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12/3: 102.5’s stolen van is found
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cops found the Grown Folks 102.5’s promotions van, which was stolen last week. The sky-blue 2003 Ford cargo van, which had morning host Steve Harvey’s face plastered all over it, was swiped from a Marietta St. downtown parking lot
Atlanta police found the van Friday with the two thieves in it. The perpetrators happened to have stolen air conditioner units with GPS tracking devices in them, which allowed the cops to locate the van in the West End, said promotions director Corey Punzi, en route to retrieve the van from the impound lot.
“Stupid is as stupid does,” cracked Si-Man, the night-time host.
I also spoke with Silas “Si-Man” Alexander about when he did a marathon on-air fundraiser, similar to the one Project 9-6-1 is doing. But when he did it in 2003, he was on air for 102.5 hours, more than twice the length of what “Giant” Brian Carothers and Shafee plan to do. At the time, then-morning host Si-Man and Classic Soul 102.5 raised more than $30,000 for the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry campaign by staying on air for 102.5 consecutive hours on the roof of a local middle school.
“I was cool the first 24 hours,” said Si-Man, “but it started getting to me after 36.” He said it helped that he was outdoors and it was cold: “I drank a lot of coffee and walked around to stay alert. By the end, though, I was feeling pretty dizzy.” He also had a nurse check on him regularly. At the time, I visited him at the very end and he was visibly exhausted. He also occasionally messed up his words on air by the 102nd hour but that’s understandable.
Although he did an abbreviated version in 2005, a true encore is not forthcoming: “My doctor told me he’d divorce me as a patient if I ever did that again.”
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By Greg
December 3, 2007 4:59 PM | Link to this
Are you kidding me? These Atlanta thugs are out of control. Just ghetto. These fools would steal Jesus off the cross.
By huh?
December 3, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this
The perpetrators happened to have stolen air conditioner units with GPS tracking devices in them? GPS in A/C units? Is A/C theft running rampant in December? Are they in fans also?