Missoula did not disappoint the second time around….like one of those wilder western college towns, the city comes alive at night with plenty of live music which is listed weekly in the local Independents well as the Entertainment section of Friday’s Missoulian.
Rare to find a town on the trip that offers so many live music and dining options, Missoula had it all. We made our way over to a funky café that offered numerous vegetarian choices and their local Moose Drool Beer. From here, we hit just about every pub, bar, nightclub and dive in the town we could find, starting with the Iron Horse Brewpub which housed a fairly young student crowd.
We explored the cozy wood-walled Old Post on Spruce Street, Jays Bar which is a smokey venue that plays punk music and ended up at the Top Hat on Front Street, which, a fun place with a large crowd game to dance to its bluegrass, bluesy, rock live bands.
Aside from the music, and the eclectic college student crowd, I was most amused by the graffiti on the walls in the “girls room.” Paul wondered what took me so long but hell, I could have spent another hour in there just reading women’s thoughts, feelings, expressions – all rites of passage worth observing and recording.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored over 90, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity. She is also the founder of the Magdalene Collection, a jewelry line dedicated to women’s unsung voices and stories, and the award-winning author of the bestselling book Magdalene’s Journey
She is founder of Blue Soul Media and co-founder of Blue Soul Earth as well as the producer and host of the award-winning Blue Soul CHATS podcast, that bridges science, technology and spirituality. Renee also founded Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
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