Connecticut: Listeners of Friday’s Howard Stern radio show who crave details of the arranged prom date between a Weston High School senior and adult film star Tyler Faith will be sorely disappointed when they tune in tomorrow and find the date was canceled.
Max Miesel had won the date to Weston’s prom, held Saturday night at the Stamford Sheraton, when his grandmother challenged Lester “Beetlejuice” Green, a 4-foot-3-inch frequent guest on Stern’s show best known for his offbeat looks and mannerisms, to a game of “Beat the Juice.”
Though Miesel’s grandmother failed to cajole the stubborn, and at points incoherent, Beetlejuice into repeating the phrase “I came, I saw, I conquered,” the shock jock pitied the Weston student — who said it was his “dream” to take a porn star to his prom — and declared him a winner anyway.
That’s when the school, and Miesel’s parents, stepped in.
Weston High School Principal Mary Kolek said that after a discussion with Miesel’s parents, it was determined that the porn star was in violation of the school’s guidelines for prom dates.
Scott Hoover, director of publicity for Jill Kelly productions, the organization representing Faith, said he believed the school and the Sheraton Hotel “banned Max from attending the prom,” regardless of who his date was, but the school disputed the allegation.
“That’s simply not true. Max will be attending the prom,” Kolek said.
Miesel and his family could not be reached for comment.
Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see what Stern’s reaction to the news will be tomorrow. His Web site promises listeners, “Max and Tyler will be reporting on their date next week. Everyone went home happy.”
Miesel finagled his way onto the program under the guise that his grandmother had sent in a letter begging Stern to arrange a prom date for her grandson. After Stern told Miesel he was a good-looking guy and could probably get his own date, the student admitted he had sent in the letter, but his grandmother was willing to go along with Stern’s games.
Even before the school declared the prom date off-limits, Miesel’s grandfather almost cost him his chance. After Stern needled the grandmother with some “personal” questions, the grandfather stepped in and declared the game over.
But after some coaxing from callers, Miesel’s grandfather conceded — only if Max and Faith would not explore their relationship beyond “a kiss on the cheek.”