"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
26 June 2005The official WT05 FAQWhen does the World Tour actually happen? It begins on 4 July, and continues for a bit more than two weeks. What makes it a World Tour, exactly, since you're not leaving the States or anything? Two things: it's awfully damned long, and much of it is through relatively unfamiliar territory. How long is "awfully damned long"? The first four of these jaunts averaged about 4500 miles; this one will be a tad longer than that. You've done this four times before. Why do it again? Because I can. More to the point, it's good for me to get out of town, and it's good for my car to get a serious workout once in a while. Will you be blogging every day? That's the plan, anyway. You can still read the reports from 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. What's the shape of this year's route? To be determined. So far, the only things that are known for certain is that at some point Maine and Rhode Island will be entered, and that I will pass through Philadelphia. First stop, however, will be the Kansas City metro, since it will be my son's 24th birthday. Isn't this basically a rewrite of the official WT04 FAQ? Well, yes, but then it was basically a rewrite of the official WT03 FAQ, and I am not one to reinvent the wheel while I'm on a roll, if you know what I mean. Is there any chance you'll say "Screw it" and not go home? I would have to be extremely fortunate, in the winning-lotto-ticket sense, or extremely smitten, in the "I've been waiting for you all my life" sense. Don't count on either of these actually taking place. Note: Feel free to post additional questions in the comments box, or by mail if you'd rather. Posted at 7:56 PM to World Tour '05I hope to see you when you come through Philly! Posted by: Donna at 9:36 PM on 26 June 2005Aw, you're going north. (Pout.) Oh well, maybe one day I won't be stuck all the way down here in Nobodyvisitsitville. Posted by: Andrea Harris at 12:07 AM on 27 June 2005If you get close to Nashville roll down the window and shout out "yee-haw" so we know to stay outta yer way. Safe trip! Posted by: Winston at 6:26 AM on 27 June 2005Looking forward to the on the road updates :) Actually, I've been to the Mouse House and its environs, although the most recent excursion was twenty-five years ago. If nothing else, I learned to give tourist traps a wide berth. Good luck, Chaz, I hope it is very memorable and enjoyable. I've taken a few trips like that myself, and I remember them fondly. You'll be taking lots of good music, I trust? Posted by: Jeff Brokaw at 6:00 AM on 28 June 2005Actually, after schlepping dozens of CDs during the first three Tours, I'm prepared to take my chances with the random afflictions of the radio, if only because there's almost always some NPR outlet playing classical warhorses. |