Steven Grasse, the loveable founder and CEO of Quaker City Mercantile, is featured on "The Today Show" giving his two cents worth about this wacky new trend called "human directionals" - dudes who spin signs around at intersections.

Check it out and see if you can pick up some new moves:
Steven Grasse on "The Today Show"

Quaker City Mercantile (formerly known as Gyro Worldwide) CEO/CD Steven Grasse has written his first book, but it's not about advertising it's about his alleged problem with Great Britain. The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World, a wee $15.95 hardcover, is distinctly silly, though Tony Blair probably wouldn't find it funny. The 101 ways include a load of historical faux pas like "They burned Joan of Arc at the stake" and "They hung out and had beers with their good pal Mussolini," as well as more general annoyances like "They take credit for everything" and "They make time for tea." As befits an adman, especially one with extensive entrepreneurial sidelines like the Sailor Jerry clothing/booze brand and the Bikini Bandits films, Grasse decided, "let's take a crack at writing a book," but dumping on England, even with tongue in cheek, is something he thinks is entirely justified.

"It's all about us, #2"

Check out how smart we sound on Annette Monnier's post in Vulture Droppings, like we know what we're even talking about.
The Vulture is a product of those hip and trendy folks at Quaker City Mercantile. They describe their own publication as "unusually incisive and occasionally cruel trendspotting weblog."

How they managed to write something so kind about the always sappy, often generous us is one of the mysteries of life and trend-spotting. But we're not fighting it.

Bikini Bandit Amber is so much more than just a pretty face. Now that she's concquered The Howard Stern Show as a recent "Miss Howard TV" (Artie fell in love with her), she's released the feel-good song of the summer.

"I Got A Crush On Obama" by Obama Girl (Amber) is heating up YouTube and gathering national press. Testify, Amber! Testify!

Jailbait

The redesigned Adland points to a resistance story from India, wherein the local brand manager goes to jail for indecency.

Just as Richard Gere was charged for violating India's public obscenity laws for kissing Indian actress Shilpa Shetty at a fundraiser last month in Jaipur (a charge which was just dropped this week), the Indian government has come a-callin' for a Lee Cooper executive in response to a billboard that featured a model with her Lee Cooper denim's pulled down to waist level. The Indian-based brand manager was thrown in jail because of a few people's objection to the ads and is now currently out on bail and awaiting response from a court.

Quaker City Mercantile (formerly known as Gyro Worldwide) CEO/CD Steven Grasse has written his first book, but its not about advertising - it's about hi alleged problem with Great Britain. The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World, a wee $15.95 hardcover, is distinctly silly, though Tony Blair probably won't find it funny. The 101 ways include a load of historical faux pas like "The burned Joan of Arc at the stake" and "The hung out and had beers with their good pal Mussolini," as well as more general annoyances like "They take credit for everything" and "They make time for tea." As befits an adman, especially one with extensive entrepreneurial sidelines like sailor Jerry clothing/booze brand and the Bikini Bandits films, Grasse decided, "let's take a crack at writing a book" but dumping on England, even with tongue in cheek, is something he thinks is entirely justified.