Getting ready for relaunch has been a lot of fun…

Part of the fun of this project has been meeting others who feel the same we do about road tripping. So please introduce yourself, we’d love to say hello.

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The publicity continues as The Great American Road Trip’s second installment is highlighted by VIRB.com. Join the 1,200+ viewers in a grassroots movement in film and new media. Check out the webisodes today, click here!

Join us this Saturday night (tomorrow, 9/8) at The Riverflick Film Series for the first public viewing of the first episode of The Great American Road Trip. The Movie starts at Sundown and is just a precursor to one of the funniest movies ever, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. So grab your coconuts and get down to Amazement Square for a FREE movie and bring a blanket. Concessions are available.

Anchorwoman Noreen Turyn from WSET ABC-13 highlighted The Great American Road Trip in Thursday Heart Of Virginia report.

People go on road trips all the time, but not many document them and make a show out of it. Unless of course you’re part of the new media generation. For our Heart of Virginia report, four local guys who set out to tell a story of their weekend trip from Smith Mountain Lake to Durham — just because.

Click here to see the whole report

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Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog is the largest business blog on the web, boasting traffic numbers of over a million visitors a month. As a feature article on the site, Dane catches up with Dan Portnoy on his thoughts on the project and how it all came together.

Dan Portnoy wanted to make a movie. So, instead of spending his days dreaming about what it would be like to be a big-time Hollywood director, or studying the minutia of filmmaking and watching movies in his basement, he made one. And it’s good. Plus, as you’ll read in my interview, it has an inexpensive and innovative distribution system. I think that his story should be an inspiration to everyone here, even if you’d rather invent something or sell a service because it shows what happens when you just get out there and just do it!

Click here to read the interview

The Blue Ridge Parkway Guide, known for it’s exhaustive coverage of the Blue Ridge Parkway, posted some info on The Great American Road Trip. Click the link below to see it and while you’re there take a look at the myriad of things to do on the Parkway as well as the Virtual Tour.

Click here for the Blue Ridge Parkway Guide

In just over 24 hours over 200 people have watched the first installment of The Great American Road Trip. The comments and emails have been so great to hear (HUGE thanks from us) but we still want to hear from you. So, if you’ve seen the film (thank you) give us your review (I’ll post it if you let me) via email and if you haven’t…

Click Here to see this weeks webisode

Sean Tubbs and the rest of the collective at the Charlottesville Podcasting Network featured The Great American Road Trip.

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After a lot of hard work, countless meetings and phone calls – release day is finally here. Abandon Films has had the lions’ share of work on this project and they have responded masterfully. There professionalism, attention to quality and detail are that of a company that’s been in the “business” for decades. I can’t say how much I’ve appreciated their cander and honesty during this project. Please check out the project and then shoot the guys at Abandon Films some feedback.

Yesterday, The Great American Road Trip profile at VIRB.com got a face lift, or liposuction. The digital surgery is courtesy of Brandon Adkins at Heliumseven design. He does great work and he’s really easy to work with. Check out our profile and shoot us some feedback and don’t forget to check out Brandon’s page too