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Friday, October 8, 2010

Death / On Tour / Interview / Puppy Vipaka

Posted by Trent Moorman on Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 12:49 PM

A psychedelic hardcore sludge pre-post metal band approaches our city. A phone interview had been set up. When the band pulled into a gas station for fuel, the band member who was set up to do the interview saw this advertisement, and became upset. Now he won’t do the interview. He is somewhat Buddhist and believes strongly in karma. Apparently, he has a young niece or nephew that saw the ad too (who is following with family members in another vehicle), and this niece or nephew didn’t understand why a big gas company would think that smooshed bugs are funny. This somewhat Buddhist hardcore metal musician did not enjoy having to explain the ad to his niece or nephew. The voicemail I received from another one of the band members was vague, and I was sent this picture. They extended condolences for this bandmate not doing the interview, and said he was sitting in the back of the van or bus sketching in his notebook, eating potato chips, and cussing about the cycle of suffering and rebirth for each being.

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Psychedelic hardcore musicians have feelings too.

Posted by I know who this is on October 8, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Tell me how this became an ad campaign.

Posted by Trent Moorman on October 8, 2010 at 2:11 PM

Who's this band in question?

Posted by morlakii on October 8, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Mad Rad.

Posted by Cliff B on October 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM

@4: Mad Rad is a psychedelic hardcore sludge pre-post metal band? Damn, my head has been way too far up my ass these past few months.

Posted by morlakii on October 8, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Hoobastank.

Posted by Cliff B on October 8, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Amazing post. Terrible ad campaign.

Posted by Ben G on October 9, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Amazing post. Terrible ad campaign.

Posted by Ben G on October 9, 2010 at 11:34 AM

You always ruin everything Trent.

Posted by fag on October 9, 2010 at 6:37 PM

I wondered the exact same thing about this splattered bug chart. Why did the bee have to get it the worst? It doesn't seem like the best way to get kids involved. Then again gas and oil companies don't seem to have the smartest people running them. I say we make a splattered oil executive chart.

Posted by Anna Anna Anna on October 10, 2010 at 2:34 PM