Taylor Swift surprises 96-year-old fan in Missouri

Taylor Swift on Good Morning America for the launching of her Red Album, in October 2012. Photo via Wikipedia Commons courtesy http://paolopv.com/ — Taylor Swift 2012. Photo by Paolo Villanueva via Wikipedia Commons courtesy http://paolopv.com/

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ninety-six-year-old Cyrus Porter is a devoted Taylor Swift fan and has traveled to her shows, but on Monday, he didn’t have to go anywhere. Swift came to him.

A day after Porter hosted 72 people for Christmas, a van pulled into the driveway of his home in New Madrid, about 130 miles south of St. Louis.

Out stepped Swift and her parents. The 27-year-old singer stayed about an hour and sang “Shake It Off” as Porter’s relatives sang along.

Swift had learned about the World War II combat veteran’s fandom and decided to surprise him.