Photo Source: John Partipilo/The Tennessean

When Jimmy Wayne arrived at the Nashville airport yesterday from Phoenix, he thought the only person who would be greeting him would be his drummer who was there to pick him up. Instead, The Tennessean says about 60 people were there to surprise Jimmy and half of them were foster kids.

“When I turned the corner and saw everybody … I was like, ‘Holy (cow),’ “ Jimmy said. “I didn’t expect this. … I’ve been gone seven months walking, and to come home to this is the best feeling.”

They cheered and held up homemade signs when they saw Jimmy near the baggage claim. He was in a wheelchair because of his broken heel. He says the first thing he would do, other than laundry, would be to make a cup of coffee and look at his thermostat.

“I had just turned it up a little bit, and I was all warm and stirring a cup of coffee,” Jimmy said. “It made me feel guilty, (that) I was able to do that. But on top of that I hadn’t done anything to give back that year. I think today I will probably go home and look at the thermostat again, turn it down, say thanks, and stir my coffee.”

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