Kelly Clarkson Loves Ford.
On Saturday, I took Olivia to her first concert. We got there early and snagged a seat on the lawn just in time for the sky to open up and soak us to the skin. Not the best start. The opening band sucked cheese wheels. Also not great. But then Kelly came out and Livvy's little face lit up and we started shaking our asses to hits like "Miss Independent" and "Walk Away" and it was all good. Until it happened. Until, right in the middle of her set, Miss Kelly Clarkson sold us all down the river.
"So, y'all know I'm on this tour with Ford," she drawled into the mic. "They are just so great. Giving away cars and stuff! It's awesome! So, we wrote this next song together. Y'all might have seen it on the TV, but in case you haven't the video will be up on the screen behind me. Sing along if you know it!"
And for the next four minutes 10,000 people were watching a car commercial.
It was gross.
My adorable, skeptical daughter was unimpressed. She flopped down on the soggy blanket. "This is dumb," she said.
We sat and waited out the song. No one was shaking their asses. On the big screens, the camera panned across a bored front row. Everyone looked slightly embarrassed.
Oh, Kelly. We love you but this just will not do. Everybody got to get paid, but honey, you have to SET LIMITS. Practice saying no. NO, I will not wear that netted hoochie shirt. NO I won't play a Ford commercial to an entire paying audience of people who like me. Also, NO I am not Avril Lavigne.
Then she finished the show with a deluxe 10 minute version of "Since U Been Gone" and we were all friends again. That song is fantastic.
You might want to re-think your promotion when it makes even people who work in advertising projectile vomit
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"So, y'all know I'm on this tour with Ford," she drawled into the mic. "They are just so great. Giving away cars and stuff! It's awesome! So, we wrote this next song together. Y'all might have seen it on the TV, but in case you haven't the video will be up on the screen behind me. Sing along if you know it!"
And for the next four minutes 10,000 people were watching a car commercial.
It was gross.
My adorable, skeptical daughter was unimpressed. She flopped down on the soggy blanket. "This is dumb," she said.
We sat and waited out the song. No one was shaking their asses. On the big screens, the camera panned across a bored front row. Everyone looked slightly embarrassed.
Oh, Kelly. We love you but this just will not do. Everybody got to get paid, but honey, you have to SET LIMITS. Practice saying no. NO, I will not wear that netted hoochie shirt. NO I won't play a Ford commercial to an entire paying audience of people who like me. Also, NO I am not Avril Lavigne.
Then she finished the show with a deluxe 10 minute version of "Since U Been Gone" and we were all friends again. That song is fantastic.
You might want to re-think your promotion when it makes even people who work in advertising projectile vomit
Truth In Advertising
Here's how it's done: Meet Brian.
Two Mediocre Movies = One Okay Sunday
Monster House was okay. My Super Ex-Girlfriend was alright. I probably wouldn't recommend either one to a friend. It's your $8 though.
Job News
Almost a done deal.
I Made a Quiche Last Night And Boy Was It Tasty
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