 Hey everybody, it's HCC here and I'm about to start the road to Jo Khan in my trusty car here It's just gonna be me this time not the rest of the family last year everybody went but this time. It's just me It's very early in the morning Around 2 40 a.m. Based on how I plan the trip out if I leave now Make a few stops on the way. I Should arrive at about the right time for check-in at the hotel And then maybe I can get some rest and then maybe get out and see a few people tonight, so Gonna get started here in a minute and hopefully I will see a few of you at Jo Khan I don't know if you can hear the the the The frogs are making a hell of a racket out here and nobody Nobody in the neighborhood is up right now So, uh, yep, okay Time to hit the road gas in the car gas in the car gas in the car Putting petrol in the automobile Yeah, this is not the fun part Crossing the Arkansas border Welcome to Arkansas. Yeah, just crossed the Arkansas border It is still dark. It is About 4 14 in the morning It's kind of tough to Film a road trip like this because I'm starting the driving at night And so there's nothing to show you at black until the sun comes up We have daylight Sunshine finally taking over the horizon and I'm approaching Little Rock Probably won't be able to show it to you because I'll have to deal with the traffic while I'm driving So a little too difficult to film without any help, but anyway approaching Little Rock and we have daybreak gas again getting gas again Not the fun part So I made it to Memphis and I'm hanging out in a Walmart parking lot in Memphis waiting for someone For a surprise something I'll get to show you later But this is about the halfway point. I got gas again in the car And I feel awake. I'm not too tired. So I should be able to finish out this this trip without any problem traffic delays due to construction the same thing happened on the way to Florida, but fortunately my driving app has Selected a quicker route. So Hopefully I won't be delayed that much We were making it though. Just a few more hours to Chattanooga Okay, so this is the alternate route that the map gave me to get me around some construction And I guess it is faster, but it doesn't feel faster. I have gone through tiny little towns I've gone through mountains And now I'm in a rainstorm. So still Bound for Joe Conan Chattanooga, but man, we are climbing some mountains right now There it is. I am in Chattanooga right now. I can't believe it. Wow, that was a long drive Now I just got to make it to the hotel All right, it is Saturday morning the first morning. I will be going to the actual real joke on So I'm getting ready. I want to be early in line since I'm general admission So I can get to the floor as early as possible Last night I was able to go to the convention hotel and I actually met the guys from G.I. Joeberg I met Kevin from SEO toy review and I met a bunch of other people. It was super awesome Unfortunately, it was also really hectic and very noisy and in all the hustle and the bustle I wasn't really able to get any video of that, but I'm gonna try to get as much video as I can today And give you guys the con experience as much as I can so Not quite awake yet. We're in Eastern time. I'm used to central time. So Yeah, I'm not fully awake yet. I'm not completely alert and aware But but I will be leaving soon a few more things to get ready Want to make sure I don't forget anything. So I'll see you at Joe con. Hey, everybody. Okay. I'm taking a break and sitting down for a minute It's been a very busy show. I got to charge my phone a little bit. I've met a whole bunch of folks here I thank you to everyone who came up and said hi I've spent a lot of time with the Joeberg guys. It's been a great show. I've been a really crowded show I mean look at this look still so many people here, so It's taking a little break right now. I'm exhausted But I'm gonna head back into the dealer floor pretty soon because there's still a few things that I'd like to pick up I haven't bought as much stuff this year But the stuff that I have got is I think is pretty special. Hopefully I'll show some of that to you later That was day one of Joe con for me. Anyway, I'm walking out there setting up for casino night and there but I'm not for that so Got to spend a lot of time with the Joeberg I Got to spend a lot of time with a lot of people and now I'm tired and really hungry, so but there's another day tomorrow, so I'll see you guys then a day two of Joe con Yesterday was a huge day. I got video But I never seem to get as much video as I want to get just because there's so much to do a lot of people came up To me and said hi got pictures taken I didn't buy very much just because I was so busy So I'm hoping to get more GI Joe stuff today, but I'm also hoping to see more people today So if you didn't come out on Saturday, maybe you'll be out on Sunday, and I'll get to see you and say hi But that was the best part of the day is meeting everyone. That was fantastic. I mean that was Just an unbelievable experience. I'm just the sheer number of people who came up and say said hello to me I brought a whole bunch of a Secret code books to give to everyone who came up and talked to me, and I gave a bunch of them away Fortunately, I made enough I think I still have a few to bring with me on Sunday. I did a little bit of shooting for The next review video the Cobra convergence video Actually just wrapped that up here in the hotel room and I'm gonna try to shoot some of it at the convention today. I hope But if you ever been to one of these conventions, you know how crazy it is how hectic it is and you know You make plans, but those plans don't always work out just because a lot goes on and a lot gets in the way But usually it's good stuff. You got to kind of go with the flow You know go with the flow at these conventions and when you're having fun when you're meeting people Sometimes that just takes priority over whatever you planned to do. So yeah, and today if that happens, that's okay I'd rather meet people and talk to people And if I don't get to do my shooting, that's alright, but I'm gonna try I'm gonna attempt to all right So shutting this thing off so I can drive back to downtown Chattanooga So the GI joke 3 3 quarter it's saying is knowing is So what's the other half doing so He knows so my dad isn't to them, you know and take this forward in life. It's not the knowing that's important It's the doing Be divided tell other people and along the way continue collecting GI Joe. So yo, Joe That's it There are a few more people here, but I am one of the last to leave the last Joe con one more night in Chattanooga This is it. This is the end a little emotional, but There'll be other things other things in the future They're gonna be great things in the future, but this is still the end of an era so signing off from the last Joe con