A clever new spoof site has emerged which chronicles fictional ads that somebody should have beaten to death with a club.
I'm not at liberty to disclose who, specifically, is behind the site, but they all worked on Apple while at Chiat.
(Check out the "Beatnik Lisa" ad and follow the link to a fake Wikipedia entry for Lee Clow.)
I received this sad announcement about C/D alum, Fred Rubin:
Hello,We may, or may not, have met before. I am Fred Rubin's friend, Stephen.
I'm writing with a request.
If you're on this list it's only because I am of the understanding that you are or were either a friend or a friendly-colleague of Fred's. I'm certain that there are many of both categories not on this list, so please pass-along this request to anyone you know who may be interested --- or tell me and I'll see that they get word.
Fred is in hospice and not expected to live much longer following his lion-hearted fight for more Time with his sons.
Fred's boys, Sam, 14, and Abe, 12, who Fred cherishs, are getting the short-end when it comes to Time with Dad. I'm hoping to flesh-out more of Fred's past for them by gathering Words and Images of Fred from any source.
DO YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FRED?
Or film, that you would be willing to duplicate and forward, or loan to me to scan and return?
DO YOU HAVE WORDS ABOUT FRED?
A phrase characterizing him? An anecdote? An Appreciation? If you do contribute something here, please indicate how you first came to know Fred.
Please forward materials to me with a note about whether you want the materials returned.
There is no deadline.
If photos and remembrances of Fred appear sporadically in my life from the procrastinators among you, well, I can think of worse things. My intention, however, is to assemble and organize contributions and get them soon to Fred's boys.
Thank you.
Sincerely,Stephen Felter
Please send electronic materials to:
sfelter@pobox.com
or
dirpersp@pobox.com
Please send hardcopy materials to:
STEPHEN L FELTER
1 S MOUNTAIN RD
POMONA NY 10970-3319
845-364-0322
Howdy to newly found alum Mike Sweeney.
I worked at C/D NY '93-'95 (one year at 79 5th, one year virtual) and it was my first job out of college...such a great place to start my career. Thanks for keeping the site running. I've struck out on my own and am doing ethnographic research.
Courtesy of Nancy Ullman comes the second in a series of Adweek columns that Jay wrote back in the 80s. Nancy found them in an old folder in her garage and graciously scanned them and sent them to me for posting.
Click once to see the image in a larger size and then click a SECOND time to blow it up to fit your screen.
And Alison Forsyth (we knew her as Alison Smela has also found our merry band.
I was with Chiat/Day from June 1990 through August of 2001 in both the Chicago and LA offices working on the Nissan Regional business.Welcome Alison!
Scott Sanford was kind enough to send me this entry about a C/D tschotcke that still lives in his home:
Annette and I came across this recently. Hanging around with all the other pencils in our house. We still use it to create the occasional grocery list. It's not as exciting as when it started out as a young pencil back in Manhattan. But it survived the trip across the country and the dot com boom and bust. Now it's living a much quieter life here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Increasingly shorter and not as useful but still proud.Scott
Welcome John Uusitalo, wo worked as an account supervisor on Intel in the San Francisco office (80-82)/
Doug and Laura Katz
Doug Katz was a beloved figure on the C/D NY staff. But who knew his secret passion: running a summer camp!
My wife and I have recently partnered with Camp Lakota in the Catskills and we are new owners & directors up there. This is our 6th summer of running summer camp. And you think advertising is a crazy business.I remember fondly the days back at 79 5th and all the help you and your
team gave us.Doug
*writing*producing*shooting*editing
*digital video for web/cd/dvd
*live webcasting*interactive cd production
Nancy Ullman has uncovered a treasure trove of Chiat memorabilia.
Writes Nancy:
Last week I found a sleeve/folder in the rafters of my garage entitled "Chiat's Adweek Columns." Inside were 12 insightful articles that Jay wrote for Adweek between 1982-1984. They must have had them printed out for us employees sometime between 1988-1990.
I think you would particularly enjoy "Humility Should Be Ruidimentary," because he speaks of the importance in doing some things yourself--why you should answer your own phone, and wash out your own mug. One of my favorites is "A Class Act, and How to Follow It," since anyone in any industry can take this advice and run with it. In it Jay even mentions what a classy many Guy Day was.
I am not going to publish all of them all at the same time, so as to not overwhelm you. Here's the first. Enjoy. Click on the image TWICE to blow it up to a readable size.
Steve
P.S. And thank you, Nancy for providing these to the archives!
There are so many people with whom I worked at C/D and, there, in the SFO office, was one of my all time favorites, Gene Crocker. When I was installing the Wang system, I think I stole him from media to become the head of MIS (IT) for the SF office.
I was in San Francisco a few weeks ago and met Gene for a late breakfast in Berkeley. He has a wife and two lovely children from a former marriage. He now works for Wells Fargo bank in the mortgage dept.
My fondest memory of Berkeley is a particular bookstore which Gene spent much time circling various blocks trying to find for me.
I find it obscene that he looks so young.
Welcome in from the cold to Pam Bertino, who used to be known as Pam Morris. She worked in Venice Beach, CA, from 1990 – 1992 on the Nissan Account. She worked with Tom Patty and Steve Goldman.
She is now a big shot at the Weather Channel in Atlanta, which means she could ruin your morning commute if you're not nice to her.
Long-time C/D alum Neal Grossman has been named as TBWA's Chief Compensation Officer.
Of course, the big question is "did Neal get a raise?" And, if so, was his first assignment in his new role to approve it?