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The real Super Heroes are the children in the hospital. They are fighting every day for the their lives.I try to make a difference but they are the super heroes.

In the movies Batman, Batman Returns, etc Michael Keaton in the 1989 movie had the best suit and the best car. The Dark Knight is a different take on Batman. The Joker Heath Ledger was amazing but he was a different type of joker than Jack Nicholson. Jack was more like Ceaser Romero back in the 1960s. I'm gonna go with Michael Keaton, for Batman. 

Batman is the only super hero that doesn't have super powers. He's naturally a super hero. Kids can relate to me a lot better. If they see Superaman, all the want him to do. Well, that's not happening. Batman is real. At least when I put my costume on---I'm looking right at him.

Unfortunately the car is not economically friendly. It's a 10-cylinder, jacked up 700 horsepower, it's all wheel drive with a top speed of just over 200 mph. The mpg are between 10 and 12!I can 16-17 on the highway.

The parents are beyond extremely grateful and comments that, "this is the first time my son or daughter has smiled in months" --that's one comment I get a lot. I was at Mt. Washington pediatric center and there was a patient that just sat in wheelchair and had no emotion until I came and then he moved his hands and his feet and his head and came to life. At the end of the day, I say to myself, "Did I make a difference?" i hope the answer is yes. 

It doesn't bother me in the least because I'm real a person. It's beyond beyond. I've gotten FB messages and emails from Germany, Vietnam, it's number one story in Chile, Italy....It feels good.   

Thanks Laurie. I am proud to be associated with Hope for Henry and what the organiation does for children in the hospitals. 

(THIS IS MIKE HERE: NO I DID NOT!)

It's custom made, from a company in New Jersey. It costs about $5000. I went up there for fittings and then for the final outfit. I get it cleaned it Owens Mills dry cleaners. There's a picture of me on the wall. 

A calling that happened in my adulthood thanks to my son Brandon whose obessesion became my obesssion and then my OCD kicked in. 

Brandon is going to University of Maryland next year. He does it quite often when he visits me -- his main residence is in New Jersey. He has been Robin with me 55, 66 times. His twin brother Jake has been Robin about a dozen times. My oldest son Justin who is at Emory has been Robin once --- and only once. 

Approximately 45 minutes because it's not just getting in suit but it's the black makeup around the eyes too. And it takes forever to get that makeup off because it's water proof!

Batman is part of America like baseball, apple pie, and Chevrolet. He's consistent. And at the end of the day he always does the right thing.

They ask how fast can the bat mobile go. Where do I live? The older kids love Batman but they love the car. The younger kids into both. The age groups reflects ages 3 to 12...but nevertheless, parents and adults become little kids too. They take pictures, they take videos.

I'm sure they'd love to be home and attending school with their friends and see me at that venue.

I try to be very friendly and smile to ease their trepidation. I always ask their names. If they are really scared, I will bend down and let them feel my ears.

Fortunately I was one of the lucky ones and never got sick. I am involved in various business ventures.

I wish more people knew about Hope for Henry. Here is where to find information: http://www.hopeforhenry.org/

I've had a flat tire. When I go to the gas station to fill up, I can't think of a time that hasn't taken me 30 minutes to get out of the gas station. I get gas now after the events because getting it before was making me late to the events I was going to.