Hey Bonnie! That smile. huh? thats what got me too. and that voice. its so
hard to let go of now. (((((((bonnie)))))))))
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----- Original Message -----
From: Burst, Bonnie <bburst@...>
To: <KennyIrwinNews@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: In Loving Memory of Kenny Irwin My Kenny Irwin encounter


> Hello everyone. I'm Bonnie, from New Orleans and I'd like to share my
> encounter with Kenny Irwin.
> June, 1999, me and a couple of friends headed to Charlotte for 2 weekends
of
> racing and 10 days in that holiest of racing places -- Charlotte, NC.
>
> Getting to the point, I'll skip all the normal details.
>
> We had a connection who got us passes into a function held by STP for the
> Pettys. Yes, I met, shook hands and received smiles from The King, Kyle
and
> Adam. So, you see, that visit now is very special to me. My observations
> of them were that the King is the King, very thin, almost gaunt and just
> about totally deaf. He is tall, but then again, I'm only 5' and provides
> you with the standard issue "Hello. Nice to meet you"-demeanor. Kyle has
> that Petty smile, is a little shorter than the King and has twice the
charm
> of his father. He looks you right in the eye, asks your name and has a
very
> firm handshake (I didn't care to let go so fast, but didn't want to appear
> like a star-struck fan or something). Adam is/was young and looked even
> younger and is somewhat taller than his father and I believe even taller
> than the King. He has that Petty smile and his father's charm. His youth
> belies his demeanor. I'm glad I had the honor of meeting the Pettys and
> will forever be a Petty fan.
>
> One night during the week we came to know that Kenny Irwin would be
hanging
> out at this particular bar in Charlotte. We pilled into the car and
headed
> to town, driving like Cup drivers in training, made it to the bar and just
> about knocked the door down with our excitement to get inside. Meandering
> around the bar, we spotted Kenny over near the pool tables, with a crowd
of
> people around him. We quickly surmised that it must be part of his crew
and
> tried to devise a plan that would help us get through the crowd and closer
> to Kenny. Several tries were unsuccessful and decided to just stand
around
> admiring him from afar....After an hour or so, Kenny and the group
appeared
> to be leaving....they had to walk right by us and, as they passed, he
turned
> toward us and gave us that wily smile.
>
> I know, its not a personal handshake and/or autograph, but I can hold that
> memory close to my heart and hopefully it will help to ease the pain over
> time.
>
> Thanks for listening.
> Bonnie
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