23Jan
“Fitness Celebrity” John Basedow possible victim of Tsunami?
Posted 5 years, 7 months ago - 3 comments
This internet press release has been circulating:
PRWEB) January 2, 2005 — Fitness celebrity and television personality, John Basedow has been missing in Phuket, Thailand since the deadly Tsunami devastated the area where he was vacationing on Sunday, December 26th, 2004. Best know for his fitness video commercials, John Basedow has long been a part of the fitness community and has appeared in many health and fitness periodicals and television programs. John Basedow was vacationing in Phuket, Thailand when the Tsunami hit and has not made contact with his Public Relations Agent, Paquita Jean-Charles as expected. An avid body surfer and volleyball player, Mr. Basedow routinely travels to Phuket, Thailand for vacation during the winter holidays. The last communication with Mr. Basedow was on Christmas day. Since the Tsunami atrocity his whereabouts have been unknown. He has not contacted friends, family or business associates via telephone or e-mail. Phone calls to the Patong Beach Hotel, where Mr. Basedow was staying have not led to any additional information. Local hospital records have not reported him as a patient.
Full press release here.
Unless you live under a rock (which is fine by me), you know Fitness Celebrity John Basedow as the finess guru guy with the ab muscles that can grate cheese, often seen in an awkward three-quarter pose selling Fitness Made Simple on late-night TV informercials.
Well, according to John’s website, all this about Fitness Celebrity John Basedow and the tsunmai is just a bizarre rumor:
In case you read a false news release that’s been making it’s way around the internet about Fitness Celebrity John Basedow “missing” in Thailand after the Tsunami tragedy, we at Fitness Made Simple would like to let you know that John is safe and sound at home here in the United States working on finished our brand new half-hour infomercial….
Whew. What a relief. Fitness Celebrity John Basedow is safe, and that there’ll still be plenty of infomericals to come. Starring Fitness Celebrity John Basedow. The Celebrity, of Fitness.
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wow!!do I feel great. I have personally been fasting since I heard the rumor that my all time favorite T.V.”icon” has not been swept away in the trecherous waters that blew through thailand last winter. I have been fasting now for 8 months and now. Before I too had a stomache that could grate cheese. Now I have a rib cage that can grate cheese and I owe it all to fitness celebrity John Basedow
OMG?!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t tell you what a relief it is to hear about my hero’s return to the homeland. My family and i have been huddling around his old fitness tapes like a fire ina cold hungrain night. WE now can continue with our normal lives knowing he is safe. IF there is any way i can help him let me know i have the world to thank, now my abs look like his and the girls flock to this jock!
damn i am hot