Aug 10 - Last temporary day out of the grabaseat office

Hey Everybody

I am out of the office on Wed 24 Aug…which will probably, more than likely, for sure, be my last temporary day out of the grabaseat office, before I am permanently out of the grabaseat office.

That’s right, as of Fri 3 Sep I will no longer be flogging those cheap-as-chips Air NZ seats to new and exciting destinations (sometimes for $1), and I won’t have to travel around the country getting amongst it with fun-loving people at iconic Kiwi events (actually I will probably keep doing that). Yes, high five!

Instead I will be indulging another passionate pastime of mine and encouraging everyone to wrap their lips around the sweet amber throat tickler that is Moa Beer. I think I scored the role because I have been undertaking thorough market research since 1992.

It has been an emotional rollercoaster, and I don’t think it is to OTT to say that you have helped mould me into the man I am today and for that I will be… grateful, if not eternally at least until the end of next week.

Here are a few of the good times in my grabaseat life, hopefully they give you a bit of a giggle:

-         Making Wings 1st ever music video, shot in only 1 day. She is a legend: http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/14/KHyrAd4CxEQ

-         An entire day in a Kiwi costume, including flying down to Chch and back and getting blindsided by a council worker: http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/13/WWIdDmJTuM0

-         Finding a pole dancer to teach Tim Shadbolt, NZ’s hottest Mayor, how to strip: http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/17/dDgkEvIvnYw

-         Playing a single loser in a grabadate promo video: http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/21/u6sAB-1B8eg

-         Winterfest Birdman 08: http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/10/V6vy2_rJKps

-         Winterfest Suitcase Race chaos 08:

-         http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/11/FprSSBqjZo4

-         Taking a pride of Cougars to the Sevens: http://www.youtube.com/user/grabaseatnz#p/u/0/SLUprtaOuOQ

-         Being a ring boy for the Winterfest 10 Thriller in the Chiller boxing (sorry no video)

Not sure who they will replace me with, the irony is the job could probably be done by a trained or even wild monkey.  But in the meantime a very skilled monkey will be peeling my bananas and taking my place in the nit picking circle - Duane (Duane.Perrott@airnz.co.nz).

Thanks, you’re choice!

Sunil