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More (Polaroid) Songs by Tom Lehrer

By On 11 April 2012 · Leave a Comment

As promised in Monday’s post, here’s another Tom Lehrer song. This one (or rather two, because there are once again long and short versions) was written for the 1977 Summer sales meeting, and it’s pretty self-explanatory, at least if you’re old enough to recognize the TV-show titles. The only cultural references that many will […]

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Christopher Plummer: Oscar Winner, Polaroid Spokesman

By On 28 February 2012 · 1 Comment

Sam Yanes, the longtime corporate-communications chief at Polaroid, reminded me yesterday that Christopher Plummer—who on Sunday finally got his Oscar, becoming the oldest actor ever to win one—did Polaroid commercials. Here he is, in 1980, teasing the Sonar SX-70:

This polished 30-second spot is somewhat similar to the introductory SX-70 ad that Laurence Olivier […]

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