Doug you are right on. I suspect Diane knows all too well what crime stats can reveal. I have no idea where in Lufkin she and Larry live, but I'm guessing it's a part of town that doesn't share the general crime stats for Lufkin. Lufkin is reported to only be safer than 6% of the cities in the nation, http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tx/lufkin/crime/ I lived just outside DC when they had over 1,000 murders in one year! There too, it was localized to areas we knew to avoid.

Back to the rally. With its central location it would seem like a perfect venue to join coaches from both the west and east coast. It should be a good time.