The wise, well traveled Dutchman, Otto, speaks... =)
G l y p h In a message dated 12/6/00 4:35:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >I think one big assumption that's being made throughout this discussion >is that Ford decided who to nominate. That decision is made by the AMA >organisation, not the sponsors. The AMA most likely decides the nominees >based on sales and publicity etc. and then there's no surprise that >those three names come up (it's not exactly the first time this sort of >thing happens). > >And with Ford's current ad campaign theme, it's no surprise either that >they decide to sponsor such an award, even though they know it's not the >real techno. In any case, it's the closest thing at the AMA they have >for reaching the intended target audience. Assuming they show the ad >during the awards, it will certainly make people wonder what Detroit >Techno is. Then it's up to 'us' show them what it all is about (and not >flame polite-but-ignorant newbies like what happened to that raver kid >a >few weeks ago!). > >Otto
