Pete Hunting: The Trip Report.

[DebbieT11]

Oscar, there were SO many of us pulling for you on Saturday night... it was a night full of pixie dust, for sure.

Thanks for telling us the story from your viewpoint - i'm so pleased that you found them..... congratulations!!

We'll have margaritas together on the cruise... promise!!

 

[jcarter29]

I am so proud of you, fellow Ohioan! The thread and the search were so exciting on that night and I have so enjoyed reading everyone's comments and the blogs, etc. What a really great story. I hope you have a blast on the cruise...so deserved!

Kim

 

[willis37862]

So I move like a crazy fat man possessed (a role I was born to play)...

That's a tag if I ever saw one Where's that darn tag fairy ?

Great story Oscar and Congrats

 

[SamSam]

Oscar, What a great adventure you had! It was so fun reading all about it, it felt like I was there with you trying to track Pete down. Thanks for sharing.

 

[janjandis]

Oscar! I loved your story, it was eerily familiar to me!! I was stalking Pete and Corey and Julie on March 8 at the Smokey Robinson concert, I thought for sure they would be there. Originally when they mentioned giving away the cruise, they said that the first person to come up to them at Mardi Gras would win the cruise. I kept checking the boards to see if anyone had won yet but I didn't get caught up on the podcast for a couple weeks. Before I went away, I put the picture of the podcast group up as my screen saver -think about that Pete! I printed out pictures of Corey and Julie, Bob on Kaht cam and Pete and showed them over and over to my kids (teens) and told them to grab them if they saw them. I did the same thing as you, looking into the face of every person I walked by all day. I started to feel the same sense of loss as it began to get dark and more and more crowded. I kept hearing Corey say that he would have a Mardi Gras hat and Julie would have a wig on, I assumed a bright colored one. Did they have those on when you saw them? As it got darker and darker and more crowded, I realized I would never find them. I got to see a great concert though! I actually saw another podcaster later on in the week and was too shy to say hello to him so I don't know what I would have said if I saw them!
A couple days later, while still on my trip, I listened to the next podcast where Pete announced that he would be at the Heart concert. No wonder I didn't find them! I wonder what would have happened if I did find them that day? Pete woulda had to give me a cruise right? Just another one out of his allotment!

 

[WebmasterPete]

Great trip report. What I find even more amazing is that Walter had a DIS Unplugged shirt on also. Who knew Scar would join in the fun?

Let me be clear - this was under some amount of protest. When I handed him the shirt, he looked at me with this pained look and said "really? You want me to wear this??". I explained to him that it might help if two of us were wearing the shirt, so he reluctantly agreed. Of course he wouldn't go into a bathroom to put it on - he took his shirt off in the middle of a crowd and put the DIS Unplugged shirt on. I, on the other hand, insisted on finding a nice private stall . Walter has the body to take his shirt off in public, as for me...not so much.

Congrats Oscar- my only regret is that we didn't get to spend a little more time together. We'll correct that on your next visit to Orlando!

Pete

 

[tinkbutt]

WO I am glad your trip brought on another I wasn't able to join in on the fun saturday because I was out of town! but I am glad you won

 

[DebbieT11]

So.... dish! Was there a crowd circle formed? Flashbulbs going off? A smattering of applause, or just that sharp intake of breath??? Give it up, Pete..... we're curious here!! <grin>

Of course he wouldn't go into a bathroom to put it on - he took his shirt off in the middle of a crowd and put the DIS Unplugged shirt on. I, on the other hand, insisted on finding a nice private stall . Walter has the body to take his shirt off in public, as for me...not so much.


Pete

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Let me be clear - this was under some amount of protest. When I handed him the shirt, he looked at me with this pained look and said "really? You want me to wear this??". I explained to him that it might help if two of us were wearing the shirt, so he reluctantly agreed. Of course he wouldn't go into a bathroom to put it on - he took his shirt off in the middle of a crowd and put the DIS Unplugged shirt on. I, on the other hand, insisted on finding a nice private stall . Walter has the body to take his shirt off in public, as for me...not so much.


Pete

You know he really wanted to do this. It gave him the perfect excuse to show off his scar to the greatest number of admirers.

 

[wilde_oscar]

When I said "hey" and shook Walter's hand... you could tell, he was ready to go home.

 

[safetymom]

wildeoscar, if you plan another visit to Universal give a holler. I can always find an excuse to hit a theme park.

 

[wilde_oscar]

Well, I am working on heading down for the Live Audience show. I'll see what I can figure out, and squeeze in the budget.

 

[safetymom]

Cool. Please let me know.

 

[cyberbox2]

It killed me to stay home and have to follow the thread last Saturday night as the event unfolded knowing that I was all set to be there. Sometimes life just works out that way

But I'm happy for you Oscar, I know you will have a blast on the cruise and it sounds like you could use a break.

 

[Harley-Mouse]

I'm glad my phone call about the wishes cruise gave you some ting to do wile looking for Pete. Or Julie in the ladies room lines. Job well done enjoy the trip.

 

[Minnie Lor]

Too cool! Fun night. And Wow! power of pixiedust and good vibes. Valet! Valet!

 

[mikelan6]

That was a great trip report!

And to think that I get tired after a 200 mile drive from Miami to WDW!

 

[Annette_VA]

You know he really wanted to do this. It gave him the perfect excuse to show off his scar to the greatest number of admirers.

I was going to say the same thing!

 

[SteveInBrooklyn]

Oscar, congratulations on winning, and I loved your story.

 

[wilde_oscar]

If we are going to revive the threads, I'll dig up the trip report. I can only get part way through re-reading a lot of this and the live thread with out getting overly emotional and veclempt. I'll give you a topic, Bob is truly missed... discuss.