Picture this...

Chuck is riding shotgun...Josh and Drew are riding in the way back...Ron and I are in the backseat...we are hurtling through the streets of Chennai...buses, motorbikes, auto-rickshaws, bicycles, pedestrians are a blend of color and noise...when our driver (whose name I can't remember, but I'll call him Bob), Bob, reaches for his CD case to add some ambience to our journey.

I will give 1000 rupees to anyone who can guess what CD Bob put on (that is about $20 or so--a really big bet for a Nevada high-roller like me!)?

Any guesses...on Bob's musical preferences...

Come on...

If you guessed Bob reached for his 50 Cent CD send me your name and address and I will mail you a 1000 rupee note when I get back home.

Listening to the inane ramblings of this angry black man, I now know why his album covers carry the warning--"Parental Advisory Explicit Content"

As Drew said, "I never thought I would be listening to 50 Cent while riding in a vehicle with two pastors in India..." This among many other things most of us never thought we would be doing...

Just as amazing was Bob's musical selection for our ride home...Bob either chose Amy Grant or Twila Paris...I can't remember for sure because I was laughing so hard at the contrast.

This is just another memory being made on this epic journey...thanks Bob for bringing smiles to all our faces!!