- 10/14/2008 (6:09:09 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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Escort service has a ring to it
The things some people do in the name of work.
Sunday, it was escorting Christy Hemme to the ring for her tag-team match in TNA's ''Bound for Glory IV,'' which drew a capacity crowd to the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
The event did, not the allure of yours truly helping the bad girl and her partner Lance Rock to the ring.
Rooting for them to defeat Sojourner Truth and Eric Young proved to be about as successful as rooting for the Cubs in the postseason.
Oh, the agony of escorting them in defeat back to the bowels of the building.
''So how are you,'' Quick Hits wondered in a postmatch moment.
''I'm alive and kicking,'' said Hemme, who has appeared in Playboy in slightly less than she wore Sunday.
It would be on my conscience, had she been injured. What escort worth his sleeper hold would allow that?
''I'm fine, thank you though,'' she said.
Among the notables at the event were Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson, noted author Robert Kurson (Shadow Divers, Crashing Through) and his son/big wrestling fan Nate.
Based on this one time, does Christy think there could be a future in wrestling as an escort? Hey, if this newspaper thing doesn't work out, it might be good to have job options.
''You did fabulous,'' she said. ''You did a great, great job.''
Meaning not tripping over my or anyone else's feet.
''You were fine,'' Christy said. ''You even flashed a rock-star smile.''
Hey, it's all part of the job.
