Slumberlord
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Get ill indeed
I am mildly fond of conventional rap album design, from the shrill and glammy Pen and Pixel styles to the self-aggrandizing gothic hubris of New York’s rhyme kings. But for a genre that’s supposed to be so stylish, you don’t always see a lot of style on display. That’s why I’m so impressed with exhibit A:
It’s seriously near-perfect design. Diddy has fallen in and out of favor with me enough times that I’m fairly skeptical about his future output, but if the music on this is half as good as the cover, he may be on my good side for good. If not, at least he’s bringing a new 8Ball & MJG album to market. A new album that will have terrible cover art, but almost surely great music.
I am mildly fond of conventional rap album design, from the shrill and glammy Pen and Pixel styles to the self-aggrandizing gothic hubris of New York’s rhyme kings. But for a genre that’s supposed to be so stylish, you don’t always see a lot of style on display. That’s why I’m so impressed with exhibit A:
It’s seriously near-perfect design. Diddy has fallen in and out of favor with me enough times that I’m fairly skeptical about his future output, but if the music on this is half as good as the cover, he may be on my good side for good. If not, at least he’s bringing a new 8Ball & MJG album to market. A new album that will have terrible cover art, but almost surely great music.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Many people are very much so...tired
People leave a lot of pointless junk on car windshields, but most of it has to do with cheap work or promotions for shady local businesses. Rarely does these anything as interesting as this crop up:
FREE GASOLINE
Are you sick and tired of high gasoline cost? Many people are very much so...tired. We have solved the riddle to the problem. For FREE details on how to start getting FREE GASOLINE for all your cars and trucks, just return this coupon TODAY with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: - Sam’s Gas Club, 2112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 2A2, Jackson, TN 38305
A few thoughts:
1. The syntax in the first two sentences is priceless.
2. They didn’t just solve the problem; they solved the riddle within the problem. I imagine our fearless consumer advocates venturing deep into the jungle and meeting the challenge of some ancient pagan god who controls the secrets to FREE GASOLINE.
3. Yes, the caps. Probably the least-strange thing in this card.
4. All my cars and trucks! I mean, just a few would mean pretty big savings for me, but if I could fuel the entire fleet for free that would be fantastic!
5. Does the coupon really have to be sent back the very same day? Or are they merely stressing that there’s no time to waste?
6. “Hollywood Drive” in Jackson, Tenn.
People leave a lot of pointless junk on car windshields, but most of it has to do with cheap work or promotions for shady local businesses. Rarely does these anything as interesting as this crop up:
FREE GASOLINE
Are you sick and tired of high gasoline cost? Many people are very much so...tired. We have solved the riddle to the problem. For FREE details on how to start getting FREE GASOLINE for all your cars and trucks, just return this coupon TODAY with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: - Sam’s Gas Club, 2112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 2A2, Jackson, TN 38305
A few thoughts:
1. The syntax in the first two sentences is priceless.
2. They didn’t just solve the problem; they solved the riddle within the problem. I imagine our fearless consumer advocates venturing deep into the jungle and meeting the challenge of some ancient pagan god who controls the secrets to FREE GASOLINE.
3. Yes, the caps. Probably the least-strange thing in this card.
4. All my cars and trucks! I mean, just a few would mean pretty big savings for me, but if I could fuel the entire fleet for free that would be fantastic!
5. Does the coupon really have to be sent back the very same day? Or are they merely stressing that there’s no time to waste?
6. “Hollywood Drive” in Jackson, Tenn.
