Darwin wrote:
] FEBRUARY 27--Joe Millionaire has been marked down to $15,000.
] But if that's too rich for your blood, his purported lady love
] is available for a mere ten grand. In a move to milk what's
] left of their 15 minutes, Evan Marriott and Zora Andrich have
] signed with an agent who will deliver the reality TV stars for
] personal appearances nationwide. Booker Mike Esterman told TSG
] that interest in Marriott is high and that the below sales
] pitch has already yielded 10 "tentative" dates for the half-
] millionaire. What will you get for 15k? There will, of course,
] be no speech, just a few hours of autograph signing and posing
] for pictures with the 28-year-old ex- underwear model.
] Esterman explained that the salary gap between Marriott and
] Andrich is purely market driven: nightclubs, for example,
] would rather be packed with women looking at Marriott than men
] ogling Andrich (because if a club is jammed with gals, the
] guys will invariably follow). How much for both of the TV
] lovebirds? Esterman said he is willing to negotiate the fee
] for a joint appearance. No word yet on whether "Joe" runner-up
] Sarah Kozer--star of those wonderful bondage and fetish
] videos--is also for rent. (3 pages)

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