Blake Nolan, Tony Castricone enter multi-year agreement to promote Cone Awareness

The Nolan Group to sponsor putting a cone on ‘The Cone’

Winston Salem, NC – Tony Castricone’s desire to get a North Carolina vanity license plate for his car with the word ‘cone’ in it was taken to an extreme and ridiculous level Sunday night, when he and Blake Nolan mutually agreed to terms that will help promote Cone Awareness for years to come. Castricone will drive around with the vanity plate and a cone on the hood of his black 2010 Mazda 3, while Nolan will make a significant financial investment.

For the record, this is real.

“I absolutely love The Cone,” Castricone said speaking of his car. “Like I do with all things I love, I figure I might as well exploit it and make a few bucks off it.”

"Everything has a price,” Nolan said of the agreement. “And I'm willing to pay good money for personal entertainment at Tony's expense."

Here are the terms:

Castricone will pay up to $44 per year for a North Carolina vanity license plate that says “THE CONE,” “DA CONE!” “COOONE!” or some variation. The remaining costs will be covered by Nolan.

In addition, there will be a suctioned orange cone on the hood of Castricone’s car. The ornament must be between 3.5 and 4.5 inches tall, and must be on Castricone’s car at all times, except during business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or during business trips and/or during business transportation of a client or someone above or equal to Castricone’s pay grade. (Essentially everybody.)

The orange cone also must be present on Castricone’s car each time he goes on a date, regardless of the time of day.

“Even though the guy hasn't been on a legitimate date with a woman in more than two years, I felt it was a key deal point from my standpoint to insist that The Cone stay on the car during any future dates,” Nolan added. “I support anything that will hurt his chances."

Nolan will pay Castricone a $12.50 cone fee every month, due the 22^nd of each month, with a $25 late fee charged if payment is not received by 11:59 p.m. on the 22^nd. He will also pay for the purchase and installation of the cone on Castricone’s car, and will set aside annual “cone maintenance” costs into an escrow account in case of damage, theft, etc., since it is not likely the cone is covered by Castricone’s car insurance policy.

Castricone will be suspect to “random cone tests.” If he is found to be in violation of the contract, Castricone owes Nolan all the monthly fees back over the life of the cone, plus 4 percent non-accruable interest.

Again, this is real.

"I am The Cone," Castricone stated.

The contract, which is in the process of being created, can be voided by either party at any time.