March 31, 2006

As much as Coolfer would like to keep this a family blog, some news items are too hilarious to pass up.

The NY Daily News had a piece on the sexual harassment lawsuit against VNU, the owner of Billboard magazine. The papers were just unsealed and include pictures and tales of a battery-operated vibrator that was allegedly "brandished" in the Billboard offices. Seems that Billboard executive editor Ken Schlager kept the vibrator on his bookshelf until management took it away.

Here's the best part: VNU claims Schlager was given the vibrator by a record label as a promotional item," and adds that the judge has already dismissed this particular vibrator claim. Coolfer's question is what album's promotional budget had a few thousand dollars earmarked for this kind of item? People must be tired of handing out branded rolling papers, right?

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Posted by Glenn at 11:15 AM | | | Music Criticism/Writing