Virginia Hey Calling

GeneralBraca · 10-22-2003, 06:54 PM

I know that www.hollywoodiscalling.com was mentioned earlier here (I searched for it), but at the time there was no one Farscape-related involved.

I just checked the site, and for $19.95 you can now get Virgina Hey to call you. For $29.95, the message can be personalized.

Pretty freaky. I wonder if they can get the rest of the gang to do it, too?

GB

stellar · 10-23-2003, 04:18 AM

I think that may be "hitting bottom" and i'd rather like to avoid it at this time, thank you very much.

waltersgirl · 10-23-2003, 05:16 AM

call you what?

dzelika · 10-23-2003, 05:59 AM

wow, i wish we could help her find a job. this is kind of sad.

Quadrifoglio · 10-23-2003, 05:59 AM

I think that is embarrasing. Both for the 'celebrity' and for the person paying for a phone message.

Makes me sad for Virginia Hey.

Darth Buddha · 10-23-2003, 06:08 AM

Sad.

Good actress is left to this, while we are left with no talent nubile hacks because everyone assumes an older woman isn't worth looking at?

GRRRR!

GeneralBraca · 10-23-2003, 06:22 AM

Actually, I don't think that she is necessarily doing it for the money. It's not a lot, after all.

Sean Astin, of Lord of the Rings fame, has (according to an interview I saw) done it occassionally, and he donates all his proceeds to charity. He's just doing it for the fun of it.

It's very possible that Virginia Hey is mostly doing it for the fun factor.

GB

recklesshumor · 10-23-2003, 06:53 AM

I agree with GeneralBraca. Virginia Hey is known to be extremely dedicated to her fans. She is probably just trying to provide another avenue of personal contact with them. Besides, I'm willing to bet she makes plenty of money on the convention circuit.

Silk · 10-23-2003, 07:11 AM

Hey, if I were famous, I'd be glad to do it.

GeneralBraca · 10-23-2003, 08:05 AM

Ermmm.... soooo... is anyone going to give it a try? I'd love to hear how it turns out.

It seems like a good gift for a Farscape fan, especially if you get a custom message (i.e. have her call in character, maybe? Lani Tupu, with his Pilot voice, might be a natural for this medium...)

I would, except that I don't really have friends who are into Farscape enough for it to mean much. It also seems like (according to the FAQ on their site) it's more likely than anything unless you sit by your phone all the time for the next week the celebrity that calls you will probably wind up leaving a message on your voicemail or answering machine.

GB

Johnyboy · 10-23-2003, 08:15 AM

You guys do realize that the call is merely a recorded message? It's not like she is going to call everyone. She records a message to a tape and u can order that message to your phone. You can't talk to them or anything, just listen the message.

GeneralBraca · 10-23-2003, 08:34 AM

I admit I thought that as well. And, in fact, if they get your voicemail, it's definitely recorded.

But if you answer the phone yourself....

Well, I looked around online to try to find a first person account of someone who ordered the service, but so far have not. But I did find two articles which seem to indicate that these are actually live calls, and that some of the celebrities (Fred Berry, RIP, is mentioned in particular) may actually chat with you if they feel so inclined.

Here's the two relevant articles I found:

http://pam_oconnell.tripod.com/92503.txt

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=vjm0bvhnoullec%40corp.supernews.com&oe =UTF-8&output=gplain

Selena · 10-23-2003, 09:29 AM

If she calls you ... er .... isn't that personal?

Gaussian · 10-23-2003, 05:50 PM

Sounds kinda cool to me.........for rather a small price. Just think you stand in line at a con...........and barely get to say two words to the "talent". At least with this, you might get to say something meaningful.

10-22-2003, 06:54 PM	#1
GeneralBraca Farscape Season Eight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 45	Virginia Hey Calling I know that www.hollywoodiscalling.com was mentioned earlier here (I searched for it), but at the time there was no one Farscape-related involved. I just checked the site, and for $19.95 you can now get Virgina Hey to call you. For $29.95, the message can be personalized. Pretty freaky. I wonder if they can get the rest of the gang to do it, too? GB

10-23-2003, 04:18 AM	#2
stellar by request only Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: I'm everywhere, Focker. Posts: 4,830	I think that may be "hitting bottom" and i'd rather like to avoid it at this time, thank you very much. __________________ Vote Donnie Darko - For A Better Yesterday. Never despair. Never surrender.

10-23-2003, 05:16 AM	#3
waltersgirl 3263827 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: the back room junkie joint Posts: 8,871	call you what? __________________ __________________ you can't stop the signal. "I'm not sure that's ethical. It's not. It's vodka." "And then you let people beat you up over it, because for the nine people who beat you up over it, somebody goes, 'Dude, I've never seen that anywhere. That was cool.' And you take it for the one guy, the one guy who actually understands why you did it." -Ben Browder Dani Moure, slightly more important than steak...in bed.

10-23-2003, 06:22 AM	#7
GeneralBraca Farscape Season Eight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 45	Actually... Actually, I don't think that she is necessarily doing it for the money. It's not a lot, after all. Sean Astin, of Lord of the Rings fame, has (according to an interview I saw) done it occassionally, and he donates all his proceeds to charity. He's just doing it for the fun of it. It's very possible that Virginia Hey is mostly doing it for the fun factor. GB

10-23-2003, 07:11 AM	#9
Silk HoD Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Great 1ndoors Posts: 535	Hey, if I were famous, I'd be glad to do it. __________________ Resilio ergo sum IF YOU ARE READING THIS, TELL ME TO GET OFF MY FRELLING COMPUTER AND DO MY HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!! 01010011 01100011 01110010 01100101 01110111 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110100 01100101 01100011 01101000 01101110 01101111 01100010 01100001 01100010 01100010 01101100 01100101

10-23-2003, 05:59 AM	#4
dzelika 4389th Scaper to join! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NS Posts: 983	wow, i wish we could help her find a job. this is kind of sad.

10-23-2003, 05:59 AM	#5
Quadrifoglio Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 36	I think that is embarrasing. Both for the 'celebrity' and for the person paying for a phone message. Makes me sad for Virginia Hey.

10-23-2003, 06:08 AM	#6
Darth Buddha Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sci-Fi Straight Dope Posts: 3,748	Sad. Good actress is left to this, while we are left with no talent nubile hacks because everyone assumes an older woman isn't worth looking at? GRRRR!

10-23-2003, 06:53 AM	#8
recklesshumor Your baby's daddy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 993	I agree with GeneralBraca. Virginia Hey is known to be extremely dedicated to her fans. She is probably just trying to provide another avenue of personal contact with them. Besides, I'm willing to bet she makes plenty of money on the convention circuit.

10-23-2003, 08:05 AM	#10
GeneralBraca Farscape Season Eight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 45	Ermmm.... soooo... is anyone going to give it a try? I'd love to hear how it turns out. It seems like a good gift for a Farscape fan, especially if you get a custom message (i.e. have her call in character, maybe? Lani Tupu, with his Pilot voice, might be a natural for this medium...) I would, except that I don't really have friends who are into Farscape enough for it to mean much. It also seems like (according to the FAQ on their site) it's more likely than anything unless you sit by your phone all the time for the next week the celebrity that calls you will probably wind up leaving a message on your voicemail or answering machine. GB

10-23-2003, 08:15 AM	#11
Johnyboy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 2	You guys do realize that the call is merely a recorded message? It's not like she is going to call everyone. She records a message to a tape and u can order that message to your phone. You can't talk to them or anything, just listen the message.

10-23-2003, 08:34 AM	#12
GeneralBraca Farscape Season Eight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hartsdale, NY Posts: 45	I admit I thought that as well. And, in fact, if they get your voicemail, it's definitely recorded. But if you answer the phone yourself.... Well, I looked around online to try to find a first person account of someone who ordered the service, but so far have not. But I did find two articles which seem to indicate that these are actually live calls, and that some of the celebrities (Fred Berry, RIP, is mentioned in particular) may actually chat with you if they feel so inclined. Here's the two relevant articles I found: http://pam_oconnell.tripod.com/92503.txt http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=vjm0bvhnoullec%40corp.supernews.com&oe =UTF-8&output=gplain

10-23-2003, 09:29 AM	#13
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10-23-2003, 05:50 PM	#14
Gaussian Small "gauss" person. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Harrodsburg, KY Posts: 359	Sounds kinda cool to me.........for rather a small price. Just think you stand in line at a con...........and barely get to say two words to the "talent". At least with this, you might get to say something meaningful. __________________ Susan

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