You Can't Make This Up - Bret Michaels Style
Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 12:01AM Here's one for the "you can't make this up" file: Bret Michaels has his own cologne now. Called Roses & Thorns, Bret is selling the scent on his website for $60 bucks a bottle. What's more, he created the craziest, cheekiest, most ridiculous promo video for the stuff, too. I'll be honest, when I watched the commercial (or whatever it is) I laughed really hard for a really long time. I mean, we're talking theatre of the absurd here, people. At some point, we have to ask ourselves "Is this real life?" First Phil Lewis debuts some perfume, now Bret has his own scent. I think these guys are running out of things to monetize.
If you want a bottle of the perfume, you can pre-order. No word when the scent officially hits the streets.
Reader Comments (28)
What was so bad about the concert you saw. I saw him live before & it was great. His setlist is pretty much the same as a Poison concert. It's not a bad way to spend a night. Tickets were cheap & I loved all of the songs he did.
Of course It's not the same as a Poison concert but I knew that going in.
Besides, my humor is an acquired taste. But my point was that the marketing of 80s and 90s stars (metal, glam, what have you) in the 10s is often a strained attempt at holding on to one market while catering to a different one or several demographics all at once. It becomes quite a jumble (at best) or waters down the original brand and intent (at worst). And I hope it wasn't lost that I admire it, brand-wise, as far as it goes. Still, some of the juxtapositions are a bit jarring.
I love the music. I like to comment. But I don't really need to be hip or cool (putting aside the question of whether I _could_ be either). Point in fact, some of these products are far worse than my failed attempts at humor.
So thanks for asking Devon. I hope I clarified.
PS: Fletch, those bottles haunt our memories. Do you remember a ghastly scent called _Fluid_? What in the hell was I thinking?!!?
But you and the rest keep things rolling. So I always feel right at home when I return.
Allyson has created a great space for music fans. I think we are all lucky.
My bad, it makes a lot more sense to me now. I thought you were just making stuff up out of thin air. I kinda don't know whether to laugh at your post or cry at the fact that those are all real products.
Devon: no worries. I, too, have to pause every now and again when one of my favorites so casually diminishes their value (if only in my eyes) by slapping their name on a product.
Besides, Devon, I got one (slightly) wrong: Maiden's beer is an ale, not a lager. If you want one of the latter, you need to buy the AC/DC brand (again, I am serious)!