It's for the kids, of course. But fellow Bee columnist Bill McEwen called me out in his column today. He wants his readers to overwhelm him with purchases of the special Kids Day paper on Tuesday. His goal, he said, is to outsell me.
I didn't even know we were in competition until I read Bill's column. I do seem to recall that I sell more papers than he does every year, but who's counting?. So this year Bill is using his column to generate sales, and I'm all for it. Every paper sold helps children served by Children's Hospital Central California. He has raised the competition to a new level, suggesting to his readers that they snub me and buy from him.
No problem. I accept Bill's challenge. I'll be selling papers Tuesday morning across the street from the Tower Theater. I stake out the area on Wishon just north of Olive. Come by and donate $1 -- or even more if you're really in the spirit. Bill will be at Olive and Broadway hawking papers. We call that the Avis corner.
I'm thinking that Tuesday's going to be my lucky day. The money will help the kids, and I'll have bragging rights over Bill for the next year if you come through for me. That makes us all winners.
I think this calls for a karaoke challenge. If coworker Mike Oz can admit defeat and sing "Like a Virgin"...I'm sure the both of you can come up with a tune or two. Remember..it's all for a good cause :)
Sorry, I wasn't anywhere near the Tower District this morning, so I couldn't help either of you guys. Do we have a declared winner yet?
We both had brisk sales and the results are being tallied now. I'll post a blog item when we get a total. It was all for the kids. Thanks to everyone for buying papers.