A few weeks before this official kick-off I began scouting downtown Columbus for hotels and found a great deal at Knights Inn which was located on the same street as the Cosi Center exactly one mile away. I arrived in Columbus at 4 pm and proceeded to check in and get myself situated before I headed to the meet n greet which was taking place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Upon entering the Crowne Plaza lobby I was greeted by the OHHA staff in a welcome manner as well as bumping into one of the co-founders of OHHA Mr. D. Lorand Jackson himself. Everyone was in good spirits and the energy level was high. I checked in, received my red carpet media access passes and then linked up with Slim Jim who was staying at the Crowne Plaza. We embarked over to a Max & Erma's for dinner which was conveniently located next to the Crowne Plaza. We had some time to kill before the official pre-party was to begin. After dinner we parted ways so that we could get cleaned up and prepared for the