but…uh…

Well, that didn’t work. Maybe they are too smart for us. Or maybe, better yet, they’ve moved on.

It’s time to fight back. We’ve got the motive. We’ve got the means. By tomorrow, we’ll have the peeps.

Check out this new commercial for Coca-Cola. Yes, that’s Jack White (of the how-appropriate-for-Coke-colored “White Stripes”) doing the jingle.

More impressive is the video. It’s directed by Nagi Nadi. She does these incredible art installations with multiple people and also directed this music video with a similar technique. In many ways it reminds me of Michel Gondry and his use of practical effects to achieve results similar, but more tangible somehow, than digital effects. Just magnificent.

How long has it been since there was a cool Coke commercial anyway?

Well, it’s blogging time again. 

As you may know I’ve been ridiculously busy lately.  Aside from all the work things, I’ve been rehearsing for a play since Thanksgiving.  It’s come along quite nicely and we opened last weekend to much larger than expected crowds and a great audience response.   My understanding is we’ve almost sold out Saturday’s performance this week, too.   People really do seem to love The Lion in Winter.

If you’re in the Boston area this weekend or next, stop by America’s oldest community theater, The Footlight Club, and check it out.  It’s great fun and I get to play a bad guy.  What’s not to like about that?

If you can’t make it, at least click on the link below to watch me pimp my show on this week’s DriveTime. 

I’m sure by now that most of you are familiar with the phenomenon from the December 17th Saturday Night Live that is Lazy Sunday. 

The trio primarily responsible for that great video are new cast member Andy Samberg and writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.  Prior to being on SNL, they were better known on the internet as the group behind The Lonely Island.  Those 3 are responsible for perhaps my favorite viral video ever created, Just 2 Guyz.  It’s just perfect in so many ways.  You might even say it’s Kablammo.

However, the one thing of theirs I can’t get out of my head to save my life is Wait (You Guys).  It’s impossible not to repeat it over and over.  Go ahead, click on it.  It’s ridiculous and great.  It’s also not safe for kids or some work places so proceed with caution. 

OK, Tribe might be in the middle of quite the brouhaha, but I still have a few friends there. This year, one of the small tribes I belong to had its 2nd Secret Santa exchange. Sure, it might have been a few days late, no thanks to UPS, but I got a kick ass Secret SANNEta. Thanks, Annetastic!