Anyone For a Roadtrip?

Last summer with a weekend to burn and an author to hunt down, a group of 10 diehard Modestans filled an Explorer and a pickup truck bound for Portland. Not only did our driver provide mission bags filled with a disposable camera, disquises, candy, games, a notebook and other goodies but our co-pilot printed out an 8 by 10 picture of Donald Miller's face.
Yes, Blue Like Jazz made that much of an impression on us...plus Portland is a great city! (I've never felt more like a stalker in my life!) We wrote on the window in large letters "HAVE YOU SEEN DON MILLER?" We visited several sites mentioned in his book including the roundabout with the Joan of Arc statue. One thing I didn't prepare for was what to say if we actually found him..."Uh, yeah, we were in the neighborhood... by the way, we really like your book." Riiiiiiight!
Sunday morning the pressure was on! We had to get back to work Monday and we hadn't yet found him. We went to his church, Imago Dei, and there he was! His publicist had mentioned our coming up so he wasn't too shocked to see us. He signed our books and chatted for a few minutes. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!