Ot: Share a moment with your Favorite Star

[GemParty]

What's your opinion on this? I believe the idea has potential. If they get the 4 major sports plus a handful of special sports & celebs it could take off. A great gift idea. Imagine Calhoun's Irish/Boston accent recounting the huddle with 2 min to play vs Duke in 99. Or your son's birthday? A military guy overseas? A word of encouragemnt for a youngster having trouble at school or with an illness. A wedding proposal via the Audio message. Check it out, some are crazy, Big Papi/Pedro. You could get pretty creative if the star cooperates. Plus, if your not into the digital version/social sharing; it only costs $45 for a custom, framed, matted print. My friend got one for his wife's bday, showed it to her from laptop to flatscreen tv & got a print for her office. What do you think- Winning idea? or Longterm loser?

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[Deepster]

I had an idea a few years back.

We live in CT. ESPN is right here.

What if you could get Bobby Knight over to your house for $2,000.00 to sit and watch an ESPN Big Monday game? 10 friends, each pay 200 bucks a piece and Bobby would watch the game with you in your living room, give you the X and O's and the stuff only a hall of fame coach sees in a game.

Ditka comes over to watch a Monday Night game with your fantasy football league. Throws a few cold ones back and does the same. Tells stories, diagrams plays out, gives his unfiltered views of a game.

These guys are in town anyway, if they have to be here Sunday....what's the problem with hanging around an extra day for a couple grand?

Or maybe it's much lesser talent. Merrill Hoge, Fran Fraschilla, Digger Phelps, Bill Raftery. You get a network of these guys and pimp them out to these private little gigs.

 

[GemParty]

A similar idea crossed my mind a few years back Deepster. Mine was more along the lines of dinner at a restaurant with a Legend of your choice. Then my mind started to think of liability. Imagine Kobe/Arod/whoever meets a hot young blonde fan at Ruth Chris, and your company booked the gig. Could that turn out badly? $$$

It would be cool to watch a UConn game with Calhoun. Maybe we could start on a shoe string & get Johnnie Selvie to visit our living rooms.

What do you think of the Egraphs concept?

 

[CAHUSKY]

They all have appearance fees. Pay the fee and I'm sure they would do all those things. Diktats is between $20,000 and $30,000. Your fantasy league is going to have to come up with a lot more than $200 per man. Bobby Knight gets $30-$50k. JC gets between $20-$30 k

 

[GemParty]

Not to take my own thread off the rails, but I once bumped into an ad for The Iron Sheik, of WWF fame, would come to your stag. Imagine tipping a few back with that dude. Maybe he would bring Sargent Slaughter.

 

[Deepster]

You're talking about speaking events or more formalized appearances. I'm talking about sitting around watching a game and having some suds on a night when they'd otherwise be sitting in a hotel room.

For instance, Ditka is a regular in a couple of Southington watering holes. No reason he couldn't shift it from "Nameless Little Tavern" to Deepster's house and cash in a couple grand.

 

[GemParty]

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[GemParty]

150 views of the thread, not one comment on the thread topic itself? Lame conversation starter, on my part, I suppose? I think the egraph is pretty cool for sports fans of all ages.

 

[Huskies4ever]

A similar idea crossed my mind a few years back Deepster. Mine was more along the lines of dinner at a restaurant with a Legend of your choice. Then my mind started to think of liability. Imagine Kobe/Arod/whoever meets a hot young blonde fan at Ruth Chris, and your company booked the gig. Could that turn out badly? $$$

It would be cool to watch a UConn game with Calhoun. Maybe we could start on a shoe string & get Johnnie Selvie to visit our living rooms.

What do you think of the Egraphs concept?

I don't know what I think about it. I can see some stalker scenario. Or lawsuit. I like the concept of a gift for a loved one. It's kind of neat instead of just getting an autograph on a piece of paper, but you are not meeting said star in person. It is not as intimate or personal.

Watching a college hoops game with Jim Calhoun would be awesome. A UConn game? Not so much.

 

[Fishy]

I am going to buy an egraph from Christian Yelich of the Marlins.

I'm picking him so that my friends and loved ones can all say "who the duck* is Christian Yelich" when they see my beautiful high-resolution photograph (translation, a picture), handwritten note, signature and personalized voice mail.

I'm not sure what to put in my note to the star I have chosen, Christian Yelich. They suggest I tell him how he inspired me or talk about the band that both of us like, but I don't think we have any common ground there. Instead, I will ask him, "Hey, who the duck* are you?"

 

[GemParty]

I am going to buy an egraph from Christian Yelich of the Marlins.

I'm picking him so that my friends and loved ones can all say "who the duck* is Christian Yelich" when they see my beautiful high-resolution photograph (translation, a picture), handwritten note, signature and personalized voice mail.

I'm not sure what to put in my note to the star I have chosen, Christian Yelich. They suggest I tell him how he inspired me or talk about the band that both of us like, but I don't think we have any common ground there. Instead, I will ask him, "Hey, who the duck* are you?"

Get in early before he sells out Fishy!

Heading into the 2012 season Christian was rated the #41 overall prospect by Baseball America. He is one of the brightest up-and-comers in the Miami organization. Marlins fans should expect to catch him in the Major Leagues soon.

 

[CL82]

What's your opinion on this? I believe the idea has potential. If they get the 4 major sports plus a handful of special sports & celebs it could take off. A great gift idea. Imagine Calhoun's Irish/Boston accent recounting the huddle with 2 min to play vs Duke in 99. Or your son's birthday? A military guy overseas? A word of encouragemnt for a youngster having trouble at school or with an illness. A wedding proposal via the Audio message. Check it out, some are crazy, Big Papi/Pedro. You could get pretty creative if the star cooperates. Plus, if your not into the digital version/social sharing; it only costs $45 for a custom, framed, matted print. My friend got one for his wife's bday, showed it to her from laptop to flatscreen tv & got a print for her office. What do you think- Winning idea? or Longterm loser?

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Superticially: Winner - time efficient for the star makes it a no brainer if the compensation is appropriate, although you'd need a lot more info to determine if they've structured the thing in a viable manner.