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The Legend of Steve Theobald

So Ryan and I are having a lovely evening in London being shown the sites by Stevie and his girlfriend Lizzie when we get a phone call. It is from another Mongol Rally team comming from New York. The guy calling had actually e-mailed Ryan about two days ago saying that he was a native Texan and really wanted to meet us…probably because we are awesome and it emminates from everything we do…just my guess anyway. Anyway, he is calling telling us that he bought a car seen on site, like we did with our first vehicle, and he was driving it into London on the M25 and his clutch went out. Seeing as how he arrived here like a day ago, he did not have the contacts that we had so he was calling us because we were basically the only number that he had. What do we do you ask…well we be awesome, but our awesomeness was far outweighed by that of Steve, the one of ST Engineering in Haslemere for those of you that may be a little confused by all the Steves we have met.

In a desperate attempt to help the New Yorker, I called Steve just to pick his brain and ask him what they should do in order to get off of the side of the highway. Steve basically tells me that he cannot make any kind of suggestion because he does not know exactly what is wrong with the vehicle. I kept telling him that I was just trying to pick his brain, and that if he could not do anything then that was fine. Steve however, told me to give the New Yorker his number and have them call him. This was done, and we get a message later on the phone that Steve agreed to have their car towed to his workshop about 40 miles from where they were stuck. He agreed to help them sort out their troubles as long as they were willing to trade services (some of his daily work stuff). He also agreed to give them a place to stay…the generosity with this guy never ends. I hope that we sent him good people, but if they are doing the Mongol Rally then they have to be; we will operate on that assumption.

All you can do is just be awesome, and your awesomeness will be reflected by others…life lesson…take it to heart.

Andy Out (SkipLizard Homepage)

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5 Responses to “The Legend of Steve Theobald”

  1. Andrew says:
    July 19, 2007 at 10:55 am

    You know guys, I can’t help but think that your adventure of awesome is going to be the best possible story that anyone is going to have in an interview. Sure, most of us are working our ass of in a law firm making little to nothing, but you guys are getting the golden ticket.

    Think about it: Both of us are in an interview for something. The guy asks me, “So what did you do last summer”? Somewhat pompously, I say “I worked for one of the biggest law firms in Texas, yada yada yada.” He asks you, “So what did you do last summer”? You, who decided to only show up in jeans and a worn tshirt, take a swig of your beer, lean back in your chair, and say “I drove to Mongolia.” I think at that point the guy throws me out of the office and returns to drink with you while soaking in your story.

    In other news, your trip still sounds fantastic, and you haven’t actually started it yet. That is the crazy thing. Imagine how good the stories will get when you start driving. I am expecting Andy to come back down 15-20 pounds (weight, not money) and I don’t think all of this drinking is helping.

    Here is my only bit of motherly advice…Be awesome on your journey. But don’t toe the line of awesome and death too closely. I want to be able to watch the Spurs win the next NBA championship with you guys again in Austin next summer.

    Andrew

    PS Andy, you need to write your posts in the same size font as Ryan. They are kinda hard to read.

  2. Diane says:
    July 19, 2007 at 5:01 pm

    Thank you for your awsomeness in helping my sister and her team (MTA) with their auto. Sissy pooh is jumping the pond tonight and will be at the party Friday. Would your friend Steve and his lovely wife enjoy tickets to a Fulham FC match? It would be a very small token of appreciation for all he did. Email today said the car was in great shape! Awsome. Let me know about the tickets.

  3. Son Contributor says:
    July 20, 2007 at 8:37 am

    I’m thinking that Steve Theobald should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize or Humanatarian of the Year. Maybe he sould be Prime Minister of Awsome in the World Cabinet of Awsomness.

  4. Tasha says:
    July 20, 2007 at 2:00 pm

    Have fun at the party tonight!! Tell the Discovery Channel people all about yourselves and the wonderful State of Texas!! Also tell them that you gave Red Bull and Travelocity the awesome chance to sponsor you but they declined…hehehe that will sound real good. Anyway good luck with the start of the race and keep posting.

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