Eric the Midget to be the Grand Marshal of the Exotic Erotic Ball's Spring Shwing
Spring Shwing to Offer Big Discounts to Dwarves, Mini-Me Wannabe's, and Sundry Half-sized Humans

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 12, 2007) - He's known on the Howard Stern Show by a multitude of monikers, including Eric the Astronaut, Eric the Actor, Eric the American Idol Expert, and even though he hates it, Eric the Midget.   Regardless of what you call him, or what he calls himself, the Exotic Erotic Ball has proudly chosen Eric to be the Grand Marshal of its first-ever Spring Shwing.   As previously announced, the Spring Shwing will admit all half-sized adults at half-price.   Eric will be available to make short appearances for photo-shoots, meet-and-greets, and autograph signings to the delight of all attendees, regardless of stature.

Eric the Astronaut, Actor, American Idol Expert and/or Midget, above and below, the Grand Marshall of the Exotic Erotic Ball's Spring Shwing.

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Over its 28-year history, the Exotic Erotic Ball has offered various eccentric discounts to narcoleptics, multi-millionaires, and people with three nipples, but this marks the first discount offered to the tiny, diminutive, and/or wee, and the Spring Shwing will carry on that tradition.   The Spring Shwing takes place at the Area 51 Event Center at the decommissioned Alameda Naval Air Station, on Saturday, March 31, 2007, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.   Area 51 is part of Alameda Island, which has become well known for the staging of the three MATRIX movies and where the MYTHBUSTERS have become fond of blowing things up.

To commemorate the opening of the first-ever Spring Shwing, Eric has also finally agreed to fly with balloons.

According to Christopher, publicist for the Spring Shwing, "A scheduling conflict prevented Eric from accepting our offer to be the Grand Marshall for the October 2006 Exotic Erotic Ball, but we're pleased he agreed to accept the title for the Spring Shwing."

Eric the Astronaut, Actor, American Idol Expert and/or Midget, will be carried aloft in a 34-quart turkey deep fryer pot suspended by 10-foot licorice ropes from a decommissioned weather balloon.   He will be launched from the deck of the nearby USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Museum and towed, parasail-fashion, 120-feet above the San Francisco Bay behind a rented Sardine trawler, to the opposite end of the airfield, near the Area 51 Event Center.

Upon docking, Eric's aerial chariot will be reeled down to 30-feet above the Earth and secured to a rickshaw weighted with three porn stars.   A team of six busty strippers from leading San Francisco Gentlemen's Clubs will then tow Eric into the massive 40,000 square foot Area 51 Event Center, a converted military aircraft hangar.   Eric, who will be adorned in a custom-made Red Baron costume produced from 40 Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups (in exchange for promotional consideration), will be lowered into a custom-made chocolate wheelchair throne.   For the climatic conclusion of the event, six porn stars will tie Eric into, and then proceed to lick him out of, his chocolate wheelchair and Fruit Roll-Up costume.

Christopher continues, "This promotion is shaping up nicely.   The turkey fryer pot has been purchased from Home Depot, we've duct-taped a GPS tracking device to it, and my Mom has been stitching up several of the seams on the weather balloon.   We've cut portholes in the turkey pot so Eric can wave to, or flip-off, the crowd.   Eric will be in constant contact via walkie-talkie with our ground crew, the control towers at San Francisco and Oakland International Airports, as well as a fully-staffed and idling Coast Guard Life-Flight rescue helicopter (just in case)."  

Christopher continues, “To the delight of the attendees, we'll broadcast Eric's communications over the public address system.   Right now, we're working out some small details of Eric's contract, such as red or black licorice, milk or dark chocolate, helium or hydrogen, and the value of his sad and pathetic life in the event of disaster.   The most difficult obstacle of this event has been the financial negotiations with Riley Martin regarding interrupting his program for a live simulcast of Eric's flight.”

The entire staff of the Exotic Erotic Ball takes great pleasure in thanking the legendary Johnny Fratto of Beverly Hills Chopper for brokering the huge deal that secured Eric's colossal presence and participation in the Spring Shwing.   No confirmation has yet been received from Johnny Fratto if Eric will be transported to the Spring Shwing in a saddlebag aboard a Beverly Hills Chopper driven by KC Armstrong.   The Spring Shwing has also announced that despite its half-price offer for little people, it will impose no surcharge on any guest regardless of how tall or fat they are.

For press information about the Spring Shwing, please visit PRThatRoXXX.com or email: Chris@prthatroxxx.com   For tickets information, please call: 1-415-567-BALL or visit www.springshwing.com