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Two guys from the UK sent in an email letting us know that they will be roaring across the Homeland begining Friday July, 16th. Destination: Boston and the Democratic Convention on July 26. See for yourself:

"If anyone told you they were going to get to Boston by flying to San Francisco and driving cross country the 4000 miles through 17 states to get there, you would say they were mad, right?

Well, that's what we are going to do. Over 11 days we will be driving through some of the key battlegrounds of the 2004 Presidential Election, stopping off to ask people what they think of John Kerry and finding out about local level campaigning, US-style."

READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE: Kerry Road Trip




I think this is a good idea. I like roadtrips myself and have been on an ungodly number of 'em. Although, I gotta tell ya, in this case, at least these days, I'd be a little wary of providing an online pre lift-off route map of the journey. For various reasons. Most of which are scary and dripping with paranoia. But!, hey, anyway, as I recall you can pretty much drive from Winnemucca to Wells without even having to navigate the stupid road. Just put the damned vehicle in cruise control, nod off, and hurdle through the dried up weeds and rocks for 150 miles. Don't worry, no one will notice. Mainly because there isn't anyone out there. But, in the event anyone asks any questions, just tell em you're smuggling jars of freeze dried Central American stimulants into Salt Lake, or delivering handguns and a bundle of mysterious golden plates to a polygamy cult located along the North Fork Virgin River just South of the Dixie National Forest. Or, tell them that you've just escaped from a weird government experiment on the Nellis Air Force Range and are searching for your real parents. Tell them you're the spawn of Pam Dawber! Any of those will get you through Nevada. Utah is another story, especially if your smuggling freeze dried stimulants.

Uhm..., one other suggestion for HD and MD from the UK. Add a comments feature to you're blog. That way an ungodly number of weirdos can stalk you all the way across the country. :-)

Also included at the Kerry Road Trip site is a "list" of "some of the best Road Movies, provided, somewhat weirdly, by the US Department of Transportation." So check that out.

Personally my favorite road trip movie is the raucous cult classic "Smokin' Rubber Dope Run" starring Jonah and Lucianne Goldberg. I've seen it 52 times and I never tire of it. I won't tell you what happens but there is a big shoot em up at a bait shop in Arkansas and a slanderous gang bang and tiki torchlit beach brawl at Anne Coulter's summer house near Port Chester. Fun for the whole family.




So, rent that romantic troubled loner thriller on DVD. And, support these guys from the UK as they careen their way across the American dream. Whatever that is.

This post was made possible in part with contributions from the MJS "Next Miles" Project and Farmtoons Productions.

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