Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Fame Is More Important Than Talent

plumber ass crack is only acceptable if it's a lady

Some people will say that downloads on the interweb are killing record companies and media firms, and I say you deserve a way more painful death.

Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is being pursued for a major record deal and could come out with a country album as early as Inauguration Day. What. The. Fuck.

The Ohio pipe-and-toilet man just signed with a Nashville public relations and management firm to handle interview requests and media appearances, as well as create new career opportunities, including a shift out of the plumbing trade into stage and studio performances. He joined country music artist and producer Aaron Tippin to form a new partnership that also includes booking-management firm Bobby Roberts and publicity-management concern The Press Office. No word on the name of the new partnership, but I suggest "Assholes With No Taste".

Among the requests: a possible record deal with a major label, personal appearances and corporate sponsorships. An admitted longtime country music fan, Wurzelbacher can sing and “knocks around on guitar” but is not an accomplished musician or songwriter, according to The Press Office’s Jim Della Croce, who is the only PR douche I know of who made his name gayer trying to not be confused with a dead folk singer. “He’s a complicated guy with a very dynamic personality...he can sing and obviously has a strong political point of view.” Well then, clearly he deserves a record deal! Because that's what you need to be in country music - a strong political POV and personality!

To get an idea of the entertainment synergy here, know that The Press Office represents country stars John Anderson and the Gatlin Brothers, folk singer Leon Redbone, NASCAR driver Chase Mattioli and animal repellent firm Liquid Fence. Yes, you know you're dealing with a Tennessee PR firm when your clients either sing in front of Dixie flags, drive in a circle, or keep out critter. The Bobby Roberts Company reps several of the same podunk acts, in addition to Juice Newton, Merle Haggard and Jon Secada.

Wurzelbacher made his auspicious debut earlier this month when Barack Obama appeared in “Joe’s” neighborhood and was buttonholed on his tax plan. The media blitz went into high gear after John McCain talked about Wurzelbacher during the last televised presidential debate. Ironic that the average workin' American that Joe was made out to be (who doesn't have a plumbing license, mind you) now represents nothing his fame is based on - a complaint that he may be taxed in the future in a way which could hurt him. If the name recognition is all that it takes for a celebrity-by-circumstance to get into the record business, than I will laud the day the music industry collapses under the weight of it's own worthlessness. And I will not dig through the rubble to help pull out those who become famous for being famous.

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