Star Power Sells - Scent of a Dead Star, Designer Tequila and the Rolling Stones; and, a high-performance watch designed by a cupcake.
. A ndy Kaufman Perfume. Rolling Stones Tequila. Johnny Cupcake G Watch. Name Recognition for Out-of-Character Products. This week it is all about how fame sells even when: the star is long dead; the rock and roll riots ended decades ago and, the newest watch in the store has been designed by a T-Shirt company! … Stephen Weir's Blog looks at the weekly whack of strange press releases that crossed my desk over the past seven days. Dead Comedian Andy Kaufman has his own stink! - On the 11th of October LA perfume maker Xyrena announced that it has introduced a new scent. Andy Kaufman Milk and Cookies is now being marketed in the United States to, according to the a Xyrena press release, to "honour of Kaufman's life and works." Andy Kaufman has been dead for 41-years. In his lifetime there was never a perfume bearing his name or likeness .... but his estate has! " "It's great to have Andy brought back...