I’ve been thinking about Argentina all day long. I can’t get the damn place out of my mind. There is a burning desire to be there even though it’s winter in the southern hemisphere.
Argentina; Córdoba, Mendoza, Patagonia.
Fucking Margaret Thatcher. Fucking Falklands.
Death is dealt with bullets and stab wounds. Babies are conceived by rape. Lifeless kids are found in the trunks of cars. Although it’s the headquarters for Campbell’s Soup, Camden doesn’t taste good.
Last summer I passed through the little town for a Stone Temple Pilots concert and my observations solidified the prevailing wisdom that it is a dangerous city. Camden, New Jersey is the model DYSTOPIA.
After reading that a man died after falling into a vat of chocolate there, I thought to myself… What a lucky guy. Via CNN
An employee at a New Jersey chocolate processing plant died Wednesday after falling into a vat of hot chocolate, according to a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s office.Vincent Smith II, 29, was dumping raw chocolate into the vat for melting when he fell in from a nine-foot high platform. He suffered a fatal blow to the head from the vat’s agitator, a paddle-like mechanism used for stirring the chocolate.
According to the Camden County prosecutor’s office, three other people were on the platform at the time. One was able to shut the machinery off quickly, but it was too late to save Smith.
The facility, owned by Cocoa Services Inc., is managed and operated by by Lyons and Sons.
The rectangular vat, which was 8 feet deep, 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, was churning a batch of chocolate for Hershey’s when the accident occurred, the prosecutor’s office said.
I was just flipping through Travel and Leisure and saw an ad for Panama.
This is what I believe took place at the ad agency during their brainstorm session.
Team Leader: Alright guys, Panama print adverts. Let’s bang this out quickly and we can all go get some lunch. Bob shoot.
Bob: I think we can all agree the canal is their best asset.
Chinese Woman: It’s the gateway to South America.
Team Leader: Bob, the canal is too contrived. Gateway to South America says one thing to me, cocaine.
Chinese Woman: What about the people? I think it’s still very tribal there.
Team Leader: Tribal, yes. I like where we are going with that idea. Panama sounds like they have a lot of tribes. Bob?
Bob: Maybe of the people doing tribal rituals in their village? Something about the cradle of civilization?
Team Leader: Okay Bob… I really don’t think you’re part of the team-goal collective right now. Tribal rituals? You know what I think of when I hear that?
Bob: No…
Team Leader: I think of my daughter being raped by a gang of savages. Then I picture a man with a hatchet tearing out my heart.
Bob: Like The Last of the Mohicans?
Team Leader: Precisely, exactly like that scene with Le Renard Subtil taking the heart of that guy during the ambush scene.
Chinese Woman: How about a caucasian female posing with one of those crazy tribal women? To me it says adventure!
Team Leader: I like where it’s going give me more…
Chinese Woman: Adventure, discovery, exploring, contact… What about ‘make contact’ in a cool sans-serif font? Almost like a chalkboard font.
Team Leader: I think you nailed it!
Bob: I actually think I have a photo that would be perfect for the campaign. Last summer my wife and I went to Ecuador and I took a photo of her with a woman from some indigenous tribe. I think I have it on my iPhoto.
Team Leader: Bob, you are making up for all your shortcomings. We will charge the client double and tell them we went to Panama for the photoshoot.
Bob: Here it is.
<Shows the team leader the photo>
Team Leader: Perfecto! Alright looks like we are all set. Let’s grab lunch, I’m in the mood for something cultural. How about we keep with the Panama theme and go to Chipolte?
Chinese Woman and Bob: Great, yeah.
Team Leader: Perfecto! When we get back let’s start working on the new campaign for The Gap.
