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Remember Josh Freese? He’s the drummer who was offering a range of packages for people who were willing to pay more than the $7 list price for his album, from a thank-you phone call to a lunch date to having him write a song about you—and he was serious about it. Well, some 19-year-old Tool fan went for the $20,000 package, which included mini-golf with Maynard James Keenan and Mark Mothersbaugh. (Turns out the Devo singer couldn’t make it for golf, so they had a pizza party instead.) And he had a great time hanging out with Freese and various rock musicians. He is still, however, a Tool fan. [Wired]

 
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  1. Ned Raggett  |   Posted on Apr 13th, 2009

    He is still, however, a Tool fan.

    I approve of this, of course.

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  2. Maura Johnston  |   Posted on Apr 13th, 2009

    for those of you wondering how he might have come into this money, josh freese wrote to bob lefsetz while this was going on:

    We’re having him check out of his hotel and stay at our house tomorrow night. It’s a LONG, LONG story that I’ll write about later. You can laugh when I say this but it’s true when I tell you that he came into my life for a reason other than just the $$. I actually feel bad about taking the $$ because at this point I’m not hanging out with him or pretending to be his friend for the cash. He got all of his stuff (and a bunch more that wasn’t on the original menu) a while ago. He’s a sweet 19 year old kid who’s had a really rough last couple years (like REALLY fucking rough.) Like….this money he spent to come out here is part of a inheritance he received (you can fill in the blanks there.) I feel like his big brother and I’m trying to make this one of the best weeks of his life.

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  3. Anonymous  |   Posted on Apr 13th, 2009

    @Maura Johnston: Freese sounds pretty sweet. I hope he’s offering the kid some “brotherly advice” on money management.

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  4. Antiheroine  |   Posted on Apr 13th, 2009

    @Maura Johnston: Aw, that’s so sweet! This just became my favorite story of the day. That even includes the one I just read about Woody Harrelson thinking he was being attacked by a zombie.

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  5. Anonymous  |   Posted on Apr 14th, 2009

    wow.

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  6. KikoJones  |   Posted on Apr 13th, 2009

    @slowburn: Or maybe Duff McKagan.

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  7. revmatty  |   Posted on Apr 14th, 2009

    Every time this story comes around I realize Freese is one of the most awesome people on the planet.

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