Drove 400 miles to check it out while in progress with Brad. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, expect to drive to East Peoria and find a room! All of them were booked: they had graduation at the local college that weekend as well as the final high school regional track meet. Every Holiday Inn, every nook and cranny, every room was TAKEN. And every place had a school bus in the parking lot which means lots of kids in lots of rooms. Buddy and I stayed in Bloomington over 30 miles away.

Funny thing is, Brad offered to put me up (he has a separate wing on his house with guest bedrooms) and I was too stoooopid not to take him up on it. Oh well, live and learn.

Hope to post pics this weekend when I get some time.

Paul