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I also read a story in 1990 in Reader's Digest about a Latin teacher at my high school. Does that mean she is world famous?

 

Quick question for you, If say 1% of the US population would happen to catch one of these commercials (approx 3 million), how many do you think give any thought to who provided the music or even have a vague awareness that Wilco even exists?

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I believe that you're the one making the initial claim that they are extraordinarily successful, and therefore you need to provide evidence of that first. I don't know that anyone has made any claim that they are "piss poor." I was simply responding to your own admission that it would be fair for you to catch hell for your post. That the band plays concerts in Europe does not mean that they make (net) a load of cash. It simply means that it makes business sense for the label to send them to Europe to play concerts.

 

I also read a story in 1990 in Reader's Digest about a Latin teacher at my high school. Does that mean she is world famous?

 

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Funny you should ask. When I was watching baseball with my family when we were in North Carolina and the "Thanks I Get" commercial came on, my grandmother shouted "I cannot BELIEVE fucking Wilco sold out!" and stopped making ham salad. Then she went out and uprooted her garden. It really ruined her week.

 

You sir, owe me half a coffee, as the other half just hit my keyboard by way of my nostrils.

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Funny you should ask. When I was watching baseball with my family when we were in North Carolina and the "Thanks I Get" commercial came on, my grandmother shouted "I cannot BELIEVE fucking Wilco sold out!" and stopped making ham salad. Then she went out and uprooted her garden. It really ruined her week.

 

 

You sir, owe me half a coffee, as the other half just hit my keyboard by way of my nostrils.

 

I think both of you guys are liars.

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Dateline June 26, 2007.

 

Twelve people out of 330,000,000 know that Wilco provided the music for the new VW ad campaign.

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SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!

 

 

:lol

 

This is what this thread looks like:

 

Soylent.jpg

 

Det. Thorn: I know, Sol, you've told me a hundred times before. People were better, the world was better...

Sol: Ah, people were always lousy. But there was a world, once.

Det. Thorn: [chuckles]

Sol: I was there, I can prove it! When I was a kid, you could buy meat anywhere! Eggs they had, real butter! Not this... crap! And Now, Wilco on VW Commercials. Lousy, I tell you. Lousy! (shakes fist in air for dramatic effect)

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When I was a freshman at BU, my buddy gave me this horrible fake ID that showed "me" as being from worcester. It took me a couple of weeks to figure out why people were laughing when I said I was from "Worchester".

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I think Jeff says something like this in SBS dvd - about his father's work compared to what he does now.

Seriously, all the people on VC that post from their (boring) jobs everyday like I do -- who wouldn't accept a "VW Commercial" of sorts. That would be like some third party asking me if they could read my monthly report on TV for a couple extra months pay. Total no-brainer, IMO.

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I guess it was bound to happen sometime...too bad it was this thread *sigh*

 

 

oyi :ohwell

 

you beat me to it. there goes the thread again. next time we see a commercial we'll have to post about it under a different topic and have a whole series of code words so this doesn't happen again.

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oyi :ohwell you beat me to it. there goes the thread again. next time we see a commercial we'll have to post about it under a different topic and have a whole series of code words so this doesn't happen again.

 

:thumbup

 

 

Dude, chill out, would-ja - I’m from Bricca, MA – (that’s Billerica in the Kings English.) – I’m just mess’n which ya.

 

 

Fine, fine...it's kinda hard to tell online, ya know?!? *shrugs*And for the upteenth time, I am NO dude...geesh!!! :ermm

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oyi :ohwell

 

you beat me to it. there goes the thread again. next time we see a commercial we'll have to post about it under a different topic and have a whole series of code words so this doesn't happen again.

 

But, isn

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