Last year I posted a few videos of artists shilling product as proof we’re all whores.
This time around I’m posting a few more, but they’re a hell of a lot weirder than the Warhol and Dali ones.
Here is actor James Mason trying to sell you on the “unique flavor” of Thunderbird Wine [2 Mb AVI movie].
This next one is a newer one, with - of all people - John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) promoting Country Life British Butter [4 Mb AVI movie].
And last is one by H. R. Giger, where he doesn’t act, but writes and directs an odd commercial for Pioneer Electronics [3 Mb AVI movie].
In the somewhat racist comic book linked below, titled Mickey Mouse and the Medicine Man, Goofy introduces Mickey to a new medicine called ‘Peppo’ that seems to be some kind of amphetamine. They like the product so much, both decide to become salesmen for the product in Africa.
The hand-sized comic book was released in 1951 by Disney, and can be read, in full, by clicking here.
This LP is from an era Disney would rather forget.
The links below are mp3s of both sides from this 1963 album.
Side 1 (8 Mb mp3 @ 128Kbps)
Sibe 2 (10 Mb mp3 @ 128Kbps)
This is a one-off, as I won’t be recreating this style, or attempting forms of “action painting” in the future.
Titled, Tattoo Nightmare, the piece was made by dropping tattoo pigment (ink), from several floors up, on a 46 x 46” canvas.
The work was sold at auction for a Big Brothers / Big Sisters charity in Sandi Pointe, NJ, in May of 2013, curated by Bill Dunleavy of Superchief Gallery in NYC, and Sarah Varacalli.
By all means, if you feel like being charitable, too, please feel free to visit the BB/BS link provided above. But do remember: Time donated has as much worth as money donated. Do whatever you can, when you can.
Not much is known about Tom Cleland, other than he was born in 1962, currently lives in Minnesota, and is a member of Nader’s Green Party.
The proof I used, when I originally posted about Tom on the FHF site in 2006, was in Tom Stream, a blog where Mr. Cleland still posts political rants.
Currently, there’s a lot more proof.
You see, I cyber-stalked Tom, and discovered he seems like a fun guy.
Before posting this, I researched T.C. again, and found his Facebook. Just like anyone else who strives for even minor celebrity status, his pictures are public. I found he’s still politically active, as well as into hiking, dancing, scientific experimentation, good food, friends, and having an all-around good time.
Still, there’s the Tom I used to know; a shadowy musical figure.
When mp3.com was huge, Tom’s entire 10 song album, Deadline 2000 (self-released in 1999), was fully available on the inspirational / Christian music pages, and though his page claimed he was a Born Again at that time, it’s unclear if he still holds his fundamental beliefs.
The music is over-the-top synth-madness, as if Cabaret Voltaire let Wesley Willis program a few of the keyboards, and handle a bit of the lyrics. Not sure who inspired Tom’s vocals, but I’m going to say Ian Curtis, being punched in the stomach.
Tom disappeared for some time from the internet, but when I originally looked into Cleland’s life, I saw he had not only recently returned with the above-linked blog, but also had a MySpace page that he created just two months before my research.
I should have sent the dude a friend request back then, as it would just be creepy now.
Tom Cleland “All Mosquitos Must Die” (965 Kb @ 24Kbps)
