A Plea for Help

Published on June 17, 2006 By Gideon MacLeish In Humor

From the "You can't make this stuff up!" Department: Link

Every once in awhile, there comes a time when we all must step up; when we all must give of ourselves for a greater cause to help our fellowman. This is not one of those times.

Dustin Diamond, the distinguished child actor, whose numerous credits include "Saved by the Bell", and, umm, "Saved by the Bell: the college years", is in trouble of losing his house. His Port Washington, Wisconsin home is in danger of being foreclosed upon and the child thespian turned stand up comic has decided to hawk tshirts to save his beloved chunk of real estate.

We can all remember the fond memories we have of Dustin's character, "Screech", whose image is as indelibly etched in our brains of other icons such as Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, and Corey Feldman. He has given us so much that it is imperative we do everything we can to give back to this world class actor, who was reportedly "too geeky" even to receive an invitation to Neverland.

Come on, everyone on the blogosphere. Won't you help such a noble cause?

Comments

terpfan1980

on Jun 17, 2006

I think he'd have a much better chance at raising money by threatening to start acting again

There are plenty of people out there would pay money just to keep from having him appear on the TV/big screen

AngelaMarie88

on Jun 17, 2006

Although I sensed your facetiousness, you gave me a soft spot in my heart for Mr. Diamond's plight . So I went to visit his site and I read his statement and his plea. I no longer have a soft spot in my heart for him. Maybe this foreclosure will teach him to get a real job and to stop relying on his past momentary stardom. This guy hasn't experienced the real world yet so maybe a dose of humility will do it for him. He's a potty mouth and he's disrespectful, and he is turning to the most curious people for help: c'mon, Howard Stern?? I thought of buying a t-shirt, but I changed my mind. Good luck to him though.

Dr Guy

on Jun 17, 2006

I think he'd have a much better chance at raising money by threatening to start acting again

That and his nasal voice means I vote to have him Inducted into the Army!

cactoblasta

on Jun 18, 2006

Did you read the write-up on the defamer? Apparently he was called screech for a reason...

Locamama

on Jun 18, 2006

That and his nasal voice means I vote to have him Inducted into the Army!

Great idea, maybe he could star in the big screen version of Gomer Pyle.

Gideon MacLeish

on Jun 18, 2006

Actually, I don't care if Dustin Diamond saves his house or not. But I'm tempted to buy a tshirt anyway, as I think it's a pretty ballsy move, and I have to give the guy props for that.

KarmaGirl

on Jun 19, 2006

So, he made so little money from saved by the bell *and* his jobs in the following years, and has such amazingly crappy credit that he can't get a mortgage for $250,000?

Maybe he should get a house that he can afford like the rest of the world does in that situation.

Dr Guy

on Jun 19, 2006

Great idea, maybe he could star in the big screen version of Gomer Pyle.

Gorrrrleeeee!

Gideon MacLeish

on Jun 19, 2006

Well, I am attempting to contact Mr. Diamond (or "D-Man", as he likes to call himself) to see if I can interview him for my blog. I think it'd be a kick, and if he lets me interview him, I'll be more than happy to promote his cause. I'll keep you up to date on this one.

Gideon MacLeish

on Jun 21, 2006

He's doing 'great' but can't afford his house payment? Pffft.

Let the lil bastard get an apartment, then. Or a trailer.

If he'll give me an interview, I'll give him all the publicity I can for his cause. But he hasn't responded to my requests, so he must not be THAT desperate. I smell a rat on this one.

Gideon MacLeish

on Jun 21, 2006

Chuckles...i hate to break this to ya, babes, but if he's getting solicited by the likes of Howard Stern, the little bit of publicity you could offer him on your blog sites is not going to seem that impressive.

LOL...I realize that, LW, but I have a different audience. Frankly, if I were truly destitute, I'd be willing to take ANY publicity, even if it just got the word out to a few extra people.

You gotta admit, though, it's ALWAYS worth a shot (still working on negotiations. Maybe if I offer him a bottle of jagermeister we could close the deal!)

island_gurl12

on Jun 21, 2006

lol, a plea for help my bumm!

To Dustin Diamon: give Gid the interview you little piece of s***t or I wont buy you a lousy t-shirt

bakerstreet

on Jun 22, 2006

"...who was reportedly "too geeky" even to receive an invitation to Neverland."

Ye gods. That goes way beyond the usual "you have to tie a ham around your neck to get the dog to play with you." It reminds me of the South Park where Mr. Garrison goes home and expresses his outrage that his father never loved him enough to molest him.

I never saw a single episode of either show, so I'm no judge of his work. I can say, though, that if William Hung were to run through his money and then claim he was surprised his career levelled off, well, I don't think I'd feel sorry for him. Screech? Well, if he didn't see that train coming, perhaps he could file for some sort of handicapped benefits.

Gideon MacLeish

on Jun 23, 2006

To Dustin Diamon: give Gid the interview you little piece of s***t or I wont buy you a lousy t-shirt

See, if I buy a shirt, and you buy a shirt, there's two shirts hinging on this interview. Add to that my offer of a bottle of jagermeister, and this could be a more lucrative deal for Diamond than most of the other offers he's received.

Aside, to Mr. D: Would a box of hoho's seal the deal?

island_gurl12

on Jun 23, 2006

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