TT Day 8: South Hadley High School
We tucked Gabby in right in front of the main office at South Hadley High School Monday night and awoke — at 6:30a — to students and teachers arriving for […]
Author Archives: Mike Hiestand
Gabby and The Big Boys
Captain’s Log (TT Day -10): The Adventure Begins
September 7, 2013 Missoula, Montana Though there are now just 10 days until the official launch of the Tinker Tour, for me it began at 6:20a this morning as I […]
Memorial Day is for Kids, Too II
In December 1965, Mary Beth wore a black armband to school to mourn those lost in the Vietnam War. Less than a year later, my uncle — my mom’s only […]
Update: A Personal Message from Mary Beth Tinker’s Other Half (of the Tinker Tour)
My name is Mike Hiestand. And I’ve been telling Mary Beth’s story for more than two decades. Close to a month ago, Mary Beth and I launched a crowdsource campaign […]
Thank you, Anonymous!!!
So Saturday evening we received a contribution of $2,500 through our StartSomeGood campaign that, for me, pretty much made all the sweat and tears (actually, not many tears yet!) poured […]
Life in Bizarro World: Veronica Mars v. Mary Beth Tinker
Not to take anything away from Veronica Mars (indeed, more power to her!), but if a “make believe” Veronica Mars can raise $2 million in 12 hours (and close to $6 […]
TGIF from Mike!
So it took a while, but my dear wife finally got around to sending out a post to her Facebook friends about our tour….
A Personal Message from Mary Beth Tinker’s Other Half (of the Tinker Tour)
My name is Mike Hiestand. And I’ve been telling Mary Beth’s story for more than two decades. Today, Mary Beth and I launched a crowdsourcing campaign to fund a nationwide […]
Tinker Tour Preseason
Mary Beth is out in Washington State this week visiting with Mike to work out a few last-minute details before launching our Kickstarter funding campaign. While here, we’ll be warming […]
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