TUESDAY AM UPDATE: First, you should know that Jeff Berg and his new Resolution Agency colleagues thought this caption contest was hilarious. Like, duh, they know how old they are. They also know that they’re wiser and richer and badder than all you wusses who complained it was ageist. That said, I’d advise the four to hire a good stylist - geez, any stylist – next time their photo is taken. As for the contest itself, the captions were so effing funny I laughed until I cried. (Why can’t SNL hire you Borscht Belt comics?) And the winners are:
FIRST PLACE
Disney wonders how it will break it to the original Star Wars actors that they won’t be in Episode 7.
SECOND PLACE
We’re the four guys who believe McG can actually tell a story.
THIRD PLACE
“Dear Gentlemen, Thank you for your interest in Kappa Alpha. We regret to inform you that we have no interest in sponsoring you at Adams. In the future we recommend you not include a group photo.”
HONORABLE MENTION
The first thing they resolved is the age-old question: Jerry’s Deli, or Cantors???
Asked about competing with younger agents, Berg said, “What? I can’t hear you. Please speak louder.”
Resolution’s first order of business was an attempt to put the gay rumors to rest. Yes, it turns out, they all use Ben Gay.
FRIDAY 10 PM: A rival tenpercentery sent over this authentic photo of the brand new Resolution Agency together at Pollstar Live! for the ”Meet The Agents” networking session with most of the concert promoters from the U.S. and abroad gathered there Thursday afternoon. (L-R: Jeff Berg, Jeff Franklin, Steve Schenck, Terry Rhodes.) I’m speechless. You’re not. So I’ll name the Top 3 winners on Monday Tuesday for this latest Deadline Caption Contest which we post from time to time:
Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke - tip her here.



HMS Resolution: Est. 1771
Resolution:Assisted Living Communities
“I hope there’s tapioca in the commissary.”
All jokes aside, I wish Jeff and company well.
Experience – there’s no substitute!
Bingo!
Forest Lawn Agency (FLA)
“The Flab Four”
By the way, I’m a middle-age chubby, snarky Jewish guy, too, but I do think it is occasionally fun to laugh at ourselves. That said, I do think some of other meaner-spirited “oldie” jokes here are clearly indicative of the rampant, often subliminal AGEISM and PREJUDICE in youth- and looks-obsessed Hollywood.
Tragic to say, some of the younger, under-35 folk in Hollywood have the depth of character and intelligence of bacteria residing in a petrie-dish…before it’s viewed under the microscope!
Some of these comments were fucking terrific….I found myself laughing my ass off.
On the other hand – age does not matter – these guys kill it. I wish them all the success in the world. Good for them.
To all the serious people posting – have a bourbon (or 2), go to bed, relax and forget about it mañana. It’s just a joke – laughing at yourself and others is healthy. Get over it – move on.
Deciding it was finally time to move on, the remaining members of The Greatful Dead put their years of music and entertainment industry knowledge to use by forming an agency.
“Welcome to Walmart…”
Cocoon 3: The Golden Guys
Disney wonders how it will break it to the original Star Wars actors that they won’t be in Episode 7.
Hey, did Huntz Hall (Berg) and Leo Gorcey (Rhodes), book-ending the other “Bowery Boys,” lead a prison break out of the Motion Picture & Television Home??!!
Okay, shame on me with the age-related joke — coming just after I chastised you under-35 Hollywood whipper-snappers out there! Yeah, I’m hypocrite, but I still can’t resist these Friar Roast-type jokes!
Still, I send my BEST WISHES to Mr. Berg and the rest of the Resolution crew — hoping and praying their hungrier than their competition and out to dramatically open-up the playing field for all above- and below-the-line talent looking for representation. They could be a godsend if they’re really intent on “shaking up” the status quo in corporate-consolidated Hollywood! Good luck!
Night at the Museum
The GOP introduced its new blue ribbon panel, which will address the party’s need for diversity.
Rejected agency names:
GUMPTION
MOXIE TALENT & LIT
BEES KNEES ENTERTAINMENT
“Gladys…make us reservations at The Brown Derby and then at Chasens…this town is gonna be ours!”
Agree with gstar and others. Ageism is ugly and bigoted.
KEEPING IT OLD HOLLYWOOD AND BRINGING BACK THE SWAGGER!
Resolution: “It’s the right thing to do.”
If only the movies we present to the public were as funny as these comments the industry would be in good shape.
We’re the four guys who believe McG can actually tell a story.
can i just say, i’m not a j.b. fan at all, but i think this was a mean & nasty thing to put up on a widely read site like this. we will all be there someday. picking on older people… what a riot. Karma may swing around!
LINCOLN: We Were There
I agree. It’s good to not take stuff too seriously and remember to have a sense of humor in this biz but this is straight out ageism. What if they were all young, female and attractive? What if they were all gay men? The auto-captions might happen in one’s head but I doubt there would be a post promoting a caption contest. Nikki, we understand the point but, seriously.
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