Comments on: Matthew Levine and Robert Haydon Jones

By: Charles DeFanti

Charles DeFanti — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:48:33 +0000

I’m sending this to every female techy I know. Two.

By: paul zalon

paul zalon — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:01:03 +0000

Bummer! This story is so clean it’s just like the commercial that never aired. The client couldn’t deal with the simplicity and passion up there for 30 seconds; anything that connects certain types with feelings that have been patched over makes them very uncomfortable. They got no mojo left. Makes me happy to think that this commercial would most likely air now; but still, 30 seconds of silent passion can seem like an eternity if you’re closed up tight. I’m thinking it would get aired now, but not everywhere; not in certain countries, for sure; not in some of our 50 states. People can accept porn and murder, but 30 seconds of pure connection with another human being might still be a tough sell.
Mr Jones wrote this like the commercial; very lean and direct; got me thinking how much different things might or might not be now. 30 seconds is a long time; long enough to make some people feel extremely uncomfortable; 5 seconds would be ok, maybe even 10- but 30! that’s getting pretty real. In France it would have run (but then again, the French wouldn’t obsess over mouthwash.) Extreme simplicity opens the door to thinking; Mt J has opened the door again,
Matthew’s piece is beautiful.

By: seanbeaudoin

seanbeaudoin — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 06:33:00 +0000

finally, Mad Men gets the just end it deserves. Jones delivers as usual.

By: mccourt

mccourt — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:05:20 +0000

An insiders look at the savagery of Madison Ave and the amazing genius and art squeezed out of commercial product. Well done Mr Jones

By: Ed Lambertson

Ed Lambertson — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:29:13 +0000

Beautifully and cleverly written story of corporate arrogance stepping all over a bit of Madison Ave Magic……..Mr. Jones makes it sing!

By: Jay Young Gerard

Jay Young Gerard — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:22:50 +0000

I come from this world. If you write what you know, you are a keen observer. If you are a keen observer, you are a terrific writer. Either way, you have made me long to see the spot. I even YouTubed – key words, Lavoris, “The Kiss” et al – it hoping that it does exist and I would find it and quell my longing. Nada. But thank you for taking me back to my early stomping grounds and for the gorgeous fantasy.

By: Dave Monroe

Dave Monroe — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 22:25:36 +0000

Great to see little shots of humor! Like the way “the greatest” fades unseen, unnoticed. Maybe real love is only for the lovers, and not the rest of the world.

By: Jack Orth

Jack Orth — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:07:25 +0000

Mathew & Robert grab you right away & don’t let go! It reminds me of the great series on TV–Madmen. Don, the head creative guy would have thrown the Lavoris crew out of the office & dropped the account! Love it!

By: dan shulman

dan shulman — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:44:44 +0000

Wow! Mad Men better take cover.