\\ CHAMPS-ELYSEES - STAGE 20
HAD TO CROSS THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES TODAY IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK. THE FINAL DAY OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED, AND DESPITE ALL OF THE WEEK'S EVENTS, WE HAVE A SHOW TO AIR. CALL IT AN EARLY PREDICTION, BUT I THINK WE WILL BE OKAY. THERE IS TALK OF A RIDER PROTEST AT THE FINISH LINE - HOPEFULLY THAT WON'T HAPPEN, THE SPORT HAS LOST ENOUGH CREDIBILITY THIS WEEK AS IS. THE YELLOW JERSEY AND THE RACE WILL GO TO ALBERTO CONTADOR, A SPANISH RIDER FOR TEAM DISCOVERY. FOR THOSE CURIOUS, THE CBS YELLOW JERSEY IS STILL UNDECIDED. THE LACK OF A DOPING SCANDAL HAS LEFT THE CBS RACE FAR LESS INTERESTING THAN THE REAL TOUR DE FRANCE.

AND STACY ARRIVED YESTERDAY IN ONE PIECE. A FEW HOURS LATE, AND JET-LAGGED, BUT SHE MADE IT IN OKAY.

\\ THE DAY OF THE CHICKEN CONTINUES...
WE CAN ONLY HOPE FOR A RESOLUTION OF THE DOPING SAGA IN PROFESSIONAL CYCLING. AFTER A NICE DAY OF REST (SEE PIX) WE WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT WITH THOUGHTS OF MICHAEL RASMUSSEN STRIPPED OF HIS YELLOW JERSEY - AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT IN OUR SHOW ON SUNDAY. WE ALREADY HAD THE ALEXANDRE VINOKOUROV INCIDENT; HE WAS BANNED FOR TESTING POSITIVE FOR A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AFTER WINNING STAGES 13 AND 15. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS "NEW" FOR THE TOUR. IN YEARS PAST, THE CBS SHOWS WERE ALL ABOUT BEAUTIFUL SCENICS AND LANCE ARMSTRONG. THIS YEARS' ARE ALL ABOUT SCANDAL AND WHETHER OR NOT THE TOUR AS A WHOLE WILL SURVIVE. WE'LL SEE, AND FOR THE TIME BEING WE'LL TRY TO GET THE STORY STRAIGHT. VIVE LE TOUR!

\\ WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH - DAY OF THE CHICKEN
...NEWSFLASH...TOUR LEADER, MICHAEL RASMUSSEN WAS JUST FIRED BY TEAM RABOBANK AND HAS BEEN SENT HOME...HIS YELLOW JERSEY WILL BE PASSED TO ALBERTO CONTADOR...

THIS, AFTER A WEEK WHERE WE SAW VINOKOUROV SENT HOME FOR DOPING. GOOD NEWS IS A REPORTER FOR THE FRENCH NEWSPAPER, L'EQUIPE, CITED IRONBOOTSCREATIVE.COM AS ONE OF HIS SOURCES CONTRIBUTING TO THE BREAKING STORY. GO FIGURE...BACK TO THE FRAUD.

\\ TUESDAY, REST DAY
FINALLY OUT OF TOULOUSE...UPDATES SHOULD BE MORE FREQUENT. AS I WRITE THIS I SIT IN A TENT BEHIND A PALACIAL HOTEL JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES. NOT TOO SHABBY. DESPITE EXTREME TIME CONSTRAINTS, SHOW #2 WAS FED TO NYC AND AIRED WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO SPARE. WE ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW FROM THE STAGE FINISH, PLATEAU DE BEILLE. AS WE MADE THE CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AT 6AM WE WERE PREPARED FOR THE WORST - ALEX WAS DRIVING 90KM/HR UP THE WINDY SWITCHBACKS WITH MINIMAL VISABILITY. BUT JUST AS WE HIT THE SUMMIT, THE CLOUDS BROKE, AND IT WAS UNBELIEVABLY CLEAR (SEE PIX TO LEFT). NOT TOO MENTION, WE HAD A TREMENDOUS STAGE WITH THE YOUNG ALBERTO CONTADOR TAKING THE STAGE WIN JUST IN FRONT OF THE YELLOW JERSEY.

OH, AND WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT A TOUR SUPERSTAR, ALEXANDRE VINOKOUROV, WAS FOUND TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON'S WHITE BLOOD CELLS IN HIS BLOOD STREAM. AS A RESULT, HE HAS BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE RACE. GREAT...WE'LL HAVE MUCH FUN WITH THIS ONE. BE SURE TO WATCH SUNDAY, 1 PM EDST (THAT'S FOR YOU DAD) TO SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH.

WENT TO THE PALACE TODAY, PIX TO COME SHORTLY...KEEP YOUR POSTS COMING, THEY KEEP US GOING. KUDOS TO JOHN ARREDONDO, NICE GALVIN RIP.

\\ FRIDAY, JULY 20TH
GUEST BLOGGER: LAUREN TANCREDI, THE PRINCESS OF DIGIBETA
THIS BLOG IS INSPIRED BY MARK WOOD'S SONG TITLES BECAUSE HIS SONGS INSPIRE US EVERY NIGHT IN THE EDIT!

[NOTE: MARK WOOD COMPOSES THE SOUNDTRACK FOR OUR SHOW, AND CREATES TREMENDOUS TITLES FOR EACH MUSICAL MASTERPIECE.]

WHEN WE LANDED FIRST IN TOULOUSE WE SMELLED OF "SPORTS FUNK" BUT THE "GLOBAL ARM" OF PIERRE AND HIS "SPEED FEVER HELL ON WHEELS" GOT US TO THE HOTEL SAFELY. WE HAD AN "UPHILL BATTLE" IN DEALING WITH THE WAIT STAFF AT THE RESTAURANT, BUT OUR "HERO OF THE WORLD", LATIN LIGHTNING -- "COMMUNICATOR" "PLUGGED IN" AND LOOKED TO "SEEK AND DESTROY". ALAS, THEY GAVE US SOME "FUNK PEPPER" BUT WE EMBRACED THIS "FRENCH FLAVOR". "HELL ON WHEELS" VIC OUR "GLADIATOR" SPOKE OF "STORIES OF FAME" AND "SUNRISE IN PARIS". WITH HIS "NEVER GIVE UP" "CHANT" AND "DANCE OF MAJESTY" WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO "FOLLOW THE LEADER". WE WERE ""REACHING FOR THE STARS" TO "FIGHT TO THE END" TO "PARIS". NONETHELESS STILL HEARING "VOICES" IN OUR HEAD. NOW "VICTORY IS OURS" AND WE WILL "BURN IT UP" AS WE TRAVEL FROM "DUNKIRK TO PARIS" DOING THE "BODY PUMP".

\\ FRIDAY, JULY 20TH (IN THE WEE HOURS)
GUEST BLOGGER: ROB "LATIN LIGHTNING" FLORES
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT NO ALCOHOL IS BEING CONSUMED HERE IN FRANCE WHILE WORKING ON THE TOUR. YOU COULD WELL IMAGINE THAT WORKING IN FRANCE ONE WOULD ENCOUNTER WINE BEING OFFERED AT EVERY MEAL. I'M AMAZED TO SEE HOW COMPLETELY PROFESSIONAL OUR CREW CONTINUES TO BE IN REFUSING SPIRITS OF ILL REPUTE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INTENSE DEDICATION AND CONCENTRATION FREELY OFFERED TO PRODUCE ONE OF THE FINEST BROADCASTS OF ONE OF THE MOST DRUG INFESTED SPORTS I KNOW. J.T. HAS SUCCEEDED IN GATHERING THE WHOLE CREW TOGETHER AT 6:00 AM EVERY MORNING FOR OUR DAILY 10 MILE RUN, AND VIC HAS SUCCEEDED IN INSISTING THAT WE TAKE A TWO HOUR BREAK EVERY AFTERNOON TO GO FOR LEISURELY BIKE RIDES AROUND THE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH OUR IDYDLLIC CHATEAU SITUATED OUTSIDE OF TOULOUSE. THANKS TO THE REPRESENTATIVES STATIONED HERE BY CBS SPORTS, THE WORLD HAS INDEED BECOME A SMALLER PLACE. FLO, VLAD AND ALEX HAVE NOW SHORTENED OUR FRENCH LESSONS TO 1 HOUR A DAY INSTEAD OF 2 HOURS BECAUSE WE'VE ALL CAUGHT ON SO QUICKLY (THANKS RYAN FOR TUTORING AFTER HOURS). AND WHO KNEW THAT ONE COULD MAKE FLAMBE WIHTOU ALCOHOL - THANKS TO THE STAFF AT THE KITCHEN HERE AT THE HOTEL. LOVE EM! I HEARD THAT VIC HAD A BABY TODAY! CONGRATULATIONS VIC!

\\ THURSDAY, JULY 19TH
SADLY, IT HAS BEEN TOO MUCH TIME SINCE THE LAST ENTRY. OVERZEALOUS FIREWALLS AT AN AVERAGE HOTEL IN TOULOUSE HAVE LED TO THE DEMISE. PLEASE DO NOT WORRY - OUR MAN ALEX BARTERED WITH OUR NEIGHBORS FOR AN INTERNET CONNECTION FOR THE SMALL PRICE OF A COMPOUND TOUR AND DINNER WITH THE CREW TOMORROW NIGHT (NO JOKE). TO GET EVERYONE CAUGHT UP HERE IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED:

A) SHOW #1 WENT WELL. WE MADE AIR BY ABOUT 1:15 MINUTES. WE CELEBRATED AFTERWARDS...AND CELEBRATED AGAIN.
B) THERE WAS AN OFF DAY (SEE PIX). SOME OF THE CREW DECIDED TO TAKE TO THE GLACIER AND SKI OFF ANY ENERGY LEFT OVER FROM THE SHOW. OTHERS SLEPT, AND SOME WENT ON A TEASE SHOOT (NICE WORK RYAN).
C) J.T., THE SHOW'S WRITER, HAD HIS SISTER WITH HIM IN TIGNES. MARY, AS THE NATIVES CALL HER, IS ALSO A TELEVISION PERSONALITY ON CNBC. WE TRIED TO CONVINCE HER TO STAY, BUT SHE WAS NOT UP FOR THE CHALLENGE OF CAPTURING A "DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SCHLUGE" (THINK NASCAR FANS IN FRANCE). OH WELL, MAYBE NEXT YEAR...
D) TOULOUSE ARRIVAL. SACREMENTO + BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT = TOULOUSE, FRANCE. EXCEPT EVERYONE HATES US, INCLUDING THE CHEF AND THE ENTIRE WAITSTAFF AT OUR HOTEL. THAT'S OKAY, WE HAVE FLO TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE AND KICK ASS FOR US. MERCI FLO!
E) AND FINALLY, WE HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE CURRENT LEADER OF THE TOUR, MICHAEL RASSMUSEN, MAY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS. AWESOME! THANK YOU LE TOUR.
F) ROB WANTS TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO HIS #1 SIS...

NOW THAT YOU ARE ALL CAUGHT UP - HERE IS THE SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY: SIT AND WAIT FOR RACE TO BE COMPLETED WHILE LAUGHING AT THE WORKLOAD OF JOE ZAPPULLA.
SATURDAY: TIME TRIAL. WATCH RACE, CUT SEGMENT, VOICE SHOW.
SUNDAY: AIR TIME 1 PM EST. WATCH RACE, PRAY, HOPE SHOW IS FED BEFORE AIR TIME.

\\ SUNDAY, JULY 15TH
DON'T WORRY...OUR SITE HASN'T BEEN KNOCKED OFFLINE (YET). DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, AND THE VERY RAPID TURNAROUND OF SHOW #1 (AIRING SUNDAY, 2PM ET), THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE TIME TO KEEP THINGS UP TO DATE. THAT STATED, THERE WILL BE BLOGS AND MANY MORE PHOTOS TO COME AFTER THE FINISH OF STAGE 8 IN, WHERE ELSE, BUT TIGNES.

JUSQU'A CE QUE...OH, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE TRIP FROM ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE, CHECK OUT THE CRAZY BELGIANS' WEBSITE (OUR TWO WONDERFUL A-UNIT ENGINEERS, PATRICK AND BART).

\\ THURSDAY, JULY 12TH
ONCE AGAIN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHELYN MARTIN...I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ANSWER SOME "QUESTIONS" AND MAKE SOME "COMMENTS". FIRST OFF, NO, JOHN (SEE POST), AS FAR AS WE KNOW THE BIKES DO NOT HAVE CHAINS ON THEM. THE ONLY CHAINS IN TIGNES ARE THE ONES FLO (OUR LOVELY HOSTESS) PUTS ON THE FRIDGE IN THE DISCO. SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT TIM GALVIN. AFTER A LACK-LUSTER POST INSULTING YOUR BROTHER YOU HAVE NEGLECTED TO GO ANY FURTHER. WEAK - GAL "VINO" (FIGURE IT OUT) COULD USE THE ANTI-SUPPORT AT THIS STAGE OF THE RACE. THANK YOU PEDRO McKEE FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT (AGAIN, SEE POST). THE ODDS ON WINNER HERE IS THE ALANNA CAMPBELL'S CRUSH ON LEVI LEIPHEIMER. ALSO, WAY TO GO MOM - YOU FIGURED OUT HOW TO POST BEFORE DAD DID. AND TO "POORER BUT WISER" IN DYER INDIANA, I TOLD EVERYONE WITH A BOAT IN TIGNES NEVER TO DO BUSINESS OUTSIDE THE GREATER METRO CHICAGO AREA. TOUCHE'! HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE TRIP, KEEP THE POSTS COMING...JUSQU'A DEMAIN.

\\ WEDNESDAY, JULY 11TH
GUEST BLOGGER: JOESEPH E. ZAPPULLA
AHHHH, WEDNESDAY...HUMP DAY. OR AS OUR LEADER VIC'S NASAL PASSAGES SEEM TO INDICATE TO HIM UPON ENTERING THE DISCO - HEMP DAY. WE BELIEVE THE STENCH/AROMA MAY BE COMING FROM THE WOOD FLOORS OF THE DISCO, AKA THE IGLOO, SINCE WE STILL MUST EDIT WEARING GLOVES, WOOL KNIT HATS AND EXTREMELY UNCOMFOTABLE LONG JOHNS. THE ONE PETITE 5" x 9" HEATER SEEMS TO OVERLOAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT LUCKILY WE ONLY HAD A COMPLETE POWER OUTAGE SEVEN TIMES ALREADY. WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW WHEN THE FORECASTS INDICATE TEMPERATURES RISING WELL INTO THE 40'S. THIS MAY BE AN INCOVENIENT TRUTH FOR THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT TO HEAR, BUT HIS "GLOBAL WARMING" THEORY IS FULL OF MERDE. (FOR THOSE WHO DON'T SPEAK FRENCH, LOOK IT UP.) IN OTHER NEWS, SURPRISINGLY CHEESE WAS SERVED AT DINNER TODAY...AND LUNCH...AND YESTERDAY'S DINNER AND LUNCH...AND POST-MASSAGE SNACK. ALLEGEDLY, THE LOVELY MASSEUSE MARIE-CLAIRE HAS LOVELY FINGERS AND MASSAGES PLACES OF ONE'S BODY THEY MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THEY HAD; NOT THAT I WOULD KNOW. DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT AIR UNTIL SUNDAY, ALANNA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON SEVEN HOURS SLEEP IN FOUR DAYS; LAUREN IS STILL FROZEN FROM DIGITIZING OVER-NIGHT; YOUNG RYAN HAS PULLED OUT 3/4 HIS HAIR FROM ALL THE TECHNICAL BREAKDOWNS IN THE A-TRUCK; VIC HAD EXPLAINED THE TERM "SCHLUG" TO MARY, WRITER JIM'S SISTER, THE THREE WAITRESSES IN THE RESTAURANT, THE STEWARDESS WHO DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ANY ENGLISH ON HIS FLIGHT AND VINNY'S COUSIN HILDA, WHO CALLED VIC BY MISTAKE...BIG MISTAKE. I, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVEN'T HAD THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE TO TASTE ANY OF THE REGIONS FINE WINES. AND I HAVE GROWN FOUR INCHES. BELIEVE WHAT YOU WISH. ALRIGHT...ALRIGHT...ALRIGHT?

\\ TUESDAY, JULY 10TH
GUEST BLOGGER: VINCENZO
THE SNOW STILL POURS AS DOES THE LEFFE. MONDAY, RYAN & I HAD A ROMANTIC HIKE UP THE MOUNTAIN WE BOTH WERE SUCKING WIND SO BAD THAT WHEN ALANNA CALLED US WE COULDN'T SPEAK ON THE PHONE. THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES WERE DRASTIC, 80 DEGREES & SUNNY THEN THE CLOUDS ROLLED IN 50 DEGREES & FRIGID. WE HUDDLED LIKE HAN SOLO & SKYWALKER & SLICED OPEN A TON TON TO KEEP WARM. ON THE MASSIVE CLIMB TO THE TOP OF "MT EVEREST" COINED BY MYSELF & THE CHEF(WE SAW A CROSS AT THE TOP & WERE FRIGHTENED). WE HAD MADE A PACT THAT IF ONE TUMBLED...LEAVE THE BODY THEN CALL COACH (VLAD) TO PICK US UP. THERE WAS JOY & JUBILATION AT EVERY TURN TO CONTINUE 'TIL WE REACHED THE ZENITH - WE WORE VANS & BOAT SHOES, NOT THE BEST CHOICE OF FOOT WEAR...FINALLY ECSTASY...THERE WAS A BAR AT THE TOP! WE DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOS FOR PROOF THAT WE WERE ABOUT 9000FT. JULY 10TH & STILL SNOWING, GO FIGURE. ANYONE HAVE AN AUDIO BOARD?

\\ MONDAY, JULY 9TH
SNOW IS THE STORY OF THIS DAY...WE GOT ABOUT AN INCH AT BASE CAMP IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT. FUN STUFF. WE ALSO CELEBRATED THE ARRIVAL OF THE REST OF OUR CREW: OUR A UNIT, ROB "LATIN LIGHTNING" FLORES, JOE "ZOT" ZAPPULLA, BRETT BLAU, ALEX "COUCOU" AND NUMEROUS BELGIAN ENGINEERS. BESIDES THE BIG HIKE (PIX TO LEFT), IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL. GERT STEEGMANS WON TODAY'S STAGE INTO BELGIUM, AND I BECAME THE CBS STAGE 2 CHAMPION FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. THE BIGGER STORY HOWEVER IS THAT JOE ZAPPULLA STILL HOLDS THE YELLOW JERSEY IN THE CBS GRAND CLASSIFICATION AND HE JUST ARRIVED TODAY. CONGRATS, ZOT. OH, AND FOR ALL THOSE WONDERING, I'M TOLD "ZOT" MEANS IDIOT IN SOME EUROPEAN DIALECT. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 4 DAYS AND HAVE LEARNED CLOSE TO NOTHING ABOUT THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. MY ANCESTORS MUST BE PROUD...

WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK RYAN GALVIN FOR A "COMPELLING" GUEST APPEARANCE YESTERDAY. RYAN GALVIN, TRUE LITERARY GENIUS.

\\ SUNDAY, JULY 8TH
GUEST BLOGGER: RYAN GALVIN "THE CHEF"
THIS JUST IN...JOHN PAQUET SHOULD NEVER BE IN CHARGE OF A WEB SITE. FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS JOHN HAS SLEPT AND READ AND LOOKED AT PICTURES OF HIMSELF - SOME TOPLESS. I KNOW - TROUBLING IN MANY WAYS. JOHN PAQUET HAS EATEN 2 BAGS OF POTATO CHIPS THAT ARE CHICKEN FLAVORED; HE IS LOST. WE MOVE ON...ALL IS WELL. AT 10 AM IT WAS 40 DEGREES AND RAINING SO THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE. OTHERWISE, ROBBIE McEWEN WON STAGE 1 AND SO DID ALANNA CAMPBELL FROM CBS. EVERYDAY THE TOUR de FRANCE CROWNS A WINNER AND SO DO WE AT CBS SPORTS. ALANNA WAS PERFECT TODAY - SHE STARTED WATCHING THE RACE LATE AND THEN SHE FELL ASLEEP DURING IT...WHAT A CHAMPION. SNOW IS COMING SOON - MY SHORTS AND MAN SANDELS ARE READY - GLAD THAT THE AC IN THE TRUCK IS ON HIGH.

YANKS WON - 10 GAMES BEHIND THE EVIL EMPIRE.

\\ SATURDAY, JULY 7TH
NICE DAY IN TIGNES TODAY - SUNNY AND WARM. HAD TO COVER THE DOME TO KEEP FROM GETTING SUN BURNT. THE PROLOGUE TOOK PLACE TODAY; THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE TOUR de FRANCE. STAGE 1 GETS UNDERWAY TOMORROW, SO WE SPENT MOST OF THE NIGHT GETTING READY FOR WHATEVER MAY COME. OUR RESIDENT FRENCHMAN/GUIDE, VLAD, PUT AN ALARM ON OUR TRUCK TO KEEP AWAY ALL MOUNTAIN GOATS AND TOURISTS. AND WE ARE EXPECTING SNOW AND TEMPS IN THE 30'S ON MONDAY - HAVE FUN MELTING IN NYC. WE ARE ALL VERY GLAD WE PACKED SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS FOR THE TRIP, THOUGH THE RUNNING JOKE IS THAT I SHOULD BE USED TO THIS BECUASE I AM FROM MAINE. GIDDY UP.

\\ FRIDAY, JULY 6TH
FINALLY ARRIVED AT OUR FIRST DESTINATION. THE TRIP WAS LONG - FROM NEWARK TO PARIS, THEN A CONNECTION TO GENEVE, SWITZERLAND AND FINALLY A 3.5 HOUR DRIVE THROUGH THE ALPS TO TIGNES. ALL TOLD A 16 HOUR TRIP EASED WITH RED WINE AND GOOD CHEESE. TOO BAD WE ARE HERE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE ARE STAYING IN AN EMPTY WORLD-CLASS SKI VILLAGE, COMPLETE WITH A GONDOLA. SHOULD BE A FUN SPOT FOR THE NEXT 11 DAYS OR SO...

\\ THURSDAY, JULY 5TH
WELCOME TO MY RUNNING BLOG OF THE 2007 TOUR de FRANCE! TODAY IS THE OFFICIAL START OF THE TOUR de FRANCE FOR ME ANYWAY... I WILL BE COVERING THE RACE AS PART OF THE CBS SPORTS PRODUCTION CREW. THE SITE IS INTENDED TO KEEP FRIENDS AND FAMILY UP-TO-DATE ON MY WHEREABOUTS - THE FIRST STOP ON THE MAP IS TIGNES, FRANCE. HOPE YOU ENJOY - BE SURE TO CHECK BACK FOR RECENT PHOTOS, ETC. FROM THE TRIP.