Just a brief note on this Super Bowl Sunday to let you know about two exciting developments in Tinsel and Rot territory.
First, Tinsel and Rot is the place to be this entire week for in-depth coverage of VH-1's "100 Greatest Teen Stars" countdown (not to be confused with their "100 Greatest Child Stars" or the inevitable "100 Greatest 14-Year-Old Child Stars Who Ended Up Doing Crystal Meth" countdowns). Tinsel and Rot will recap each episode of the countdown, critiquing the selections and throwing in personal anecdotes from in-person enocunters with those on the countdown (I'm confident that I've met at least one or two).
Second, as I'm sure you all know by now, this Tuesday is the official release date of the Avett Brothers' new CD, "Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions." And to celebrate, Tinsel and Rot will be holding a special contest. See, I like to scour the used CD bins of New York City record stores and liberate (i.e., purchase, not steal...stealing is wrong, kids...and don't do drugs, either) CDs that I already own but that I want to share with others. I am concerned that these CDs will either be completely neglected or else be bought by some random goon who will not properly appreciate them. In this way, I am a lot like Angelina Jolie, which makes our lack of a relationship all the more tragic.
Anyway, I will send a recently liberated copy of "Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions" to a lucky TInsel and Rot reader. All you have to do is craft a cogent, elegantly crafted response that completes the following:
"I deserve a free copy of "Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions" not only because I am a cheap bastard unwilling to support the Avett Brothers, but also because..."
The contest is open to everyone. Of course, if you have already been to an Avetts show, it will be a much more difficult climb for you, because I am expecting that you will want to actually support the band by paying full price for the CD from a reputable merchant.. Still, feel free to enter. You'll just need to bring your "A" game. The winner is also highly encouraged to support the Avett Brothers at some point in the not-too-distant future.
The decision of the Tinsel and Rot judges is final. All responses become property of Tinsel and Rot Inc., and may be used on this blog. Entries can be sent to aimlessjames@yahoo.com, and must be received by 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8. The CD will be mailed out to the winner on Wednesday morning.
Best of luck to all who enter.
2 comments:
Too bad there isn't some sort of computer platform where you can locate music vendors around the world, send them money, and receive a CD in return. That would really be a help to people.
That said, you're less than eight hours away from getting the CD. Apparently, people either don't like free things or really want to support the Avetts. Or maybe no one reads this blog. Nah, couldn't be that.
Contest is officially over, and the lone entrant in the contest takes home the prize.
But there may be more than one Avetts CD to give away. So let's hear your reasoning, fella.
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