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In several threads I've been a huge proponent of a full #Clown Out for opening night. So last week I sent Portnoy an email, which you can read below. Believe it or not, it was actually longer, but @neuronet edited it down to its current length (I'm still recovering from the experience. ).
I still want to see it happening and if it can't I'd like an explanation from them, why it can't. It's not like Portnoy isn't thinking along these lines. Neuro, sent me a clip where Portnoy is telling everyone he's bringing 30,000 towels with the clown face on it. So he's sort of into the clownout. But towels seem like a half assed effort, when 60,000 t-shirts would make a much more effective demonstration.
Where I need the help is this. It's been a week and I haven't heard back from Barstool. I was hoping that if enough people sent them an email we might get at LEAST a response. Feel free to use this email with your own name. Edit it, or simply send your own, I don't care. So below is a copy of the email and Portnoy's twitter about his #Towel out.
BTW- here is the Twitter thing Portnoy put out
I'll take 30k of these towels please. I'll see you in Foxboro @nflcommish (Yes I'm serious)
BTW- I sent the email to [email protected]. His twitter handle is David Portnoy@stoolpresidente. I'm not on twitter so maybe that would be the best way to contact him. Sounds like he wants "something" to happen, just not the RIGHT thing.
Thanks in advance for the help
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I still want to see it happening and if it can't I'd like an explanation from them, why it can't. It's not like Portnoy isn't thinking along these lines. Neuro, sent me a clip where Portnoy is telling everyone he's bringing 30,000 towels with the clown face on it. So he's sort of into the clownout. But towels seem like a half assed effort, when 60,000 t-shirts would make a much more effective demonstration.
Where I need the help is this. It's been a week and I haven't heard back from Barstool. I was hoping that if enough people sent them an email we might get at LEAST a response. Feel free to use this email with your own name. Edit it, or simply send your own, I don't care. So below is a copy of the email and Portnoy's twitter about his #Towel out.
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I am a long time Pats fan who still remains outraged by Roger Goodell's actions concerning Framegate. I think we should continue his well-documented annoyance at Patricia wearing your "clownout" shirt. The humiation that started with him being booed off the post Superbowl podium deserves to continue.
This is something that many Pats fans have discussed for a while. (See patsfans.com for example) We fully understand that Bob Kraft couldn't openly endorse this. So that would make having any distribution of the shirts in the stadium a non-starter. But there are a lot of other potential options. These are just a few possiblities:
1. The most efficient method would be to offer the shirts to all Patriot season ticket holders. You would send an email to each. They could respond with how many they want, and you would ship the shirts to them. You could offer them for free, at cost or better yet have them pay $5 with the proceeds going to the Jimmy Fund, Ice Bucket challenge, or some other worthy charity. No one is going to turn that offer down.
2. I know you would have no problem getting dozens of volunteers to go to some central distribution spots and take shirts and distribute them in the various parking lots. I'd be happy to help in this,. Again, no Kraft family or Pats involvement required.
3. Or it could be as easy as making it known you want to do a “clown out” and offer the shirts directly from your Barstool web site to those going to the game for free, or a small price with the proceeds going to a well known and loved charity.
BENEFITS TO BARSTOOL The NATIONAL PR Barstool and you would get from this would be priceless. Multi-millions in publicity for a couple of hundred thousand in cost and that's before the tax benefits. Actual sales of the shirts at retail prices would grow significantly from the exposure. NE isn't the only place in the country where Fraudger is hated.
You know better than most that Goodell needs to go. A full blown #Clownout at Gillette on opening night could be just the thing to help start the ball rolling. Seems like a good idea, David. If for some reason it can't be done, please let me know why, so I'll sleep better.
BTW- here is the Twitter thing Portnoy put out
I'll take 30k of these towels please. I'll see you in Foxboro @nflcommish (Yes I'm serious)
BTW- I sent the email to [email protected]. His twitter handle is David Portnoy@stoolpresidente. I'm not on twitter so maybe that would be the best way to contact him. Sounds like he wants "something" to happen, just not the RIGHT thing.
Thanks in advance for the help
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