Dope-on-a-Rope
By Manolo the Shoeblogger
Manolo says, Sir Richard Branson grabs his thinking parts after the promotional stunt goes awry.
The 57-year-old had planned to plummet from the top of the Palms Casino Hotel, Las Vegas, in a harness to promote Virgin America, a new airline offering domestic flights in the US.
But as he took a running jump from the roof, where he was attached to a cable, the stunt backfired.
Instead of gliding smoothly to the ground, he had a rather more bumpy ride as he tried to pull airline tickets out of his pocket and scatter them among the onlookers on the ground.
But then the stunt turns into a bum deal when Branson crashes into the wall and his trousers split, forcing him to cover his modesty with his hand
Sir Richard smashed his bottom twice into the building and, as the colour drained from his face, clearly began to realise something was amiss - or rather, missing - from his person.
Clamping his hands to his seatless trousers, he landed and made a hasty exit.
The Manolo sees London, the Manolo sees France…
October 12th, 2007 at 1:02 am
[…] Richard Branson doesn’t want you to see his ass. Oops, too late! (Ayyyy!) […]
October 12th, 2007 at 5:08 am
I don’t see no underpants. Methinks Sir Richard was going commando!
October 12th, 2007 at 5:53 am
Naw, he has grey briefs on.
I always hated those types of harnesses - I’d get a major wedgie when climbing because my belayer kept my rope too tight.
October 12th, 2007 at 8:30 am
Where’s the video???!
October 12th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
[…] Manolo says, ayyyy! The Manolo sees London, the Manolo sees France… […]
October 12th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
He Is The Very Model Of A Modern Business General…
The modern CEO covers all the bases, knows all the angles. He’s got one eye on the bottom-line, and another looking towards the expansive globe–or globes–yet to be surveyed and conquered…….
October 12th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
In Richard Branson’s case, I understand that doesn’t leave too many, actually. Someone give him my phone number, plzthx.
October 13th, 2007 at 4:05 am
Here. Don’t say I never did nuthin’ for ya:
The Video
October 13th, 2007 at 4:22 am
[…] Tower at the Palms in Vegas, to publicise the new Virgin Airways flight from San Fran to Vegas. Things went about as smoothly as you’d expect, once you knew it would pop up here: ie, things got grossly out of hand, resulting in Sir Richard banging the side of the building […]
October 13th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Now if they’d thrown laugerfield off the building first……
October 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Well, at least he was wearing underwear. But you would think someone as rich as he is would have pants (or should I say trousers) that didn’t split a seam.