“I went into the warehouse this year and picked everything up,” Motley told CNN. “You have the style of the jacket with the design. . . But I never saw the final product.
When it came time to pick him up, Motley’s mother said she didn’t have the money to buy him.
“She was one of the greatest mothers you’ll ever travel with,” Motley said, “and she really did as well as she could.” I mean, there were Christmas IOUs under the Christmas tree, and if you never did. Never) IOU for Christmas… you don’t know what? Sounds like. We sure had a hard time, and he did fine as always, but he was very loving.
But Josh Motley’s eldest brother replaced him on November 3. He found a $25 Jedi Literate shirt hanging on a rack at a thrift store in Pennytop, about 180 miles from the high school. The ultimate difference from its original $300 price tag, Motley estimates.
“The price was right after 28 years”
“My mother is one of the most religious people I know and she always says, ‘That’s why I’m going to show you guys the other side,'” Jade said. “She passed away in 2012, but I didn’t get that sign.”
He had the name “Jed” under his left shoulder, “94” stitched under his right pocket, and a football, the letters “WR” and the number 1 stitched on his right arm. “Chaparral” inside a large letter “C” on the left side of the jacket.
“We were just on the phone at the time,” Jade said. “The price was right after 28 years.”
But, also a musician, he lives in Los Angeles and moved to Arizona to find someone wonderful to share the excitement with, he said, making it the first time the brothers had seen each other in years.
As for the shawl’s condition, Jade said she didn’t think she ever wore it. The “Inspected” tag was still in his pocket.
“It feels like my mom has been with me all week,” he said. “It just gave me a natural high and I hope it never ends.”
After a two-week tour in Arizona, Jade returned home to Los Angeles on Wednesday and said he wears the jacket at every opportunity, even on stage during some of his performances with Fed Kitty.
“As a musician, I just like to make people happy and it seems like the last week or two has been nothing but joy,” Jed said. “The tears of joy are burning. … They are so happy for me. I shed their tears.”
After the discovery, some of Jade’s former soccer teammates arrive, asking why he didn’t say he couldn’t buy his mom’s shirts.
“He was embarrassed,” she said. “I realized we grew up in Scottsdale with a lot of money and I came from a boxing family. It was good that I…