Out Of A Coma, Into The Apple Store
Special Report by Earl Sorel
CHANDLER, ARIZONA - Geoff Evila miraculously recovered from a four month coma after a near fatal car accident that took place in early June this year during a road trip to Las Vegas. Weeks after his amazing recovery Evila learned that the iPhone had been launched to overwhelming success. Before his accident Geoff had planned to camp out in line for his very own iPhone, but without any warning everything suddenly went black. Geoff realized that he had some catching up to do as he began to put the pieces of his life back together.
Geoff's closest friend Steve Denots asked the local Apple Store in Chandler, Arizona to create a huge scene for Geoff Evila when he arrived last week to purchase his iPhone, similar to the high energy scene that took place on June 29 when the iPhone was released. Denots told the Apple Store staff Geoff's harrowing story of recovery and carefully designed the event to be a surprise for Evila.
"I was so psyched that the store agreed to play along," said Denots "Geoff was blown away, he limped through the store holding up his iPhone proud as can be while everyone cheered him on. I had the old Geoff back except now with a better phone, his last Verizon phone sucked."
Though Geoff Evila is recovering brilliantly, Denots did not have the courage to inform his best friend that the Apple Store scene was a set up. "Geoff believes it's real, so that makes it real," said Denots "I'm just glad to have him back alive and well." Denots told The iPhone Savior that Geoff is enjoying his new phone despite his struggle with small motor movement which represents the final hurdle in Evila's recovery. For Geoff Evila, life has become a whole lot better waking up to the iPhone. You would have to be in a coma to believe otherwise.
Geoff Evila pictured above Fake Steve Jobs Fakes Own Death (link)
I bet he gets an email from Steve Jobs as well. Steve is that kind of guy.
Posted by: Eric | October 21, 2007 at 01:32 PM
Yeah, I'll bet Steve saves kittens tied to railroad tracks like every day. Steve like totally RULES DUDE!!! Save us from ourselves Steve, you godlike hunk o' genius, you.
*cough*
Posted by: Anonymous | October 21, 2007 at 01:41 PM
A very touching story. Here's to Geoff's complete motor skills recovery!
Posted by: F451 | October 21, 2007 at 01:41 PM
This is a sad example of how the things we own, end up owning us.
Posted by: Roades | October 21, 2007 at 01:43 PM
so I assume that he's not there mentally 100%. I mean you'd figure out the whole setup thing eventually.
Posted by: photar | October 21, 2007 at 01:46 PM
So of course I wonder - in order to fully recreate the illusion, did he pay the original $600?
Posted by: Webomatica | October 21, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Did they charge him the original $600 for the phone as well?
Posted by: Brad | October 21, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Lucky he saved $200.
Posted by: mark | October 21, 2007 at 01:52 PM
They need to print the end of the story.
"Evila later slipped back into a coma after he found out AT&T is the carrirer."
Posted by: Skunkman | October 21, 2007 at 02:55 PM
After using ATT for a while, he'll wish he were back in that coma till the contract expires.
Posted by: Wes Harden | October 21, 2007 at 03:56 PM
Hope somebody tells him not to upgrade to 1.1.1 if he wants 3rd party mods! :P
Posted by: Eddie | October 21, 2007 at 04:41 PM
ah nerds and their iphones. Will you ever shut up about your bricks? iPhone brought me out of the coma I was in, too... using Treos and HTC 8525.
Posted by: yesme | October 21, 2007 at 04:48 PM
This story is brilliant satire!
Geoff Evila/alivE
Steve Denots/stoneD
Posted by: Fan | October 21, 2007 at 05:16 PM
Anyone notice that his last name is STONED backwards?
And his buddy's last name is ALIVE backwards?
But man, you throw enough stupid at the Diggsters, and your traffic is going to boot those Ad words checks up to where you want them.
Posted by: kelly | October 21, 2007 at 05:32 PM
Well written! Every picture tells a story. You had me hooked and Crunch Gear too. Props!
Posted by: Neil Boden | October 21, 2007 at 05:33 PM
The main characters names are "Stoned Alive" when spelled backwards and put together. I love it!
Posted by: James | October 21, 2007 at 05:57 PM
Yeah I shop at the Chandler Apple store and I have nothing else interesting to say. I'm sorry. Shoot me!
Posted by: tom | October 21, 2007 at 07:42 PM
I find that story rather tasteless, however funny it may be.
Posted by: topspin | October 21, 2007 at 09:12 PM
Hey, I went into a coma five years ago, just as I was about to buy some Apple stock. Now that I'm out of it, I think it's only fair I should pay the price as it was then.
Posted by: Steve | October 21, 2007 at 10:54 PM
This story is definitely real. And no one will convince me it's fake. Do you think George Washington really cut down that cheery tree? No, but it's okay because it makes us all feel good and that is what's important.
Posted by: Clak (from Digg) | October 22, 2007 at 12:21 AM
The best part is that he got the phone at today's price, good $200 saving ! ;)
Posted by: Mr. Chips | October 22, 2007 at 10:29 AM
wow!! i would have totally been on board to do another iphone launch had i known this was going on. after camping out for the original launch in NYC and braving the rainstorm, this would have been a walk in the park. on top of that, this time i would have saved $200 clams!! priceless!!
Posted by: Leroy | October 22, 2007 at 11:01 AM
This story is so fake it makes Weapons of Mass Destruction spontaneously appear in Iran!
Posted by: Russ @ bombay potatoes | October 23, 2007 at 02:03 AM
hehe.. This story is funny.. good, he is saving $200.
Posted by: Marcos | October 26, 2007 at 01:49 PM
And the Author, Earl Sorel, is an anagram for 'Real Loser'
Earl Sorel > Real Loser
(As Said Before)
Geoff Evila/alivE
Steve Denots/stoneD
Coincidence? I think not. Brilliance? Indeed it is.
Posted by: KuT | October 28, 2007 at 05:35 AM