I wonder if they would let me camp at the Kalamazoo Fairgrounds parking lot? I could be security. Tox, I've slept in cars,trucks and and the side of freeways so much when I was your age I grew to hate it. I even decided to go back to school and get edgicated so I never ever have to go hungry or sleep on pavement again. I once spent 20 hours on the entrance ramp to the Penn Turnpike hitch hiking with my two dogs. I was there so long I started recognizing people going back and forth to work but no one in there right mind would pick me up. I also got so hungry I tried eating the mutt's Purina (YUCK!). Finally I got a ride from a drunk demolitions expert and I got off at the Howard Johnson on the Pike. I also got so hungry I tried eating my mutt's Purina (yuck!). But the adventure still calls me back. I guess being a product of the sixties is why I enjoy trad bowhunting and playin Gypsy with my old trailer so much. I envie your spunk kid so don't give up getting to the Expo you'll find away. What about bringing one of the parents along for the weekend?