KIOWA COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — Sheriff’s deputies in Kansas made an surprising visitors cease on Friday once they pulled over a car carrying none apart from Eighties pop-rock icon John Waite and his band.
Sgt. Justin Rugg carried out the cease because the group was headed to Dodge Metropolis for a efficiency at United Wireless Arena. A longtime fan, Rugg couldn’t disguise his pleasure.
“I’m not even on cloud 9, I’m on like cloud 12,” Rugg mentioned after assembly the English rock singer, finest identified for hits like “Lacking You” and “After I See You Smile.”
The Kiowa County Sheriff’s Workplace shared the encounter in a lighthearted social media post, calling Waite a “cool man” and thanking him for taking a photograph with the sergeant.
On his official Facebook page, Waite mentioned they had been “pulled over for rushing” and known as Rugg a “good man cop.”
Waite’s band continued on their method, with deputies wishing them a “rockin’ time.”
His profession started within the Nineteen Seventies when he grew to become the bassist and lead vocalist for The Babys, which later disbanded after Waite was “pulled from the stage by an overzealous fan throughout an encore.” In accordance with his website, Waite “significantly injured his knee” within the incident.
Waite went on to launch a solo profession by means of the Eighties earlier than forming Dangerous English with former bandmates of The Babys, Jonathan Cain and Ricky Phillips; Journey guitarist Neal Schon; and drummer Deen Castronovo. The group would break up just a few years later, relaunching Waite’s solo efforts.
Waite’s tour has several more U.S. tour stops by means of November, together with Los Angeles, Salt Lake Metropolis, and Louisville.