One Million Served!
March 14th, 2007
It’s official.
Sometime in the middle of the night WFME stepped over a line in the sand. Over the boundary between a country called “Nine Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand-vakia” and “One Million-esbeckistan.” Sometime while you were sleeping and while I was laying awake in bed obsessing over the fact that I think I may have extra bones in my feet that normal humans do not — you…the unique visitor, made history here at WFME as we clocked in over 1,000,000 unique visitors.
And now — those who were brave enough to enter the Blogstakes as I so appropriately called it, may now step up to receive your prizes.
As you may remember, those who left a message on the WFME Hotline before the million mark was hit were entered into WFME’s digital sweepstakes. Well, now that the million has been reached — I have reached into the pot of those who called and can now officially announce the winners:
Our first grand-prize package goes to WFME contributor (and Communications Liaison), Susan! You can listen to her love letters to WFME that she left on the hotline here and here. Yes, she’ll be getting signed copies of both my books, some lint from my jeans, and a $25 gift card to Amazon.com.
Our second grand-prize package goes to WFME reader (and previous winner of a pizza from the site), Chris. You can listen to his message from the WFME hotline here. He’ll also be receiving the books, the lint and the $25 gift card to Amazon!
Thanks for everyone’s participation, everyone’s patronage and everyone’s traffic.
Without you, we’d just be the blog that people with big heads would search out.
Yay! I love winning. FYI, the only time I cried is when you gave us the “Heroes” spoilers.
Now, I really must go and get a life.
Comment by Susan — March 14, 2007 @ 6:46 am
Hi Paul,
This is Susan’s sister. I’d call and leave a message but since we have twin telephone voices that would just lead you to believe that Susan has a completely uncreative multiple personalities disorder.
But I have to admit I am excited to hear about her many fabulous prizes. Especially the jean lint. Lint makes for an excellent fire starter in ye old hearth. And since my birthday is coming soon, perhaps she will make a present of it to me. A gal can dream can’t she?!
Best Regards,
Sister Lain
Comment by Lain — March 14, 2007 @ 7:01 am
d’oh! i knew there was something i forgot to do the other day. i’m happy for susan and chris. i hope to achieve, some day, what they have.
Comment by dgm — March 14, 2007 @ 8:11 am
I was too dumb to interpret the rules. I thought only “unique” visitors were allowed to enter the contest. Can you please rewind your blog about a week and let me try again?
Thanks. Appreciate it.
Comment by Jeff — March 14, 2007 @ 8:33 am
WFME reader? I am the Ambassador’s Club Chaos Coordinator! I have a stinkin’ badge to prove it!
Thanks for the goodies. If I keep collecting the books I might have to set up the unofficial Pauly D Historical Library. Of course I might have to run it out of a cardboard box in a street corner.
Hope you don’t mind.
Comment by monkeyinabox — March 14, 2007 @ 10:35 am
Congratulations, Paul! And thanks a million for all the entertainment that you regularly provide.
Comment by Will — March 14, 2007 @ 1:20 pm
Monkey - Yes, you’re right. You ARE the club chaos coordinator. I sort of subconsciously forgot about the time I ended up in a wooden box, buried in Mexico (thanks to you) — so I forgot about your job.
Will - Thank YOU, my friend. You complete me.
Comment by Pauly D — March 14, 2007 @ 3:36 pm
Is there no love for the faithful who served as the footsteps for that millionth visitor? I take some time off from the Internet because real life beckoned me and I return to find I have missed the milestone and the opportunity at lint and autographed books. My heart is heavy with disappointment and resentment and yet I will keep coming back. Your whimsical but stinging allure is maddening, Paul. Just plain maddening.
Comment by Jerry — March 15, 2007 @ 6:02 am
Lain, dream on, Paul’s jean lint is special. I’ve constructed a shrine to Paul-esque artifacts, you can come an pay homage if you want.
Comment by Susan — March 15, 2007 @ 7:38 am
Jerry, what is this “real life” to which you refer? What is more REAL than some writer dude’s blog on the internet? I guess that’s easy for me to say, as the WINNER of the JEAN LINT. hahahahaha
Comment by Susan — March 15, 2007 @ 7:43 am
Awesome, too bad I missed out on all the action. Well, guess I’ll just have to wait for the next million to come around.
Comment by James Cooper — March 15, 2007 @ 8:27 am