MEDIA COMMENTARY, MUSINGS, & GENERAL CRANKINESS
Posted in Advertising on Jul 30th, 2010
One of the reasons I love advertising is it gets you on the inside of so many different kinds of businesses. I have watched how Twinkies are made, toyed with the controls of the Goodyear blimp, explored the back hallways of a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, and had a man in a white coat at [...]
Posted in Advertising, General Crankiness on Jul 27th, 2010
Most of the time it was probably real bad being stuck down in a torture dungeon. But some days, when there was a bad storm outside, you’d look through the bars of your little window and think, “Boy, I’m glad I’m not out in that.” –From “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey.” ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I remember a [...]
Posted in Advertising, Commentary on Jul 20th, 2010
What follows is one of the single most interesting passages I’ve read in my 50-some years of reading. It’s from a marvelous book called 1939: The Lost World of The Fair, by David Gerlernter. It paints a picture of an America that no longer exists. “Question: What is wrong with this picture? [Rhetorical; there was [...]
Posted in Advertising, General Crankiness on Jul 16th, 2010
Boring TV commercials loaded down with too much detail remind me of that poor donkey you always see in old Westerns. You know the one — the sad beast way at the back of the wagon train. With 200 pounds on its back: gold ore, sleeping bags, guns, clanking pans and bottles of liquor, pick [...]
Error: Twitter did not respond. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.
|
