My favorite headline

[Larry Kart]

from today's NY Times Business section:

"Black Caucus Seeks Limits on Menthol Cigarettes"

[papsrus]

I wrote the following headline after the Red Sox swept the Cards in the World Series to break the Curse of the Bambino in 2004:

(in very large type)

RUTHLESS

[AllenLowe]

strangely enough, apparently there are demographics that tobacco companies use that indicate that African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes - and of course the tobacco companies target African American communities for financial support (Phillip Morris used to do a ton of cultural stuff) -

Edited July 2, 2008 by AllenLowe

[AllenLowe]

next headline:

ISRAELI LOBBY URGES RESTRICTIONS ON GEFILTE FISH

[Larry Kart]

strangely enough, apparently there are demographics that tobacco companies use that indicate that African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes - and of course the tobacco companies target African American communities for financial support (Phillip Morris used to do a ton of cultural stuff) -

The Chicago Jazz Fest had significant sponsorship from one of the major tobacco companies when that was still possible IIRC. Chuck and others will no doubt remember which one. And of course there was the Kool Jazz Fest in NYC.

[paul secor]

strangely enough, apparently there are demographics that tobacco companies use that indicate that African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes - and of course the tobacco companies target African American communities for financial support (Phillip Morris used to do a ton of cultural stuff) -

The Chicago Jazz Fest had significant sponsorship from one of the major tobacco companies when that was still possible IIRC. Chuck and others will no doubt remember which one. And of course there was the Kool Jazz Fest in NYC.

Phillip Morris used to sponsor blues fests in NYC.

[AllenLowe]

they also, as I recall, funded a lot of socially "progressive" things in the African AMerican community; interesting relationship-

[king ubu]

strangely enough, apparently there are demographics that tobacco companies use that indicate that African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes - and of course the tobacco companies target African American communities for financial support (Phillip Morris used to do a ton of cultural stuff) -

the Phillip Morris Superband... but they (and Gene Harris, too) are much too tasty for the über-hip crowd here anyway...

[WD45]

strangely enough, apparently there are demographics that tobacco companies use that indicate that African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes - and of course the tobacco companies target African American communities for financial support (Phillip Morris used to do a ton of cultural stuff) -

the Phillip Morris Superband... but they (and Gene Harris, too) are much too tasty for the über-hip crowd here anyway...

mmm...tasty

[JSngry]

strangely enough, apparently there are demographics that tobacco companies use that indicate that African Americans prefer menthol cigarettes...

Why "strangely"? Spend any time at all "in the community" as a smoker, and the "preference" becomes obvious pretty quickly.

You could tell a club's demographic by its cigarette vending machine - clubs catering to a mostly white clientèle would have no menthol offerings, or Salem which is about the "whitest" tasting menthol on the market. Clubs catering to a more mixed audience would offer both Salem & Kool (or Newport, never both), and clubs with minimal white visitage would offer Kool, Newport, sometime B&H menthol, and, back in the day Players menthol (gee, what do you think the target demographic was for a cigarette named Players?). But never, ever, would such clubs offer Salem.

Kool, btw, still sponsors music fests aimed at African-American audiences, mostly hip-hop/DJ-related stuff.

[JSngry]

In fact, when I smoked, I smoked menthol. And when you'd get a, uh..."less enlightened" white guy bumming a cigarette off of you & you offered him a menthol, well, you'd best be ready for some culturally-motivated verbal hijinks!

If you know what I mean...

[Larry Kart]

ISRAELI MDS CALL HALVAH ARAB PLOT

Claim population will be too obese to fight

Sesame industry issues firm, tasty denial

[king ubu]

Kool, btw, still sponsors music fests aimed at African-American audiences, mostly hip-hop/DJ-related stuff.

So that "Kool Jazz Festival" was sponsored by a tobacco firm? I thought it was just, well, a kool way to spell cool...

[Chuck Nessa]

Kool was the sponsor in Chicago for a few years.

[JSngry]

[Hot Ptah]

I remember that Camel sponsored a tour of young Blue Note jazz artists about 10 years ago, with the Camel logo very prominent in the posters. We were bombarded with Camel promotional materials in the club.

What I found bizarre is that many Blue Note classic album covers were pictured in the promotional materials with the Camel logo incorporated into the covers, as if the Camel logo had been part of the orginal artwork.

[Jazzmoose]

Why "strangely"? Spend any time at all "in the community" as a smoker, and the "preference" becomes obvious pretty quickly.

Damn...you mean they really didn't know this? I thought they were all being sarcastic!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Why "strangely"? Spend any time at all "in the community" as a smoker, and the "preference" becomes obvious pretty quickly.

Damn...you mean they really didn't know this? I thought they were all being sarcastic!

I didn't know until I read it in another thread (or a link off one) the other day.

I never take much notice of what brands other people smoke. I know back in the places I went in Newark, they thought I was real strange for rolling my own and not putting anything but baccy in them

MG