THE DEAD HAVE RISEN AND THEY'RE CHEATING AT SLOTS!

I left the A's game on while I cleaned my room, prepping to do some songwriting, when I heard a familiar voice on a commercial. It was the late Academy Award winning actor James Coburn, hawking a video called "Winning Strategies for Slot Machines". In the ad, Coburn tells us,

Is there a smart way to play? Can you maximize the odds of winning and minimize your odds of losing? I'm James Coburn. Join me and discover winning strategies for slot machines...

"Join me"? A dead guy is asking us to "join" him? I was disappointed when Coburn didn't break into a "Thriller"-style dance routine. (the video appears to have been made in 1997, explaining how the commercial was made without the use of Being John Malkovich-style marionette puppets.)

Casino culture is tacky enough without companies using recently-deceased celebrities in ads.