Before Howard Stern made him famous, Mark Shaw Jr. aka “Bigfoot” was already well known as an infamous character around Newport, Vermont. Now that he’s acheived his 15 minutes of fame, we figure it’s just a matter of time before Vermont Teddy Bear commemorates a special edition Bigfoot Bear (it is!) to the Green Mountain State’s latest celebrity.
Yes, Bigfoot is still a resident at the Border Motel in Derby where he regularly calls into the Howard Stern show, when he’s not appearing there, in person. Howard recently gave him $500 to get back to Vermont after Mark spent all of his $5000 “Whack Pack” prize winnings on hookers. What a guy.
Yesterday, on the Howard Stern wrap-up show, several folks were concerned about the possiblility of Bigfoot getting mad and running wild. A Taser gun and beefed up security was suggested…just in case. Artie Lange mentioned that the smell permeating the room when Bigfoot was present was unbearable, comparing it to “body odor, crap and old carpet smell from a motel in Vermont”. First Paris Hilton and now Bigfoot. Welcome to America!
Hello Bill!!!!!
Love your site – the only site that tells what the Kingdom is really about. It’s not one of those sites that paints the Kingdom as some boring world of white picket fences. Heck, I wouldn’t want to live in the Kingdom that I see portrayed in many Vermont publications and on “Northeast Kingdom” websites – too boring. In reality, the “real” Kingdom is far from boring. Besides that, we have a lot of interesting characters living here.
Thanks for your words about my race. Yeah, this political thing gets real old. Yes, I “offended” some people with comments about signs. Oh, get a grip. Maybe I had a poor choice of words, but one thing I know is that I didn’t offend anybody. They are just playing one of the oldest politcal games in the book -”You offended us and we’re mad at you and we won’t play with you anymore!” Here we are at war, and they are “offended” about me making a comment about signs. You know what would be evening more offensive to me than them turning this into a sick political ploy, it would be if they were truly offended over such a little stupid comment. Here we are at war, people my kids age being blown up, and a group are writing letters to the newspaper stomping their feet, wringing their hands, and crying “wah, wah, wah, you offended me, you offended me. I don’t like you any more” Just over a petty comment about stolen signs.
As for the comment that you made about the blog entry that is no longer on my site. After really looking at that entry, and researching it a bit, I decided that I thought the entry was a hoax, just taking away from the real issue – people “stealing” signs, not some kids running around taking them because they liked them. I’m fairly certain of the real motive of this email, but God forbid if I’d risk offending anybody. Hey, Bill, I just said “God”. Can I say that or will I “offend” the atheists?
Thanks for your support.
Scott