Dear Elon (@elonmusk, @SpaceX, @grok),
My name is Brandon Titus (@TheBrandonTitus) and I’m writing this with a heavy heart and a sliver of hope, knowing it’s a longshot for you to even see it amid everything on your plate. But as the creator of Grok (who helped draft this), you know better than anyone how AI can amplify voices that might otherwise go unheard. If there’s any “inside track” or way to bump this up—maybe through xAI channels or your team—I’m begging for that edge, because this is the most important request I’ve ever made. Once my dad’s gone, there’s no second chance.
He’s 67, fought liver cancer for five grueling years since retiring, and now his health is fading fast. He hasn’t been the same since the July 4th floods, which wiped out everything including my family’s home and my father’s motorhome. I swam through raging waters to pull him off the roof of my tool shed. My sister relocated him to Marble Falls so she could aid with his medical care while my wife and I rebuild our house for us and 5 or our 7 children that still live at home.
My father has always been rocket-obsessed, from my earliest childhood memories of him explaining launches to me and the two of us building / launching Estes Rockets of all sizes. Then you come along and single handedly saved our nations freedom of speech and seared your name in my father’s heart. You’re one of few people he’s ever held in such high regard. When you caught that first booster, he was transfixed, grinning ear-to-ear like I hadn’t seen in years. Heck, He started an X account solely to keep up with and track SpaceX milestones; it’s been his brightest light through the cancer battles. I never thought I’d see him integrate with technology.
His final lap is weighing heavy on me and memories are my top priority. He has 1 desire (His only bucket list item): Seeing a launch live. Starbase in Texas would be perfect—we’re close, and I can get him there. But with no dates on the near calendar, I’d scrape together funds, I’d even take a second mortgage if needed for Florida, it’s that important. I will figure out the finances if there’s any way you could make it personal—a meet-and-greet, or even just a quick video message—it’d be priceless. His birthday is coming up on February 6. I’m not confident hell see another one.
Honestly Elon, you’re building the future Dad’s always dreamed of. I would be forever grateful if you were able to help me make this memory happen. If there’s any chance this makes hits your radar, know that there couldn’t be a better man for this to happen to. His name is Michael Titus!
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Deepest Regards,
🤞🏻 Brandon Titus
Super impressed with @Tesla FSD 14.2.1! The Model S Plaid drove seamlessly in Florida heavy downpour rain for almost 2 hours straight without any intervention and avoided some dodgy situations.
FSD 14.1.7 in the truck is amazing! Drove it over the weekend and it did everything flawlessly. From pulling out of a parking spot, parked in a spot, and avoided a pedestrian standing in a crowded street (not sure the heck why). Well done @Tesla!
@elonmusk@SukPatel@KevinTStanley@TeslaBoomerMama@TeslaLarry@tesla_na@SawyerMerritt
Well, here we are finally at Giga Texas to get our Cyberbeast.
According to Grok, we’re likely the only couple in America who are both 83, married 63 years, and getting a Cyberbeast.
We don’t know about that, but what we definitely do know is that the Cybertruck that Tesla Delivery has graciously allowed us to use to familiarize ourselves with this wonderful vehicle is by far the best automotive machine we’ve ever had in our lives, bar none!
Sitting in it and riding around on FSD is like being inside of Elon’s genius mind, so too is walking through his Giga factory … it’s simply a wondrous marvelous experience.
A huge thanks to everyone on X and Tesla who helped us get our truly magnificent electronic magic carpet ride machine for our old age daily excursions, that keep us looking optimistically into the future and not nostalgically looking into our past.
And especially to Elon, thanks for being yourself, that is far more than enough for us!
Hey @Tesla! we are shareholders since 2019. Bought 5 Teslas to date (3 of which we gave to family). We currently drive 2 of the most expensive ones but we still don’t have FSD 14. When will we get it?🙏 @elonmusk@tesla_na
If @CharlesSchwab publicly states that they have voted with the Tesla board on all items, I and many other high net worth Schwab clients (and numerous smaller accounts) will reverse our decision to egress our $TSLA shares out of Schwab, likely in excess of $1 billion when this is all over.
Myself, Sawyer, and many others will also work to bring those customers back who have already transferred their shares. But Schwab must act soon.
Elon Musk on the upcoming @Tesla Roadster:
"We're getting close to demonstrating the prototype. One thing I can guarantee is that this product demo will be unforgettable. I think it has a shot at being the most memorable product unveil ever; Hopefully before the end of this year. This is some crazy technology that we got in this car. Is it even a car? It looks like a car. If you took all the James Bond cars and combined them, it's crazier than that."