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margate

margate

Livonia, MI
October 2004

MAY 25, 2007 07:15 AM

wow...such creepy ads surreal

geo35

geo35

Minneapolis, MN
January 2003

MAY 25, 2007 10:01 AM

Oscar_Bronski said:
oh my god, the next thing you know they will be using websites featuring naked tattooed teenage girls to sell vodka and clothes - where will it end? biggrin



Delicious! That's the best yet!!

MessyJessy

MessyJessy

Fort Myers, FL
August 2005

MAY 25, 2007 10:07 AM

eeeeewwwwwwww surreal surreal surreal

lolly

lolly

Los Angeles, CA
April 2004

MAY 26, 2007 08:56 PM

Alz said:

lolly said:

Alz said:
That is quite possibly the creepiest picture of Kurt I have ever seen. Not to mention, he's probably screaming in his grave about being used an advertisement for SHOES. Since he was avidly against any sort of commercialism and all that.



So avidly against commercialism that he kept making records after he knew they would be mega hits, agreed to do things like MTV unplugged and other various MTV specials and appearances, did all the interviews etc. For a guy who was so anti commercial he sure said yes to a lot of commercial things.



Actually, I'd say most of the pressure for him to do such things was thanks to Courtney. puke She completely flipped out at him for turning down a multimillion dollar deal with Lollapalooza, and the fact that he wanted to break up Nirvana so he could go do whatever in peace. Shortly thereafter, he turned up dead.



Except they were making these choices before Courtney entered the picture. And please, the whole Courtney killed Kurt thing is played out. He was a messed up junky. They tend to be unstable and contradictory. I mean shit, one of the major "players" in that whole theory was El Duce of The Mentors lol. A notorious drunk who had a hate on for Love AND Cobain.

Dovanna

Dovanna

Minneapolis, MN
March 2007

MAY 28, 2007 09:06 AM

Nirvana's "Rape Me" lyrics come to mind...

_panda_

_panda_

I'm lost
November 2005

MAY 28, 2007 09:16 AM

I keep reading this with remorse of what has become of DOC MARTEN...

When I was in high school, Doc Marten's were not a national brand. You had to go to shops on canal and bowery; and often had to order custom uppers. I would steal stuff to pay for them. $65 for low tops, when shoes were about $35. Walkmans out of pockets in the coat room at the Ritz, Saint or other bridge and tunnel rock clubs.

I lived in Doc Martens. Everyday I would put them on. And, I would walk uphill in the snow both ways for only a wooden nickle in them. Yep, yep, yep. Those were the days.

*geezer*

Perdita

Perdita

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

MAY 28, 2007 04:39 PM

This is weird.

red77flag

red77flag

Pittsburgh, PA
May 2007

MAY 28, 2007 08:07 PM

maybe they're trying to say that dr. martens are as dead as punk rock?

i know i haven't bought a pair since they started marketing brown docs to frat boys in the late 90's.

samyriot

samyriot

West Vancouver, BC
February 2007

MAY 29, 2007 04:51 PM

they should have made the look like zombies

bRADLEYoLIVER

bRADLEYoLIVER

Austin, TX
January 2005

MAY 30, 2007 06:35 PM

::cough::gay::cough::

cop_n_blow

cop_n_blow

Charlotte, NC
July 2004

JUN 01, 2007 11:46 PM

damn, we have to wear shoes in heaven? that sucks.

Nea

Nea

Farmingdale, NY
October 2006

JUN 24, 2007 06:51 AM

That is fucking weak! surreal

BatAttaK

BatAttaK

Seattle, WA
OLD SKOOL

JUN 24, 2007 06:10 PM

Before anyone lays too much hate on Courtney's or other relative's door please note that they had NO idea about this ad. It was created in Britain where there are no laws that require someone to actually ask permission prior to using a dead person to hawk your wares. The ad agency that created the ads were fired by DM after the uproar.

Ckeck it out

The Media Guardian reports today that Saatchi & Saatchi London has been fired by Dr Martens for running an advertising campaign featuring dead rock stars Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joey Ramone, and Joe Strummer wearing the their Doc Martens boots in heaven. The ads have been flying around the net recently, mostly posted on blogs. Quite a few have commented on the ads being in poor taste.

David Suddens, the chief executive of Dr Martens parent company Airwear, said the brand had not commissioned the series of four print ads.

"Dr Martens is very sorry for any offence that has been caused by the publication of images showing dead rock icons wearing Dr Martens boots," said Doc Martens CEO, Suddens.

"Dr Martens did not commission the work as it runs counter to our current marketing activities based on FREEDM, which is dedicated to nurturing grass roots creativity and supporting emerging talent.

"Our mistake was to say, yes, it may appear in the one-off edition. We did not commission it and did not even like it. I'm really terribly sorry."

"As a consequence, Dr Martens has terminated its relationship with the responsible agency."


Cobain's widow, Courtney Love was not at all pleased about the use of Kurt Cobain's image without her permission.

"Courtney had no idea this was taking place and would never have approved such a use," a representative for the Hole singer told People magazine.

"She thinks it's outrageous that a company is allowed to commercially gain from such a despicable use of her husband's picture."

Courtney's open dislike of the advertisements, albeit through a representative, have caused Dr Martens to apologise although it is not certain if the advertisements will go on to be shown.

"Dr Martens is very sorry for any offence that has been caused by the publication of images showing dead rock icons wearing Dr. Martens boots," a statement from the company read.


As Doc Martens claims the ads were never given approval, Kate Stanners at Saatchi yesterday put out a statement defending the work as a homage to the rock icons and stated that the campaign had been approved to run once in Fact Magazine in the UK.

"We believe the ads are edgy but not offensive. There has been a blog community for and against the ads, but it is our belief that they are respectful of both the musicians and the Dr. Martens brand.

"While we believe the creative campaign is a beautiful tribute to four legendary musicians, the individual broke both agency and client protocol in this situation by placing the ads on a U.S. advertising Web site and acting as an unauthorized spokesperson for the company," Stanners said.

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