If anything, it’s made him and Lesa an even more irresistible duo, because people love a tale of friendship and redemption.Ī&E is remaining tight-lipped about its change. This article is quoted in several recent interviews about the two of them, and it doesn’t seem that Jerry’s criminal history has been a problem for fans. The article does reference Jerry’s criminal history, and also says that he’s been clean for years, while his “friends give Lesa a lot of the credit for his recovery.” Of course, National Enquirer isn’t the only tabloid, and a little bit of digging does turn up an April 2012 article from Reality Weekly, a tabloid dedicated to reality TV. If the tabloid were really running something juicy enough to get Jerry fired, you would assume the magazine would mention it on its site. Although National Enquirer archives all of its articles on its site, a site-wide search for “Jerry Simpson” brings up no matches. There are a couple of problems with this rumor, though.įirst, there’s no record of the article being run. One of the most persistent rumors is that a scandal from Jerry’s past has resurfaced thanks to an issue of National Enquirer, and A&E had to cancel his involvement to neutralize the damage. Since the announcement was made, fans have been speculating about the change, and plenty of rumors are circulating about what really happened to Lesa Lewis. In their place, two new bidders are joining the show: Jenny Grumbles and Mary Padian. Lesa Lewis and Jerry Simpson won’t be returning to this season of Storage Wars: Texas. He visited Dave’s co-stars Jarrod Shultz and Brandi Passante at their Now and Then Second Hand Store in Orange.įreelance writer Barbara Venezia’s opinion column appears online each Thursday and in The Current every Friday.You’ve probably heard the news by now. Register columnist Frank Mickadeit continues the story in his column today. Yep, Dave Hester seems like a “regular guy” who’s just having fun doing what he loves.īut Dave Hester is only part of “Storage Wars” O.C. Has TV stardom changed Dave? “Not really,” he says, and I tend to believe him. So you never know.” With the popularity of the show, Dave’s noticed auctions are getting more crowded. Folks living in more affluent areas will store items in facilities located in places like Santa Ana or Orange where prices are lower. So what cities have the best auctions? Dave said, “It depends. My guess, Dave can pretty much sell anything once he gets his hands on it. The oddest things were shark fins, but Dave managed to make a whopping profit selling those too. “I once paid $750 for a unit and found a Jack Wilson Smith painting worth $155,000,” he said. even take the lead on some auctions, his dad told me.ĭave goes to 20-30 auctions a week and I asked him what the most valuable thing he’s ever unearthed in a storage unit was. His 22-year-old son, Dave Jr., runs the Internet side of the thrift store business. Dave saw this as an opportunity to highlight his profession and tell his life story. Producers found Dave through the show’s auctioneer Dan Dotson. We talked about how he’s been in business for 25 years, attended his first swap meet with his dad in 1969, and is himself a bonded auctioneer since 1992. Dave was thoroughly charming and down to earth. On the show, Dave can sometimes come off as being a bit of a jerk, taunting the lesser experienced bidders. But even though I’m a fan, I was a bit apprehensive walking into this interview. In the storage auction arena, Dave Hester’s a rock star. Dave lives and works in this city and is proud of it. Like most people coming off the 55 Freeway at 19th Street in Costa Mesa, I’ve driven by Dave’s thrift store, Newport Consignment Gallery, many times. It’s now A&E’s top-rated show, and Dave Hester, “Storage War’s” bad boy of bidding, has a local connection. Now if you’re not one of the 2.1 million weekly viewers of this crazy show featuring a colorful cast of characters feverishly trying to out-bid each other for abandoned storage units, you should check it out. My latest addiction is A& E’s runaway hit TV series “Storage Wars.”
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