Orlando Sentinel: But Will AT&T Like Carrot Top's Bunny Ranch Revelation?
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> Small Photo: Carrot Top at Bunny Ranch -
> Lower Right, at:
> http://www.bunnyranch.net/celebritycorner.html
> http://www.bunnyranch.net/images/scrapbook/celebrities/tn_carrot.jpg
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>
> Orlando Sentinel
> October 26, 2003
>
> Scott Maxwell
>
> Hey, it's Carrot (over the) Top
>
> Inside one of Winter Park's most
> exclusive and intimate neighborhoods
> are houses belonging to a
> cardiologist, a heart surgeon, the
> coach of the Orlando Magic -- and, oh
> yes, a performer who recently told the
> world that he frequents a Nevada
> brothel.
>
> Talk about fodder for the next
> neighborhood potluck.
>
> The performer is one of the nation's
> best-known redheads: Carrot Top.
>
> And during a stint on shock jock
> > Howard Stern's nationally syndicated
> show last week, the comedian fielded
> many questions about his visits to the
> Bunny Ranch, a popular brothel in
> Nevada, where special offerings
> include the "Viagra party" and "Totally
> French."
>
> When I caught up with Top, whose real
> name is Scott Thompson, he laughed
> sheepishly about the interview.
>
> "That was fun, playing along," he said.
>
> But it was real, right?
>
> "Well . . ."
>
> > Cause the Bunny Ranch has a picture
> > of you on its Web site.
>
> "Yyyyeah," he said. "Well, I was being
> over the top."
>
> Going over the top and in your face is
> Thompson's trademark.
>
> Go ahead and mock his 1-800-CALL-ATT commercials. He's
> laughing all the way to the bank. He routinely sells out tour
> stops. He headlines the biggest showrooms in Las Vegas for
> weeks at a time. And just last week, he released a
> comedy-concert DVD, Carrot Top Rocks Las Vegas.
>
> The rap on Thompson goes pretty much like this: Folks familiar
> only with his phone commercials find him annoying. (Said one
> Stern caller: "He makes it horrible to have red hair.")
>
> But those who've attended his shows say his prop comedy is
> unique and funny. (Another caller said Thompson was the only
> one who could make his friend laugh out loud. These are the
> folks buying Carrot Top mouse pads and beer cozies on
> CarrotTop.com)
>
> So, in general, Thompson says, life is good.
>
> As for his neighbors, Thompson probably won't be passing out
> free passes to the Bunny Ranch. If he gives Magic coach Doc
> Rivers anything, he said, it will be a few players who can help
> the team get through the first round of the playoffs.
>
> SNIP
>
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