Lizard Tales (11 page)

Me and Jason during our party days when I was first dating Amy

Me, Jason, and his wife, Wendy, at Myrtle Beach after I took a beating at the hands of six marines

Amy’s first night bar-hopping with me and Jason

Me and Amy at our first full power meet

Johnny Perry at the 2002 Met-Rx World’s Strongest Man competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he took fourth place

My first Vulcan snatch truck and Budro, the blue Neapolitan mastiff that Amy gave me

Jason after winning the Masculine Misfits award at the Lizard Lick Festival

Bobby Brantley eating barbecue at our engagement party

Leaving our wedding on my Harley

Honeymooning in Aruba

Me and Alexa Rayne Shirley, my little girl, after getting her picture tattooed on my arm

Bobby, Brooks “Bubba” Ray, and Amy after a 24-hour shift

Preaching at a Power for Life team event

Amy and me when I officiated at the marriage of my tow manager, Brian