Showing posts with label New York magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York magazine. Show all posts

Friday, November 9, 2007

Here's what happened to the Dell Dude

I don't sit around much thinking about what might up with the Dell Dude, but hey, if you do, I've got news: he's working at Tortilla Flats in New York. (It's a Mexican restaurant, natch.) In this exclusive interview with New York magazine, el Dude sums up his peculiar ride from computer pitchman to bartender, with soundbites such as this:

Do people quote [the commercial] to you?
They get really drunk, and they’ll start yelling things at me. I either ignore them, or if it’s way out of hand, I go up and say, “I appreciate your support, but my name is Ben.” That usually doesn’t work so I smile and ignore them.