[tx_eggman]

I'll probably go to hell for this but .....

This little old woman stood in line to shake his hand for an hour

and old Billy Ray's hand got real, real tired

[grundle]

I noticed the same thing when I first read it - about shaking his hand for an hour. But what the writer lacks in grammar skills, she more than makes up for with her spirit, emotion, love, and compassion.