Jukeboxes & Jackalopes, A Wyoming Bar Journey

With lively and spirited prose, Julianne Couch takes us by the hand and through the doors of nearly thirty remote Wyoming drinking establishments which most people would feel intimidated to enter. Whether it is blending local history, geography, science, current events or personal thoughts on just about anything, Julianne pieces together a particular watering hole with its immediate surroundings which in turn makes this book an imbibing read...chapter after chapter. A gifted undertaking and an absolute pleasure to read.

Wyoming prides itself in being thought of as one small town with a long main street and a great people-to-bar ratio. Okay, so I added the people-to-bar ratio based on personal experience. But many of these great bars are not on main street; rather you have to stumble off into the alleyways and dirt roads. So if your goal is to get off of main street to explore the old western bar with more local color than you can only imagine, you might want a succinct and witty guide to take along. Look no further: Julianne Couch's new book Jukeboxes and Jackalopes captures with style and grace the people and places you will find in the small town taverns out here in the Big Empty. I know--I live in a Wyoming town. We have 100 people and 3 bars, which by all measures is a great ratio. But it is still a town too big to be included in this little gem of a book.

Ever wonder what the inside of a bar looks like and what kind of people frequent that bar as you speed by in your vehicle? Would the people be friendly? Would they be interesting to talk to, and would they be interested in you? Well, Julianne Couch makes the stops for you, enters the bars, and talks with the people. It is a great way to tour Wyoming and learn about the people who live there. Julianne Couch writes with a humorous touch. She is a modern day Mark Twain, a keen observer and storyteller. I know the next time I travel through Wyoming I'll take along a copy of Jukeboxes & Jackalopes so I'll know where to stop for a cold one and learn more about the people who live in the small town's of Wyoming.