There is a blurb in the "Page Six" section (I know that this is a gossip section, so what?) of the New York Post which indicates that Manny Ramirez arrived with a friend to work out at Bodies in Motion gym in Pasadena and was asked by the front desk clerk to pay the $10 guest fee. End of blurb where they then go to talking about how Rachel Ray was seen buying mushrooms in a market.
Back to Manny. What's the story here?
1. He doesn't carry cash?
2. He is too important to pay for services rendered?
3. Did the $10 charge take into consideration a VIP discount?*
4. Something else?
What's the angle here?
*At my club, they will waive the $10 guest charge if the guest will agree to listen to the club's strong-arm sales pitch in a room with all doors closed and locked and curtains drawn. (I would rather just pay the $10). I don't think the Bodies in Motion club is going to waste time with a sales pitch to Manny so this defaults to "That will be a $10 charge for the day, sir."
3 comments:
um, wouldn't it be good pub for the gym if manny worked out there? "hey, come work out here! manny does"! i could see this happening in a rival city, but pasadena?
i hate shit like that. celebs are celebs, people rip them to shreds in the media whether its people mag, espn, tmz, whatever. i get it that they're people just like us... but the truth is they're not. i don't get followed by cameras everywhere i go (unfortunately), but some people get off by denying "famous" people little things that don't matter much (like 10 bucks to work out at a gym). it makes them feel tough and they think it brings the famous person back down to earth, but it doesn't.
thats my rant for the day.
No problem. I am aware that most clubs would let him in free for the publicity. I was having some fun with it. I bet the clerk at the door simply did not know who he was.
Do you think Manny could afford the $20 to have the clubhouse boy clean off his batting helmet once a week? What a slob!
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