MIssion:LIMO tips and the unique request

By Billy Harris

I have been asked some funny things in my time. Sign my back for instance, and some normal stuff like, write on my boat or sign my paddle. But this call kinda made me feel a little funny. I was hitting up a good friend for a peice of rug for the weekend near the gull river. He made himself a baby (sienna) a couple months prior (I call Mail man on him) it even looks like the mail man. Anyway, Jeff Strano and his wife Suz made a little one (apparently) I am still dubious its way to cute to be anything Strano would make. Anyway we went to get that fresh baby smell and catch up on current events. I was about to leave for minden and I Jeff Strano asked me, "you got any limo driver experiance". Now for Strano this isn’t that weird of a question really, my answer was "no but how hard could it be". Ya, it was harder. A guy named Karl (in the TUX) asked me to drive him and his 3 dates to the PROM, In my Car with boats on the roof in my paddling gear. For starter, Karl, 3 dates.. OH YES YOU DID…. well done. Now Strano has alot of dirt on me. Too much actually, you knwo the guy you love confide in, but try not go confide in because once you do he carrys a knowing Grinn for ever and ever. So I said yes was the answer. It was pouring rain, I cleaned my car, actually I put everything in the trunk. ( praying the whole time there was not any overnight bags. ) And off I went to get this little stud muffin and his 3 dates wearing my smelly paddling gear. I pulled up and met the dates and the family sending him off. Now there was some photos to be taken and off we went. I loaded the ladies into the car as dignifyed as I could smelling like wet gear wearing a skirt. I did my very best to make a smooth ride, pick the right music and open the umbrellas for the ladies. Thats where the glitch came in. It was one of them horrible button operated units and I should how knowan… I hit that button with all the confidence of a WWF wrestler taking on a 12 year old. The umbrella popped open so fast…. It chalked into the door frame, pinning a half emerged lady squeezing her way out of a way to small a car while trying not to ruin her hair. I failed my first Limo Job. If that was Rita McNeal or goldie hawn It would be my job…. Anyway. here is the email I got from him. and some photos that would make you giggle.

Hey Billy,

I just wanted to thank you for driving my dates and I to prom. It was way cooler than my minivan. We had a ton of fun and no regrets. I completely forgot to offer you gas money but the good news is I had 28 students sign up for the Teen Paddling Club and about half of them have never paddled before so I should beadle to sell a couple of your books and make up for it. I attached some photos of the pick up.

Thanks Again,

Karl