KB's Trippin'

I have a friend in Maryland that I haven't seen in several years whose wife I've been talking to about birthday presents lately. And, since y'all have such adorably tiny little states over there, I decided I might as well see the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA before it collapses under its own weight. Also back in there somewhere is Fallingwater, which I've been meaning to see for years now and which neither my wife nor daughter should be subjected to (an assessment doubly true for the tank museum). It also occurs to me that thenewgreen is in North Carolina and _refugee_ and blackbootz are in Baltimore (ish) so you get something like this:

To me, that looks like a perfect excuse to rip up the Blue Ridge Parkway in a convertible, if, that is, I can figure out a way to talk Budget into renting me a convertible for a one way drive. For the record, I once drove further than that to see Jesus Jones and Stereo MC's.

My show finishes a week earlier than I thought it would, but i've still got tickets to Front 242 and Severed Heads September 27. So I might just fly out for five or six days of slumming around seeing people. Would love any insights, suggestions or discouragement. Thing of it is, the flights are cheap and I've got a mileage quota to protect so i can continue sitting in the big seats drinking free doubles of Woodford Reserve.