A Nightmare Come True: Intro

As promised, the dirty details of how our 2011 season became a disaster are forthcoming. After giving it a lot of thought, I've decided to title the entire opus "A Nightmare Come True", with each individual catastrophe or setback documented in chronological order, and given its own part and sub-title. I will share as much as I feel interested in sharing, meaning I'm pulling no punches regarding privacy or sensitivity; the only limiting factor to the details I spill forth will be, simply, my interest in them.

As wonderfully as 2010 went, this year was equally bad. Things started off well-enough, with my 6th and latest DVD release "Out of the Blue" doing reasonably well, our first trip as a couple to the Denver conference, and just a week after that, our first tornado of the year. The company I work for provided me with about $600 worth of decals/graphic work for free, which served as a rolling billboard on our little Honda. Yes, the Passion Twist brand seemed poised to have a banner year in 2011. The weekend of March 8-10 approached, and brought with it multiple day chase ops, from the Central Plains through the Midwest. We were set and ready to go, save for one last trip prep detail: an oil change.