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ANYONE REMEMBER JESSE CAMP

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  • Started 4 years ago by starr76
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  1. starr76

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    Does anyone here remember the MTV glam dude Jesse Camp if so what happened to him. For those who don't know him here'z the promo vid for See You Around

    DRINKING FIFTHS STRAIGHT FROM THE JACK BOTTLE DO I LOOK LIKE A MOTHERFUCKING ROLE MODEL
    Posted 4 years ago #  

  3. RcksAngl

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    I remember him just don't know what ever became of him!! :lol:

    Lovin' Keri Kelli
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  4. RcksAngl

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    Hey Dizzy here ya go!!

    Who: Jesse Camp (a.k.a. that skinny guy who won MTV's "Wanna Be a VJ" contest)

    Biggest hits: Landing the VJ gig, getting to jump onstage with Vince Neil and Van Halen and having his own short-lived MTV show, "Lunch With Jesse."

    Claim to fame: Allegedly won the contest over the less charismatic walking music encyclopedia Dave Holmes when an Internet hacker rigged the voting and sent in 3,000 bogus votes. Also, his onscreen duet with Tori Amos on Aerosmith's "Dream On" is a high point in bizarre TV.

    You may remember him from: The 6'4" beanpole rocker with the gravity-defying hair made up a story about being homeless on his way to winning the $25,000 grand prize and a once-in-a-lifetime gig as an MTV VJ in a 1998 contest. He released the debut album from his band — Jesse Camp & the 8th Street Kidz — the next year, featuring Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, made the cover of Spin magazine and then quickly disappeared from the scene. He had a small cameo in Britney Spears' movie "Crossroads," and appeared in the low-budget 2004 horror flick "Skin Walker" alongside other notorious figures such as Joey Buttafucco and drag performer RuPaul.

    The bad news: Unfortunately, the former student at the prestigious Loomis Chaffee prep school in Connecticut appears to have taken his spacey rocker persona too seriously. After the album stiffed and Camp was dropped by Hollywood Records, he fell off the map, according to his former manager, Charlie Stettler, who could not reach him for comment. "The kid was a confused teenager who ended up fooling the whole world, including me. Thousands of fans lined up outside record stores when he released his rock and roll album ... problem [is] nobody bought, they just wanted to touch him, be him for a day. ... He has spent the last several years trying to find himself and do the right thing, unfortunately without much success to date." Camp's parents could not be reached for comment, and a former bandmate said Camp, now 26, contacted him six months ago and said he was living in Los Angeles.

    The Moral: Those 15 minutes are a lot shorter when you're the one in the spotlight.

    Lovin' Keri Kelli
    Posted 4 years ago #  

  5. RattPoison

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    Do I remember Jesse Camp?

    I'd rather not.

    :roll:

    *It's Only Rock n Roll, but I Like it!*
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  6. RcksAngl

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    :lol: That's funny RattPoison!!! :mrgreen:

    Lovin' Keri Kelli
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  7. KaylaRules

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    Haha, goofball

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    Posted 4 years ago #  

  8. PoisonRulez

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    I thought he was cool..hahaha I have his CD!!

    Posted 3 years ago #  

  9. Bl4cFoxx

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    Jesse Camp? He's my best friend. lol. But seriously, I have a best friend who's name is spelled just like that. lol.

    Posted 3 years ago #  

  10. glamguylover2003

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    I remember him he was funny

    Posted 3 years ago #  

  11. LEATHUR

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    I thought he was cute and he had this infectious....enthusiasm....I was glad MTV picked a longhair after selling out to cRAP shit-hop genres for so long, yaknow.....

    "Sacrifice before Compromise" "Live the rock n roll dream"
    Posted 3 years ago #  

  12. RockLibertyWarrior

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    I was so desperate for new real rock n' roll at the time I went out and bought his CD. I couldn't stand Korn, Limp Bizkit or that crop of "metal" crap so I bought his CD. At first I liked it, then after four listens I brought it to a used CD shop for credit and got Def Leppard's "Pyromania" instead, was alot happier!

    Posted 3 years ago #  

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