Around 2001 you were in a small town of Oshawa, Canada doing a taped segment for the TV show 'First Take'. I worked at the local book store, and through an agreement, had a weekly book review segment on this show.
I often got to meet celebreties doing this, but was still excited to have a chance to meet you. I watched your taped segment with glee, and greatly enjoyed getting to watch you in person, and honour I'd never had to that point.
However, you were going to be staying at a local hotel in a small town known for petty crimes such as welfare fraud and crack use, and not much else, and were not happy that you had yet another boring night to endure. I remember you asking us if there was anything to do in town, and we sadly had to answer no.
As I handled the book reviews, as well as dressing the set with new releases, I offered to loan you a copy the new George Carlin book 'Napalm and Silly Putty' for the night, which you accepted. You promised to have someone drop it by the studio the next day, on your way out of town. Imagine my surprise when I find, the following week that nobody ever did drop that book off. I realized that Gilbert Gottfried had stolen the book I loaned him.
I had to go out of pocket $20 on that book, so my question for you is, do you still have my book, and did you fucking enjoy it?
**EDIT: For those that care, I grew up in Whitby, Went to Austin, but basically lived in Oshawa, since that's where most of my friends lived. The store was in Ajax, but still commuted to Oshawa for the TV Show. And Oshawa may have 140,000 people, but it was still rather 'small town' in those days. It had a crappy movie theater in the mall, none of the developments up on Taunton were in yet. Maybe I've been spoiled by living in Toronto, but my memories of Oshawa were of a larger Mayberry with an Auto Plant, crack and whores...
And thanks for the Gold. Can't believe this shit blew up.
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Hi Gilbert,
Around 2001 you were in a small town of Oshawa, Canada doing a taped segment for the TV show 'First Take'. I worked at the local book store, and through an agreement, had a weekly book review segment on this show.
I often got to meet celebreties doing this, but was still excited to have a chance to meet you. I watched your taped segment with glee, and greatly enjoyed getting to watch you in person, and honour I'd never had to that point.
However, you were going to be staying at a local hotel in a small town known for petty crimes such as welfare fraud and crack use, and not much else, and were not happy that you had yet another boring night to endure. I remember you asking us if there was anything to do in town, and we sadly had to answer no.
As I handled the book reviews, as well as dressing the set with new releases, I offered to loan you a copy the new George Carlin book 'Napalm and Silly Putty' for the night, which you accepted. You promised to have someone drop it by the studio the next day, on your way out of town. Imagine my surprise when I find, the following week that nobody ever did drop that book off. I realized that Gilbert Gottfried had stolen the book I loaned him.
I had to go out of pocket $20 on that book, so my question for you is, do you still have my book, and did you fucking enjoy it?
**EDIT: For those that care, I grew up in Whitby, Went to Austin, but basically lived in Oshawa, since that's where most of my friends lived. The store was in Ajax, but still commuted to Oshawa for the TV Show. And Oshawa may have 140,000 people, but it was still rather 'small town' in those days. It had a crappy movie theater in the mall, none of the developments up on Taunton were in yet. Maybe I've been spoiled by living in Toronto, but my memories of Oshawa were of a larger Mayberry with an Auto Plant, crack and whores...
And thanks for the Gold. Can't believe this shit blew up.
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