I know I commented last week about how the Super Bowl commercials were such a huge part of pop culture and the game. Well the game didn't seem to have that many great commercials as a part of it this year. There were a few that were pretty funny, but for the most part, really they were kind of weak. I think I said something yesterday about a few that I liked, so I thought that today I would add them to the blog.
This one was just about my favorite of the night. I heard a bit of the story about it today as well. Two brothers who were unemployeed came up with this ad for a contest by Dorito's and it won them a million dollars. It kind of goes to show you how big a deal these ads have become in our culture.
"Meeting" (Bud Light)
As much as anything else, this one was funny because the beer people almost always have funny stuff. Seems to say a bit too about our cultures view of drinking.
Career Builder: It's time
I thought this was dang funny too. I mean come on, who hasn't felt this way at least a few times when it comes to work? When the fist comes out and smacks the koala in the face is classic.
Coke Zero: Polamalu
Nice take on the classic Coke spot from 1979. The shirt bit at the end was good stuff.
Finally I thought this was one of the funniest things that I saw all night long. It was just a promo spot for NBC's Thursday night line up, but (no pun intended really) I thought it was great.
Like I said, these were a few of the ones that I liked best. Let me know if there were any that stood out to you. Peace and Love y'all.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Thisclose
Well the Cardinals were just thisclose to getting their first Super Bowl win last night. I was disappointed that they lost, not so much because I'm a Cardinals fan--I like them enough to cheer for them when they are playing most anyone other than the Cowboys--but because it meant that the Steelers were the first team in the Super Bowl era to win six of them. I don't mind that they have six, I just didn't want them to be first (I'm a Cowboys fan you might recall).
We had our youth Super Bowl party last night, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it a great deal. It was small no doubt, but it was some of the most fun I have had doing one. There were only six of us there, but it was all guys and we were all actually watching the game (something different). Also we were all actually cheering for the Cardinals to pull it off. It was a good chance to get to hang out with some of the guys who make up our core here in a fun atmosphere.
Some of my thoughts on the game:
We had our youth Super Bowl party last night, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it a great deal. It was small no doubt, but it was some of the most fun I have had doing one. There were only six of us there, but it was all guys and we were all actually watching the game (something different). Also we were all actually cheering for the Cardinals to pull it off. It was a good chance to get to hang out with some of the guys who make up our core here in a fun atmosphere.
Some of my thoughts on the game:
- How do you manage to get three--THREE!!!--personal foul penalties called on your defense...ALL ON THE SAME DRIVE???? That really hurt, and a couple of them were iffy calls I thought.
- When you have a three point lead as the underdog with less than three minutes to go and you have been getting pressure with the blitz and it's been working, you don't stop doing it.
- It helps to actually cover the receivers in the back corners of the end zone.
- I'm a little surprised that James Harrison didn't need a cart to get him off the field for half time...you could tell he had nothing left after the INT return. I guess he forgot to take his 5 Hour Energy shot.
- James Harrison should have been ejected for the cheap shot he delievered to the Cardinal player that was down on the ground.
- The celebration after the Holmes TD was pretty good--the LeBron chalk throw--but it was pointed out that there should have been a flag on that--15 yards that would have been assessed on the kick off--for using the ball as a prop. Hey they called all year, why not in the biggest game of the season?
- The last fumble of the game should have been reviewed. Regardless of if they confirmed that the call on the field was right, it was a close play and had a hand in determining the out caome of the game so it should have gotten a look from upstairs.
- Larry Fitzgerald is a beast.
- The commercials weren't really all that great to cost at least $3 million.
- The three best (in my opinion) were the first Doritos commercial, the career builder list, and the Coke Zero take off of the classic Mean Joe Greene.
- Thanks to Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's "mishap" a few years ago, the people in charge of planning the half time shows have decided that the way to go is to try to revive the "old school" music scene. In the years following we have had Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bruce Springsteen...just saying, these aren't exactly young and spry performers.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Where's my Ring?
So it is the Friday before the Super Bowl. Every year I think of some of the greatest players are that I have seen that were not fortunate enough to win the Super Bowl. As I was thinking about this today, I came up with ten guys that I felt were great players who just weren't quite able to get it to all come together enough to get that ring. So here is my list of guys that came up short.
10) Boomer Esiason (QB- Bengals, Jets, Cardinals)- Boomer was the QB for the Bengals team that went to Super Bowl 23. They were close that year, losing in the end to the 49ers. Boomer was the NFL MVP that year (1988), was a four-time Pro Bowler and is (or was) a top 10 NFL QB in career marks.
9) Warren Moon (QB- Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks, Chiefs)- Moon is the guy that would be the all-time leader in passing yards if you combined his CFL yards with this NFL yards. He was the 1990 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP as well the AP Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler as well.
8) Bruce Smith (DE- Bills, Redskins)- Smith retired as the NFL's all-time leader in QB sacks with 200. He had at least 10 sacks in 14 of his 19 seasons in the NFL. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler as well. He helped lead the Bills to 4 straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, but came up short each time.
7) Thurman Thomas (RB-Bills, Dolphins)- Thomas was the main cog in the Bills K-Gun offense that helped them make those 4 Super Bowl runs. He was the 1991 NFL MVP as well as a 5-time Pro Bowler. He also won the Heisman Trophy in 1987 at Oklahoma State.
6) Randall Cunningham (QB-Eagles, Vikings, Cowboys, Ravens)- Cunningham was one of the first truly mobile QBs to play in the NFL. He was the the 1998 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP. He was a 4-time Pro Bowler and led the 1998 Vikings to the NFC Championship game with a 15-1 record, but missed the Super Bowl.
5) Tim Brown (WR-Raiders, Buccaneers)- Brown was a receiver for the Raiders and Bucs in his career. He made the Pro Bowl 9 times in his career and is the 4th all-time leading receiver. He played in one Super Bowl with the Raiders, but lost to the Bucs.
4) Cris Carter (WR-Eagles, Vikings, Dolphins)- Carter was one of the greatest wideouts of all time. He is one of only 5 receivers with 1000+ receptions. He was on the Vikings team that made it to the NFC Championship game in 1998 only to lose to the Falcons. He was an 8-time Pro Bowler.
3) Derrick Thomas (LB- Chiefs)- Thomas was the 1989 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year as well as a 9-time Pro Bowler. He finished his career with 126.5 sacks. He never was able to get to the Super Bowl and passed away a few weeks after being injured in a car accident.
2) Dan Marino (QB-Dolphins)- Marino was one of the greatest QBs of all time. With his size and quick release he had all the tools of a Super Bowl winner. After playing in the Super Bowl in his second season it seemed that this was just the first of many. It was would turn out to be his only one. He was the 1984 AP NFL MVP as well as Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
1) Barry Sanders (RB-Lions)- Easily the greatest running back of his time. He made it to the NFC Championship game one time in his career, falling to the Redskins. He is the 3rd all time leading rusher in the NFL. He was the 1997 AP and Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP, the 1989 Offensive Rookie of the Year, and a 10 time Pro Bowler.
So there it is. My list of some of the best players to never win a Super Bowl ring. I know that there are some that I have probably left off, but hey, it's my list. Peace and Love y'all.
10) Boomer Esiason (QB- Bengals, Jets, Cardinals)- Boomer was the QB for the Bengals team that went to Super Bowl 23. They were close that year, losing in the end to the 49ers. Boomer was the NFL MVP that year (1988), was a four-time Pro Bowler and is (or was) a top 10 NFL QB in career marks.
9) Warren Moon (QB- Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks, Chiefs)- Moon is the guy that would be the all-time leader in passing yards if you combined his CFL yards with this NFL yards. He was the 1990 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP as well the AP Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler as well.
8) Bruce Smith (DE- Bills, Redskins)- Smith retired as the NFL's all-time leader in QB sacks with 200. He had at least 10 sacks in 14 of his 19 seasons in the NFL. He was an 11-time Pro Bowler as well. He helped lead the Bills to 4 straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, but came up short each time.
7) Thurman Thomas (RB-Bills, Dolphins)- Thomas was the main cog in the Bills K-Gun offense that helped them make those 4 Super Bowl runs. He was the 1991 NFL MVP as well as a 5-time Pro Bowler. He also won the Heisman Trophy in 1987 at Oklahoma State.
6) Randall Cunningham (QB-Eagles, Vikings, Cowboys, Ravens)- Cunningham was one of the first truly mobile QBs to play in the NFL. He was the the 1998 NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP. He was a 4-time Pro Bowler and led the 1998 Vikings to the NFC Championship game with a 15-1 record, but missed the Super Bowl.
5) Tim Brown (WR-Raiders, Buccaneers)- Brown was a receiver for the Raiders and Bucs in his career. He made the Pro Bowl 9 times in his career and is the 4th all-time leading receiver. He played in one Super Bowl with the Raiders, but lost to the Bucs.
4) Cris Carter (WR-Eagles, Vikings, Dolphins)- Carter was one of the greatest wideouts of all time. He is one of only 5 receivers with 1000+ receptions. He was on the Vikings team that made it to the NFC Championship game in 1998 only to lose to the Falcons. He was an 8-time Pro Bowler.
3) Derrick Thomas (LB- Chiefs)- Thomas was the 1989 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year as well as a 9-time Pro Bowler. He finished his career with 126.5 sacks. He never was able to get to the Super Bowl and passed away a few weeks after being injured in a car accident.
2) Dan Marino (QB-Dolphins)- Marino was one of the greatest QBs of all time. With his size and quick release he had all the tools of a Super Bowl winner. After playing in the Super Bowl in his second season it seemed that this was just the first of many. It was would turn out to be his only one. He was the 1984 AP NFL MVP as well as Offensive Player of the Year. He was a 9-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
1) Barry Sanders (RB-Lions)- Easily the greatest running back of his time. He made it to the NFC Championship game one time in his career, falling to the Redskins. He is the 3rd all time leading rusher in the NFL. He was the 1997 AP and Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP, the 1989 Offensive Rookie of the Year, and a 10 time Pro Bowler.
So there it is. My list of some of the best players to never win a Super Bowl ring. I know that there are some that I have probably left off, but hey, it's my list. Peace and Love y'all.
Top 10 Super Bowl Ads of All Time
Ok, so I saw this on MSNBC.com and thought I would share it with everyone minus the economic stuff behind it and without all the set up as well. These are, according to MSNBC.com, the top 10 Super Bowl commercials of all time (dramatic music crescendos in the background)!!!
10) Master Lock--"Shot Lock" (1974)
9) Coke--"Parade Balloons" (2008)
8) Budweiser--"Sleigh Ride" (2004)
7) E*Trade--"Money Out the Wazoo" (2000)
6) McDonald's--"The Showdown" (1993)
5) Budweiser--"Frogs" (1995)
4) Apple--"1984" (1984)
3) Reebok--"Terry Tate Office Linebacker" (2003)
2) Budweiser--"Respect" (2002)
1) Coke--"Mean Joe Greene" (1979)
So there they are according to msnbc.com. Hope you enjoyed these and if you want the other information that goes with them, you can click right here for that. What is your favorite ad from Super Bowls past? Peace and Love y'all.
10) Master Lock--"Shot Lock" (1974)
9) Coke--"Parade Balloons" (2008)
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8) Budweiser--"Sleigh Ride" (2004)
7) E*Trade--"Money Out the Wazoo" (2000)
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6) McDonald's--"The Showdown" (1993)
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5) Budweiser--"Frogs" (1995)
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4) Apple--"1984" (1984)
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3) Reebok--"Terry Tate Office Linebacker" (2003)
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2) Budweiser--"Respect" (2002)
1) Coke--"Mean Joe Greene" (1979)
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So there they are according to msnbc.com. Hope you enjoyed these and if you want the other information that goes with them, you can click right here for that. What is your favorite ad from Super Bowls past? Peace and Love y'all.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
25 Random Things
This seems to be the "craze" right now...to write a list of "25 Random Things" about yourself. In all fairness, Roni wrote one of these just this week that was 25 Random Things (About My Husband), so in some ways I guess I have one of these out there already, but I thought that maybe I should do one myself, and since this is the day for to write a random type of post, I thought this would be a good one. So without further ado, here is my list of 25 Random Things About Blake.
1) I have a thing for tattoos. I have four (with more in mind) myself. The thing is though, I have a thing for tattoos on other people. I just tend to notice them--and Roni would probably want me to add "especially on other women."
2) The other night I had a first. I was publicly UN-invited to someone's birthday party. The thing is, I didn't ask about going, I merely commented on the fact that I had never been inside the place where the party is being held.
3) The first comic book that I bought when I officially started collecting them was issue #1 of Marvel's Super Pro. Yeah, it was about an ex-football player who now fought crime in a souped up football uniform--shoulder pads, helmet, knee pads, the whole bit. How cool was that?
4) I used to have multiple caps that I earned by doing Jump Rope for Heart.
5) Mom used to have two wigs. I mention this due to the fact that I liked to wear them so it would look like I had long hair. In my defense, I was in elementary school at the time.
6) Every summer when I was in elementary I would beg to not to have to get a hair cut so I could let my hair get long.
7) I wear an earring. I used to wear four earrings. I have had my ears pierced a total of 9 times. It took three times before I finally kept one in (long story), but I had wanted an earring since I was in about the 5th grade. I used to wear Mom's clip-on earrings at that point.
8) I love books. Seriously, they are awesome. I love places like Barnes and Noble. The problem is that there are many books that I own, but have never even opened or finished reading.
9) I mentioned earlier that for some reason I have always wanted long hair. At the same time, I love the way my head feels bald--Roni however isn't big on the way it looks.
10) I once peed on my shoe on accident. Thought I was aimed the right direction, but the next thing I knew, it was spraying all over my left foot. Thankfully I was wearing shoes.
11) I will watch pretty much any movie that I think looks interesting at least once.
12) My second year of church camp, I got the nickname Crew because of my flat-top hair style.
13) I have always wanted to be some kind of writer.
14) Even though I am 33, have three children and have been married for 10 years, I still don't always feel like I'm really an adult.
15) One of my favorite things to behold are skaters and BMXers when they are doing their stunts at things like the X Games. It simply amazes me.
16) I have recently gotten back into doing theater stuff after taking a 13 year break.
17) This is my 79th blog here on Blogger.
18) When I first started getting into "Christian" bands, my favorite was Whitecross, and they were a total 80's hair band.
19) I think cars are cool and I like to look at them and admire them, but all the car shows on Spike and Speed, and all the technical stuff means zip to me. It is so not my thing.
20) Strange as this may sound, there are times that I like to paint my finger nails cool colors--what? I'm married for 10 years, have three children and am 33, I'm secure with me.
21) I still think of Midland as home and would love for my kids to be able to go to school where I went, which is Greenwood.
22) I am the only one from my family (parents and siblings that is) that did not graduate from Snyder High School.
23) I really, really like cookies. Especially the cookies that Mom makes. Yeah it really doesn't matter which ones either.
24) My closest brush with fame is that from the 6th grade through graduation I lived across the street from Jessica McClure (Baby Jessica who was trapped in the well in Midland, for those of you old enough to remember that), and I am still friends with the family.
25) I will have been out of high school for 15 years in May. In that time I have gone only about a total of 7 months without facial hair of some kind and mainly on my chin. Now Roni doesn't like it when I decide to shave because it makes her feel older than she wants to.
Well there it is. 25 (hopefully) random things about me. Hope you enjoyed it. Peace and Love y'all.
1) I have a thing for tattoos. I have four (with more in mind) myself. The thing is though, I have a thing for tattoos on other people. I just tend to notice them--and Roni would probably want me to add "especially on other women."
2) The other night I had a first. I was publicly UN-invited to someone's birthday party. The thing is, I didn't ask about going, I merely commented on the fact that I had never been inside the place where the party is being held.
3) The first comic book that I bought when I officially started collecting them was issue #1 of Marvel's Super Pro. Yeah, it was about an ex-football player who now fought crime in a souped up football uniform--shoulder pads, helmet, knee pads, the whole bit. How cool was that?
4) I used to have multiple caps that I earned by doing Jump Rope for Heart.
5) Mom used to have two wigs. I mention this due to the fact that I liked to wear them so it would look like I had long hair. In my defense, I was in elementary school at the time.
6) Every summer when I was in elementary I would beg to not to have to get a hair cut so I could let my hair get long.
7) I wear an earring. I used to wear four earrings. I have had my ears pierced a total of 9 times. It took three times before I finally kept one in (long story), but I had wanted an earring since I was in about the 5th grade. I used to wear Mom's clip-on earrings at that point.
8) I love books. Seriously, they are awesome. I love places like Barnes and Noble. The problem is that there are many books that I own, but have never even opened or finished reading.
9) I mentioned earlier that for some reason I have always wanted long hair. At the same time, I love the way my head feels bald--Roni however isn't big on the way it looks.
10) I once peed on my shoe on accident. Thought I was aimed the right direction, but the next thing I knew, it was spraying all over my left foot. Thankfully I was wearing shoes.
11) I will watch pretty much any movie that I think looks interesting at least once.
12) My second year of church camp, I got the nickname Crew because of my flat-top hair style.
13) I have always wanted to be some kind of writer.
14) Even though I am 33, have three children and have been married for 10 years, I still don't always feel like I'm really an adult.
15) One of my favorite things to behold are skaters and BMXers when they are doing their stunts at things like the X Games. It simply amazes me.
16) I have recently gotten back into doing theater stuff after taking a 13 year break.
17) This is my 79th blog here on Blogger.
18) When I first started getting into "Christian" bands, my favorite was Whitecross, and they were a total 80's hair band.
19) I think cars are cool and I like to look at them and admire them, but all the car shows on Spike and Speed, and all the technical stuff means zip to me. It is so not my thing.
20) Strange as this may sound, there are times that I like to paint my finger nails cool colors--what? I'm married for 10 years, have three children and am 33, I'm secure with me.
21) I still think of Midland as home and would love for my kids to be able to go to school where I went, which is Greenwood.
22) I am the only one from my family (parents and siblings that is) that did not graduate from Snyder High School.
23) I really, really like cookies. Especially the cookies that Mom makes. Yeah it really doesn't matter which ones either.
24) My closest brush with fame is that from the 6th grade through graduation I lived across the street from Jessica McClure (Baby Jessica who was trapped in the well in Midland, for those of you old enough to remember that), and I am still friends with the family.
25) I will have been out of high school for 15 years in May. In that time I have gone only about a total of 7 months without facial hair of some kind and mainly on my chin. Now Roni doesn't like it when I decide to shave because it makes her feel older than she wants to.
Well there it is. 25 (hopefully) random things about me. Hope you enjoyed it. Peace and Love y'all.
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