After only two weeks organizing, we left on February 1, 1990, from Santa Monica, California.  I still remember putting my feet in the Pacific Ocean and wondering what things would happen in my life before I touched the Atlantic.  The opening day ceremonies became a big party as many local school children came out to see us off.  We had local and even some national press coverage and Casey Kasim MC’d the event.  My musical group, created in the past two weeks by myself and musicians I just met, played the first of many performances we would play during our nine-month journey.