Okay, this is where it starts. I just wanted to slip this note in before I begin, to explain that this set of recaps is probably (I haven't started writing them yet, but I'm getting the feeling that they're probably) going to be rather more personal than previous ones, because this trip was more about all the people I met and traveled with than the shows themselves.

Not that the shows weren't important too. :P

So now, continue onward if you dare. I've put together this little table of contents to help you navigate to where you want to go:

> foreword
* St Louis
* Indy
* Detroit
* Cleveland – Odeon
* Cleveland – KidsFest
* Lebowski Fest

I also recommend hobbitgrrl's series of entries on the trip for a different perspective on these same events. I deliberately didn't read hers before I wrote mine, but I'm assuming there's going to be a lot of overlap.