Commenter Of The Day: The Mystery Of Al Capone's Vault Edition

Enterprising and controversial reporter Geraldo Rivera attempted to build on his success in the entertainment/journalism hybrid business by by opening Al Capone's Vault live on national TV. The vault was inside the old Lexington Hotel and was expected to hold riches or, more importantly for live viewers, dead people. The overwhelming hype before the show led to nearly 30 million viewers tuning in for the two-hour program. There were agents from the IRS on hand to retrieve the riches and, of course, medical examiners to figure out who the dead people were. Once the vault was finally uncovered it turned out there was nothing more than dirt and bottles. Since then, the event has been used as a reference for impressive failures of events with high expectations. The highly-anticipated Aston Martin Lagonda Concept was a major disappointment, though Jamesface seems to think it's an appropriate tribute to its namesake.

Well, it makes a lot of sense to me. Remember the last production Lagonda was big, heavy, ugly, dripping with the outdated sentiments of the outgoing era, and rarely used in the environment it claimed to be designed for (ie the road, because it was so damn unreliable). In the modern world, an oversized SUV is pretty much exactly the same concept.

Jamesface then went on to reveal the movements of a company of automotive journalists in Geneva.

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