Eddie Vedder — Walter Payton story

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] sweetness some red wine is [Applause] sweetness so they give us this little program thing this little piece of paper cardboard and um and I asked my uncle could I leave it in the car so it didn't nothing happened to it and then and then we go and and and it's unbelievable like it's right there this guy who's this huge hero and and it's just to see something like that when you're that young was very positive and and um just unbelievable and then and then at the end a few guys started walking out through this little gate and then and then they were signing things so I ran I told my Uncle I'm running to the car to get that thing to sign so I raced down this gravel it was like chaining defense bushes I run down this gravel and it's white gravel small PE gravel and I open the car door I grab the thing grab the pen run back and as I'm running back I get my uncle told me that Walter just kind of he just kind of cruise through everybody the little pack of kids and then turned the corner and then started running up this this walkway so I'm standing there by myself 12 years old down this little walkway and all of a sudden I look up and there's [ __ ] wal [Applause] Payton helmet pads 34 and cleats and the white tape and all that and his cleats are crunching on the the grill just like and I can't believe this is happening and he walks towards me and and and um oh what was the he's like hey little [Music] man I said hello sir and he said uh you you look like a little Surfer Dude yes sir we we we used to live in Chicago then we moved to California we're just visiting you want me to sign that oh and he's walking so he's still walking and now I'm I'm walking backwards he's walking this hero almost like Hercules and I said yes please he says he says what's your name I said idiot he says that's my brother's name I said I know he handed to me he said you take care of yourself kid be careful in those big weight and [Applause]