Meta-blogging: Press Releases Gone Wild

We get several dozen press releases a week. Some are relevant, but most are not, and a few are downright crazy. I think it’s time to shine a light on some of this silliness…

Today, I received an open letter to American Idol’s Sanjaya from KFC’s President (who isn’t named Colonel Sanders). Here’s an excerpt and a sheared mock-up photo:

kfc-bowl.jpgThe judges and critics may think you’re a long shot for a recording contract, but at KFC, we think you’re a real “original.” And as the experts in Original Recipe® Chicken, we know an original when we see one! In fact, today, I would like to sweeten our tasty offer by serving you up your very first recording deal.

If you sport a bowlcut hairdo in a nationally televised performance, KFC will grant you a free lifetime supply of KFC Famous Bowls and a charitable donation in your name – plus $5,000 in cash and your own starring role in our next KFC Famous Bowls advertisement.

3 thoughts on “Meta-blogging: Press Releases Gone Wild”

  1. I can’t believe that what you received is really from KFC. If they were serious, they would contact him privately and offer a hell of a lot more than $5000 (and food) for him to appear in an ad.

  2. This is actually their second proposition. I doubt KFC really cares about a deal, they’re after free press… which they got. Head over to Google News and search for ‘Sanjaya KFC’ – sad, isn’t it?

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