Kevlar Kev is on a mission
Like Alain Tardin, I sometimes have to cross the border and go and work on The Drive with Damon.
It’s all for a good reason though, so the usual “traitor” teasing by Darren and the breakfast team hasn’t happened this time.
Every afternoon I suit up in my ridiculous-but-fun blue Budget Bill Buster outfit and head out, looking for a bill to pay on behalf of an unsuspecting member of the public in East Coast Radio and Budget Insurance’s 3 week #PayYourBills campaign.
It’s quite a sight, and I must say that if you ever feel like you’re not being noticed enough, not making an impression on the people around you, then I suggest you put on a body hugging lycra onesie and walk through the Phoenix Plaza, like I did yesterday.
If there’s one thing you should know about Kevlar Kev, however, is that I really couldn’t care less if people are pointing and laughing at me. I don’t mind being the butt of any joke, particularly as I know that if any of those people looking at me funny knew that I’m the guy who could settle their bill right there and then, up to thousands and thousands of rands, they would look at me rather differently then.
Truthfully though, it’s always good fun, and my favourite part is as I approach someone paying a bill - and they aren’t sure what to make of me - the minute I tell them what’s going on, they become my new best friend, and we laugh and laugh and laugh.
I’ve already met some fabulous people along the way and we’ve only just begun. Yesterday I stalked Thembe Lihle at the Phoenix Plaza Shoprite. She’s studying to become a teacher, and was buying some things to put in her kids lunch boxes this week. She’s such a shiny happy human being, it was such fun to make her day and settle the bill for her. It wasn’t a huge bill, but it was enough to make a very big difference for Thembe.
So, next time you see a crazy guy in the blue lycra suit passing you, remember, I could be settling your bill. Or it could also be one of these crazy gym people that just like lycra. Good luck with that.