«I put a fake Alice In Chains angry chair on Craigslist, and all hell broke loose»

Sacado de // From –> http://portalternativo.com/ – http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/

Nos la coló. Eso si, por si sirve de consuelo no fuimos los únicos. ¿Recordáis la noticia de como un asistente de producción del vídeo de “Angry Chair” vendía la silla que aparece en el clip en Craiglist? Pues fue una broma del colaborador de Death And Taxes Magazine, Joe Veix.

Veix cuenta que encontró la foto de una silla “de mierda” en la búsqueda de imágenes de Google y a partir de ahí creó el anuncio. Lo colgó en Twitter y pasó a algunos amigos, y a las dos horas, varias webs empezaron a hacerse eco del anuncio. Entre ellas, portALTERNATIVO, tal como remarca Veix.

Aprovecha para acusar a los medios de no contrastar las noticias (touché) y para colgar algunos mails de fans que había recibido argumentando porqué tenían que ser ellos los que se quedaran con la silla.

En definitiva, una broma con la que denuncia el funcionamiento del periodismo en estos tiempos que corren y suelta la moralina de como la gente trata de agarrarse a cualquier objeto que pueda hacerles volver a un pasado quizá más feliz.

Si queréis leer más sobre la broma – enseñanza que nos ha hecho este buen hombre -en inglés- pasaros por: http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/227745/i-sold-a-fake-angry-chair-on-craigslist/

IN ENGLISH

A few weeks ago I wrote a fake Craigslist post trying to sell the Angry Chair from the eponymous music video by Alice In Chains.

I filed the listing under the “antiques” category in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. I included a photo from the music video, and another of a beat up, piece of shit chair I found via Google image search that looks nothing like the chair in the video.

I wrote the post from the perspective of a former set PA and grunge fan who has since mellowed out. It read (all sic):

“For sale, the original ANGRY CHAIR from the famous ALICE IN CHAINS music video for their hit song ‘angry chair.’ that’s right, this is the same angry chair sat in by none other than layne staley! own a piece of rock n roll history!

some background: i was a PA on the video way back when, and after the shoot wrapped, took the chair home. since then, it’s just been sitting in my garage collecting dust. i hate to sell it, but i need to downsize. plus i’m clean now and have two kids, and i’m just not as angry as i used to be.

the chair is perfect for sitting in and just raging out. a few dents, but in otherwise great condition.

$1,500 OBO — if interested, email with your favorite AIC album and why you think you’re angry enough for the chair. money isnt important to me, just want to give the angry chair a good home.

god bless and rock on “

I tweeted a link to the joke listing, sent it to a few friends, and then went and got a burrito. It was a good afternoon.

But it turns out, in an almost inexplicable coincidence, I posted the listing on what happened to be deceased AIC lead singer Layne Staley’s birthday, making it a solid peg for a blog post.

Two hours later, Diffuser ran a piece on it.

Then Spin picked it up.

It was later picked up by Alternative Nation and Metal Insider.

As well as a few Spanish language music sites, including Portalternativo. All of them featured a large image of the shitty chair.

It started getting tweeted about by music journalists, classic rock radio stations, a Dutch Alice In Chains fan Twitter account, and random fans of the band.

I don’t feel bad about tricking the writers. All they had to do to confirm the legitimacy of the post was (a) respond to the listing asking for more details and/or (b) reverse image search that shitty chair image, and find its original source. Option (b) would have taken 15 seconds, at most, which I suppose is too slow for the fast-paced world of internet journalism.

If you want to read the whole article: http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/227745/i-sold-a-fake-angry-chair-on-craigslist/