Ace Ticket Goes Ape and Acquires Important Piece of Boston Red Sox Sports History
Released on = April 20, 2006, 9:32 am
Press Release Author = SpiderSplat Consulting Inc.
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = Ace Ticket, a Boston-based leader in the ticket brokering
industry, recently announced their purchase of the Gorilla Suit worn by then former
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein when he used it to slip by the fanatic Boston
press following the announcement of his resignation.
Press Release Body = Brookline, MA, April 20, 2006 – Ace Ticket, a Boston-based
leader in the ticket brokering industry, recently announced their purchase of the
Gorilla Suit worn by then former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein when he used
it to slip by the fanatic Boston press following the announcement of his
resignation.
The now infamous gorilla suit was originally auctioned off by Peter Gammons and Theo
Epstein during this year\'s Hot Stove Cool Music Auction & Concert. Ace Ticket\'s
President, James Holzman, was in attendance that night and after several rounds of
intense bidding Holzman won the auction and became the proud owner of Theo\'s suit at
a final cost of $11,000. When asked why he spent so much for the suit James replied,
\"I guess I really got caught up in the moment. I wasn\'t expecting to spend that
much, but the money does go to charity, so it\'s really a win/win situation.\"
The Gorilla Suit is currently displayed in the window of Ace Ticket\'s Brookline
office, located at 139 Cypress Street at the corner of Route 9. The suit itself has
made several TV appearances since the auction. James and the suit have appeared on
Boston\'s Fox 25 Morning show and on ESPN\'s Morning Show, Cold Pizza on 1/20/06. Ace
Tickets hopes the suit can still be used to raise money for charity and are open to
any ideas, questions or comments Please feel free to send an email to
gorilla@aceticket.com.
About Ace Ticket
A local leader in the premium ticket business since 1979, Ace Ticket specializes in
procuring the tickets you want, when you want them – even when the event is sold
out. Need Boston Red Sox tickets? Ace has a broad selection to fulfill your home and
away needs. Going to New York for a Broadway Show? Don’t want to miss Jimmy Buffett
or Coldplay? If you need tickets, you need Ace. With 4 retail locations in
Massachusetts and a complete online inventory, Ace Ticket is one of the largest
Ticket Brokers in the United States. With Ace, you can securely order online, by
phone, or in person at one of their convenient Boston-area locations, located
minutes from Fenway and MBTA accessible. Fed Ex delivery to your home or office with
next-day delivery is available.
Ace Ticket is a proud member of the Better Business Bureau as well as the National
Association of Ticket Brokers.
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