Not sure what to make of this press release

[TW1]

Disney 'Castmember' Buys Woman's 15 Minutes of Fame on eBay
Monday April 17, 8:15 am ET


ORLANDO, Fla., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The late pop artist Andy Warhol predicted that in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. David J.P. Ortiz now has 30 minutes coming. It was Ortiz who placed the winning online bid in an eBay auction for another person's 15 minutes of fame.
Three weeks ago, an unidentified woman placed her fame up for bid, saying, "I'm not going to be using my fame so I might as well sell it to someone who could use it." It turns out Ortiz is that person. He paid $510 for the fame.

David Ortiz is a quiet, shy bachelor who spends most of his free time working as a castmember for Disney. "I work at the Disney Vacation Club during the week, and then on days off I moonlight at Walt Disney World," said Ortiz. "Everything from audience control to food service."

When he's not working, he likes to collect celebrity autographs, attend fan conventions and travel. "My biggest thrill was a few years ago in Burbank at the Nick at Nite fan convention - I finally met Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island)," gushed Ortiz. "It was terrific!"

Now that he has all this fame coming his way, Ortiz would like to rub elbows with other famous types, wishing to meet Carole King, Jake Gyllenhaal and Elizabeth Taylor - and of course, get their autographs, as well as go out to fancy dinners.

"I'm pretty shy and I don't have the right clothes to wear and don't get much time off," sighed Ortiz. "But hey, it's time for me to have a little fun."


David Ortiz

Born: Trinidad, Colorado
Home: Orlando, Florida
Occupation: Food & Beverage
Employer: Disney Vacation Club
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 148 lbs.
Credit Cards: High balances on Visa, MC and Amex
Hobbies: Watching TV/Movies, work, collecting autographs, attending fan
conventions, traveling
Bad Habits: none; no drugs, alcohol or cigs

Contact:

David Ortiz
Contact Phone Number: 407-852-6461
Voice Mail: 407-827-4450 X1688#

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.

[nono]

I guess David's coming out of his shell...

[ghost1000]

Drat! I missed bidding on that auction.

[dvcconvert]

I guess David's coming out of his shell...


:ROTFL: :laughing: :ROTFL: :laughing: :ROTFL: :laughing:

[cobbler]

Wierd.

[KNWVIKING]

Man's got $510.00 burning a hole in his pocket and this was the best idea he could come up with ?

Maybe his DVC job was an influencing factor. He's going to buy up all the Fame resales he can and then post them on the Fame Rental Board. He could rent them by the minute. Book up all the holiday Fame spots. Possibilities are endless.

[PoohsPal]

Man's got $510.00 burning a hole in his pocket and this was the best idea he could come up with ?

Maybe his DVC job was an influencing factor. He's going to buy up all the Fame resales he can and then post them on the Fame Rental Board. He could rent them by the minute. Book up all the holiday Fame spots. Possibilities are endless.
:ROTFL:

[Rash]

You sure that press release wasn't taken from The Onion?

[DarthGoofy]

:idontgeti

[lllovell]

I have read this twice and still am just not exactly sure about it. Not even sure what parts I am not sure about. Just weird. :Paranoid:

Kinda like the guy and the big red paperclip story yesterday....that guy has put an incredible amount of work into this and lots of ingenuity....why not just get a job and make money and BUY a house? He seems smart and creative. I bet he could get an interesting job quite easily. Again - just weird to me.

Laura

[athenna]

That has got to be one of the strangest stories I've ever read.:reporter:

[JamJarJo]

Well it looks like he's getting his 15 mins if the response on this board is anything to go by. The question is, Was $510 good value for money? Fame resales are hard to find you know.:)

[bavaria]

Poor David! I feel a little bad for him.... :tearsaref So, do I read that correctly that he works at a DVC doing Food and Beverage? at first I read it that he may work for MS, etc.

And he had high credit card bills??? who publically lists that kind of info???? I think that he may be getting more than 15 minutes of fame at work today.....

[Ginger]

That's really weird. If anyone else has $500 burning a hole in their pocket, I'll gladly take it off your hands.
:jumpingbe

[matysgranma]

That's really weird. If anyone else has $500 burning a hole in their pocket, I'll gladly take it off your hands.
:jumpingbe
You and me both, Ginger! And then they wonder why many of the third world countries hate us!

[idratherbeinwdw]

You sure that press release wasn't taken from The Onion?

I thought exactly the same thing Rash! :sherlock:

[gopherit]

If he's out blowing 500 on things like "15 minutes of fame", small wonder he's maxed out his credit cards.

Somebody needs to take that boy's internet away and send him on a date with Suze Orman.

[Rozzie]

If he's out blowing 500 on things like "15 minutes of fame", small wonder he's maxed out his credit cards.

Somebody needs to take that boy's internet away and send him on a date with Suze Orman.
':ROTFL:

[mushu]

:headbange :headbange :headbange

[gopherit]

:headbange :headbange :headbange

Ummm, so you're angry that he outbid you? :headscrat

[KNWVIKING]

Ya know..... I have a cat that still has 7 of its 9 lives left. He's a house cat that probably won't need all 9. I wonder how much I could get for a few of them ?

Any ebay expersts out there ? Would I be better off selling the lives individually or in blocks of 2 or 3 ?

[lllovell]

Always sell individually and hope for a bidding war :)

[lllovell]

the smartbutt in me keeps coming back to Airplane when I read the title to this thread....


This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl...

Gotta love Johnny!!!

(ok - forgive me...that was totally off topic...but I can't help it :crackedup :hammer: )

Laura