And finally, Tom had an exciting adventure of his own. He had been planning a get together for a couple of months with some of his old high school buddies. The occasion? The Van Halen reunion tour. Tom met up with them in Richmond, VA where they rented a van & headed to Greensboro, NC. I can't even express how excited he was about this trip. It's like they were back in the 80's all over again. He bought a couple of alligator shirts to wear and everything. The morning that he was heading south and woke me to say goodbye and show me this sign (see below). He made it and had it copied at Kinko's to plaster all over the van or as he referred to it "the Van Halen Mobile". I was a little worried that he'd return sporting some parachute pants and a mullet. True 80's style.