by alex | Aug 31, 2020 | John's Blog
After breakfast at our motel we headed out to our start point west of Pickering and people are already starting to make donations before we get on the road. Late in the morning just as we completed a couple of TV interviews we got caught in a downpour. Lucky for us,...
by alex | Aug 30, 2020 | John's Blog
Day # 103 – August 30th, 1995 Our day started with a great breakfast at Sean’s grandmother’s house. Jesse was on the front page of the Toronto Star sports section and in a Toronto Sun picture with Don Cherry and Darryl Sittler and the Stanley Cup at the Hockey...
by alex | Aug 29, 2020 | John's Blog
Day 102 – August 29th, 1995 Again, we are up very early to drive east on the QEW heading to CITY-TV. There’s a beautiful sunrise and things got very quiet in the van when Jesse casually mentioned that he had never seen a sunrise. I guess we are all guilty of sometimes...
by alex | Aug 28, 2020 | John's Blog
Day 101 – August 28th, 1995. The day starts at 5:30 as we get Jesse dressed and after a very quick breakfast, there are five us in the van heading into Toronto. (Ed note: The five were Jesse, Road Manager Trish Federkow, Jesse’s attendant Sean Bagshaw, volunteer Don...
by alex | Aug 27, 2020 | John's Blog
Day 100 – August 27th, 1995 After a not so good night, we are up and drive to our start point in Acton. I can’t believe I’m this tired before we even get going. I pick up the pace pretty good and Marilyn Sargeantson, the mayor of Halton Hills, joins us on the road....
