Richard Simmons Comes to Town

By Lauri Apple in Miscellaneous on Apr 1, 2009 4:40PM

We've admired Richard Simmons since the 1970s, when we switched from the Jim Morrison Whiskey Diet to a more balanced one in order to once again look good in our leather pants. Simmons' willingness to be himself (Swarovski crystal tank tops? hell yes), ability to inspire people to better themselves, sense of humor, and entrepreneurial moxie make him a true American success story. Yesterday, we got a chance to meet Simmons at Union Station, where he was helping Ocean Spray to promote their new Cranergy energy drink while greeting befuddled commuters, posing for lots of cell phone and iPhone pictures and sweatin' to oldies. As an added bonus, we got to hand-deliver a portrait we had made of him a few years ago, and got a kiss on the hand in exchange.

[Ed. note: in full disclosure it should be noted that Tankboy once worked with Richard Simmons to develop this. No, we're not kidding.]