Thank you so much to Scott Ferrall (www.scottferrall.com) on Howard 101 Sirius Satellite Radio for lending his voice to the play by play action of this rediculously idiotic spoof commercial. Also BEST ACTRESS nominee Angela Malhotra for putting herself in an embarrasing situation...all in the name of laughs.
This is the latest in the series of video spoof commercials for Sold Out SO WHAT! The secrets that high priced ticket brokers and scalpers DON'T want you to know! I hope you enjoy it half as much as we did making it.
I just got these pictures back from my book signing in Seattle. We decided to officially call it the BOOKS FOR BEER tour. The idea was that anyone who came to the Fox Sports Grill and bought a copy of Sold Out SO WHAT! got a free domestic draft. It worked out well and I met a lot of cool local people. This was the day after my appearance on THE MENS ROOM on 99.9 FM KISW. Thanks again Miles, Steve, Ted and Ben. Great time.
I'd like to extend the BOOKS FOR BEER tour. My dream tour would be to follow around Monday Night Football this season and do a book signing at a sports bar on Sunday in each city that is hosting MNF that week. All I need is a sponsor. Anyone out there game!? I would do radio and television interviews on the few days leading up to the weekend, then do the book signing on Sunday and give away two tickets to MNF the following day and bring the winners with me to the game. Sounds like a successful book tour to me!
It has been an incredibly busy week since I got back from Seattle. I followed up the Fox Morning News interview (that you see below) with back to back to back Dodgers games and then topped it off with a little 80s heavy metal on Saturday night at Gibson Amphitheater with Sebastian Bach, Dokken and Poison!
I did a photo diary of one of my trips to Dodger Stadium last week. Starting with the free parking, then maneuvering to better seats until I am right there in the action.
Big thanks to Jean Martirez from Fox Morning News Los Angeles for inviting me on to speak to the fans of Los Angeles. Jean saw my interview on KTLA last week and emailed me asking "what do we have to do to get you on our show?" which I thought was pretty cool. All you have to do is ask, Jean!
Here's the segment that we did. It was fun and I'm starting to feel a little more comfortable on camera. Maybe it's the dumb Manny Ramirez wig that I got to hide behind for this one!? Who knows. Thanks to Evan D. for the interview coaching. Just breathe damnit!
I spent the few days leading up to the game searching the internet for below face value deals, and was happy with some of the deals I was finding. I started out by going to Ticketmaster and getting the "face value" of different sections including the "convenience" charges. Then I went to my favorite on line communities to see what I could find at a better deal. I found numbers varying wildly from double face value to up to 75% below face value.
I approached the editor of the magazine with the findings and he told me that it would be a better story all the way around if I could wait until the day of the game and figure it out then, but he would keep my numbers that I gave him for the record.
Day of the game I was hanging at the Fox Sports Grill talking with some people I just met. During the conversation, it came up that the girl had four extra tickets in the Club Level that were just going to go to waste. I asked her how much she would want for them and she made my day by offering them to me for FREE!
The game was a blast. The Seahawks beat the Bears in overtime, 29-26. The stadium really is the loudest place I've ever been in. I can only imagine how loud it must be during a playoff game.
Here is the interview that I did while on KISW 99.9 fm Seattle on THE MENS ROOM this past Thursday (8/14/08). It was a lot of fun being on there. Then I did my book signing at FOX SPORTS GRILL on Friday and met with a reporter from NORTHWEST SPORTS MAGAZINE on Saturday to go to the Seahawks vs. Bears game. Pictures of both the book signing and Seahawks game to follow in the next few days.
No, it's not what you think. The guys from THE MENS ROOM show at KISW FM in Seattle had me on today to promote my book signing tomorrow at Fox Sports Grill. Yesterday, I finally came up with a name for my upcoming book tour. It is now officially the BOOKS FOR BEERS tour and it kicks off tomorrow. Anyone who comes to the book signing event and picks up a copy of Sold Out...SO WHAT! will get a free draft beer. If you already have a copy, just bring it in, and you'll get a free beer anyways!
It's my way of saying thanks for the amazing launch so far. I will be continuing the BOOKS FOR BEERS tour throughout the year at various locations. Tomorrow I will be on IAN FURNESS at 950 KJR, Seattle's # 1 Sports Station.
Thanks again to Scott Ferrall who had me on the show again last night. YOU'RE THE MAN!!!
Let's see if this works. I embedded the video here, but it's my first time trying it. If it doesn't work, I posted the interview on my you tube page (www.youtube.com/soldoutsowhat). I had a great time with the KTLA morning news crew Tuesday morning. Here is the five minute clip. This interview brought almost 1,000 people from Los Angeles to our website (www.SoldOutSoWhat.net) which was a new single day record! Enjoy.
We were discussing last night's Dodgers game during my interview this morning and was explaining how I could get a V.I.P. experience at Dodgers Stadium for two people for $10. Especially since with the addition of Manny Ramirez has packed the house every game. The answer to me is simple: Just keep doing what I've been doing all along.
I mentioned on the news that I was going to post on my website's home page a link for LA fans highlighting where the free parking was around the major venues in Los Angeles. Then I got a pair of tickets on eBay for a grand total of $9.98 Then I brought in my own bottled water and sunflower seeds to the ballpark (Dodger Stadium allows unopened PLASTIC non-alcoholic beverages up to 1 liter. They also allow you to bring your own food).
Then I made my way down during the 3rd inning to the Field Level and found some seats 10 rows behind the dugout that weren't taken by using what I refer to in the book as BROKER BACKFIRE.
Bing, Bang, Boom! A great night out for the price of renting a couple movies.
Here's pictures of our original seats along with pictures of where we ended up to enjoy the rest of the game.
See you tonight!!!
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Today was my first television interview and it was a total blast. KTLA invited me to come on and share some of the tips I have in my book. I met the anchorman a few weeks ago when I was dropping off shirts at the dry cleaners. He just happened to be doing a story in the parking lot. We got to talking and he has a healthy disdain for Ticket Brokers and Scalpers. Immediately I knew we were going to get along great! He blogged about it on the KTLA site, and then yesterday I got a call from their Producer inviting me on the show.
I think I only ended up talking about two of them because we got caught up in the telling of the stories, which is a big reason for why I wrote the book. The stories are so much fun to tell! I gave a gift to the KTLA viewers and anyone else who may want to see an event in Los Angeles. On my website you will find a link in the middle of the home page for KTLA viewers. If you click on that, you can download a page that tells you where I park for free at most of the major venues in Los Angeles. An added bonus for checking in.
Enjoy!
Max
