Public befuddled about Baio stamp
"This is just too hard!" says Elenor Jinski of Eagle Creek, PA.
"On one hand, the late 70's Scott Baio was soooo dreamy, but by the mid 90's, he had really established himself as a tremendous actor. How are we supposed to choose which one will be immortalized?"
This is the debate going on around the US. After legends like Elvis, James Dean, and Cary Grant, the United States Postal Service were looking to add another legend to the collection. They didn't need to look hard.
"It really didn't take us very long", said Eastern Regional Manager Ted Bachman. "We were looking to add another rebelious type of personality, and really, Scott popped right into my mind. I mean, he was the quinessential rebel in the late 70's...well, in a feminine, harmless, poofy sort of way."
"No no no", interrupts Brooks Magetty, Bachman's Western counterpart. "Scott was great in the 70's, no doubt about that, but his portrayal of "Charles" from "Charles in Charge" as well as "Dr. Jack Stewart" of "Diagnosis: Murder" really cemented him not only in American entertainment lore, but as an icon all over the world."
The public has until September 28, 2003 to vote online at the US Postal Service website.
