GROUPIES SWARM ROCK DEALER IN MONTEREY.
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Monterey, CA As Jason Ringsby drove
his beat-up 1978 orange van through the gates of the
fairgrounds, he was able to escape from the reaching arms of over 200 screaming girls who
had followed him in their cars from his previous show in
Sacramento. With many of them running up to the fence and
yelling at him, Jason drove past the security guard and
proceeded to the space that had been reserved for him to prepare
for this weekend's gem and mineral show.
He is truly a rock star and noted expert in his field.
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Widely known for his
awesome stone jewelry and minerals,
Jason has a strong following of young
ladies who tail him from one
location to another buying from him
wherever he goes. Occasionally, some of
these ladies will strip down in front of
his booth and toss their undergarments at him. "I've
got 5 boxes of panties and bras," exclaimed Jason with a
huge smile on his face. "I'm thinking
about putting them on my counter and selling them."
"That's one of the hazards of being a vendor,"
Jason added. "These girls
follow me all over the place. They tail me to my hotels
and wait out on the sidewalk for hours
just to see me come out.
I must sign over 500 autographs every day. My hand is
getting tired. I need to take some time off to rest."
Jason has been selling his minerals and jewelry at shows like
this for the past 28 years and he really can't recall how and why
this has been happening to him. "Yah, I've got my groupies
following me all over the place. Sometimes these people
will camp out for days on end. They stay in motels, their
cars. Wherever they can bed down for the night." As
for his night life, Jason certainly has no problems and is
obviously the envy of the other vendors. "Yah, at the end
of the day I usually pick out one or two and they take me to
dinner and ... well, you know what I mean."
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