Word: burnette
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...Supposedly by Phil Spector with Poncia/Andreoli Phil probably had nothing to do with it; performed by Darlene Love on the B side of "Stumble and Fall" 7. Telstar - Joe Meek (performed by the Tornados in Meek's production) 8. Stroll On - Sort of by the Yardbirds (plagiarized from Johnny Burnett and His Rock and Roll Trio's "Train Kept A-Rollin'"; the Yardbirds' performance in Antonioni's "Blow Up" is the one that changed the course of human events) 9. Cherry Cherry Coupe - Brian Wilson and Roger Christian 10. I'll Be Around - Alec Wilder (performed by Sinatra...
...products don't try to reach you anymore because they no longer care what boomers want, or think or spend their money on (unless it is a solution to pesky erectile dysfunction or your annoying estrogen shortage). Says Cathy DeThorne, executive vice president of the advertising giant Leo Burnett U.S.A.: "Whining baby boomers are mourning the fact that those rules they understood just don't apply anymore." Maybe we need to attend to the commercial wisdom of Hallmark cards, one company that has no problem marketing across generations. Hallmark simply adjusts the product line to conform to demographic trends. Consequently...
...CAROL BURNETT, actor, comedian: The way to take a pie in the face with style is to immediately grab the person and kiss them all over their face so they get it too. You're saying, "Thank you. I understand your point of view, and here is mine: Kiss your enemies...
...that people are most engrossing making love or war. War's easier, so conflict was built in; castaways were selected for "strong personalities" (read: potential clashes), and they periodically voted to expel members. The last one left--picked by expelled players--wins $1 million. As for love, Burnett suspects that some contestants snuck away for a little vine swingin'. But, he says, "we were more interested in relationships in how they affected the group." Uh-huh. Judging by a preview shown to advertisers last week, the producers were after sparks and heat: the survivors are shown bickering, frolicking in bikinis...
...also hard to believe some producers' claims of high-minded purpose, as when executive producer Paul Romer calls Big Brother "a mirror to society." (Last we checked, society consisted of folks allowed to leave the house.) Scoffs Burnett, comparing Survivor with Multi-Millionaire: "There is a big difference between taking 16 adventurers to an island and 50 morons lining up to get married after meeting a stranger on TV." Of course, 23 million people watched Multi-Millionaire. He'd better hope there's not that much difference...