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| From | moteeko@telerama.com |
| Subject | Selling out the American Dreams |
| Date | Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:51:43 -0500 (EST) |
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Quoting CCDatsMe@aol.com:
>When I was a kid, I adored that Radio Free
> Europe commercial where a DJ near the Iron Curtain settled in at his
> microphone, delivered some indecipherable Eastern European patter, then
> announced, "On Broadvay." And The Drifters' song played, and your life
> was changed forever. The Drifters as the clarion call for the free
> world? You betcha.
It's nice to know that I wasn't the only one who felt that way about that
commercial. Gawd, that gave me goosebumps!
> The Ramones selling AT&T? Awright!
The first time my family heard THAT commercial, we were in a rare modern family
situation - all together watching TV. My wife and kids turned and looked at me
(a lifelong Ramones fan) with dropped jaws. One of my daughters said, "Dad,
that's the Ramones...I didn't think anybody knew who they were but you!"
So, at that moment I was either really hip, or my kids thought there were other
strange people out there. Probably the latter...
Greg
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