As winter finally lets go of her iron grip on Gotham, the time for planning my pilot episode is now. I have been attending weekly production meetings with Maegan, the production supervisor and X the assistant producer. These two women pound on me hammer and tongs to get commitments on things like times and places. They both want this production to be as good as it can be so the devil must be dealt with in the details. My original idea for Popp Over America was to just drive around and wing it, but these two pros understand a whole hell of a lot more about production schedules than I do. I am honored that they are giving their time to the project.

The dates for shooting the pilot have been set: July 8th – July 11th. I have a list of places and events to visit and the four days will be loaded with adventure. The pilot will be based in New Jersey where I was born. Here is a list of destinations:

– My apartment – NYC
– The George Washington Bridge
– The Palisades Parkway
– Hiemer and Company Stained Glass Studio, Clifton
– East Hanover, New Jersey
– High Point State Park, Montague
– Milford, PA
– Paterson Great Falls, Paterson
– Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson
– Libby’s Lunch, Paterson
– Scarlett Pub, New Brunswick – Performance at 9PM Sharp!
– Slater’s Deli – Leonardo
– Silverball Pinball Museum, Asbury Park
– Asbury Park Boardwalk
– Atlantic City
– The AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle Festival, NJMP, Millville
– Wildwood
– Cape May

I realize I’m leaving out a bunch of great locations, but all of these map points have a personal connection to me. Feel free send any ideas or destinations. Tune in early September to see how I connect the dots with a used motorcycle, a guitar, and strips of pavement. In the meantime, I’ll be posting a lot of fun preparation videos and pictures, along with micro-trip travel logs to keep things interesting. Another big thanks to everyone who helped fund the show and getting us past out Kickstarter goal.