Road Trip in a Penske Truck- Day 1

Butler's Cross-Country Adventure

A journey unfolds as the Rock and Roll Geek Michael Butler embarks on a cross-country trip in a 16-foot Penske truck from San Francisco to upstate New York. The adventure kicks off with a lively road trip atmosphere, filled with memorable moments, including a birthday cake party with friends. Highlights from performances along the way showcase a good crowd and positive reception. As the trip progresses, there's a call for donations to support the journey.

Chapters:
00:00:13 - Introduction to the journey
00:01:11 - The road trip begins
00:01:53 - Memorable moments
00:02:59 - Celebration with friends
00:03:32 - Performance highlights
00:05:07 - Funding the trip
00:05:41 - Planning the night
00:07:03 - Invitation to connect
00:11:00 - Optimism for the future

Music by
Foghat

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Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation

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Show Transcript 

Road1

00:00:06
From somewhere in the middle of nowhere, this is the Rock and Roll Geek Show. This is the story of my Rock and Roll Butler. Welcome to the Rock and Roll Geek Show.

00:00:23
My name is Michael Butler. Thanks a lot for joining me. I really appreciate it.

00:00:27
Today is Monday, July 13, 2026. I am somewhere on the road, on the way, we're driving today to Winnemucca, Nevada. We left San Francisco this morning, rented a Penske truck.

00:00:48
I picked up the Penske truck at 9 o'clock a.m. I told you in the last episode it cost me $3,600.

00:00:56
That's actually not true. It actually cost me five big ones, because your credit card company and your auto insurance doesn't cover truck rental. We are in a 16-foot Penske truck driving it across the country, all the way from San Francisco to an undisclosed location in New York, upstate New York.

00:01:23
We're expecting it to take us 46 hours. It's going to go over eight days, that's the plan. We flew into San Francisco on Thursday, stayed at a hotel at JFK on Wednesday night, the TWA Hotel.

00:01:40
Compliments of the undisclosed person traveling with me. Thank you very much. Beautiful undisclosed person.

00:01:48
Had a good time. We drank a lot. Let's put it that way.

00:01:53
We had a fun time. TWA Hotel is an interesting hotel. It's set up like the old TWA Airlines.

00:02:04
They even have a cocktail lounge in an airplane. It's quite interesting. Pretty expensive, but it was fun. I wouldn't have been able to afford it, but the undisclosed person put in the bill, and

00:02:16
I very much appreciate it, I've got to tell you. So then we flew into San Francisco on Friday. We met up with Craig and his wife, Pam, and their friend Dianne.

00:02:34
Is it Dianne or Diana, or something like that? Super nice woman. We