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Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

#11

Post by alpine » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 10:51 PM UTC

"It's ugly but it gets you there."

Who says a German's PR company doesn't have a sense of humour?

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

#12

Post by mikecane » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 11:17 PM UTC

alpine wrote: post #11

"It's ugly but it gets you there." Who says a German's PR company doesn't have a sense of humour?

Back then, even ads were exciting. Here's more about those VW ads: http://alexandergrant.blogspot.com/2010/06/1960s-volkswagen-...

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by grantatarde2011 » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 12:18 AM UTC

its good book.

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by tobych » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 2:12 AM UTC

superdude wrote: post #4

rwmj wrote: post #3

That's definitely worth reading for the adverts, and for the dramatic irony of the leader about Nixon withdrawing support for the war in Vietnam.

Page 11 has an ad for computer dating!

Yeah, that was the one that grabbed my attention. My mum and dad met in 1968 through a computer dating agency in London. Friends are often skeptical that such a thing existed back then. Nice to have this to show them.

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by spitfire » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 2:24 AM UTC

That issue has the worlds best VW ad. Look for it.

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by bstar77 » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 4:56 AM UTC

I thought Panasonic's Full page Ad on 16D (big yellow ad) was pretty touching. Who does that now-a-days?

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by Zaheer » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 7:41 AM UTC

Haha I found the computer dating ad to be interesting. Didn't realize they had that back then.

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by raverbashing » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 10:13 AM UTC

alpine wrote: post #11

"It's ugly but it gets you there." Who says a German's PR company doesn't have a sense of humour?

This is such an odd advertisement

In one aspect it's self deprecating, crappy, and short. I mean "it's ugly"

But by another aspect, it reminds much of a "Think different" ad especially in contrast with the other "wall of text" ads of that time

Re: LIFE on the Moon (1969)

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Post by mjferring » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 1:58 AM UTC

waterlesscloud wrote: post #7

rwmj wrote: post #3

That's definitely worth reading for the adverts, and for the dramatic irony of the leader about Nixon withdrawing support for the war in Vietnam.

And the photo spread on the tony new Watergate building. Complete with photos of John Mitchell enjoying his new digs there. And the several pages on the girl troubles of the Prince Of Wales.

Maurice Stans was there also. Mitchell and Stans both had living quarters in Watergate. I've watched "All the President's Men" at least 50 times and never knew this. Very cool.