Sunday, March 26, 2006

Birth of the Fool

I don't know if anyone has actually noticed this, but the new gatorade ads have a slogan where they say their product is the "rebirth of the cool".

First of all I wonder who the hell are they trying to target with that statement? The mellow jazz listening fiercely competitive demographic? I just don't understand, maybe after listening to a vigorous session of Miles Davis, they suggest you revitalize yourself with some Gatorade.

Secondly how is Gatorade the Rebirth of the cool? Is this beverage following a minimalist aesthetic, is it somehow responsible for a resurgence in bebop and cool jazz? Perhaps this beverage will be responsible for bringing about a artistic change in the composition of sports drinks, a move away from the riskier, energy induced, Dizzy Gillespie inspired trend that Powerade was following.