15355: Crock & Droll Will Never Die…

Do Rockstar CFOs lead rockstar lifestyles? Better carefully review their expense reports.

9174: Admen Think They Are Rock Stars.

Do advertising agencies pick up guitar clients in the hopes of doing award-winning work—or are the creatives just wannabe rock stars trying to receive discounts on merchandise?

8248: Rocky Diversity Concept.

Not sure about the stones symbolism. At least the advertiser didn’t incorporate “rock stars” in the headline.

7892: Rock Star Furniture Salesmen.

Walter E. Smithe is a furniture store chain in Chicago and Indiana run by three brothers who star in some really terrible commercials. Here’s one example.

Essay 4419

Rocking and rolling with a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• Rock and roll will never die. Rock stars, however, are another story. Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University produced a study showing rock stars and celebrities are twice as likely to meet an early death than regular folks. Bet the researchers were just a bunch of groupies looking to party with the band.

• Rock and roll will never die. And it looks like R. Kelly will never go to trial over child pornography charges. The court date has been postponed again. At this rate, the child Kelly allegedly abused will be an AARP member when the trial begins.

• Crock and roll will never die. Sen. Larry Craig sought to have the ethics charges against him dropped, but the Senate Ethics committee rejected the request. Craig is also trying to have his guilty plea stemming from an airport sex sting bust withdrawn (see Essay 4413). Craig must think he’s a rock star—or R. Kelly at least.