Jimmy Wayne's Walk Brings Him Happiness

Fifteen days into Jimmy Wayne’s Meet Me Halfway walk, he took a short break to fly to Abilene, Texas, to headline the 2010 West Texas Rehab Telethon. That morning, he sat down with AOL's The Boot to talk of his experiences on the walk, saying he's the happiest he's been in 11 years.

"The freedom you get when you are out there walking really puts things into perspective. There's no feeling like it," he said. "I tell you, the experience has been kind of what I thought it would be, but it's better than I thought it would be," he continued. "I thought that I would be more alone, but I'm not. The amount of people who have gotten involved and the amount of support [they are giving] -- from fans to strangers and people who don't even know me, to radio and media -- has been awesome."

The night of the concert, Wayne shaved his 16-day old beard and picked up his guitar for the first time since the new year. He shared on Twitter, "WOW, I'm holdN my guitar 4 the 1st time in 2 weeks. I wanna kiss it hahaha." From here on out, Wayne will carry his guitar with him on the walk, saying he doesn't want to get "rusty."

Jimmy returned to Tennessee just a few miles outside of Memphis on January 18 to pick up where he left off. Since then, he's made it through Memphis and will continue along Highway 70 until reaching Little Rock, Ark., where he'll "regroup" and determine the path he'll take through Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Source: TheBoot.com