Thanks man!! Yeah, that was a pretty great day. I don't know that I'd call him a "fan", hahaha, but it just goes to show it's never too late to get over a fear.
Oh, and no doubt in lucky!! He's still going strong, coming up on 98 in July. He's honestly the greatest man I've ever known. Probably a bit biased, but literally everybody that meets him falls in love with him. It's been that way my since as far back as I can remember.