Not good for business
October 9th, 2008, 5:36 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Aaron
A man named Tim called me the other day to pitch a story.
He is an actor, An actor from Houston who has spent most of his time doing community theater but who dreams of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. He is an actor on mission, a mission to get from Houston to Hollywood with virtually no money and a lawnmower.
Tim told me he set out from Houston back in April or May and has been mowing his way across the country. When the gas money runs out, Tim stops and offers to mow lawns until he makes enough to press onto the next city. After around six months of driving, mowing and sleeping in his truck, Tim made it to Barstow and called me.
He wanted the paper to write a story about him in hopes of drumming up some business. He told me that when he first drove into town, he did not see a lot of lawns but thought green grass was out there somewhere.
As we debated whether to write about Tim or not, Tim did some more exploration. He didn’t last long in Barstow. When I called him two days later to see if he was still in town, he had left.
Apparently, he felt there were greener pastures elsewhere.
Aaron Aupperlee | city editor
