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>So I got to thinking -- and worrying -- what's next? Carly Simon for
>Polident? Graham Nash for Just for Men? Keith Richards for Depends? James
>Taylor for Rogaine? Linda Ronstadt for Metamucil? Gracie Slick for the
>Clapper? David Crosby for Carter's Little Liver Pills?
Up way too early, saw this post and laughed my ass off! (Can we say "ass" on this
list?)
>And what the hell am I supposed to do if I turn on the TV one day and see
>Joni doing one of those ads for the greatest hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s
>while "Songs to Aging Children" plays in the background?
I remember when the Stones did the $12mil. deal w/Microsoft for "Start me up," and
Keith gave one of his "Arrgg, we're pirates!" responses. Yeah, but still. . .Maybe
what it comes down to is the "no such thing as bad publicity" maxim--w/celeb.
endorsements an extension of that. (Considering Dole's endorsements, what's the
future hold for other politicians?)
On the bright side: Perhaps Pfizer will come up with a pill to counter "Charisma
Bypass Syndrome," with a _retired_ John Ashcroft as the spokesperson.
More Coffee!
Denny
"The American public wants tragedy with a happy ending."
--Wm. Dean Howells
