The characters of Brucefest

JR "Road Rage" Radcliffe -- Road Rage will be your trustworthy author on this voyage of 2,000 miles, painting himself as the hero whenever possible. He loves baseball, hates baseball and loves talking about baseball.

Mike "The Mechanic" Miller -- One of the trip's three drivers, The Mechanic brings a laid-back attitude to cross-country voyageering, and possibly the most mechanically-inclined mind should something go horribly wrong. He also promises to supply a healthy offering of country music to the trip's soundtrack, including his original song, "Kiss My Ashwaubenon."

Adrienne "Fast Times" Fritzsche -- The second of our three drivers has a penchant for keeping her foot on the gas, but she knows the path we're traveling better than anyone as a native of Colorado. She also knows The Bruce, I hear, though it is still believed that The Bruce is purely legend.

Maggie "Whine and Die" Murphy -- The third of our drivers knows her way around heavy machinery, but she's got zero tolerance for those who aren't interested in her particular highway. Will the rest of the group come back with all limbs attached after an excursion with the fearless Whine and Die?

Liz "Michigan Left" Radcliffe -- An experienced traveler in her own right, Michigan Left will probably be found in the upper recesses of the top bunk napping, but she's visited the great Colorado before and knows her way around a whitewater raft. Also, she's married to Road Rage, meaning she'll be thought of reverently throughout the blogging proceedings.

Caitlin "The Architect" Croegaert -- One of the driving forces behind both the acquisition of the RV and the division of labor (Road Rage is in charge of both the blog and the cooler), the trip would not be made possible in quite the same way without The Architect. You know how The Matrix had an architect? She's exactly like that.

Annette "First-Half" Fritzsche -- Fast Times' sister is along for at least the first half of the ride, making the trip to Denver before her character is eliminated by budget cuts from the mini-series. We anticipate an amazing yet ambiguous departure for her character (in case we get picked up for a second season), possibly involving a parachute, some flames, three German Shepherds and a self-addressed envelope. The question is: will she find The Bruce before time runs out?

Boyd "Air Force One" Fritzsche -- Yet another of the Fritzsche clan with potential ties to The Bruce will join the ride in Omaha, then depart at the same stop on the way back. It's always difficult for mid-season additions to mesh with members of the original cast, but we have high hopes for this one. He also flies planes.

Dan "The New Guy" Kovatch -- A love interest for The Architect and a late addition to the cast, The New Guy will perhaps endure the toughest test of all, surviving the voyage with a bunch of people he's only met once or twice. It's quite possible he'll flee by jumping off the RV on some highway in Iowa.