I've read the articles. Eddie is apparently worth between $10 and $20 million dollars. I find this hard to believe based on accounts from three pretty reliable sources. The first was my father and fellow coworker. The two of them were in Los Angeles, California, setting up a new branch for their manufacturing business. As they were waiting they noticed Eddie sitting in the terminal near their gate in a blue suit. This wasn't really that surprising because he was due to perform in Portsmouth, Ohio on 8/31/2014. It was a stroke of luck to see someone famous getting on the same flight with them. What they didn't figure was his seating arrangements when boarding the flight. They both figured that they would walk past him in first class as they boarded economy class. In fact, Eddie was sitting in economy along with them.
Alright, so a celebrity flying economy isn't impossible. Lets get to source two. A friend of the two works at a Hampton Inn located right next to Port Columbus International Airport. The employee reportedly confirms that Eddie Money stays there when he is in town. They also report that Eddie Money was bumming cigarettes from one of the night employees. There was another source, a restaurant's employee that said he was a cheap bastard, only giving an 8% tip, but there were not a lot of details, so I will just put that out there as a maybe possible true story.
I'm just going to ask you, the typical reader a question. If you were worth 10 million dollars, would you fly economy? Would you bum cigarettes from a hotel employee? Would you stay at a Hampton Inn? Would you play at a local community festival on the other side of the country? He may have a big house in California, but if he is living like a regular Joe the rest of the time I would attest to the fact that he really doesn't really live the life of the rich and famous.
Just my thoughts on the matter,
Wrench
