How The Journey/Adventure Began!

Hey Guys! I know...I always use the word "guys" to describe everyone, but please...just love me for who I am and I'll do the same! Anyway...what a ride this has already been! It all began last Saturday when My Woman (aka: Momma-T), Em, and Jerm delivered me to Glenn and Wendy's house in Central Florida! One gaze at THE BUS, and all I could think of was...it looks bigger than a Greyhound with a 16' trailer in tow! I didn't let on that I was intimidated...not to My Woman, Em, Jerm, Glenn or Wendy but on the but inside, freaking out is probably a good way to describe it! We said our good-byes (hugs and kisses, no real tears...it seemed we all knew this was my God ordained destiny), and then Glenn took me on a test run which went much better than I had already attempted to imagine! :)) We (myself, Glenn, Wendy, Phee, and Ken-Fireflight's sound guy), left Central Florida around 6 P.M., me behind the wheel! Justin, Jess (Justin's Wife), and Dawn were scheduled to fly into Oklahoma City the day of the next show on Monday, September 21! Within minutes, a lengthy time prior to me becoming comfortable with keeping THE BUS within the lines a PO-PO (yep a POLICE OFFICER), pulled in behind me and must have followed us for 5 miles...all the time me thinking...great...pulled over within 5 minutes of being behind THE WHEEL, yep it's real BIG too! He never stopped us...but oh what a mind game! We then made our first stop at Trucker Haven...we have to gas up at truck stops because THE BUS is so BIG, you can't maneuver it about at a regular gas station! Another new learning experience...oh yea...but we got it done! We then traveled from Florida to Georgia to Alabama to Mississippi, mostly in the dark...very interesting to say the least! Glenn (as well as others), and I talked about everything (well, a lot), which included my understanding of why I was now a intimate part of their family and ministry! It was a simple yet lengthy process....maybe 15 years...which concluded with God's voice clearly saying NOW GO, and with the faith HE PROVIDED ME, I went! And wait till you hear where I went...we decided to stop in Mississippi at approximately 6 A.M., as we had traveled through considerable inclement (yeah bad), weather! God was good though...I didn't wreck us! lol-not Next...a check mark on the bucket list! Nothing more appropriate for a Buckethead than to put another check on the bucket list! Now remember, we've stopped to sleep...but where did we sleep...a Walmart Parking Lot! I never knew how much that meant...to sleep in a Walmart Parking Lot...still don't totally...but check it off the bucket list! lol Up and back on road by 5 P.M. after a hearty meal of chicken stripes from Walmart...oh yeah! Now remember, we're still two states away from our destination! We then traveled through Arkansas and arrived in Oklahoma City safe and sound! I drove all the way...WOW! We must have pulled into the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds around 2-3 A.M...and what do I have to do next...back the BIG BUS (trailer in tow), up near the stage...oh my...but it went really smooth...so this is what all those boats I use to back up was preparing me for. :)) We got some shuteye (that's sleep, dowee)...but I was up and ready for the show by 10 A.M. Of course they didn't go on until 7:30 P.M. and the weatherman was predicting heavy hail right in the middle of Fireflight's set! Can you imagine the weatherman was wrong...they ROCKED Oklahoma State Fair...probably 400 in attendance...pretty good for a Monday night! The audience was amped and loved the show! After we loaded back up, we headed straight for Nashville! I drove approximately 12 hours...well...including a couple of stops for Java (no Dunkin though...just hard core trucker coffee)! Arkansas & Tennessee are beautiful...but I'm reminding everybody up here that we live in a Tebow-Nation! :)) Oh Yeah!!! We arrived in Nashville about 12 Noon on Tuesday...and the rest of they day was pretty much a blur for me...I slept! I'll start with the Hope Tour Rehearsal on my next blog!