The Clash playing in commercials? “Police on My Back” used for a cop show? Who is the dirty, dirty slut that keeps selling the rights? Mick Jones, is that you? Joe Strummer would have never allowed it. Shameful!
Going through some boxes, I found a Buy for Less ad I saved from 1998. The full page ad begins with “Happy Easter from Buy for Less,” with a very prominent “Give Thanks for He Is Risen” filling the middle. At the bottom surrounding “Easter Greetings” are “WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMITED QUANTITIES. ALL LIMITS ARE PER FAMILY” and “NOT LIABLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL OR PICTORIAL ERRORS.” Nice way to cover all the bases.
In Oklahoma around 1999-2000, I heard someone eulogizing a loved one on the local news and this is what he said: “Even when he had nothing, he would share it with someone who needed what he had.” I had to write it down.
Goodbye, Air America. We hardly knew ye. Progressive talk radio lives on, but for faithful podcast listeners like Midge, there is no centralized, one-fee solution for subscriptions. It was a great idea, poorly executed, at least financially.
“When the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.” — Abraham Maslow