The tale of Highspeed Hayride is a simple one indeed. Since day one, the band has never expected anything from anyone and never asked for a handout. After observing many others rise and fall, Highspeed Hayride took the step, gritted their teeth, and vowed to succeed on their own volition and with their integrity unbroken. Since spring 2002 the band has taken as much work as possible, covered several hundred thousand miles all across the Midwest, met thousands of new friends, stayed in ratty motels when tips would cover it or the floor of a fan’s house when they didn‘t, and drove two vehicles and several trailers into the ground doing it.