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Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2010 02:11 PM

...at least in the eyes of the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey team. The Red Wings minor-league affiliate is very active in the community here, and is planning a Great Skate marathon. All the players are skating in shifts and collecting pledges. The team invited folks to be "celebrity skaters" and I'm listed in the "media personality" category. I had to promise not to check the television personalities into the boards. If you'd like to donate, there's a link below. It's worth a click to see me in my sweet game-used New Haven Nighthawk jersey and my old street hockey gear! [url]http://www.firstgiving.com/davemurray Thanks!

Edgy DC Jan 20 2010 02:17 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

You're the only one listed under celebrities.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2010 02:37 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Edgy DC wrote: You're the only one listed under celebrities. I was the first one to get my page together. Or so I've been told. Hmmm. Wait a second! Maybe I'm going to be the one getting checked -- by the players. A trap!

themetfairy Jan 20 2010 02:40 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Best of luck Michigan - have fun!

Edgy DC Jan 20 2010 03:06 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Not-dead Detroit-area celebrities I can think of: Iggy Pop The MC5 A lot of people named Ford A profoundly corrupt ex-mayor Berry Gordy Seger Nugent Ellen Burstyn (not dead, but a little too old to check) Tom Skerritt Pat St. John The White Stripes Smokey Robinson The Temps (what's left of them) The Supremes Was Not Was Stevie Wonder Frank Tanana

TransMonk Jan 20 2010 03:12 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Tim Allen Bruce Campbell Madonna

sharpie Jan 20 2010 03:27 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Not-dead Detroit-area celebrities I can think of: Iggy Pop The MC5 MC5: Rob Tyner, lead vocals (dead) Fred "Sonic" Smith, lead and rhythm guitar (dead) Wayne Kramer, lead and rhythm guitar (alive after 20-odd years of drug problems) Michael Davis, bass guitar (alive after spending much time in jail and drug rehab) Dennis Thompson, drums (alive) Two dead, two alive after difficult lives. My guess is that Dennis Thompson would be the most likely celebrity to be invited to the hockey game.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2010 06:21 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Guys! Detroit's on the other side of the state. And we try to avoid it at all costs. From Grand Rapids, we have: One of the Twlight people. Taylor something. He's big now. Anthony Kleidis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers Kevin Max from DC Talk Chad Curtis Nate McLouth Dave Rozema Agent Scully from X Files Gerald Ford's kids I don't know if they skate much.

seawolf17 Jan 20 2010 06:46 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Alice Cooper. (Although he's become more of an Arizona guy.)

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2010 07:01 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Floyd Mayweather, the boxer, is from here and I've met him at school events a couple times. Not good on skates. Gray Hogeboom Brent Gates Phil Regan Wally Pipp's son recently passed away, forever upholding his Dad's good name. A McDonald's in one of the suburbs keeps the memory of Del Shannon from being a runaway. The Rev. Al Green Former marlins owner Wayne Huizenga Andy Richter's a little busy, though not for much longer apparently Johnny Benson is driving in a circle somewhere. The list of available folks quickly narrows down to a newspaper education writer/baseball blogger/Mets fan.

Edgy DC Jan 20 2010 07:01 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

metsguyinmichigan wrote: One of the Twlight people. Taylor something. He's big now. Anthony Kleidis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers Kevin Max from DC Talk Chad Curtis Nate McLouth Dave Rozema Agent Scully from X Files Gerald Ford's kids All of whom don't add up to Iggy Pop on a bad day. Wayne Kramer being unreservedly alive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8shyZAhcg

metsguyinmichigan Jan 26 2010 11:05 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Amazingly, with just a couple days to go, I'm in third place in terms of most money raised so far -- which says more about the other "celebs" than my abilities. [url]http://www.firstgiving.com/davemurray But the local FOX morning crew has thrown down the challenge as a late entry. Maybe they'll want to drop the gloves. Using Edgy's suggestion about better available celebs, I had some fun blogging about this...[url]http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/ My son, of course, is horrified by this, though not as much as when I was invited to speak to his class about writing. He's bringing his new girlfriend to the event, and I suspect he'll pretend he doesn't know me.

Willets Point Jan 28 2010 12:33 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

Yo ninjas, don't be forgettin' The Insane Clown Posse. They would be dope on ice.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 28 2010 01:02 PM Re: Apparently I'm now a celebrity....

My shitty metal band opened for them in 1994 or something. They were insaaaaaaane!!!!