FREEDOMBUS October 2001

The FREEDOMBUS had its first incarnation as a Laidlaw Schoolbus down in Southern California. After serving as our Safari vehicle to the ALCAN, its fate was to change after 9/11 when I was informed by the authorities that I could no longer keep the bus schoolbus yellow.

A little thinking, two gallons of paint from San Leandro Color, a few strips of self adhesive vinyl from TAP Plastics, two days of work and the Freedombus was born.

A week later we were off filming "Jack & George Ride The Freedombus" with the multi talented Michael Struthers. Ultimately this 50 minute film following us through the US immediately after 9/11 landed us at the Wine Country Film Festival in Napa Valley that year.

During this fast paced cross country trip we explored the US stopping to visit American Icons like Elvis, John f Kennedy and Martin Luther King.







In Philidelphia we answered the age old question... who makes a better Philly Cheese steak is better Pat or Geno?