Mike and Paul Revealed: Philadelphia Freedom

Although I find it all very "coincidental" that Paul is out on a road trip when Public Enemy #1 is taken out, I'll continue to tell the tales of two rebel bikers searching for artificial intelligence.

The road to find Number 5 began like any other journey with trial, tribulation and of course, cheese steaks. However, let’s be clear: not since their last trip to Mos Eisely have Mike or Paul ever encounter such scum and villainy as in Philadelphia.

In order to protect themselves, Mike and Paul thought they would brush up on their self defense with a boxing lesson. After getting the “word” from some local thugs on the dock that this would be the place to train, they wound up at “Mickey’s Gym.” There they met upstart fighter (and collector for Anthony Gazzo) Rocky Balboa. After a few hours of carrying spit buckets and punching raw meat both Mike and Paul got weirded out and decided to leave. “I may eat that meat, ewwwwww!” – exact quote from Mike.

Of course, because Rocky was a collector for a loan shark there was now the danger of mob enforcement coming after them. Why? Because they did not pay for their boxing lesson and Mickey does not take well to those he considers “Bums.” But where to go while in PA? Well, Paul had a brilliant plan and quickly took Mike out of the city.

Finding their way to Amish country, the two are now undercover among a complete village of Harrison Ford look-a-likes. Although Paul assures Andrea and I that he’ll only need a few days to “lay low” he is very concerned by how much Mike is enjoying his new found Amish lifestyle. He churns butter for 3 straight hours each day and continues to raise barns but calls them “pools."

Let’s all hope they get out of there and back on the road soon. Their mission is still to find Number 5....