🚌 Short Bus Spec Sheet
Version 1.0 · Oct 2026
Short Bus is the kids book and the musical. V1 is the /shortbus/ page as a complete experience: the story, the characters, the music, all in one place. V2 gets more powerful.
What V1 includes
- ✅ Trailer: 10-second trailer live at the top of the page.
- 🔨 Decision batch: 4 draft lyrics approved by Dave.
- 🔨 Song sketches: Generated from approved lyrics, published to SoundCloud.
- 🔨 Biscuit in P15: Pose locked in.
- 🔨 "She is Strong!" rename: Finalized.
- 🔨 Characters section: Biscuit and the cast, with final art.
- 🔨 Book preview: A real taste of the kids book on the page.
What V1 does NOT include (that's V2)
- Print-ready book files or publishing.
- Full musical production or staging.
- Vinyl EP release (decided in 2027: 8-song vs 5-song cut).
- Interactive elements or games for kids.
Done means
- The page tells the whole Short Bus story: book, characters, music.
- Every song sketch is listenable on the page.
- No placeholder art. Every image is final.
- A parent landing on the page gets it in 30 seconds.
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