Thursday, March 11, 2010

RIP Merlin Olsen

Just wanted to share some IMing I did on news of the death of Merlin Olsen.
What do you think?

Michael Corcora... Merlin Olsen died
Tom Cathey/Sal... heard that at lunch. used to like him as an announcer.
Michael Corcora... yeah I liked him too. He just sort of disappeared 20 yrs. ago
Tom Cathey/Sal... i think the ftd ads killed him
Michael Corcora... actually it was asbestos
Michael Corcora... you should be a media advisor. You could tell ex-jocks which endorsments to do.
Tom Cathey/Sal... not a good idea for a lineman to do flower commercials and little house. you lose the respect of who made you famous in the first place. no self-respecting man was gonna take him seriously after that, hence end of career.
Michael Corcora... that's the genius of Merlin Olsen. He didn't play to his type.
Tom Cathey/Sal... carved out his own niche......nice.


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