Weird Requests
I worked as a part time gopher for this wildly rich artist for about a year. Circa 2017. Did all sorts of random – and I mean random – jobs for the guy. By far my favorite is he once paid me $350 cash to drive to Downtown LA to find him “the perfect piñata.” A.k.a a “donkey that looks like a unicorn.” A.k.a “an ugly unicorn.” He was also VERY color specific. Had to be a specific mix of every color, but no red.
I was expecting an all-day hunt. But, if you haven’t been to Downtown Los Angeles, let me tell you, it must be the Piñata Mecca. Massive warehouses back-to-back taking up whole blocks where you can browse any possible variant of piñata. Buzz Lightyear piñata? Got it. Giant snow globe piñata? Got it. I found the piñata I was looking for within 10 minutes, browsed some more for my own curiosity, then brought the piñata back to this guy’s house. Whole thing took maybe an hour and a half. Got paid in cash. Then I had the pleasure of watching this guy hang the piñata in his living room. His reasoning? No clue. But I got paid, baby!