Eddie's latest stunt

I think he would get more publicity if he announced he was cutting ticket prices
 
Just saw Eddie on the local news here, and he says that this was an early April fools gag.............which worked as there was national media attention! That was all he was after............joke's on you Andy! :D
 
majestyx said:
Just saw Eddie on the local news here, and he says that this was an early April fools gag.............which worked as there was national media attention! That was all he was after............joke's on you Andy! :D
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Of course there was national media attention, it was sent out as a press release on official company letterhead. :rolleyes:
 
Some didn't find it funny.


By DREW DAVISON

Special to the Star-Telegram

Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage knows that the best promotion will take on a life of its own.

His latest effort proves that.

Gossage announced in a news release Wednesday that radio host Terry Dorsey of KSCS/96.3 FM had accepted his offer of $100,000 to change his name to TexasMotorSpeedway.com for a year and get a TexasMotorSpeedway.com tattoo.

Of course it was an April Fools' Day joke -- a day early.

Gossage had everybody believing that Dorsey would change his name. The joke made national headlines and generated feedback from fans worldwide.

While most people appreciate a good practical joke, Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder and his staff didn't find the stunt the least bit amusing. They began to prepare for a media crush after learning of the news release.

"I have a sense of humor, but this just was not funny," Wilder said. "My staff and myself both wasted about three hours today because where you file to change names is in the family law building.

"We couldn't just let all these unbridled film crews into this place where people are standing in lines with their lives falling apart and children all around crying.

"How am I supposed to let all these TV people film this? I have got to be careful about that, and everyone needs to get appropriate permissions to do so. I'm not laughing. Let's put it that way.

"It was just a great inconvenience and, apparently, Mr. Gossage and Mr. Dorsey have a lot of time on their hands so maybe they can help us with our 30,000 cases and the overload we have on a daily basis."

Wilder said he plans to write a letter to Gossage and Dorsey explaining the problems this prank created.

"This took on a life of its own within 24 hours," TMS spokesman Mike Zizzo said. "To our surprise, it really caught everyone's interest and attention so much so that people and media wanted to follow Terry to the courthouse to witness it. We never could have imagined that happening -- especially in a city this size -- and we apologize to all courthouse personnel for any inconveniences we may have caused them Wednesday morning."

Gossage couldn't be reached for comment.

Two years ago, TMS pulled a similar prank, or at least tried to, when it announced that it was building a $900 million retractable roof.



Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/0...erk.html#storylink=omni_popular#ixzz0jrpEkCQe
 
An April Fools joke isn't good unless someone gets mad about it. I see that it worked fine with Andy. Gotcha Andy :beerbang:
 
Well, this was actually the brainchild of Terry Dorsey and his radio sidekick Hawkeye. They wanted to promote the local Speedway Children's Charities as they both have signed on to help raise money this year.

The gist of the prank from the outset was for the Dorsey Gang, who brought Gossage into the mix, to ultimately generate publicity for Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter. Rather than Dorsey giving his name up for TexasMotorSpeedway.com on April Fool’s Day, he and Dorsey Gang co-host Hawkeye announced they are giving their names to Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter by volunteering as official spokesmen for 2010.
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