White's T Trip

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July 29th, 2013. 11 pm. PDT

Day 20

We left our motel at 6:15 am so we could get to Burbank, CA. in time to tour Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage and get to the NBC Studio for the filming of Jay Leno's The Tonight Show. This show will air tonight 7/29/13. On our drive to Burbank we went through Angeles NatIonal Park. The drive through the park was 58 miles of hill and curves, very beautiful. We got here at Jay's Garage at 10:39 am. We got treated like VIPs. The tour lasted about 1 1/2 hours.there are 155 cars and 110 motorcycles, the building is 101 thousand sq ft. We met Bernard Juchli, the manager of Jay's garage and Bob Sales who did our tour. We were not allowed to take any pictures. We were given VIP parking and two passes to The Tonight Show. We also got special treatment at the studio by getting in the green room which had finger foods and drinks where we could wait for the show to begin instead of waiting outside in the heat. We waited outside after the show, thinking we might get to see Jay leaving and take a picture since no cameras where allowed in the studio. When he saw us parked there he pulled over to us , told us he expected us back stage . No one had told us. We asked if we could take pictures and he said yes. After that we back tracked to his garage to take pictures and he was driving away from there, having switched cars. He saw us and came over and offered the use of the garage to change oil or make any repairs. After a long ride through Los Angeles with especially heavy traffic because there was a concert tonight, we got to our motel on Sunset Blvd., a 10 minute walk from Dodger Stadium.

Jacque & Mae

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Photos

At Jay's Garage
Jacque and Bernard, the manager of Jay Leno's garage.

VIP
We got VIP parking..

Parking
Mae at Studio Parking.

Parking
Jacque at Studio parking.

Lunch
This is where we ate.

Parking
Our 1913 Model T Ford Touring with Studio 11 building at a distance.

Studio
Studio where The Tonight Show is taped.

NBC Studio
NBC Studio where The Tonight Show is filmed.

Mae
Mae walking to the NBC Studio.

Mae
Mae and other people waiting for the gate to open to studio.

Olds Toronado
This Is the car Jay Leno drove to work today.

J & J
Jacque with a Jay Leno figure they have to take pictures with.

M & J
Mae And Jay (figure) for pictures.

Page
Jacque talking to one of the pages after the show.

VIP
We got VIP parking, spot #61 in front of building.

Olds
Jay Leno leaving the studio. When he saw our car, he turned and parked along side of us and got out to talk to us. He told us we were to be brought back stage to meet him but no one told us.

J & J
Old buddies, the real deal Jay Leno and Jacque.

M & J
Mae & Jay Leno by our 1913 Model T Ford after the filming of the Tonight Show.

J & J
Jay showing Jacque the 1,000 hp engine in his Olds Toronado, changed it from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive, has two turbo chargers.

Olds
1,000 hp engine.

3160 N. Damon Way
Jay Leno's garage, one building.

Comments

[Norman Miller]

Leno's Garage
Jacque, Next time you go out west I want to go along!!!

[Ruby Smith]

In the movies...
so happy to have a friend in the movies! WOW Mae you look good in California. Happy for your experience the answer to Jaque's dreams +.

[Ruby Smith]

impressed~~~
very impressed!

[Guy & Aurora Hepler]

Dream came true
My Heart is very happy for you. Your special dream came true to meet Jay Leno. I feel he is the real deal, we know you are the real deal. Love Ya!. Praying the Lord brings you back home safe and sound.

[Barb & Newell]

WOW!!!!!
How wonderful that you got to go the the TONIGHT Show and meet Jay Leno. They say he is so down to earth. My son-in-law always calls special old cars a "chick magnet" but it looks like it gives you VIP status. Boy, you were brave in that LA traffic. What a wonderful experience you are having. Still wish we went on the tour. Enjoy our pictures and blogs every day.