Last weekend, Anna and I were on our way to an afternoon lecture. We were standing in line at the coffee shop to get some much needed motivation for the stimulating topics to be covered during training. Suddenly, someone behind us said “Hey, you know the guy from American Pie? He’s right over there!”
We glanced in the direction the gentleman was pointing, and sure enough, there was Jason Biggs. There had been no announcement that he would be visiting, but there was no doubt he was who he was…he looked just like you would expect.
We immediately got out of line to go over and greet him. (Remember, we were in line for coffee, so voluntarily stepping aside without coffee in hand emphasizes the importance of the meeting.) He shook our hand and thanked us for our service. Chatted for a moment and then was told by his handlers that they were running late and that he needed to go. He shook our hand again and headed for the door.
I was SO bummed I didn’t have my camera! And then I spotted it, a glorious picture taking device in the hands of young soldier. “Please, please, please Mr. Soldier-guy, please take our picture.” He reluctantly agreed. I don’t really think his reluctance was in taking the picture, it was more in the running through the Exchange, out the door, and through the parking lot to chase down the already departed Mr. Biggs. But just as before, Jason was gracious and almost flattered that we had gone through so much trouble to have proof of our meeting.
Thank you, Mr. Biggs, for humoring us. And thank you, Mr. Soldier-guy, for capturing and providing the evidence.
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