Any Celebrities Out There?

I am more comfortable lurking in the shadows fame and fortune very often does not end well.

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The only thing that I have noticed over the years is that my Slingshot is recognized by more people than I am. lol It does seem to have a life of its own.

100% agree! Was up in downtown Denver with a group. Literally parked at end of block where they had it blocked off for restaurants to do outdoor seating etc... 100's of folks walking by and taking pics asking questions etc... Wife goes to find another drink and comes back to chicks posing in front of the sling and some how that was my fault lol

I am sure most people don't know me...but they sure know my slingshot...

As a residential painting contractor I drive the Slingshot to most of my estimates, and it's amazing how many know my Slingshot and the monkey who rides on a daily bases.

Please don't bring him to dinner Ej, sorry I hate monkeys. lol

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Please don't bring him to dinner Ej, sorry I hate monkeys. lol

He'll be on the Slingshot and all covered up.

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Please don't bring him to dinner Ej, sorry I hate monkeys. lol

No worries. When it’s naughty, EjFord spanks his monkey...

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just curious if anyone knows if Shaquille O'Neal or any other famous people that own a Slingshot are members of this forum?

The voices in my head think I'm a pretty big deal.

I'm a legend in my mind. Does that qualify?

I stay away from celebraties ........ive done custom tvs in their vehicles years ago and they would fill like they didnt have to pay, you should be happy to use their name instead.......and they sort me out i didnt come to them , after that....if your so called famous, stay away......ill just deal with my repeat customers who i see every bike season, for services & mods......thats why i never advertised and because i had a full time job........but now that im retired, i pick & choose who i will do work for, dont need the headache

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I stay away from celebraties ........ive done custom tvs in their vehicles years ago and they would fill like they didnt have to pay, you should be happy to use their name instead.......and they sort me out i didnt come to them , after that....if your so called famous, stay away......ill just deal with my repeat customers who i see every bike season, for services & mods......thats why i never advertised and because i had a full time job........but now that im retired, i pick & choose who i will do work for, dont need the headache

It's true in some corners of the business world as well.

I use to be with a cutting edge High-Performance Computing company that sold networks for huge computer clusters. Some companies, but particularly universities always were willing to trade on their name in return for a bigger discount or if they could even get gear for free.

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It's true in some corners of the business world as well.

I use to be with a cutting edge High-Performance Computing company that sold networks for huge computer clusters. Some companies, but particularly universities always were willing to trade on their name in return for a bigger discount or if they could even get gear for free.

I had to LITERALLY sit outside of a major record label here in NYC waiting for the recording artist to show up , to get my $$$ .........lord he was lucky i have always had a level head......

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I stay away from celebraties ........ive done custom tvs in their vehicles years ago and they would fill like they didnt have to pay, you should be happy to use their name instead.......and they sort me out i didnt come to them , after that....if your so called famous, stay away......ill just deal with my repeat customers who i see every bike season, for services & mods......thats why i never advertised and because i had a full time job........but now that im retired, i pick & choose who i will do work for, dont need the headache

That's the nice thing about teaching, ya get to dislike 'em *before* they're famous. They're no different just because they're pre-famous though. 😁

Sometimes being famous just makes you a target..... I do like having a unique ride like the SS though.

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Sometimes being famous just makes you a target..... I do like having a unique ride like the SS though.

Agreed, and often each one is pretty unique, like their drivers.

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As a residential painting contractor I drive the Slingshot to most of my estimates, and it's amazing how many know my Slingshot and the monkey who rides on a daily bases.

That Monkey has seen some miles now!!! And I am not talking about EjFord

I don't think I'm famous, maybe infamous. Tonya and I are very well known across the U. S. We have gone to every event we could find time for. So far we have both totaled our Slings and came back from it to continue traveling (29 states and over 65,000 miles) in the past 3 years.