Now, I just thought of something that would give the TSA fits. And it's all SRS's fault.

Let's suppose that ol' Bee Dubya started a Mudcat Tour. He loads on up and swings West toward Texas. Along the way a 'Catter or two from points in between joins him. Now we've got, say, two vehicles. When he gits to TX, SRS joins the throng and they continue West, pickin' up 'Catters and maybe droppin' a few off as they go. Through New Mexico, into California. Ol' Amos and Barky join up in San Diego or somewhere and the whole string heads North. They pick up folks in the Bay Area and up in Northern California, open mike and Joe Offer and others. Up to Portland and Seattle -- Miken, Deckman, Don Firth and all. By now the convoy is about a hundred vehicles long. Up to Alberta, pick up brucie, down to Western Idaho for Clint Keller and then East for Rangeroger, down here and I'll join up. Over Eastwards to Wyoming for Wyowoman and Sorcha and such and then Eastward Ho! Pick up Art Thieme in Illinois, and even Martin Gibson in Chicago (where we all ENJOY hot dogs). Of course, there's Big Mick and Co. in Michigan.

In the meantime, Kendall and Bat Goddess and Curmudgeon and MMario and the rest are heading Westward from Maine and suchlike places. Seamus and all them other DC-area 'Catters head Northeast, ol' Bobert and DougR and Tweed and Khandu and CarolC head eastward.

Now we got these mighty columns comin' from the West and the South and the North. Folks up in Ontario, folks like Little Hawk, from another column, heading towards the warm southern climes.

To do this right, airplanes start arriving in Philadelphia from Australia and England and South America and Japan and Ireland and Belgium and France and Germany and all them furrin countries. Icelandic brings in Skarpi and his lot. And on a given day, everyone descends on West Chester, Pennsylvania and eats Max out of house and home!

Screw them wimpy Kerouacs and Pynchons and folks! This here's the International Mighty Mudcat Mystery, Music, Drinking, Selling & Busking Tour! (The IMMMMDS&BT for short.)

Yeah, I ain't mentioned everyone, but you know who they are and where they'd join the caravansary.