Let’s take a break from the straight forward direction this blog is taking and take a detour this time. As promised, I’m going to tell you the story of how a stolen coat led to Ron Jeremy making an almost free appearance at a club I work at.
When I host karaoke, I always like to have a co-host with me. I don’t discriminate, but it usually works out better when my co-host is an attractive female who brings an entourage of other guys and girls with her. On the night before the debate, I was hosting karaoke with a great looking girl named JJ. We spent all night giving each other a hard time and putting on a show for the audience. At the end of the night, her coat was missing. I figured that she was just a little tipsy and didn’t remember where she put it.
I went down the street to a restaurant with some friends and acquaintances to eat before I went home. During the meal, one of the girls at the table said “I found an awesome new coat at the bar!” I immediately butted in and said “You have to give me the coat.” “That was my co-host’s coat tonight and she left the bar really upset.” The girl that took the coat was very apologetic and gave me the coat after we got done eating.
The next day, I went to the bar and returned the coat. The owner of the bar was really happy I had retrieved it, and so was JJ when he called her. He asked me what I was doing later that evening and I told him I was going to a debate about pornography between adult film actor Ron Jeremy and pastor of the XXX Church Craig Gross at Missouri State University. The club owner said, “I know Ron, we hung out in Vegas a few years back.” “I wonder if we could get him here tonight.” I told him it was worth a shot and invited him to the debate.
The debate was good and each side made good points about their views on the issue. Surprisingly, both parties had opinions that weren’t what one would assume based on their professions. After the debate, there was a meet and greet, and the club owner and I were first in line. Ron recognized my boss, and literally all it took to get Ron to agree to come to the bar was telling him that there was food there, and that he could have whatever he wanted. Apparently, feeding Ron and Craig wasn’t in the deal their company made with MSU and they were both starving by this point.
Immediately after Ron agreed to show up, the owner was on the phone to an employee telling him to send a mass text to over 400 people on their VIP text list, and let them know that Ron Jeremy was coming to the bar that night.
I was still skeptical even after witnessing Ron say that he would be there. When I made it to the club, we frantically tried to get things ready and actually had a takeout steak dinner delivered to the club and on the table just in time before Ron arrived. When he showed up, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their attention towards him as the DJ announced “The man himself is here!” He waved to everyone and was escorted to the table as we all sat down and enjoyed our steak dinners.
Throughout the night, Ron was very social and took time to get his picture taken with every single person there. He made himself very approachable and talked to everyone. The bar made record sales that night, and the event has since generated a buzz throughout the town increasing the overall business there.
What a great impromptu promotional move huh? I do have to say that personally I’m not into what Ron does for a career, but I think it’s pretty cool that I got to hang out with a pop culture icon. I mentioned DJ P in the last blog, and how I hung out with him that night too. I did, but even he knew he was taking a backseat to what was going on, and just enjoyed the night. We all did. This is the first time I can honestly say that a theft may have inspired something positive. Even then, I think it’s in the eye of the beholder.
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