Re: Khaki Country
In a message dated 4/16/99 5:08:27 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: if you take all of the varieties of obnoxious assholes who drink too much and talk too loud (we will judge by your terms, though these definitions could prove challenging in parts of Texas. Or New York, Or...) --but if we divide the full available range of obnoxious assholes by types of pants worn, jeans included of course, we are likely to come up with No Style of Pants that are not incriminating. This is where response discrimination training comes into play. With concurrent schedules of aversive stimulation ongoing, the discriminative stimulus occurring with the greatest frequency will have the the most power to elicit a contingent response, ie; hatred of knaki pants, particularly when worn by drunk loud people. In addition a competing schedule of positive reinforcement,such as nice people (and the musicians playing the very reinforcing music) wearing pants the discrimination then becomes more precise. There will be a test on monday. Class dismissed. Professor Slim
Re: Khaki Country
my guess is that this may have been discussed already, but since i only recently rejoined the fray, i'm curious whaty the consensus is/was about Dwight Yoakum doing a Gap Ad? I couldn't care less about Yoakam doing the ad -- if this is an ethical issue we're considering -- because at this point, artists doing endorsements is so common day that it's pointless to cry foul unless it's someone who has truly spoken out about it otherwise. In other words, I give up riding that high horse about art and commerce. Plus, FWIW, it's not like Dwight's compromising one of his own songs. That's actually what I find to be the real puzzle here. He's convering a *Queen* song, fercrinity. How the hell does that happen? No word if Dwight's gonna go the jump suit/chest hair route. Neal Weiss np - Marc Olsen
RE: Khaki Country
That's actually what I find to be the real puzzle here. He's convering a *Queen* song, fercrinity. How the hell does that happen? No word if Dwight's gonna go the jump suit/chest hair route. [Matt Benz] Well, Ms. Neko Case covered a Queen song, and quite successfully, and thankfully, didn't go the hair chest route, either. (!) Matt "Killer Qunnn" Benz
RE: Khaki Country
I love it. Queen records a goofy take on country, only to see it redone (and redone well) by Dwight almost two decades later. Speaking of the Gap ads, I'm happy the khaki soul ad uses Bill Withers's "Lovely Day". I love Bill Withers. [Matt Benz] Yep. Dwight's version sounds great to these ears, and I wouldn't mind hearing the whole thing. We should all just admit we love GAP ads. We all watch em. Admit it. Good lookin people, cool music, and nice pants. I'd be wearing em now if they didn't cost so damn much. Got the Target version instead. Matt "dynamite with a laser beam" Benz
RE: Khaki Country
We should all just admit we love GAP ads. We all watch em. Admit it. Good lookin people, cool music, and nice pants. I'd be wearing em now if they didn't cost so damn much. Got the Target version instead. Matt "dynamite with a laser beam" Benz It's true. Just like the "cute brunette in the M*A*S*H credits", there's a certain (unknown) celebrity in these spiffy ads. "cute first blonde in the go-go Gap ad" is my current idolization, though the "short haired redhead in the country Gap ad" is a runner-up. Why Shania hasn't been plucked for spokespersondom is a mystery. Probably asked, and refused. Chris
Re: Khaki Country
In a message dated 4/15/99 4:00:47 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I love it. Queen records a goofy take on country, only to see it redone (and redone well) by Dwight almost two decades later. I love the ad too. And I hate khakis. wouldn't you consider the song to be more a Rockabilly knockoff than country? I would. Slim
Re: Khaki Country
I love the ad too. And I hate khakis. wouldn't you consider the song to be more a Rockabilly knockoff than country? I would. Okay, I gotta ask, how can one "hate" a particular style of pant that's been around forever? What's to hate? The color? The creases? I don't get it. Wearing khakis today, NW
Re: Khaki Country
In a message dated 4/15/99 6:17:52 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Okay, I gotta ask, how can one "hate" a particular style of pant that's been around forever? What's to hate? The color? The creases? I don't get it. Classical conditioning. Too many obnoxious yuppie assholes wearing khakis at too many good shows where all they do is drink too much and talk loud. Does that ring a bell? Slim - actually an operant kinda guy
Re: Khaki Country
Why Shania hasn't been plucked for spokespersondom is a mystery. Probably asked, and refused. Chris Shania's cozy with K-Mart jeans. Seriously - they're backing her tour and she occasionally models for them. Check out the new spring line and see the jeans with the stripes down the side - for men and women. Twain must feel very proud. Tera
