The Smoking Gun reports that Vince Shlomi, the ShamWow pitchman, got arrested last month in Miami after picking up a prostitute who bit his tongue and wouldn't let go, necessitating a vigorous physical response from Mr. Shlomi in an attempt to free himself.
The Smoking Gun got hold of the police report and Mr. Shlomi's mug shot, and as you can see, he didn't escape unscathed. But neither did she. The facts of the case, briefly, according to the police report:
- Shlomi meets Sasha Harris in a Miami club. They go back to his hotel.
- She propositions him for "straight sex." He pays her a thousand bucks in cash.
- He kisses her.
- She "bit his tongue and would not let go."
- He punches her in her face repeatedly until she lets go.
- He runs down to the hotel lobby.
- They both get arrested.
Sham. Wow.
This TSG page has Shlomi's battered mug, and here are previous police mugshots of his alleged tongue-biter.
Now, as I was walking down Dundas St. W. on Saturday afternoon following a shopping expedition to Roncesvalles Ave., and I pop into a little bar that bills itself as the best rock n'roll bar in the world -- a matter of some debate (they don't carry Steam Whistle).
Anyways, some guy walks in with an armful of ShamWows and said they are offering a "special promotion" -- 10 bucks.
My personal belief was that you could get stolen ShamWows for $10, but according to the official website, they do have a $10 cashback offer (the normal price is $19.95).
I wonder if the discount is related to Mr. Shlomi's troubles.
Anyway, if you want to see the commercial again in all its tacky glory, here you go:
A note: The ad says ShamWow isn't available in stores, but seedy-looking salesmen will offer it to you at a substantial discount while you're sitting in a seedy-looking bar?!?!
I should say that when I resumed my travels down Dundas St., there were people holding newly-purchased ShamWows .