I guess you haven’s seen the commercial. They’re celebrating CDs behavior and making fun of the musician and diners.
Maybe I misunderstood your post.
mangeorge:
Did you ever happen to catch Jason Alexander playing himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm? Or Adam West playing himself on… anything?
Did you form any opinions about the real-life personas of those actors?
I’ve seen it.
You just dont get it. Do you think CD would actually do that in real life? Maybe he would if he was really drunk or really mad and maybe he really is an asshole, but I suspect thats not the vibe they were going for here.
And there is nothing inherently evil about making fun of someone else’s tastes, as long as its in good natured fun and you don’t get your panties in a twist when someone does something similar to you.
Or does William Shatner really ride around in a van, scoring travel deals for random people?
There you go with that “evil” again.
Evil? Probably not. I didn’t say evil. Mean, which is what I asked? Sure. Acting like that can easily be called mean.
The vibe was “There’s ol’ Charlie, showing those stuffy people how it’s done”.
I wonder. What if the commercial were the same, except that Charlie Daniels was playing for the crowd in Gillie’s in Dallas (never been there), and Farid Farjad walked in and grabbed his fiddle and played a beautiful violin solo, handed the instrument back to Chuck, and said “that’s how it’s done”, and strutted away.
I’m trying to picture the response.
Sounds like a cool sequel commercial to me.
Lighten up Frances.
WHO do think Geico’s target audience IS?
You think its rich people who eat at fancy places with violin players playing “sophisticated music”? :dubious:
I could easily come up with a similar reverse ad for an expensive high level of service insurance company that THEIR target audience would likely find just a funny.
I’m guessing, given it’s a commercial and all, that he’d do whatever the director told him too, then cash his paycheck. Just like everyone in the commercial that you seem to be so riled up about did.
I’m sorry, but judging anyone on what they did in a commercial is ridiculous (whether they’re playing themselves or not).
BTW, I’ve always wondered if that commercial was realistic from a sound perspective. Would a fiddler be able to grab a violin that’s tuned for classical music and just start playing fiddle music? Or would the violin have to be re-tuned? Sorry for asking here, but I didn’t think this question warranted its own thread
I’m far from riled up. I asked a question, and now I’m trying to answer questions prompted by that question.
Actually, I asked two questions.
I really need to look at his site to see if he actually is a nutcase.
I’ll be back.
I forgot Shatner, that crazed kidnapper.
I don’t know, I think mangeorge has a point. Would CD have agreed to do the commercial if they asked him to play the part of the violinist playing classical music? And then some other dude came in and snatched it away from him to show him how it’s done? Somehow I don’t think so.
I, for one, truly enjoy the Geico caveman commercials. 
That said, I don’t see Geico, or CD, as mocking the diners or restaurant musician. The behavior depicted in the commercial would certainly be inappropriate IRL, but CD is good-natured about it. He’s not a mean buffoon, anyway.
There’s no difference in tuning between fiddling and classical violin music. The main difference is that a fiddler would have his bowstrings tightened up a lot more. A fiddler could just grab any old violin and start playing, only he probably wouldn’t be able to play as loud as he normally could.
I love the cavemen. I feel like they could be people I know.
Calling the guy “son” in that situation, for a southerner, can be mocking. So can Charlie’s swagger as he walks away. I grew up in Bakersfield, so I do share some familiarity with folks from the south, which does include Oklahoma and Texas. 
I read some of CDs, uh, postings. Thank somebody’s higher power for the First
Ammendment. Which I do. Even in silly commercials.
Anyway, I tire.
Charlie would probably put his arm around Farjad’s shoulders and buy him a beer.
C’mon, Mangeorge, that commercial is clearly a joke.
It’s perfectly valid to dislike him for his political views, but fiction is fiction.
D’you think Larry David really stole a golf club from a coffin? Or that David Duchovny flashed his package at a talk show host? Or that Christian Slater endorsed exploding printers?
You mean Elmer Fudd has no difficulty pronouncing his R’s?
I think the commercial is hilarious, especially grabbing the breadstick on the way out. But I also think CD looks like he’s got sky high blood pressure, on the verge of stroking out high…Or maybe it’s only an alcohol flush.