Bank of Ireland are selling what?
November 15, 2007I was walking down O’Connell Street today and I noticed alot of ads on buses for Bank of Ireland. Nothing too strange there, but they were promoting something called “Blue Magic”. Ok, so what you might ask? Well it might just be the oddest timing to launch such a campaign. This week see’s the release of “American Gangster“, Ridley Scott’s new film about 70’s drug king pin Frank Lucas (played by Denzel Washington). Lucas sold heroin. He sold a particularly pure type of heroin he himself “branded”. What did he call it?
Why, that would be “Blue Magic”.
Incidentally, “Blue Magic” is the lead single from Jay-Z’s tie in album “American Gangster”. Its a really good record, and a return to form for Jigga, who’s “comeback” album left alot of people a bit flat. Its more consistent, similar to (but not near as good as) his masterpiece “The Blueprint”. He recorded it in record time, apparently after seeing the film. As such its old school Jay-Z talking about selling smack instead of new-school Jay-Z talking about hanging out in the south of France with Bono. Which is very fucking welcome.
I think THEIR blue magic is something to do with the Dublin GAA team.
Ah..yes. I think there was some kind of sports thingy going on on the poster.
[...] Are Bank of Ireland selling heroin? Surely not… [...]
There’s such a thing as reading too far into things. its always better to stand back from things and ask; ‘why exactly would BOI wish to associate its image with that of a heroin dealer’? As much as one occasionally wishes for there to be some great conspiracy there, very often none exists, particularly one as absurd as the one this blogger is proposing. Another worrying development arises where people don’t clearly attach their names to blogs so as to be recognised and avoided in future. As a final note, I’d like to add that the advertisement relates to Leinster Rugby Team which has recently switched sponsor from Bank of Scotland to Bank of Ireland. Please refrain from posting any more ridiculous blogs. Yours etc. – Ruadhán
OK, I can do that, but hey, let’s cut a deal! You have to please refrain from posting any more moronic comments on ridiculous blogs.Yours etc. -
roosta (Name and Address Withheld).
Gobshite
Good point