Levi Johnston's Mentor - Tank Jones

All young people need a mentor. For most of us it is our father or mother, but -- if those people are not available in our lives -- it is useful to find another person to fill that void. Other family members, coaches, or older friends are all people who can mentor a young person. A mentor is somebody who can give you guidance, advise you when life has thrown you a curve ball, or even just be there when you need some help.

We covered the Rex Butler-Tank Jones-Levi Johnston relationship the other day in this post. Later that afternoon, Alaskan radio host Eddie Burke discussed Rex Butler and Tank Jones. Mr. Butler called in to the show to give his take on the situation, as is his right. Mr. Butler revealed during his call-in that Tank Jones is the "mentor" to Levi Johnston. Here is the audio:



In today's Alaska Ear section of the ADN, this was reported:

Rex, super-stud P.I. Tank Jones and Levi were spotted breaking bread at a local restaurant last week.

Tank Jones is perfectly entitled to any professional career he chooses, but this does not make him an honorable person. Tank Jones is a private investigator, whose principal goal is to dig up dirt on people. If you read his MySpace profile, this is what you will find in the "Who I would like to meet section:"

Who I'd like to meet:
You... If you believe that your signigicant [sic] other is having a fling and/or affair, call us. We'll unleash the truth.

Now, Levi Johnston, on his many media appearances has suggested that he would like to grow up and become a real father to his son. Of course, this is a very honorable thing... When he finds a job and stops his dreams of becoming an actor or model, he can accomplish this. Thinking about this whole thing makes you realize that this young man needs a mentor. Somebody who can show him how to be responsible and act like an adult. A person who can guide him through these tough times.

Should that person be a private investigator who makes his money doing this?

As a private investigator, Tank Jones sees what isn't meant to be seen, hears what isn't meant to be heard, knows what is supposed to be secret. He's pretty sure, for example, that a client's boyfriend who ducked out the door at 5:30 for an early-morning run didn't mean to be videotaped indulging in a little side-dish activity on top of a picnic table in Elderberry Park.

Here is some of his most memorable work:

The suspicious bride-to-be who learned her fiance had a boyfriend.

The traveling husband who found out his wife didn't have a boyfriend after all. She had three.

The woman who fainted when Jones discovered two weeks before the wedding that her fiance was doing, let's just say, The Funky Chicken without clothes, with one of her best girlfriends.

Having Jones as a mentor is also very costly:

Jones charges $65 to $175 an hour, with those higher rates kicking in once he has to travel outside the Anchorage area, stay in motels and rack up other expenses.

One would think that those higher rates would kick in when Jones was accompanying Levi on his media tour recently. But something tells me that Jones is such a good guy that he does this for free. I mean here he is mentoring Levi Johnston out of the goodness of his heart.

And who can honestly say that they don't want somebody like Jones as a mentor? All young men with dreams of being a good father should hire get in touch with the great mentor, Tank Jones.

And the next time you suffer from a slip and fall, you should get in touch with Rex Butler. They do share the same office after all.