The price of Glenn Beck Day: $17,748.85.
The price of Glenn Beck Day: $17,748.85.
Last month, Bud Norris, the mayor of Mt. Vernon, WA, controversially decided to award hometown boy Glenn Beck the ceremonial key to the city and declare Sept. 26 “Glenn Beck Day.” In response, approximately 800 people turned out to demonstrate — “the largest protest anybody could remember” in the town — and the city council unanimously passed a resolution that distanced itself from the mayor’s decision. Now, the Seattle Times reports that the event cost the small town $17,748.85, an amount that has stunned the Mt. Vernon finance director. Additionally, the event didn’t make the $10,000 the mayor had expected to donate to a local theater:
There were 577 tickets sold that generated $14,425, before expenses.
Income from ticket sales would have been higher if 92 comp tickets hadn’t been given out.
Norris says he gave comps to Beck’s family, “community leaders, people in leadership roles. … I’m told that’s pretty common.”
So the tickets sales netted $5,746.83 — after $5,754.17 was deducted for the hall rental, and $2,924 deducted for radio ads.
Why radio ads for an event that received such free publicity and was sold out in one day?
“The radio advertising was to make sure we sold tickets. I didn’t know what kind of response we would get. I didn’t want to go through all this and have 50 people show up,” says Norris.
Nevertheless, Norris has no regrets: “I don’t go to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.” (HT: Gawker)
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said Norris, prior to the event:
“He’ll be greeted as a liberator – the whole thing will pay for itself.”
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:23 pmNorris is typical of the sort of stupidhead that holds Beck in awe.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 pm“I don’t to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.” Oh, come on. Sure you are. You had an epic fail. Not only did this stunt generate a lot of bad publicity, it cost you a Hell of a lot of money. Maybe next time you should THINK about the consequeces of your actions. But then again, you are a Repug.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:26 pmThis is just TOO funny!!!
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:27 pmBut Mt. Vernon did get a bunch of those plastic handcuffs, in case they ever need to arrest masses of people! Those might come in handy if the next tulip festival gets out of hand.
So that’s a plus…
/sarc
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 pmSo has that prick, Beckerhead offered his home town the cost difference?
Thought not…bushism…fool me once…er ah…fool can’t get fooled again.
Suckers.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:32 pmmakete@4, It is! That Mayor just cost his town a Hell of a lot of money. Even the council distanced itself. If I were him, I would worry about it, because it might just cost him his job.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:32 pmHigh school pic reminds me of a preppy d0uchebag from a John Hughes film.
Go figure!
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 pmNorris has no regrets: “I don’t go to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.”
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:35 pmGood thing, Norris, because you are an egocentric, condescending man who cares nothing about the people he works with & will make decisions based on his own fraudulent “heroes”, using taxpayers money to highlight a lying, racist, hateful, incoherent, mentally unstable boob like Beck. And get this, Norris– Beck thought Graham’s insults were a bigger honor than your stupid “key to the city” catastrophe. So, in effect, your “honor” meant nothing to Beck. You not only lost money, credibility, & voters, you lost Beck.
I almost miss my little plaything Olby Sucks. This crap would be right up their alley.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:35 pmAccording to Wikipedia, the town population in 2000 was 26,232.
So if we assume 1/2 of them aren’t wage earners (children, unemployed, stay at home wives, etc.) that is about a dollar tax per wage earner.
Now I need a blackboard on TV. From Mt Vernon which shares a name with the home of George Washington who had teeth made from animal bones that are now preserved in the archives means that Beck is gonna destroy the archives.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:35 pm$2,924 deducted for radio ads.
“The radio advertising was to make sure we sold tickets. I didn’t know what kind of response we would get. I didn’t want to go through all this and have 50 people show up,” says Norris.
What exactly is Norris’s strength? He spent close to $3,000 on radio ads to make sure that more than 50 people would show up to an event that got free publicity and close to $6,000 on a hall rental for an event that SOLD OUT… he couldn’t count the tickets BEFOREHAND and realize that he was never going to make $10,000 for the theater on this deal?
$15,000 in ticket sales if you sell out…
$9,000 on costs
That somehow equals $10,000 for the theater?
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:39 pmSounds like we should invest in the adult basic education program…
Norris has no regrets: “I don’t go to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.”
I think you should worry about what the voters are saying, you frackin’ d00sh.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:43 pmWhy don’t they just send a bill to FOX/Beck? It must have been worth $17,000 of pub/PR for those clowns.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:43 pmThe price of Glenn Beck Day: $17,748.85.
Which is about the same price that a year’s worth of health insurance will be in 2011 if the health insurance crooks get their way.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:43 pm.
Q U E S T I O N:
If President Obama hates “white culture” maybe Glen Beck can explain how Michael Steele will be getting G(no)P minorities elected into Congress, NO?
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October 23rd, 2009 at 5:44 pmSo what’s on his mind back in 1982?
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 pmMayor Norris says: “I don’t go to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.”
Well, in that case Mayor Norris…
it is apparent that you are a certifiably self-involved imbecile gasbag politician who owes your town’s treasury reimbursement for monies lost in your jackass effort to honor a national certifiably self-involved imbecile gasbag psychopath!
I’m really glad to hear you are not worried about what people are saying about you on the Internet or blogs.
I feel better.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:46 pmcaption…
“I think I’ll go play with myself when this is over.”
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:46 pm.
In a world where 1+1/=2…
… 15k-9k=10k?
.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 pmShorter Bud Norris:
“It’s a small price to pay for getting my name on Becky’s show”.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:48 pmNud Borris ~ serving his last term as mayor of the good town of Mt. Vernon, WA.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 pmGlenn Beck is expected to make around 18 million this year.
Now, I’m no Bud Norris, but it seems to me that that works out to about 49,000 dollars a day.
Glenn. How about kicking in ONE days salary to rebuild that theater up there in Mt. Vernon? Hey, you could also pay back the city for the security over-runs!
And still have enough left over to buy everyone in town an ice cream!
Hooray!
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 pmRe instate the fairness doctrine !
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pmThe price to all Americans generally and democracy in particular of the unadulterated propaganda these clowns spew is staggering !
What kind of hall rental in a small town like that costs over $5,000? What’s the relationship between the mayor and the owners of this hall?
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pmhttp://www.mcintyrehall.org/default.asp
It’s part of Skagit Valley College… so maybe the State got some money, at least.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 pmThis Mayor has learned a valuble lesson. ‘Tea-Baggers’ and Glen Beck are not ‘Main Stream’. These guys watch Faux News and belive all the tripe they feed them. Look at the ‘Town Halls’. In the begining, The Repugs threw their lot in with these idiots, and look what happened. The GOP numbers are worse then ever. By courting these loons, they have turned of the majority of the voters. Karma can indeed kick ass.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:58 pmdbadass says:
“So what’s on his mind back in 1982?”
Getting drunk under the bleachers during the game.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:01 pmSo taxpayers of this small town are out $17,748.00, money that could have been used for things that all the residents of this town would benefit from. Instead, the mayor has to use town funds to pay for the Glenn Beck appearance.
Since Beck is making all this great money, he should send some to this town to help pay for the cost of his visit. After all, Beck is for limited government and right now the taxpayers are footing the bill. Let Beck put his money where his fat mouth is.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:02 pmThe price of Glenn Beck Day: $17,748.85.
– - Sponsors abandoning Beck’s show: priceless.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:02 pmWho could fail to agree with him less?
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:04 pmI dunno TP. Why do you keep giving this clown act press?
The more attention he gets the less likely he’ll fade away any time soon.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:04 pm400 tickets were also distributed to Zionist psychotics.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:05 pmWhen Beck shows up to a town…it goes broke? Typical conservative!
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm30, I don’t think a post at TP is floating his boat.
And it is funny.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 pmWow, that’s a pretty big debt for a small town to absorb just because they have an idiot as Mayor. I’m thinking that Mayor may not be re-elected if he runs again.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:08 pmThis just proves how toxic Glen beck is. Glen is only invited to Right-wing wingdings. He offended the ladies on ‘The View’, he has lost dozens of advertisers. He’s been busted in several lies AND he called the Pres. of the U.S. a racist. Why would anyone think honoring Beck would be a GOOD idea?
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:11 pmThe price of Glenn Beck Day: $17,748.85.
– - I love this expense: “And there was $324.57 for easel pads and Post-it notes for use in a command post.”
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pmComp time… would the criminals be aware of when the “comp time” is taken? It would put less protection on the streets.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pmMost of Beck has already slipped into the black hole that is his imagination. The rest of Beck is being stretched like spaghetti. Soon he will be entirely consumed by the realm of the perverse.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:16 pmFrom April 13 to 15, the town (Mt. Vernon) is the site for the 2010 Tulip World Summit.
– - Beck ought make an appearance. I bet he’s great at planting “two-lips.”
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:17 pmdbadass says:
“So what’s on his mind back in 1982?”
Nothing. Same as today.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:18 pm“So what’s on his mind back in 1982?”
Nancy Reagan
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:21 pmi didn’t know where to put this… so many wingers to choose from…
but this is notable, i think -
Palin backs 3rd-party candidate in NY House race
The Associated Press – Valerie Bauman – ?2 hours ago?
ALBANY, NY – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed a third-party candidate over the GOP-backed contender in New York’s congressional special election, saying her own party has abandoned its core values.
Sarah Palin Endorses Doug Hoffman in New York 23rd Right Pundits
[...]
all 402 news articles »
just rewards to split up THAT party, but these new-righties worry me…
will probably require a democratic group effort to prevent mayhem…
i dunno…
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:23 pmGood observation, Kay.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:24 pmKaty: Palin backs 3rd-party candidate in NY House race.
– - The official Republican candidate is, as far as the base is concerned, “a radical leftist.” These people are loons.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:26 pmby that high school picture, looks like bleck’s been
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:27 pma worried boy for a long time…
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aaronnk says:
Glenn Beck makes a lot of money, and for that he deserves being honored in his home town.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
So does Michael Moore, I’m glad you feel that way.
**eyes rolling**
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 pmWhat’s Paul Riser’s picture doing above Glenn Beck’s name?
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 pmkaty–I say we buy plenty of popcorn and coke to consume while keeping a close eye on them. I think Palin is going to be head of the Conservative Party, and the moderate republicans like Snowe will rebrand the existing Republican Party. Boehner, Broun, Cantor, Wolf, Bachmann and the other batsh!t$ will throw their lot in with Palin, but either way, it will be interesting to see how this turns out. The Republican Party vs the Conservative Party, Round 1 is now underway in NY-23.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:33 pmSo, Beck hatched out in Washington. . . .
Does Rush Limbaugh spawn at the same time that the salmon do?
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:36 pmHe’s also not allowed to mention anyone music because when he does…..the CD sales stop dead in their tracks!
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:37 pm“Norris has no regrets: “I don’t go to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.”
Perhaps Norris should go to bed at night worrying about how much money this Beck fiasco cost his town. Perhaps Norris should ask his good buddy, Beck, to fork over the money that the city had to spend to cover the cost of his visit. Perhaps Norris should worry that his credibility is shot. Perhaps Norris should worry that Beck just used him and the good people of Mt. Vernon as a PR device for his own glory.
Poor Beck, he looks so sad in that senior photo. Or maybe he’s just practicing how to make himself cry when on camera.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:40 pmMr. Duke, did you know the Pentagon for years has been paying $400/gallon for fuel for our combat vehicles in Afghanistan? And did you know for every 1,000 soldiers over there we taxpayers are spending $1,000,000,000 (one billion)? BILLIONS A DAY, but you wingnuts don’t want to spend way less than that on health care reform?
Idiots.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:40 pmstewarjt says:
What’s Paul Riser’s picture doing above Glenn Beck’s name?
When I first glanced at the picture I wondered why is there a picture of Topher Grace who played Eric on That 70’s Show above Becky’s name.
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pmKayInMaine.
It’s quite simple, really. The stupid trolls like spending money to kill people. It’s simple for their simple minds to do the math and figure out their return. Their bang for the buck.
Spending money to help people, on the other hand, seldom has the dramatic effect needed to penetrate their sub-reptilian brains. It just leaves them confused and outraged because they can’t figure out whether or not it benefits them personally.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 pmHe looks like Robbie Benson in “Boy in the Plastic Bubble” to me.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:05 pmOf course, the stupid trolls make it more difficult by steadfastly Believing the opposite of truth on so many issues. Even if their beloved FAUX issues a retraction, buried on the bottom corner of their website, the poor freaks still think Saddam had WMD and used them to drop the Towers.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:06 pmHeh! Who would have guessed that Becky passed up a lucrative career as a pinup model for prison populations?
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:09 pmTravolta was in “Boy in the Plastic Bubble”. Nevermind.
Still looks like Robby Benson though.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:09 pmThat High School picture is way spooky. Even back then,Dreck took himself way too seriously.What’s with the wedding band? Did he marry young and was there a shotgun involved? And don’t get me started on that Blagoyavich hair.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:15 pm…and stick the town with the tab, too – right, awrongk?
that’d be your style too, wouldn’t it?
(i’ll bet you’re both 5% tippers, too)
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:22 pmGlenn Beck makes a lot of money, and for that he deserves being honored in his home town
So did Madoff.
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:05 pmI hope this hits the air before Beck realizes he needs to go on and announce he’s covering the cost of the gig. We should have a little time of course, him having no heart and all.
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:11 pmaaronnk says:
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Glenn Beck makes a lot of money, and for that he deserves being honored in his home town.
Nowhere near as much as Al Capone, Bernie Madoff, or most drug lords.
In that pic he looks downright suicidal. Was he an alcoholic then?
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:18 pmXisithrus, I got interrupted and didn’t see you post “Madoff”. Great minds….
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:20 pmGood to see one town in this Recession has money to waste. Who knew a Mayor had so much of a surplus that the citizens didn’t need a Stimulus and have so much money they can hail a loyal TV Comedy Host name Glenn Beck who is a recovering drug addict/alcoholic. Nice example for the town to honor and have the young people to grow up to be just like him. I guess Beck’s home town will be suggesting Beck for President.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:29 pmbtw –
NET NEUTRALITY.
rachel’s on it…!
she’s covering the mcCOMPUTER-ILLITERATE bill against it…
huh… top recipient of telecom monies… huh… hoodathunkit…
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 pmGlenn Beck Day?
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 pmI wonder if they gave out a free tin foil hat with each ticket.
majii says:
katy–I say we buy plenty of popcorn and coke to consume while keeping a close eye on them.
no coke. pepsi.
ha!
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:13 pmaaronnk says:
Glenn Beck makes a lot of money, and for that he deserves being honored in his home town.
Hitler earned a lot of money, did he deserve to be honored? LOL!
You d**chebag fascists are all alike. Money, Money, Money is all you know. What a bunch of pathetic, greedy, immoral little “dorks” you are.. ZZzzz..
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:14 pmTell us aaronk, does Olbermann, Gore or Soros deserve honors just because they make so much money? Or are you going to call your fellow “patsies” from the GOP wingnut sites d**chebags for their hypocrisy? Didn’t think so – loser! ;)
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 pmI was there and I guessed about 1500 to 1800 people. For every Beck supporter there were at least 15 protesters. I can’t wait to vote Bud’s dumb ass out of office.
October 24th, 2009 at 12:11 am@ 23. belaccifer lacca says: Glenn Beck is expected to make around 18 million this year. Now, I’m no Bud Norris, but it seems to me that that works out to about 49,000 dollars a day.
Glenn. How about kicking in ONE days salary to rebuild that theater up there in Mt. Vernon? Hey, you could also pay back the city for the security over-runs!
And still have enough left over to buy everyone in town an ice cream! Hooray! October 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Um, I don’t think so, belaccifer. Glenda believes in the spirit of volunteerism for other people and if it doesn’t involve some sort of community action; the latter is kind of commie, yanno, and as for the former, Glenda has to keep the flame of his selfishness burning pure and bright.
On the other hand, he’d probably be pleased to purchase Mayor Norris from Mt. Vernon. Glenda can always use a spare boot-licker.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:27 amI guess this was story that wasn’t on Fake Noise Channel.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:36 am@ 44. katy says: i didn’t know where to put this… so many wingers to choose from … but this is notable, i think -
Palin backs 3rd-party candidate in NY House race
The Associated Press – Valerie Bauman – ?2 hours ago?
ALBANY, NY – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed a third-party candidate over the GOP-backed contender in New York’s congressional special election, saying her own party has abandoned its core values.
Sarah Palin Endorses Doug Hoffman in New York 23rd [...]
all 402 news articles »
just rewards to split up THAT party, but these new-righties worry me … will probably require a democratic group effort to prevent mayhem … i dunno … October 23rd, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Both KOlberman and TRMS had some commentary on this business this evening. And it is very entertaining. Between that and the idiots that floated Roger Ailes as a Republipimp Presidential candidate this morning, it’s been a crazy day.
In the meantime, I’m proposing this as the newest bumper sticker for Caribooby; “Sarah Palin 2012 – Pullin’ the Plug on America“.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:37 amaaronnk says:
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Glenn Beck makes a lot of money, and for that he deserves being honored in his home town.
Whitey Bulger makes alot of money. Does he deserve to be honored in his own town?
October 24th, 2009 at 1:59 amYou are actually comparing Whitey Bulger to Glenn beck..seriously…I am from Boston..you do know the crimes WB has committed correct? so either you smoke tons of crack or your are a facist pig.
Thinkprogress sure does spend an awful lot or time covering everything Glenn beck…I wonder why that is…
mind you, I am not a fan of glenn beck..but he does have the right to speak out..this is America. i think all of this is making him bigger…not hurting him.
he is the only person who speaks out…what is the purpose of this blog covering everything he says. why is him getting the key to his home town even news worthy on a progressive blog…maybe because he is having an impact…
and maybe because he is right on some things..makes you wonder
October 24th, 2009 at 7:09 amhttp://www.examiner.com/x-18425-LA-County-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Review-Fall-of-the-Republic-an-Alex-Jones-political–economic-documentary
October 24th, 2009 at 7:23 amWhen the Mayor of Mt. Vernon announced that he was going to award Beck the key to the city, the people of Mt. Vernon said “CHANGE THE LOCKS”!
October 24th, 2009 at 7:28 amThe Mayor Of Bellingham WA, up the road a piece from Mt. Vernon, is awarding the key to his city to Jon Stewart (Daily Show). He will send or has already sent it to him by mail. Cost about $5 for postage. Priceless!
October 24th, 2009 at 7:43 amBeck is just one in a long line of liars that have stood up and shouted. Unfortunately there are alot of dumbass repugs in this country that believe this drivel.
October 24th, 2009 at 8:38 amHmmmm…does the egotistical Mr. Beck bleach his hair?
October 24th, 2009 at 10:44 amI sure glad you don’t lose any sleep over your support of a racist who you gave an event for that cost your town money it can’t afford. That’s really great Mr. Mayor, maybe you can find other ways of wasting tax payer money, like giving donations to the K K K. How about it, I’m sure you support them and their efforts to bring fairness to the white race. Or maybe you can invite the skinheads or N a z is to your town for a rally, I’m sure that will go over great.
Hitler was from Austria, but you don’t see the Austrians celebrating “Hilter Day” do you, you stupid idiot. This stupid ignorant stunt of yours might and should cost you your job. If not then will will know that over half the town is filled with racist idiots. I certainly hope your voters are proud of the publicity and shame you brought to your town. People like you, Sara Palin, Hannity, Beck and Limbaugh are exactly why the Republican party is dying.
October 24th, 2009 at 11:22 amLMAO at the high school portrait! Thanks for starting my Saturday with a chuckle!
October 24th, 2009 at 11:24 amMr Duke STFU moron. You are too stupid to derail the thread. My GOD you are ignorant beyond belief
October 25th, 2009 at 4:04 pm“I don’t go to bed at night worrying about what people are saying about me on the Internet or blogs.”
Let’s see how well the Mayor fares next election!
October 25th, 2009 at 5:18 pmBeck looks a lot like Tucker Carlson in that high school photo. Well, maybe more mature than Carlson, he of the permanent pout.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:48 pmhow funny! Beck likes to think he is the most popular guy in school estetik (leftover angst from failed efforts to break into the “cool kids” clique in high school? estetik burun ameliyati ) but can’t drum up enough people who LIKE him to outnumber those who hate his guts gögüs büyütme! The world of delusion he lives in must resemble a “nightmare before christmas estetik gögüs ameliyatlari” version of “willie wonkas chocolate factory”! gögüs küçültme! one day someone will find ole Glenny Boy wandering down the street naked vajina daraltma, rambling about being King of the Lilliputions and God rolled into one lazer epilasyon fiyatlari. I wonder if his followers will oblige him by dressing as Oompa-Loompas and dancing around his padded cell for him karin germe ameliyatlari. Sorry, but I really don’t care. Actually I do a little plastik cerrahi. Poor old Glenn has had it so rough all of his life, that now he can’t accept the fact that he is a multi-millionare karin estetigi, because he is really a simple man, an everyman’s man saç nakli. He say’s he was an alky, but was he? He cries like a baby for America, but he is in the front of the line to reap the riches of this country gögüs büyütme, and out of the other side of his face, he denounces unions, Democrats, every urban community org, (organizer gögüs diklestirme) that has ever tried to help the folks in home town USA gögüs küçültme. “All for one, and all for one. Let me hear it for me!” Hey Glenn, if you love your country so much, why don’t you go to work in the real world for the minimun wage that you think is “WAY” too high, and killing jobs vajina daraltma ameliyati. How much do you make every day? Although it was never needed, my dear old mom once told me never to take my own advertisements too seriously gögüs estetigi. I think Glen the Beckster needed some of the same advice.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:07 am