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COPYRIGHT 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal
Byline: Jennifer Robison
Jun. 23--Mike Schoenbaechler stalks the street corner, his electric-blue wig bobbing up and down as he gestures wildly to passing drivers.
He flashes, flips and spins a three-foot promotional sign at the driver of a slowing car with tags that read "UANOYME." The motorist speeds up and peels through the intersection, and Schoenbaechler, undeterred, focuses on fresh quarry among the dozens of cars still whizzing through the intersection of Warm Springs Road and Eastern Avenue.
He pivots. He marches. He sways. He testifies. He folds all of his 6 feet and 9 inches into a 5-foot squat so he can look into drivers' eyes and flash them a thumbs-up -- all because he's just dying to get his hands on the junk in their attics.
Schoenbaechler is the co-owner of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, one of the Las Vegas Valley's newest franchises. And like any owner of a fledgling business, Schoenbaechler is doing what he can to spread the word about his company's services.
Since Schoenbaechler and his business partner, Tom Delaney, opened 1-800-GOT-JUNK...
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