Commander Cody: Lost Planet Airman Finds Lone Star, Starts Drinking
Mick Brown, Street Life, 21 February 1976
THEY DIDNT ask Commander Cody if they could use his face to advertise Lone Star beer, but hes the first to admit it fits. "Country music goes real well with beer-drinking," says Cody. "Its a lot easier to relate to when youre loaded." Which is why he didnt raise cain when he saw the advertisement: just got his lawyers on the hot-line arranging a little deal. If youre helping people slake their thirst you might as well grease your palm while youre about it.
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