Welcome home to Maui's own Shane Victorino. His visit to the Lahaina Cannery Mall was advertised in a way that indicated first 300 kids there would receive a free autographed picture of Shane.
It was never stated that that was all the autographs he was going to give out. Wow! My son was so excited that he emptied his school book bag to allow Shane to sign that instead of a picture. However, we were kicked out of line stating that only those 300 who had tickets were allowed to get an autograph.
I have never seen my son break down emotionally with large tears that he even made me cry. As humble as he is as an individual, he only wanted a signature from one of his many heroes. This one-time visit left my son with a heavy heart.
Maybe next time, the tickets should be given to the children like it was advertised and not to the many adults who waved their yellow tickets in my son's face.
Raynette Romo
Lahaina
