I first want to say that I am for one to never discuss behind the scenes of Insane Plan, but I wouldn't be Insane if I didn't...
As I was preparing for the 9 year Annual update for Insane Plan, I was contacting big names for the update which a few I am still working out details with.. But I want to go on record that I contacted former WWE Diva Lillian Garcia's agent Steve something from her official Web site,
As you all know, I am a Big fan of Lillian Garcia, I have discussed her many times on insane Plan in the past and due to a death in a family and a friend who was in a car accident all in the same week, I couldn't even go meet her in person at the comic con in Monroeville, PA Last month which I did everything I could to meet her and due to bad timing had to back out. I actually even talked to her a few times years ago before Insane Plan even existed... just so I could personally tell her I am a fan of her's and she responded very respectful and thanked me for being a fan and in return sent me two photo autographs of herself..
What I thought I did was the right thing to do and was very professional in my e-mail request of an interview for Insane Plan with Lillian Garcia and due to my surprise he was very rude in responding to my e-mail. Although it was tuff not to cuss him out, I kept my composure and killed him with kindness as I knew that would be the right thing to do...
So after a back and forth E-mail conversation about how Rude he was and he defended himself by saying he's being Honest but even with that he was being very insulting..
The whole ordeal was that the link didn't work and I didn't have a domain name and HE was not impressed and decline my Offer on her behalf..
So I just pretty much dismissed it and still was being professional and said hopefully I will still have another shot down the road.. But my chances are only good if Lillian Garcia herself replaces him or fires him..
Anyway's, the Conversation ended with him saying that he did indeed carefully reviewed the web site and my past interviews and spoke once again on her behalf as saying Lillian Garcia likes to be in the Mix of WWE Superstars and he didn't see any of that on the Web Site and don't mean Honky Tonk Man or Doink The Clown and all he saw was a lot of Indy wrestlers and a few TNA Stars so he than RESPECTFULLY declined my offer.
So here is my Thoughts of Insanity during this situation..
Lillian Garcia in my opinion was the only Diva that holds any type of Class that was left in today's Wrestling..
Which is a quality I admire in her and one of the Main Reasons I contacted her for a request of an online interview.
After speaking with her Agent, He portrayed her as if she was in the likes of or on the same level as Anglina Jolie. and disrespect the WWE Legends and Alumni of the ones I interviewed in the past such as Doink the clown and Honky Tonk Man..
I REFUSED to believe Lillian is that Type of Person and REFUSED to believe she would be disrespectful towards me or the WWE Alumni if I personally contacted her with this request of an interview.
if It's true that he did indeed reviewed the site carefully, he would of checked out the Women of Wrestling Interviews where I did interview many of her peers during the 10 years she had a run with the WWE such as Beth Phoenix, Jacquelyn, Shelly Martinez, Trinity, Terri "Tori" Poch
maybe he is not a wrestling fan or understands the biz if he only knows Honky Tonk man and Doink The clown
So I am going off on a rant that I am still a BIG FAN OF LILIAN GARCIA and will still admire her work in entertainment but I can't say I agree with her taste in management...
Maybe she should REVIEW her agent carefully.
So I was on the phone with my friend a couple days after this situation and I decided to check out his web site for the first time... and we both had a good laugh out of it because on the very top of the web site states were friendly and easy to deal with which was not the case with me.. I have personally talked to agents and managements about interview requests in the past and have had never had a bad experience and was treated like a professional and with respect of what I believe I do best. My Mistake was that looking at his web site and a list of his clients, He is only the agent for them to be booked at comic cons or Toy conventions. He don't book them on any sort of gigs for musicians, wrestling events for the wrestlers, TV Spots for the actors, or sport events for the athletes...
and led me to believe he had a purpose and was a very important guy in the entertainment business... and seeing his pictures, he looks like a bitter old man that even his Lap dog won't sit on his lap.
I am not looking down on his work at getting them booked at comic cons and toy conventions because I make sure I try to make every single one that comes to my hometown, I am a big fan of those events but as far as his spot, he's a pretty shitty person to really make myself believe that he handles there careers when he does nothing more than just get them at the conventions.
He has NO GROUNDS to tell me anything about the website, the interviews or my request in wanting to interview Garcia when all he is, is a Comic con Booker, not a REAL AGENT as he led me to believe..
So In closing I Know Lillian Garcia wouldn't approve of his actions of the way he treated me as a professional and from someone that comes off as a professional insulting me and the wrestling biz I support as a whole on Insane Plan..
Not to mention speaking on her behalf as if she was too good to be in the Mix of what I consider WWE Legends and very great talents...
With that being said, my mistake was not reviewing him carefully or otherwise I would have disregarded ever contacting him and my advice for Journalist, webmasters, or someone that wants to book a client in general and not a toy or comic convention.. Your best bet is to contact a webmaster, the talent themselves and a REAL Agent and Manager that the talent speaks highly of!
You see fans, even after nine years of doing what I do, I learn from my mistakes every time! They get in good with a celebrity and think they are bigger than the celebrity which in steven's case that's what he was doing.
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