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Why did Lars and Mike cross the country? Well. Primitive punchlines aside, this is a warm-up for Asia 2K. See, technology surges forward at a rate so brisk, that even we who are so skilled in the art of web-based entertainment cannot keep up with it. So, in our effort to stay on the cutting edge of making all of you bust a gut laughing, we need to stay sharp. And that means practice. About four months ago, I came up with the following idea. Since my company is closing its doors for two weeks at Christmas-time, what if Schwartz were to fly out to LA just before the holidays, then he and I could use that week before Christmas to drive across the country from LA to VA and practice our web-travelogue skills. Mike had just purchased himself a digital camera and was up for the challenge. Not 24 hours later, Katy Tomlinson called me and said she and Ed were being shipped back east by your friend and ours, the US Military (the folks who brought you Vietnam '59-'74 and Kosovo '99, no slouches in the world of action-packed travelogues themselves) and would I like to drive their second car across the country? To make a long story short, tab "A" fit nicely into slot "B", and four months later, here we are, in a small "champagne"-colored Honda, with 3,000 long miles in front of us and forty bottles of water and Gatorade and a gigantic Costco "Armageddon-sized" jug of roasted peanuts in the trunk behind us. This is our first attempt at an interactive travelogue. Now, except for a few miles through Alabama, we'll be staying in the first world, so we should have no trouble staying in contact with all of you as we go. Make requests if you like and we'll try to accommodate you. Like, if you want to see us dress up like Mexicans and chase tourists around the Alamo, or hire actors to start a "There's a friggin' escaped lion coming this way!" panic at the Phoenix zoo, or if you just want to see a picture of the world's third largest chili dog, let us know! We're ready to believe you! Alrighty-then. Enjoy!
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