Worst. Press Release. Ever.

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Hi ****,
I am writing from *******'s PR agency and as part of our work with
the VX Collective - a collaboration of the hottest talent around from
different professions - we have teamed up with Sam B*****, nominee for
designer of the year last year, to create a new state of the art coat
hanger.

It is a unique design concept, not easily identifiable as a coat
hangar and it can be used in two different forms, both open and
closed. The idea behind it is that it can be used in the home as well
as on the road, so that you can travel in style. Not only does it hang
clothes, but also all your accessories, such as keys, watch, cufflinks
and jewellery ensuring that you keep all your items together for that
big night out. It's available in two different colours, Yves Klein
blue and golden, retails at £19.99 and would make a great gift for
Christmas. With this in mind, we thought that you may be interested in
reviewing the product in your publication.

I have pasted a press release and attached couple of photos
demonstrating how it works. If you would like any more information,
then please do not hesitate to contact me on my number below.
Kind regards
****

S*** B***** INTRODUCES STYLISH CAR COAT HANGER

Leading light of the design world S** B***** has designed a stylish
car coat hanger with a difference as part of a commission from car
company, V*****.

S***, famed for his MIKRO series of fold-up sculptures, has applied his
attention to detail and futuristic thought process by taking an
everyday item we take for granted one step further and transforming it
into a highly stylish and multi-functional item.
T
he futuristic car hanger allows many items of clothing and objects to
be hung at the same time creating a miniature, multi-functional,
mobile wardrobe in your car.   The hanger is comprised of three main
parts with special hooks enabling you to hang not only a multitude of
clothes but additionally your personal items such as keys and cuff
links.

The hanger consists of anodised laser-cut aluminium and exists in a
choice of three striking colour finishes which is sure to turn heads.
When folded, the hanger reduces to almost half its width yet can still
be used as a hanger for smaller objects. Aesthetically pleasing on the
eye in both forms, the hanger will stand out for its clever and unique
design.

The Vauxhall hanger sells at £19.99, inclusive of delivery within the
UK.

Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

A coat hanger. For 20 smackers. Tcha!

dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

"You want only the best for your home-abortion needs — you deserve it!"

I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

three striking colour finishes which is sure to turn heads Shouldn't you be watching the road and not your stylish car coat-hanger?
That said, I NEED SOME. I have clothing for all seasons strewn around in my car, from fleece jackets to swimsuits. I have a shoe that's been under the passenger seat for years. I've been meaning to take it to the cobbler to get it re-stitched. It's been in several cars. When I bought my current car five years ago I just moved the shoe from the old one.
Now, if it was dangling from an eye-catching hanger...

Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

I was thinking an Agent Toht hanger myself.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Now, if it was dangling from an eye-catching hanger...

This invokes a totally different image from what you intend.

Laura H. (laurah), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

evokes, rather

Laura H. (laurah), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

i like his mikro sculptures.

i don't think i understand the hangers though:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/graphics/2005/11/05/emrgear2.jpg

koogs (koogs), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

Eww. looks like some sorta Dead Ringers thing...

But still, we're all missing the fact that this hanger can be used in TWO DIFFERENT FORMS! Open and closed! Imagine!

kingfish orange creamsicle (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 10 November 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

the best press release ever is reproduced in beth lisick's book "everybody into the pool" and it's about wynona judd adopting a dog

kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

best worst press release, that is.

kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

I wish I got press releases like that. Instead, like last week, I calls about (true) "a fascinating new survey linking the scariness of Halloween to the amounts of October rainfall."

Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Thursday, 10 November 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

'CONCERNED' PARENTS ATTACK CONVICTED ARMED ROBBER FOR CONTROVERSIAL LYRICS

While serving time in multiple Wisconsin State prisons for the Robbery and Kidnapping of a City of Milwaukee detectives daughter, Newt Turner, CEO of G Livin Entertainment, designed the blueprint for an entertainment company called, "G-Livin" – which is known for its' empowering and inspirational ideology. But now his movement has been widely criticized by music executives, critics, religious organizations and parents for its' graphic and violent subject matter.

He says, " I feel like if majority of Americans can accept these pedophile Catholic priests molesting and raping their children, then I should be able to heal those emotional scars through my music and literature, without censorship issues."

A mother of four from Raleigh, North Carolina – who asked to remain anonymous said, "The song, "TeenAnger" and the video should be banned from television, radio and stores. If the government allows him to release that music, then he should be liable for any violence children may commit after listening to it."

"These whacked out parents don't understand the mentalities and the emotional needs of their own children, said Newt. They don't take the necessary time to learn about what they created. There are reasons why kids go to school and shoot everybody up. There was a reason my homegirl blew her head off her shoulders. There is a reason why a three year old girl starts crying when you leave her alone with her grandfather. I am just giving you the reasons why."

"I don't care what people may say or think about who I am, what I am or what I am about. I refuse to let the opinions and comments of others deter me from my mission and vision. I'm always gonna stand up for what I believe in, even if I'm the only one standing"

Time Waits For No One: The First Gospel is a graphic and terrifying entry gate into a world we have never seen in music or literature. It's a world of child abuse, sex, betrayal, ambitious lust, violence, revenge and the imprisonment of mind body and soul.

It is scheduled to be released the fall of 2008.

Julian Jen

Freelance Writer

To view the controversial song, "TeenAnger" click below. View at your own discretion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLD3b9_8iPg

For news and opinions on Newt Turner follow this link - http://conceivedinprison.blogspot.com/

For more information on Newt Turner, visit www.cdfuse.com/newt (music) or keyword Newt Turner using your favorite search engine.

--
Julian Jen, Freelance Writer
Contact Newt Turner directly at (786) 663-8487
www.myspace.com/glivent
www.myspace.com/phamousmodels

Follow this link to view Newt Turner's videos:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15353304GBXFNsgx
(PUT IT IN THE AIR - T.I. DISS TRACK)

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15353496EZxq9cJm
(THE TRINITY)

For exclusive downloads from TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE: THE FIRST GOSPEL www.cdfuse.com/newt

forksclovetofu, Thursday, 21 August 2008 19:40 (seventeen years ago)

--who asked to remain anonymous--

max, Thursday, 21 August 2008 19:41 (seventeen years ago)

this was mailed to me on a cc list with about 500 emails visible.

forksclovetofu, Thursday, 21 August 2008 19:43 (seventeen years ago)

three weeks pass...

PHIL COOL

Wheres Phil Cool been?. Well ! Phil Cool still is alive and well and is living in deepest Lancashire .

So, why have you not seen Phil on television for so long?.

Well hes no good at gardening or decorating, he cant cook and doesnt do D.I.Y., so what chance does he stand.

Look! dump your T.V in the nearest skip and get out to the theatre to see Phil because hell be out and about in the U.K doing what he does best live shows.

After watching the current Phil Cool show you wont realise that two hours has flown by, because you will have been spellbound by a rich diversity of his original material delivered in Phils unique style.

If the deadly accurate impressions of President Bush and the retired Tony Blair dont get you, then the crazy stories from his own experience will . It could be one of the weird characters that only inhabit Phil Cools mind that has you in stitches, or perhaps , Winston Churchills scathing opinion of todays yoof that may finish you off

Well, no doubt youll all have your favourites, Phils happens to be his

Paul Mc Cartney explaining the troubles hes had with a certain blonde woman in I dont care too much for money, but that much cash just isnt funny.

Phil has been performing stand up for over thirty years and is still comparable to no-one.

So do yourself a favour and go and see this legendary cult figure in his prime.

INTERVIEWS STARTING FROM NOW

The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 10:56 (seventeen years ago)

I think we need to invite Phil Cool to ILX.

Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 11:01 (seventeen years ago)

"hell be out and about" indeed.

Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 11:10 (seventeen years ago)

four weeks pass...

Found because I was curious who these guys were after seeing them in the upcoming list for a venue:

When a pair of intelligent, visionary emcees joins forces with a battle-hardened, groove-fusing rhythm section, a classically trained violist, and a jazz trumpet player, the result is a sound that explores and expands the frontiers of live hip-hop. Progressive in both style and message, the band's ability to drop from symphonic rock-infused crescendos into stripped-down string-laden breakbeats has earned Flobots a reputation for both originality and authenticity.

After originally forming as a side project in 2005, Flobots brought together Emcees Jonny 5 and Brer Rabbit with violist Mackenzie Roberts, guitarist Andy Guerrero, bassist Jesse Walker, trumpet player Joe Ferrone, and drummer Kenny Ortiz. By the end of the year, it was clear that the band's refreshingly positive message and nontraditional instrumentation gave it both a universal appeal and a marketable buzz factor. Whether sharing the stage with jam bands, indie rock acts, or hip-hop groups, Flobots connected with audiences and quickly reached a tipping point to became one of Denver's most influential bands.

Now, three years from the birth of their first song, the band regularly sells out Colorado venues and is developing followings across the country.

After selling over 3000 copies of their first recording, Platypus (October 2005), the band released its first full-length record, Fight With Tools (October 2007). Representing a year's worth of writing and recording, the record is a fire-breathing rallying cry for all free-thinking individuals fed-up with the violence and apathy that have thus far defined the new millenium. The record debuted at #1 on Twist and Shout's best seller list.

The strength of these records and a relentless performing schedule has enabled the band to open for acts like Public Enemy, The Coup, Lyrics Born, and Immortal Technique. Even Multi-platinum recording artist The Fray took notice, inviting the band to open the last night of their North American Tour at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Armed with musicianship, intelligence, and an ingrained sense of rebellion, Flobots are looking to engage a new musical culture, one mind at a time.

mh, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 21:44 (seventeen years ago)

Note that this was under the "Bio" section on their site

mh, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 21:44 (seventeen years ago)

When a pair of intelligent, visionary emcees joins forces with a battle-hardened, groove-fusing rhythm section, a classically trained violist, and a jazz trumpet player, it's pretty hard to find anything salvageable to write a decent press release about.

Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 23:12 (seventeen years ago)

one month passes...

It's quite hard to describe in a press release how cool this campaign is so I've blogged on it

Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Friday, 28 November 2008 14:39 (seventeen years ago)

"Vauxhall hanger" needs to go in urbandictionary

Tracer Hand, Friday, 28 November 2008 16:16 (seventeen years ago)

eleven months pass...

About to ship out an MP3 to some blogs and was wondering how my press release sounds. Please note some names have been changed in an attempt to remain anonymous.

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Hailing from an unlikely source – Cleveland, Ohio – comes something dreamy, retro, danceable and pop.

Had Hall & Oates ever discovered Chillwave and gave it a hi-fi makeover, it’d probably sound like B** S****, aka multi-instrumentalist and music journalist J***** P**. An admirer of 1980s Sophisti-pop, Post-punk and R&B, P** combines these opposing influences to create a catchy, glossy sound that fits neatly between DFA Records’ Holy Ghost and Hail Social (now known as Memory Tapes).

Themes of science fiction, suburban isolation and love abound in lyrics backed by guitar reverb, warm electric pianos and disco beats. Recorded entirely in P**'s apartment, the music of B** S**** isn’t so much steeped in nostalgia, but rather harkens back to a time when interesting and compelling melodies still mattered – not the performer behind them.

“How Do You Do” is the first single off the upcoming EP F*** Y** due out Spring 2010.

For more information,
visit myspace.com/B** S**** or e-mail B** S*✧✧✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧

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jamesPOP, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:43 (sixteen years ago)

stop that

nearly one-third of a man (Z S), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:45 (sixteen years ago)

your press release is just as loltastic as the press releases I get, so you're probably good

But no hope for norwegian posters, sorry. (Curt1s Stephens), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:46 (sixteen years ago)

What's so unlikely about Cleveland?

nearly one-third of a man (Z S), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:49 (sixteen years ago)

Hall & Oates

please all bands stop namedroppin H&O unless you got some big mantastic soul vocals goin on

But no hope for norwegian posters, sorry. (Curt1s Stephens), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:52 (sixteen years ago)

For the record, I hate writing about myself.

jabba hands, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:15 (sixteen years ago)

I think what this press release needs is to incorporate some of the words from this thread.

sarahel, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:17 (sixteen years ago)

ten years pass...

there are times when a press release can make me dislike a record i otherwise may have fucked with - be careful out there 😂

— john 🧚🏻‍♀️ (@johnxela) February 25, 2020

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 12:43 (six years ago)


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