(TV) Back on Topic: Verlaine & Coca Cola

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

According to Verlaine's cousin, Lois, who once 
signed Howard Webb's Television web-site's 
Guest book, Verlaine recently signed a 
lucrative contract with Coca Cola.

The deal allows the company to feature some 
of Tom's old songs' melodies, along with new 
Verlaine lyrics in Coke commercials.

First ad will use 'Let Go the Mansion'. 
Verlaine has added high, ringing harmonics 
to the song's finale, and has written some 
new lyrics----sample snippet: 

"Let Go the Pepsi, Rita,
Leave it alone." 

Verlaine will now be financially secure for
life. In addtion to buying a ranch 
in Wyoming, he is planning on releasing a slew 
of previously recorded material---including 
(but not limited to) live material recorded 
with Ficca and boyhood chums at Wilmington High.

Verlaine's lawyer amended his original Coke 
contract by inserting a codicil that exempts the 
reclusive songwriter from ever having to drink 
Coke. Sources say TV has drunk nothing but bottled 
water since the 'Dreamtime ' tour. 
 
	Leo

PS: The principal reason Coca Cola believes 
"Let Go the (Mansion) Pepsi" will work is 
that during focus-group-testing, the song had 
an almost hypnotic effect. 

[Greg Luvvox: "....is very catchy, so is 'Let 
Go The Mansion'. It's incessant. It's like, 
okay I'll let go the freakin mansion already."] 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis D" <dend@nyc.rr.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) Re: TV Digest V1 #858

>That line should be jonesing like an old dope fiend. 
>I hate typos.
>> Fred Hamilton <fred@yonkitime.com>
>> Anyone all this talk of coke has me jones and an 
>>old dope fiend, hey wait, 
>>I am an old dope fiend. Anyway, 
>>I might venture down to Washington Hgts and
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