Gunnison Home Town

Lost ways of a small mountain town.

Photo by Gabe Reuter on Unsplash

Gunnison Hometown

Friday nights cruising Tomichi

ain’t what it used to be

Burgers at the Burger Baron

bonfire at the knob

Springfest kegger in Lions Park

shot jackrabbits after dark

Fireworks in the Bowl

donation only got us the show

No Pacman lake or Micky D’s

but A&W and Tin Pot Annies

Circle K Space Invaders

Pizza Hut basement arcade

No Walmart or Taco Bell

but Western Auto and Ivan the barber

I have Rambled Inn and

Staggered out

Had my Last Chance and

Bellied up to the Trough

Mickey’s Big mouth and little Kings

Coors & Bud all 3.2 of course

Sat in the barbers chair

While Fast Eddie cut my hair

Rode in a pickup 80 miles per hour

Down a washboard road

Slid sideways through the goalposts