This is being posted here while Blogger holds the Bad Pitch blog hostage.
I'll spare you the explanation of why I posted this.
But I would like to extend my sympathies to the families of Bernie Mac and Issac Hayes.
Subject: Is Samuel Jackson Next? Death Comes in Threes…
From: Daryl Toor
Date: August 10, 2008 9:23:38 PM EDT
Yesterday, it was Bernie Mac. Today it was Isaac Hayes. Could Samuel Jackson be next?
Daryl Toor, president of Attention!, an Atlanta based publicity firm, a former music reviewer and record company executive notes:
"This photograph, taken from Isaac Hayes' official site is as eerie as the time I read a newspaper obituary on its own obituary writer…."
Daryl Toor
CEO & Chief Awareness Officer
email, phone
agency URL
tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog
YIKES!
Hall of shame first-ballot, for sure.
Free the Bad Pitch Blog!
Free the Bad Pitch Blog!
Free the ... screw it, you know how this goes.
Posted by: Lally | Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 10:49 PM
I received this pitch myself and I'm not exactly sure why. Not only does it have nothing to do with what I cover (localized music blog), it doesn't seem to have a point. Not to mention the whole "in bad taste" thing. I also happen to work in PR and was immediately horrified to see this message, as it is just more fodder for those who like to bash us.
Posted by: Frank | Monday, August 11, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Yup, saw this on a blog post yesterday too. Not from this asshole but someone else brought up the movie and said to get Samuel into a safehouse or something. http://dlisted.com/node/27657
Posted by: Oracle Jr. | Monday, August 11, 2008 at 08:21 AM
Great. So it's not only in poor taste, it's unoriginal to boot.
And Frank, this line explains exactly why I posted it:
"I also happen to work in PR and was immediately horrified to see this message, as it is just more fodder for those who like to bash us."
The whole point behind the Bad Pitch blog is to let everyone know not everyone in our industry is like this. We're fighting it from the inside.
Posted by: Kevin Dugan | Monday, August 11, 2008 at 08:47 AM
I'm not sure if people are less intelligent these days or whether the ease of e-mail restricts clear thinking... either way the mind boggles...
Tom
Posted by: Tom Murphy | Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Toor sure got my "Attention!"...I am now chiefly aware that he is indeed an idiot.
Posted by: Berbays Sauce | Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 04:35 PM
P.S. Also, now you are aware that my typing skills suffer on Sunday.
--Bernays Sauce, AKA Berbays Sauce
Posted by: Bernays Sauce | Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 04:38 PM