Everyone works for the same reason – to earn an income which will enable us to survive in this materialistic, capitalistic – and commercial world. But while we all strive for a well paying job, we at least try to work in a field that we enjoy. Of my three jobs, I enjoy them all, but one pays well, one pays a little – and one pays nothing at all. But the truth is – it is not the money I receive for the work I do that is the true compensation for a job well done – it is the recognition, notoriety – and appreciation from the people that I do it for.

As Press Secretary for the Department of Buildings, it is my job to be the liaison between the press and the Department, so as a result – my name appears in the newspapers quite often. So often in fact, that I have been invited to social functions, asked to be interviewed by students, and receive phone calls from constituents just because they consider me someone who is “in the know”. So while the salary I make being a Press Secretary is the highest that I have made in any job I have ever held – the fact that I have gained notoriety by being a regular in the newspapers is the true reward of the job.

I have loved wrestling since I was six. Once I became a teenager, wrestling was the biggest thing in my life. I taped it every week, spent every dollar I had on wrestling stuff – and remember chanting the names of my favorite wrestlers as they walked down the aisle. Now, I host a television show about the sport I have loved for the past twenty-three years. Salary wise – the job pays nothing – not one penny. But two weeks ago when World Wrestling Federation Commissioner William Regal came to Fun Time U.S.A., I walked down the stairs to greet the fans that came to see Regal – and the crowd began chanting my name – no amount of money can compare to the feeling that gave me. In addition to that, I remember when I was younger, I once wrote to the WWF and asked them to send me some pictures of my favorite wrestlers and some free stuff. A week later, I received a package from the WWF with some photos and some stickers – and I flipped out. Recently, I received a letter from 10 year old Travis Strattion who lives in Cordova, Tennessee. In his letter, he said that he used to live in Brooklyn and since he moved to Tennessee, he misses Ring Fever. He then asked me to send him an autographed picture and a few stickers. He signed the letter, “your biggest fan”. So now, instead of being the one to flip out when I receive a package containing pictures of my favorite stars – I am the one sending out the package to a fan of mine. So while Ring Fever may pay me nothing – there is no amount of money that could replace the rewards that it brings me.

In April of 1998, my friend Brian brought over a tape of a show that he loved and wanted me to check it out. The show follows the lives of four eight year old boys who live in the fictional mountain town of South Park, Colorado. From the first episode, I was instantly hooked. For over a year, Brian, myself and the rest of our “crew” made sure we were in front of a television every Wednesday at 10:00pm. Then, when the movie came out – we made sure that we were in that theatre opening night. A year later, I became a paid employee of the show I instantly fell in love with. While the money is good and pays more then half my rent – a million dollar an hour raise would not be enough when compared to what this position has brought to my life. Since the day I became the Moderator of the South Park Booster Club, and a paid employee of my favorite television show on September 1, 1999, I have received dozens of fan letters, numerous gifts including three cases of Alaskan beer, a framed poster of a scene from one of my favorite episodes, a Kenny tie, two South Park DVDs, a South Park desk calendar, and so many other wonderful gifts. In addition, there is a South Park Convention planned in June and I am the celebrity guest. When I sat down to watch the first episode of South Park, I could not have imagined that any of this would be happening to me – that I would go from one of South Park’s millions of fans to someone who the fans look to as a representative of the show. No money will ever be able to match that feeling.

So while everyone looks forward to their paycheck – I look forward to the other rewards that I receive from the jobs that I do – because to me – they are worth more then anything.