So this is it.

Been working like a dog to wrap everything up these last bunch of days.

01. Tuned up the rig, oil change, new passenger side meat, new back brakes.
02. Researched Route 66
03. The sleeping gear is in a nice kit. (Never trust Ryno to provide linens.)
04. New windshield wipers. Silent.
05. New DMV tags…good thru Nov. 2006.
06. The house is cleaned up.
07. All departments of the DDC Factory Floor are secured and powered down.
08. Zimmerman paid his rent. Good man.
09. All bills are squared up.
10. Big stack of cash in the back pocket.
11. Canon Elan II E camera poised for destruction.
12. Brick of film purchased.
13. New and improved cell phone that drop calls every fucking time.
14. All freelance endeavors maintained up to the point of departure.
15. DDC 2004 Fall Tour promo items well-stocked and ready for dispersal.
16. New DDC promo items ordered for “drop shipment” delivery nationwide.
17. DDC PR Dept. is busy organizing “key to the city” for, well, everywhere.
18. Whitney is secured, staying strong with a big, beautiful smile.
19. Guitar is tuned up for duets with coyotes.
20. New 40gb iPod for the tunes. We’re wireless, bitch!
21. Road ‘Puter tuned up, souped up, uploaded.
22. DDC Mobile Command Protocol is strong and refined.
23. Mileage charts calculated.
24. Big promises made to many, all over the nation.
25. One last shower to get the balls clean for 50 days of dirt.
26. Goodbyes said to significant others.
27. Last meals have been eaten.
28. Fingers crossed for smooth sailing.

Pushing off in a couple hours, heading south down that I-5 toward those Redwoods. Dad flies in tomorrow to San Francisco, and well, we’ll be there waiting for that sonofabitch. You bet.

Stay tuned, our onlslaught of official road updates are being readied.