Stanley Travels: “Three Chords and a Smile” at Dinosaur Land in White Post, VA

Nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley is a cozy little cabin, built by Mrs. Bothered’s stepfather back in the 60s. We visit there often, and very near there is the famous Dinosaur Land. It’s one of our favorite places to hang out when we are in the area.

The dinosaurs are derpy, some of them don’t even make sense. The gift shop is confusing in it’s wide array of… everything. The location is right off a pretty busy highway. But you just can’t beat the kitschy silly charm of it all. And at $6, it’s one of the most reasonable road-side attractions we’ve found.

And it turns out, it makes a pretty great place to shoot a video! We confused the heck out of some of the other visitors… but that’s part of the fun of it, right?

Stanley Travels Rules:

• Audio will be recorded on location. Background and ambient noise is part of the location.
• Audio will be recorded in a single, live take.
• The location will be one that Stanley traveled to for other reasons. He can’t travel to a location just for the sake of a Stanley Travels video.
• There will be something interesting, nay quirky, about the location beyond the fact that it’s just some place Stanley traveled to.
• The song selection need not correspond thematically with the location, though bonus points if it does.
• Stanley’s traveling companion(s) will serve as the camera/audio operator(s). If Stanley has no traveling companion, then he will just have to figure something out.