Hundreds of fans flocked to Oklahoma to share a meal with Kenneth Harmon, known on the internet as "Sad Papaw".
Last week, Harmon's grandson announced the family were throwing a cookout for all of their grandfather's fans, serving up burgers and a chance to meet the man who broke Twitter's heart.
The turnout was impressive, with family member Rodney Harmon telling Oklahoma's KFOR: "There are folks here from Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, California, Germany."
Guests could buy one of Papaw's burgers - just like the meal he made for his no-show grandkids last week - and a T-shirt reading: "I ate a burger with Sad Papaw" for $US16.
One cookout attendee and her two daughters drove 20 hours from southern California to eat with Harmon.
Speaking to News 9, Sharon Fernandez said she was touched by the story: "It was sad, you know? Here he makes this dinner for his grandchildren, but I understand it, we all have busy lives."
The man of the moment told the Daily Mail he wasn't holding a grudge over the incident that sparked his online fame. "I wanted everybody to be there but I don't get upset about things.
"My son Ryan just plain forgot. I called him to ask whether he and his kids would be coming over but he was busy at work and forgot to tell them.
"These things happen, so I wasn't too sad, it was a misunderstanding."
- nzherald.co.nz
