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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (42210)1/1/2010 3:58:19 PM
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Play videos in sequence. Very entertaining and satisfying. Original going viral like susan boyle - thanks SG
Happy New Year. Dave

Subject: Singer got Mad....and he got Even


A musician named Dave Carroll recently had difficulty with United Airlines. United apparently damaged his treasured Taylor guitar during a flight.. Dave spent over 9 months trying to get United to pay for damages caused by baggage handlers to his custom Taylor guitar. During his final exchange with the United Customer Relations Manager, he stated that he was left with no choice other than to create a music video for Youtube exposing their lack of cooperation.

The Manager responded : "Good luck with that one, pal".

So he posted a retaliatory video on Youtube. The video has since received over 6.5 million hits. United Airlines contacted the musician and attempted settlement in exchange for pulling the video.

Naturally his response was: "Good luck with that one, pal".

Taylor Guitar Company sent the musician 2 new custom guitars in appreciation for the product recognition from the video that has lead to a sharp increase in orders.
Initial Video in response to incident: youtube.com
statement: youtube.com
video 2: youtube.com
United Airline reaction (part spoof) at 150,000 hits:
youtube.com
CNN Report: youtube.com
CBS Interview with singer: youtube.com
Business Impact on United - BBC America: youtube.com
Parody United Marketing Response: youtube.com
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