Ricardo Marquez- 2009 Vans Warped Tour Pit Reporter (Well trying to become one)

So I just Filled out (very quickly and not so pretty might I add) my application and video audition to be the new Pit Reporter for the Vans Warped Tour. First off, I’m going up against 250 applicants. The question of “Do you feel like you have an honest shot at this?” and I’m going to go out there and say, probably not. However, a guy can dream right? Most of my inner self is telling me “Dude, does a bear shit in the woods? You got this.” So that gives me some hope. Well in light of my audition and the 15th year of Warped, I decided to let anyone who reads this as well as the people who are deciding who becomes the next reporter (since they should be checking my site out) 15 fun facts about me. Hopefully the Warped Tour peeps will enjoy this somewhat…

1. I almost killed Bob Barker with a monstrous Hi-Five while on stage during my 15 minutes of fame on The Price is Right. I immediately saved his life by pulling out and doing the robot. Yes, there is footage of this floating around out there.

2. Stevie Wonder actually came to perform a private concert in my second grade class. I didn’t know who he was at the time, but I remember bragging to everyone about what just happen. Pictures are being sold to TMZ as we speak.

3. I love my 15 minutes of fame. I’m actually an internet International sensation. A few years ago I spotted a Spanish news anchor doing a live report at Universal City Walk in Hollywood, CA. Like the idiot in me, I decided to do the robot (it’s really all I got) and start popping my head like a gopher around the crowd.

4. I have crowd surfed only once in my life and that was during the 2008 Vans Warped Tour during an Every Time I Die set. It took about 6 guys to get me up. I then proceeded to crush 3 girls. I still made it over the barrier.

5. I have done a stand up set in front of some well known celebrities and my favorite comedian of all time, Mel Brooks. I cried like I just watched the Notebook when I met him.

6. I have beat Super Mario Bros 1 on Nintendo in 5 Minutes. Thrilling, I know.

7. Heidi Klum and I have a pretty serious connection. Well, I’d like to think so but I was on a photo-shoot with her and did make her laugh as well as Marissa Miller. Great Times

8. A local radio station, KROQ 106.7, actually spent 20 minutes talking to me about how much I hate tip jars. I was so awesome, they decided to have me take on callers in which I did so comically

9. I’ve actually scared the big scary mutant guy on The Hills Have Eyes at a small event. Of course it was the actor, not the actual mutant. I’m sure I’d crap my pants if I saw that.

10. I have not been scared of a horror movie since I was 5. I’m un-scareable. Is that a word?

11. I have met all 104 of my Myspace friends at least twice in my life. Even my friend in Kentucky.

12. I’ve been to more states in the Country of Mexico than I have in the United States. This is actually kind of sad. I have family all over central Mexico

13. I’m pretty sure I have a membership to almost every social networking site known to man.

14. I actually hate using public bathrooms. Which I’m sure if I do end up getting this Pit Reporter job then I’ll get over that real quick.

15. I completely switched my education path. In turn, I have to start my entire college education over. Went from being a Doctor, to writing about one. I’m a Creative English Writing major. Trying to be a screenwriter.

Well, that was a little hard to do. Hopefully this somehow impresses them and shows them that I at least have personality. Then again, that’s usually what ugly people say. Personality is all I got. Til next time.

Xoxo
-Ricky