Need Research Help

[Chicklet]

Hey everybody,

responding to SirHugs' challenge of writing a celebrities story, and accepting MG's advice that I use some ... ah... what did she say? "For your "celeb" why not choose one of those good ol' boys who drive stock racing cars, chew Skoal, and have front teeth missing."

So, anyways, I'm hanging out on google trying to find a good person. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any embarrassing ideas? I would appreciate it = )

Chicklet

 

[Madame Manga]

I write pro wrestling fan fiction. ;-) You can't get much more embarrassing than that.

MM

 

[MathGirl]

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Dear Chickie,
Although I suggested it, I don't know anything about NASCAR drivers. Why not use the name "Billy Earl Suggs?" Reigning champion and current points leader. Wears his teeth only on Saturday night. Pounds two Bud forty ouncers at each pit stop. Prefaces all sentences with, 'Aww sheeeeit...". Side of race car has brown streaks from spitting tobacco juice during race. Wife beater, dog kicker, and favorite of 14 year old groupies. Prefers to chew Skoal and smoke Camels while eating.
MG

 

[Guest]

Warning

Chicklet,

There are some fine examples of racing excellence out there, I just want to warn you that encouraging you to write about one of them is like when my brother told me how much fun it would be to throw rocks at a hornet's nest. "If you stay still, Bridget, they won't see you and won't bother you."

Right.

Race car fans are very very devout. It is beyond comprehension.

b

 

[Awful Arthur]

Re: Warning

Race car fans are very very devout. It is beyond comprehension.

Bridget know whereof she speaks and it would be wise to listen. The stereotype no longer applies -- NASCAR is a huge national sport with a very large, very loyal following. Also the image MG paints is no longer accurate. A typical team will employ over a hundred people, most of whom are well educated professionals, and the drivers are hired, in part, for their product endorsement and speaking potential. You might get away with making the driver an "outlaw," racing on a small, local track. But, I would advise staying away from NASCAR.

AA

 

[MathGirl]

Re: Re: Warning

Also the image MG paints is no longer accurate.

Dear AA and Bridget,
I realize that. It wouldn't be much fun to have someone like Jeff Gordon as a character, though.
MG

 

[Awful Arthur]

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Dear AA and Bridget,
I realize that. It wouldn't be much fun to have someone like Jeff Gordon as a character, though.
MG

MG,
All I'm saying is that you probably wouldn't write a story making fun of Notre Dame because you would create a shitstorm. I would bet that there are more NASCAR fans in Indianapolis, than ND fans. In sports, NASCAR has far, far more fans than any single team and they are rabid. But, hell, I could care less about NASCAR and I have been wrong before.
AA

 

[MathGirl]

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MG,All I'm saying is that you probably wouldn't write a story making fun of Notre Dame because you would create a shitstorm.

Dear AA,
Wanna bet? Thank you for the idea. Hmmm...... Knute Rockne, the Gipper, Frank Lahey, Ara Parsegian, the Golden Dome, Touchdown Jesus................

"It was quiet in the locker room. Game over, another win, fans and players departed in high spirits. Coach Rockne placed a gentle kiss on Gipp's muscular ....................."
MG

 

[Awful Arthur]

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"It was quiet in the locker room. Game over, another win, fans and players departed in high spirits. Coach Rockne placed a gentle kiss on Gipp's muscular ....................."
MG

Rockne was "The Gipper" wasn't he. No, that's right, "The Gipper" was Ronald Reagan, so your story is OK.
AA

ps-should i have any other inspiring ideas, i'll let you know. AA the Muse

 

[MathGirl]

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No, that's right, "The Gipper" was Ronald Reagan, so your story is OK.

Dear AA,
That's certainly a relief. I was afraid for a moment that my idea did not meet with your approval.
MG

 

[Awful Arthur]

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That's certainly a relief. I was afraid for a moment that my idea did not meet with your approval.

Geez! Did the Giants lose this afternoon?

 

[MathGirl]

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Geez! Did the Giants lose this afternoon?

Dear AA,
Sorry I was snippy, Arthur. I'm on t... riding th .... out of sorts.
MG

 

[The_Fool]

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Rockne was "The Gipper" wasn't he. No, that's right, "The Gipper" was Ronald Reagan, so your story is OK.
AA

ps-should i have any other inspiring ideas, i'll let you know. AA the Muse

Reagan played "The Gipper," otherwise know as George Gipp. Gipp died of pneumonia caught playing football.

Pat O'Brian played Knute Rockne. Rockne died in a plane crash in Kansas.

 

[Chicklet]

Well, about the following...I guess that if NASCAR fans actually read anything, it'd be erotica... = ) <joking aside now>

 

[Belegon]

Why not?

I actually think it's a refreshing idea simply because whenever I glance into the celebrities area all I see is:

a) wrestling stories
b) Boy band/Brittany stories
c) "Now that J-Lo was under my hypnotic control..."

I think if I was to take a serious run at the Survivor contest I would find the Celebrities area to be a real challenge for me...
Sports stars (with the exception of women's tennis) seems to be a little bit less expoited resource. Hey, do famous people of history count? "Marlowe, Shakespeare and Belegon guided the Queen to the bed..."

 

[karmadog]

NASCAR is difficult to satirize.

Dick Trickle. 'Nuff said.

 

[Dirty Slut]

Try Kyle Petty...

That man gets me wet every time he looks towards a camera.

DS

 

[MathGirl]

Elementary, my dear Chickie

Originally posted by Chicklet responding to Sir Hugs' challenge of writing a celebrities storyChicklet

Dear Chickie,
Why is it necessary to go so far afield to find a celebrity suitable for a story? We have one right here among us. What better protagonist for a heroic tale than our own BlackSnake?
MG
Ps. "Dick Trickle" has long been one of my favorite names. "Dick Pole" is also good. He's the Cubs pitching coach.