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D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1196	D donhonyc Posted posted on Sun, Feb 27, 2005 8:34 AM On 2005-02-23 10:36, Trader Woody wrote: "Here's the deal, folks. You do a commercial - you're off the artistic roll call, forever. End of story. Okay? You're another whore at the captialist gang bang and if you do a commercial, there's a price on your head. Everything you say is suspect and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a turd falling into my drink." Bill Hicks Thank you!! As we all know, this type of thing has been going on for years and years. Back in the late 70s/early 80s Kodak had an instant camera called 'The Handle', which did the same thing a Poloroid camera did except you cranked the photo out with the handle that was attached to the camera. They used the Beach Boys song 'Fun, Fun, Fun' ("you'll have fun, fun, fun with the handle made by Kodak"). At least back then they would re-record the song with their slogan, not that that was such a great thing mind you. Now it's just a wholesale rip-off of the song. And like alot of people on this thread I totally fucking hate that. It's doubly annoying to me because I used to work for a post-production company who's clientele was 90% ad agencies. I used to deal with these assholes on a daily basis for many painful years until, thank god, I found another way to make a living. These people not only thought that what they were doing was important, they thought it was 'art', and they actually had the balls to walk around with egos while they did this stuff! Un-be-leivable. One song I've heard lately is Aerosmith's 'Dream On' in a Buick commercial. What a stupid fucking idea. For starters, even before the commercial came out I always felt that if I never heard that song again for the rest of my life I'd be happy. I can just imagine one of those ad agency stooges...some disconnected rich white guy, hearing this song one day on the CD player of his Lexus as he drives around the Hamptons with his wife (that he's fucking around on) and thinks this would be a good idea for a commercial. Back at the agency he sells this to the company as all his 'yes' men cheer him on. Steven Tyler and the rest of the band should just hit the retirement home already. I was a huge fan of theirs in the late 70s, but I now officially hate them. 'Love in an Elevator' was reason enough, but this takes the cake. Here's a tip, people: make the 'mute' button on the TV remote your new best friend. I have been doing this for years now and it makes a huge difference. Mute that garbage right out of your life. It's very effective. Many times I have been in conversations with people and they'll mention something about a commercial and I'll have no idea what they are talking about. "Let the products sell themselves. Fuck advertising, commercial psychology. Psychological methods to sell should be destroyed" The Minutemen from their song 'Shit from an Old Notebook' [ Edited by: donhonyc on 2005-02-27 08:53 ]

On 2005-02-23 10:36, Trader Woody wrote:
"Here's the deal, folks. You do a commercial - you're off the artistic roll call, forever. End of story. Okay? You're another whore at the captialist gang bang and if you do a commercial, there's a price on your head. Everything you say is suspect and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a turd falling into my drink."
Bill Hicks

Thank you!!

As we all know, this type of thing has been going on for years and years. Back in the late 70s/early 80s Kodak had an instant camera called 'The Handle', which did the same thing a Poloroid camera did except you cranked the photo out with the handle that was attached to the camera. They used the Beach Boys song 'Fun, Fun, Fun' ("you'll have fun, fun, fun with the handle made by Kodak"). At least back then they would re-record the song with their slogan, not that that was such a great thing mind you. Now it's just a wholesale rip-off of the song. And like alot of people on this thread I totally fucking hate that. It's doubly annoying to me because I used to work for a post-production company who's clientele was 90% ad agencies. I used to deal with these assholes on a daily basis for many painful years until, thank god, I found another way to make a living. These people not only thought that what they were doing was important, they thought it was 'art', and they actually had the balls to walk around with egos while they did this stuff! Un-be-leivable.

One song I've heard lately is Aerosmith's 'Dream On' in a Buick commercial. What a stupid fucking idea. For starters, even before the commercial came out I always felt that if I never heard that song again for the rest of my life I'd be happy. I can just imagine one of those ad agency stooges...some disconnected rich white guy, hearing this song one day on the CD player of his Lexus as he drives around the Hamptons with his wife (that he's fucking around on) and thinks this would be a good idea for a commercial. Back at the agency he sells this to the company as all his 'yes' men cheer him on.

Steven Tyler and the rest of the band should just hit the retirement home already. I was a huge fan of theirs in the late 70s, but I now officially hate them. 'Love in an Elevator' was reason enough, but this takes the cake.

Here's a tip, people: make the 'mute' button on the TV remote your new best friend. I have been doing this for years now and it makes a huge difference. Mute that garbage right out of your life. It's very effective. Many times I have been in conversations with people and they'll mention something about a commercial and I'll have no idea what they are talking about.

"Let the products sell themselves. Fuck advertising, commercial psychology. Psychological methods to sell should be destroyed" The Minutemen from their song 'Shit from an Old Notebook'

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2005-02-27 08:53 ]

Post #143565 by donhonyc on Sun, Feb 27, 2005 8:34 AM