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 Donate to the show - Rock and Roll Geek Friends And Family Membership Thanks to Ralph Miller for the $125 Penske truck donation Donate on Venmo Dan Gerawan - $100 Concerned Donation John Morgan - $50 Hang In There Bud Kirk Crawford - $50 Tim Schall - $50 Rockbottom Rob Giglio - $25 Gregg Brofer - $20 Blake Johnston - $20 Todd Cunningham - $10 Danny Borden - $5 Steven Cohen $5 Richard Fusey - $4.44 Richard Fusey - $6.66 Bruce McMillan - $3   (Venmo donation id is @Michael-Butler-11) PATREON DONORS Joe Pawlak - $16.66 Kirk Crawford - $12.77 Patrick Shanahan - $10 Brian Springer - $8 Jon Scott - $8 Michael Street - $7.50 Dave Slusher - $5.55 Robert Harvey - $5 Chiaki Hinohara - $5 MedakiMetal on Instagram Jamie Jefford - $5 Erik Klein - $5 Paul Smith - $5 Justin Lefkowitz - $5 Steve Trice - $5 James Shapiro - $5 Martin Clawley - $5 Nadi Itani - $5 Eric Stowell - $4 Mike Hellyer - 4 pounds Mark Mazzel - $3 Adrian Boschan - $2 Amelia Bowen - $2 RnR Pleeb - $1.42 3Legs4wheels - $1 Arne Stach - $1 Paypal Donors Richard Strom - $20 Dave Franco - $20 Steven Laperriere - $20 Bradley Lisko - $10 William Bealle - $10 Ralph Miller - $10 School Of Podcasting - $10 Jason Shepard - $10 Jeff and Cheri Thieleke - $10 Christopher Del Grande - $5 Jayce Lesniewski - $5 Benjamin Mueller - $5 Jon Tennis - $5 Rachel Rosenberg - $5 Vincent Crimi - $5 Gregg Long - $5 Peter Spark  $5 Andrew Howe - $5 John Ofenloch - $5 Chad Kiffmeyer - $2 Dave Alexander - $2 Adam Croft - $2 Kai Matsuda - $2 Lasse Satvedthagen - $2 Brian Grattidge - $2 William Moffett - $2 Deborah Dreyfus - $2 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