[Dottore]

In the days when we were young and stupid and had long hair, a mate and I hitchhiked through the deep south.

Four times we had the road sign we were standing under shot at by rednecks. Four times!

We lost count of the beer bottles hurled at us from passing picks ups, and the times we were just simply refused service in places based on our long hair alone - although we were always clean and had plenty of funds.

Although we toured the entire country, and had many truly superb experiences, the south - and parts of Texas - really stood out as paradigms of intolerance.