Freakishly fun

I have won an Emmy. Yes, riveting … I know. My one claim to fame. So I put out a call to my fellow co-workers to see what they claim as their, uh, claim to fame. Here now is a very random, somewhat obscure representation of the people I work with. At one point or another, my co-workers admit to:

• seeing The Wizard of Oz over 300 times.
• winning $500 in a NY rap contest.
• climbing eight of Colorado's 14,000-ft. peaks
• performing for Mick Jagger
• streaking through his/her high school
• owning two human skulls
• being a male model
• visiting 47 different countries
• paragliding over the Swiss Alps
• meeting Maitreya Buddha
• knowing EVERY move to EVERY Janet Jackson video
• having an extra rib
• answering Chris Farley’s fan mail
• peeing next to Joe Montana
• Equinophobia
• kissing the Blarney Stone
• jumping off a moving train
• drinking ‘til 5am with Hootie and/or The Blowfish
• dating Bruce Springsteen (okay, one date)
• ambidexterity
• being valedictorian of his college class
• owning a pet buffalo
• spending time on the ’80s hair band Cinderella’s tour bus
• having Karen Black sing “Happy Birthday” to him/her
• being hit in the face with a 2X4

Now – keep in mind – that’s just a small sampling of my co-workers. I put out a simple e-mail to the masses – and those were some of the highlights … or lowlights. You pick. And to think I thought my Emmy win was impressive. Not when you compare it to having a sixth toe or singing a duet with Wynonna Judd. All in all – this company is filled with wildy talented, creative advertising professionals. FREAKS – every last one of them!