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| From | "Mark Tate" <zumpp99@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Fountains of Wayne - sell out! |
| Date | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:18:39 -0500 |
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I agree. I think it's terrible that they put some measure of financial
security over "artistic integity." I don't give a shit if they need health
insurance or not. Look at Alejandro Escovedo! He never sold out and I bet
he's not regretting it! ;-)
Mark
>From: Donmand@aol.com
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Fountains of Wayne - sell out!
>Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:16:26 EST
>
>Well, it had to happen!
>
>Just saw a commercial for Dr. Pepper with "Stacy's Mom" playing in the
>background. It goes like this; Mom (that looks NOTHING like the Stacy's Mom
>in the
>video. She looks like a June Cleaver with short dark hair) drives up in a
>minivan after a soccer game. Brings the team of 10 year olds a cooler of
>Dr.
>Pepper. They love it. Very BORING! ! ! And a waste how to trivialize a
>great song.
>
>Question: Does FOW really need money that bad. To sell out to a stupid
>commercial like this! Maybe they should head back in to the studio and
>record a new
>CD and go out on tour!
>
>Don
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