Thoughts & Experiences from the Mile High City
The 2009 Colorado Rockies television commercials are now out for you to view on their website. They will begin playing on FSN Rocky Mountain, 9 News, and other Comcast cable channels on March 9.
They are hilarious, show the players in a different light, and do a good job of selling the team.
This year, my particular favorite is the wedding mound visit. It doesn’t get better than that. Watch out for the surprise at the end.
These commercials really make me laugh.
Below is the ad that NBC and the NFL rejected for the Super Bowl on Sunday from CatholicVote.org. I would be interested in your thoughts.
My thoughts…
I think that NBC and the NFL have a right to run whatever commercial they want as long as it does not violate FCC regulations. This ad does not do that and is a lot more tame than many of the other ads that run during the Super Bowl.
They say they don’t want polictical or advocacy ads, but they will allow PETA to run a commercial as long as they tone down the sexual overtones.
To me, it is pure hypocrisy.
This is a pretty cool video showing the 44 Presidents in under four minutes. The photos morph from one to the next in order.
TheHill.com – Democrats’ latest idea: gas stamps
You have got to be kidding. Gas stamps? Is this the only thing the Democrats have?
Gas stamps are throw back to the great depression. This is a great example of a top-down, entitlment approach to government the democrats are known for.
Instead of looking for ways to lower the price of gas, they are pushing an answer that is over 70 years old and technology that is still in the laboratory.
We need real action on maximizing our oil and gas supplies today while planning for the future, utilizing new technology that will help us in the future.
Not take a big step backwards!
I just want to say that Scrabble on Facebook is just plain worthless.
I am playing a game and it keeps taking letters of the table and points from me. When I go back to play those same letters where I played them before, that spot is not open.
I miss Scrabulous! It was stable, easy-to-use, and fun.
The new Scrabbleis horrible, a bad way to do business.
If they were going to do this, they should have had something working first!
I know I am a little bit late, it came out a month ago, but I just heard about it and had to watch it.
I was rolling in my chair laughing. It was hilarious. This was put together by some really funny people at CollegeHumor.com.
I work with fonts off and on my day in my job and have discussions with people on what we should use on other things. In addition, we put together some branding for my agency and I was on the team to help with that. The discussions we had on what fonts to use.
This just brings it all together and makes the discussion of fonts funny. College Humor nailed it!
http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1823766&fullscreen=1
This is another great video from The Onion, Pentagon’s Unmanned Spokesdrone Completes First Mission. It is hilarious. Especially if you work in the media or have ever done a press conference.
http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/videoplayer/flvplayer.swf
Pentagon's Unmanned Spokesdrone Completes First Press Conference Mission
Thanks to Cali Lewis of GeekBrief TV for playing this on episode 401. This is a great video and song. Also thanks to Geoff Smith for the song. Well done!
If you want to purchase this song, visit Geoff Smith’s music site at ringtonefeeder.com.
Ones and 0s by Geoff Smith from Cali Lewis on Vimeo.
Heard about a profile on Zappos last night on Nightline on Twitter from the CEO so I decided to check it out today on the web. I can’t stay up that late to watch Nightline these days.
It was a great profile of a great company. They are doing a lot of great things and their employees really enjoy what they do. It looks like a fun atmosphere.
I came to learn of Zappos when I was going through the Denver International Airport and they had advertising in the plastic bins that one would put their personal belongings in to go through security. I questioned it at the time, but I now think it is brilliant. They have a captive office.
Congrats to all you Zappos employees out there. I have learned more about your company by watching this piece and following your CEO on Twitter. You should all be excited to work there. You have earned a new customer.
I went to the Colorado Rockies game last night versus the Florida Marlins and then watched the fireworks display afterwards. It was a fun game and evening, especially since the Rockies came back and won the game 6-5 in the bottom of the 11th evening.
But, as always, the fireworks stole the show. It was amazing. I was able to capture it on my Flip Video camera. Enjoy.
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