The timeless tales are told with compassion and understanding.
The author isn't very far from them.
His natural reporting instincts tell him to dive into a story.
He's a good listener and takes notes.
Each story is a variation of the last.
This is a forgotten America, born in another age.
The book starts out as autobiographical.
Then it becomes biographical, of the lost characters of the American landscape that time and progress had buried centuries ago.
The book seeks out the obscure, in lost places, ghost towns, dingy bars, jail cells, and roadside diners.
There's nothing actually redeeming about these stories in the Hollywood sense.
Texas can teach us all a lesson.
It's a place where characters are taken seriously.
There's no time for superficial tofu burger eating West Coasters.
A Man who Talks to Strangers: A Memoir of Sorts is a book that just hooks you.
There's something spiritually uplifting about this book that accepts all races and creed.
From the origins of Country Hits to isolated and rugged Texan mountain ranges, Caleb and his photographer have documented an America that most aren't even aware of.
Read the book and be enchanted.
Caleb Pirtle III has given his best shot and the result is a book that just hovers, but never out of reach.
It aint no mirage.
It's real and it's his story.
The author isn't very far from them.
His natural reporting instincts tell him to dive into a story.
He's a good listener and takes notes.
Each story is a variation of the last.
This is a forgotten America, born in another age.
The book starts out as autobiographical.
Then it becomes biographical, of the lost characters of the American landscape that time and progress had buried centuries ago.
The book seeks out the obscure, in lost places, ghost towns, dingy bars, jail cells, and roadside diners.
There's nothing actually redeeming about these stories in the Hollywood sense.
Texas can teach us all a lesson.
It's a place where characters are taken seriously.
There's no time for superficial tofu burger eating West Coasters.
A Man who Talks to Strangers: A Memoir of Sorts is a book that just hooks you.
There's something spiritually uplifting about this book that accepts all races and creed.
From the origins of Country Hits to isolated and rugged Texan mountain ranges, Caleb and his photographer have documented an America that most aren't even aware of.
Read the book and be enchanted.
Caleb Pirtle III has given his best shot and the result is a book that just hovers, but never out of reach.
It aint no mirage.
It's real and it's his story.
