Friday, August 6, 2010

July 28th- Following Jimmy Wayne ! To The Finish Line - Payson AZ.

Day 1
Wednesday at 1:45 am : Woke up ;
Had  Hubby  drive me  to the San Francisco, CA. Airport checking in 4AM
 Met 2 of my
Street Team Members, Tina and her daughter Lauren Trevarthen
 Jimmy Wayne your problems at the airport,
 are nothing compared to my BFF girlfriend Lauren. She has to wait for a special security guard to take her a side a physically  pat her down, check her wheel chair ,she then gets the wand and swabbed,takes about 30 minutes for this process .
 We landed it took maybe 2 hours,got a special handicap van that has a ramp. We checked into Red Roof very nice!  changed   our   clothes  got something to eat, remember , Tina  has been up by this time for about 26 hours, So we iced teaed up, and  ate.
 We decide to check out Payson, AZ.  Where we know Jimmy has just  ustreamed , its  about a 90 minute drive. The Cati's and rocks paint out  the way. We decide  to go to  Walmart  for Drinks,ice to prepare to walk the next day cause were tired!
We  get to the middle of town. and who do we see? Barrel boy and Jimmy Wayne on a street corner,
We  Honk ! Jimmy !HEY I JUST SAW MY PICTURE ON THAT CAR" its us with the magnetic sign     Meet ME HALFWAYhttp://meetmehalfway.jimmywayne.com/  SIGN  carried , in a box all the way from CA.to Phoenix.
We QUICKLY PULL OVER!  I got Lauren Out in  10 seconds! I'm running on a busy street yelling WAIT!!! but he can't hear me.!     Tina   yells look out here comes a cyclists! I YELL Hey! See those 2 guys?  stop them!! and he jetted up and says!' hey!!! those ladies back there want you!
Jimmy TURNS AROUND AND YELLS LAUREN!!!! ON USTREAM! turns around and starts   walking really  fast!
He thinks that Lauren ,  and  I  are going to hold him back, time wise,and puts us to the test in 105 degree weather up hill . starts hauling freight! I  Pour  it  on too!
FOLLOWING , Him uphill , we leave Barrellboy in the dust !   He turns around ,and says  Damn!  there still  here! he  goes  faster ! AND is surprised once again,by the look on his face! this goes on for about another mile stops and points to missing sidewalk? we wheel off continue to follow. hes very surprised! we keep going . And he stops to see where we are.  STOPS ! AND I ALMOST RUN HIM OVER!    HE LAUGHS AND CONTINUES ON!
We STOP at Sonic were he makes his  commercial for Sonic   Eats his Coney dog! and Tots in 2 SECONDS !    Takes a picture with us and says sorry but I got to get in my miles and jets off!  We were relieved cause we weren't   planning    on, or prepared to go on!
I would not have  changed  a thing except..... Tina walking back to the van in a 105 degree weather !

2 comments:

  1. Awesome journal, Devvi!! Love the pictures and the stories!

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  2. I like your journal! It's so awesome to see people who are such big supporters of Jimmy Wayne because it also means that you are in support of change in the foster care system!!
    :-)

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