Wow, what a great story!

That's funny, because I was thinking about getting my dad his book for Christmas.

When I first started reading your story, and got to the rules on the card, I said, outloud to just me, "That doesn't sound like Joe..." and then, sure enough, he didn't follow those rules. :)

He really seems like a down-home type good guy that's went through some crazy confusion in his life with the fame, and came out a down-home type good guy.

And goodness, kudos to you for standing in line that long! It sure sounds worth all the effort.