I have won an Emmy. Yes, riveting … I know. My one claim to fame. So I put out a call to my fellow co-workers to see what they claim as their, uh, claim to fame. Here now is a very random, somewhat obscure representation of the people I work with. At one point or another, my co-workers admit to:
- seeing The Wizard of Oz over 300 times.
- winning $500 in a NY rap contest.
- climbing eight of Colorado’s 14,000-ft. peaks
- performing for Mick Jagger
- streaking through his/her high school
- owning two human skulls
- being a male model
- visiting 47 different countries
- paragliding over the Swiss Alps
- meeting Maitreya Buddha
- knowing EVERY move to EVERY Janet Jackson video
- having an extra rib
- answering Chris Farley’s fan mail
- peeing next to Joe Montana
- Equinophobia
- kissing the Blarney Stone
- jumping off a moving train
- drinking ‘til 5am with Hootie and/or The Blowfish
- dating Bruce Springsteen (okay, one date)
- ambidexterity
- being valedictorian of his college class
- owning a pet buffalo
- spending time on the ’80s hair band Cinderella’s tour bus
- having Karen Black sing “Happy Birthday” to him/her
- being hit in the face with a 2X4
Now – keep in mind – that’s just a small sampling of my co-workers. I put out a simple e-mail to the masses – and those were some of the highlights … or lowlights. You pick. And to think I thought my Emmy win was impressive. Not when you compare it to having a sixth toe or singing a duet with Wynonna Judd. All in all – this company is filled with wildy talented, creative advertising professionals. FREAKS – every last one of them!
June 28th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
One of the web designers gave himself a concussion in an inflatable boxing ring. I won’t disclose who.
June 29th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
i just saw this video with Mick Jagger in it. I guess that it’s about Dave Stewart’s (from the Eurythmics) first group in the 70s that never released their album back then, and now there’s a big VH1 special on them.
anyone else heard about this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGvmz32ajao&search=platinum%20weird
July 1st, 2006 at 9:01 am
No, can’t say that I have. That is indeed a weird piece of rock history that I have never heard about. But of course, the teaser does a good job of setting up a story that is probably not that interesting to be very intriguing. I guess someone will have to watch it to find out!