During this year’s Summer Olympics, I spent time browsing through personal websites of various former Olympic champions. Admittedly, most of my time was spent enjoying the equally hilarious and annoying Kerri Strug website, which has unfortunately undergone a recent modernization project that has provided some level of respectability. I also spent a great deal of time on the website of Mary Lou Retton, the first woman on the Wheaties box and perhaps the most famous Olympian of all-time. Pretty cool. Even cooler is the opportunity to obtain free Mary Lou Retton memorabilia and autographs by simply by sending her a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Ridiculous? Yes, but, heck, it actually worked! Check it:
Try this for yourself. You don’t even have to go to her website. She’ll never know. Just send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (8″x11″) to: 203 Fair Meadow Circle, Houston, PA 15342. It’s that easy.
Special Alert: As I was preparing this Journal entry, I found that Michael Phelps’ confusing and advertisement-laden website also provides a mailing address for free autographs. I’m going to send my envelope out tomorrow, and, just in case you are interested in this opportunity, you can also send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Michael Phelps, P.O. Box 1734, Olney, MD 20830-1734. Report back if you have any success.
October 17, 2008
celebrities, sports