The Ellen Degeneres Show called my dad as we were walking through the San Francisco airport heading home after the Alcatraz swim.  Jay Leno’s people called too, but we really liked Ellen and so we planned a trip to be on her show.

It was SO much fun.  The green room was cool and I met the guys from Bon Jovi who were in the room down the hall.

Ellen had hurt her back and so I got to sit in a hospital bed to talk with her.  I don’t think she was feeling very well, but she was VERY funny and really nice.  She congratulated me on my swim and then gave me a family trip to Jamaica.  More on that later…