You have to love the bit in today's AdAge about the alternative Cannes, which took place at Coney Island's notorious Cha Cha Cafe on the beachfront. Known as "The Wrath of Cannes advertising awards," The ceremony, and piss-up took place last Thursday. Attended by about a hundred young, and increasingly fucked up creatives, it awarded some kind of fucking trophy and an uber cool, fixed wheel messenger bike. The grand prize winner was VirtualDrinkingBuddy.com, by Rob Wenger that's part of a digital ad campaign for The Knot Irish whiskey. Go to the site, it is fucking great. Just love the Irish sot who is the hero, particularly when he shits all over people who "Drink Light Beer and talk rubbish. Fucking right.
Hey... If it works for Lindsey... It works for me!
