Completely throwing all known laws of physics out the window (witness the car jumps, surviving a transient hotel bombing, stealing an air-raid-siren et al), the Dynamic Duo of The Blues embarks on a do-or-die Mission From God to reunite their beloved band and save the orphanage that provided them a home growing up against all odds and obstacles? The odds and obstacles? Try the entire Chicago and Illinois state police forces, The Army, a local Neo-Nazi chapter, a hell-bent-on-violent-revenge former fiancee’(Carrie Fisher), a touring band that plays BOTH types of music (Country AND Western!)and a skeptical concert promoter (Steve Lawrence).

Some great guest appearances from Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cab Colloway, John Lee Hooker and James Brown hold your interest as well as coutless police car pileups, hilarious encounters at Holiday Inns, and snooty French restaurants finding their old bandmates, disastrous gigs at redneck bars, Ackroyd’s low-tech resourcefulness and a devastatingly hilarious mall chase that has to be seen to be believed! All throughout, you really get the feeling the two main characters LIVED the blues and not just played them.