Screech from "Saved by the Bell" sells T-shirts to avoid foreclosure

[matcom]

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On the front porch of the Port Washington home he may be thrown out of, the actor Dustin Diamond tried Wednesday to calculate how his kitsch celebrity might stave off a foreclosure.

Dustin Diamond (Screech from "Saved by the Bell") is selling T-shirts to help raise money for his house in Port Washington, which he may lose.

Dustin Diamond is hoping to raise money to save his house in Port Washington from foreclosure. Diamond says money management is a personal failing but he pleaded his case on Howard Sterns show.

Millions could remember him from his role as the geeky Screech on the early '90s sitcom "Saved by the Bell," and its perpetual syndication. Close to 100,000 computers had logged onto his Web site at www.getdshirts.com within a few hours of his Tuesday morning appearance on Howard Stern's satellite radio show. Diamond figured that selling 30,000 T-shirts to save his gray, two-story suburban home might be within reason.

"If the public didn't care, I as an entertainer wouldn't have been a success," he said.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=435980

[Jokerman]

1. Hey screech, define "success".

I don't really consider an actor who had one role and now has to sell T-Shirts to keep his house much of a success.

[Hugin]

2. I guess a better name for the show would've been... "Temporarily Saved by

the Bell"?

Ack!

There's a joke here somewhere... Just *dying* to get out!

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. Hell, I'd buy one.

If I had a spare $15...

[displacedtexan]

4. My daughter knows one of those former child stars.

They've kept in touch since they met at summer camp 13 years ago.
Fortunately her friend, Ben Foster, survived the transition from
child star to adult actor, and he's in the new X Men movie.

[LostinVA]

14. A great actor: Avalon, Six Feet Under, X-Men 3

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. I didn't know Screech lived just up the road!

:shrug:

[eyesroll]

7. Dan did some digging and found out he lives down the block from him!

:bounce:

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. INVITE HIM TO DL!!!!

I wanna hang out with Screech! And be his bestest friend! He can crash on the couch when he gets kicked out! :bounce:

[eyesroll]

9. Hee.

I don't think Dan wants to invite anyone to DL. But I'll see what I can do.

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. We can have a cookout and invite Screech!

At your house, of course, 'cause we don't have the room. And we can grill weenies! And drink beer!

[JVS]

22. I want in on this.

[Hugin]

6. Tell him to go get an organ and a monkey... Just like everyone else!

Darn freeloader.

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. He's not anything different from Captain Presidentialary Fuckstick

Why should he be punished for deficit spending? I thought that was a good republoican family values way to handle money - the rightwing should be bailing this guy out for pulling himself up by his bootstraps by spending more money than he earns, like Fuckstick.

This is a fucked up country when a guy who's only modeling the Presidentialary gets punished.

Probably the fault of the liberal media and activist judges legislating from the bench.

WE NEED A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON THIS!!!!!

[Hugin]

11. I'll get right on it...

What's the budget for the proposed investigation?

[AngryAmish]

13. I'll never forgiuve him for beating up Horshack

[Taverner]

16. Hey now I saw that ep

Embarassingly I did but yes. He was the nice guy, Horshack was the one who wanted to get medevial on his ass...

Strangely ... I do feel like sending him $15

[dysfunctional press]

15. if you as an entertainer had been a success...

you wouldn't be selling t-shirts to stave off foreclosure of your home.

or is that too obvious..?

[Ariana Celeste]

17. I think...

I just might buy one.

[IsIt1984Yet]

18. The shirt is hilarious!! For an extra $5, it's autographed!

" A $20.00 donation will get you that same T-Shirt signed by me with my special message "Fuck Giraldo"."

[Ariana Celeste]

19. That's part of why it's so damned funny

For 5 extra dollars, you'll be paying the same amount any normal tshirt will cost! :rofl:

Really though I just want it for what it says on the back. "I paid $15 to save Screeech's house." That, to me, is fucking hilarious.

:spray:

[IsIt1984Yet]

20. I agree.

I want one.

[pinniped]

21. Good for him, as long as he doesn't shill for loansharking....

companies like Gary Coleman does ( Cash Call ).

Or, I just paid $15.00-20.00 to save Skreech's house and all I got was this fucking T-shirt.

[IsIt1984Yet]

23. I sent him a message through his "Contact" link

Told him I was going to buy one.... but SIX-FIFTY for S&H!??!

I told him I'd buy one if he brought it with him and met me for a martini. :D SCREEECH!

[Ariana Celeste]

26. Dude, that would be awesome.

After careful consideration, I'm buying the shirt tomorrow. Paydaaaay!

[IsIt1984Yet]

27. I'll let you know if he takes me up on it.

:D

[ThomCat]

24. Didn't I hear that he could have a career in porn?

He said that the biggest problem he faces is being so well endowed.
:rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

25. The fuckers don't have any shirts in small?

x(

[Robb]

28. Heaven forbid he get a job.

I mean seriously. :eyes:

[Deja Q]

30. I thought selling T's was his job...

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

29. Well, he's not Britney... and I wish I could sell t-shirts too...

but plenty of non-celebrities wouldn't even get 2 syllables out.

[Maestro]

31. I have a better idea.

Help Maestro pay off his credit cards. :)