Duke Cheeks recently received a hand written letter in the mail from a young fan asking him to come to his 8th birthday party. The young lad lives in the suburbs of San Jose and claims o be Cheeks biggest fan. The party was set for a Sunday, so Cheeks figured why not go to a young child’s birthday party on his off day. He decided to surprise the boy, Joe, and decided to call in a favor to a local bakery that he gets breakfast danishes from on the regular. Cheeks had them bake an enormous cake that he could store himself inside for the surprise. When the day came, he had the bakers deliver him to Joe’s party inside of the cake. When Joe’s parents started to try to cut the cake, Cheeks popped out and scared all of the children. After the fear subsided and the parents were talked out of calling the police, Cheeks was able to explain who he was, and Joe became ecstatic. For the remainder of the day Cheeks played in the bouncy house, had water gun fights, and taught the children proper tackling techniques. It was an exhausting day, but Cheeks said it was worth it to see the joy of a young fan.
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