Unusual way to raise money.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » August 3, 2004, 2:21 pm

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/margi ... _ever.html

Kansas City radio station Mix 93.3 FM, which threatened its listeners to play Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achy Breaky Heart" continuously until the station had met their goal of $20,000 to contribute to the travel expenses of Courtney McCool's (U.S. Olympic Gymnast) family.
The station started with $6,000 and raised $14,000 in a little under four and a half hours, during which they played the song 48 times in a row.

I am surprised it took that long.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » August 3, 2004, 2:26 pm

hahaha, sweet.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » August 3, 2004, 2:31 pm

Im surprised it took that long. I would have caved in around the 2nd repeat. OR turned off my radio .)

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 3, 2004, 2:31 pm

Ok so I've wondered since I first heard about this collection on ESPN.. what is so special about this family that they have to have people raise money for them to come along?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » August 3, 2004, 6:57 pm

it's a US olympian. there's got to be some all american sob story of tragedy in there somewhere.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » August 3, 2004, 8:16 pm

kyoukan wrote:it's a US olympian. there's got to be some all american sob story of tragedy in there somewhere.

Kyoukan, I hope you catch genital warts.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 4, 2004, 1:39 am

At the mention of that song being played my radio would have been off or changed. No use resorting to torture to try to get a donation!

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » August 4, 2004, 4:24 am

Kylere wrote:
kyoukan wrote:it's a US olympian. there's got to be some all american sob story of tragedy in there somewhere.
Kyoukan, I hope you catch genital warts.

So you can finally empathise with her?

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » August 4, 2004, 8:44 am

Zaelath wrote:
Kylere wrote:
kyoukan wrote:it's a US olympian. there's got to be some all american sob story of tragedy in there somewhere.
Kyoukan, I hope you catch genital warts.
So you can finally empathise with her?

Empathy implies feeling for their problems and situations, Kypoukan presents herself as flawless, always right and problem free. I cannot empathsize with a self-declared deity.

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » August 4, 2004, 9:33 am

I would have just changed the station.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 4, 2004, 9:37 am

Kylere wrote:
kyoukan wrote:it's a US olympian. there's got to be some all american sob story of tragedy in there somewhere.
Kyoukan, I hope you catch genital warts.

Catch!!!! she is the poster Child for the CDC!!