Some of you guys might remember Steve C. that worked at BH for a few years. He came to us from Small Car World, up in the Berkeley/Albany area. One of the coolest guys I had met thru work. Always had a unique perspective on life.
Boy did he play a doozy of one on our friend, Dorman.
Dorman's girlfriend had this Karmann Ghia that had been wrecked (can't remember if it was the front or the back that got smashed) but the rest of the car was cherry. Dorman put an ad up on our corkboard at Buggy House, in an effort to sell what was left. Sheep and me, being us, had to pull something on our buddy Dorman. So Steve C. came up with the goods.
He called Dorman at the phone # listed on his ad, and played off as being some guy that wanted the Ghia, but was on his way to "work" where he couldn't make outgoing calls later, but could take calls. They talked about the car, and discussed price and Steve said "let me chew on it today, I want the car, I just want to mull over this price..." and so Dorman agreed to call him later at this number Steve gave him... hahah
Well the number wasn't Steve's or Buggy House's...
it was for a gay bath house somewhere in the Bay Area, that had a very suggestive voice recording when you called the number.
Later that day, around 4pm or so.... one of the lines rang at Buggy House, and I answered it, asking if I could put the caller on hold... and in reply, Dorman's voice says "you fucker."
Oh man I was dying.... he fell for it. I think all business stopped at Buggy House for a half hour after that one, we all had to wipe the tears from our eyes from laughing so hard. Later, when everybody "had to have" a pager, I'd put that bath house phone number to good use....
maybe Sheep remembers the night we were all at Dorman's girlfriend's on New Year's Eve getting ripped and he called our boss' (Rich) house @ 1am and started chatting up his wife, x-rated style? Dude I thought for sure you we're caught when you laughed.
The Tower/Buggy House faxes were always a topic for laughs. Until the fax-cartoon of Sheep in the shower with Jerry came through one day while Rich was going to change the toner....
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