up person and had planned on booking us into venues, but either couldn't or didn't, and he was too scared to tell us. It was basically an imaginary tour. We were trapped in the Dutch countryside with no gigs and money and had to wait for the French, German and English portions of the tour. Half the band felt trapped and went back home. Pickles and I made our way across Europe and it turned out to be an amazing experience.

Q. How much of people's advice do you listen to when you are picking places to travel?

A. Definitely some, but everyone has different views. Before we went to Singapore, Bali and Bangkok, everyone said we would love the first two and hate Bangkok. It was the opposite for us.

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