As a creative way to promote Brad Paisley's summer concert tour, my favorite country music station announced a contest this week. Brad's latest hit single is called "Online" and it humorously spoofs the tendency for some to enhance their attributes through not-so-accurate online profiles. The station challenged its listeners to come up with the most outrageous fake profile (about 50 words). The top 5 nominees would receive a pair of tickets to the September 20 Brad Paisley-Taylor Swift concert in Atlanta. The finalist receives a pair of backstage passes.
This seemed right up my alley as imagine myself a writer (and I am hard at work on my first novel). Also, I have had some fun creating fake e-mail addresses and communicating with select friends through these aliases. So I submitted a short piece--and I've won tickets to the concert! If my entry, "Mr. Aloha," wins--Paula and I will get to meet Mr. Paisley. But really, it's an honor just to be nominated.
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This is my submission (entry #4):
Aloha! On break from a wet underwear shoot on Kauai. It’s my vacation from repairing cleft palates in Honduras. My photographer here is super-hot Karena who says I look like a young Erik Estrada. Can’t wait to cool off at my chalet in the Rockies, but still looking for someone special to cuddle with by the fire...
Vote now! (the contest is only open until 2pm on 8/17/07)
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Liner Notes: The "wet underwear" bit came off a little racier (or infantile) than I intended. I originally had it as "very chilly" but thought, is the water chilly off Kauai? I didn't know. I changed it to wet to go with being in the surf, but after I submitted it I realized it sounds provocative. Also, the bit about "a young Erik Estrada" is a line I've made famous among a small circle of my friends--it is a description I have used often for one of my aliases. Vote for your online friend (me) today!
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