“no watch b/just my regular shit on/t-shirt, rubberband tellin me ‘Livestrong’ ” – Joe Budden

“I’m too advanced, the Lance Armstrong of the dance, Rubberband man before T.I. was King of New York like B.I. was” – Jay-Z

Major Respect for Lance and the brand. Nike, of course will not fail you on the ad’s.

Damn it feels good to see people get paid ! I’m all for MC Hammer getting his, straight up. I’ve always been a fan of dude work ethic and I’m saying…he used to kill the award shows and show up deep !

adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup™ viewing party that you’ll never forget.

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This is truly one of the funniest things I’ve seen online this week. Orson Welles was truly one of the greatest, ..the drunk spokesperson in these outtakes made paper behind the scenes directing and acting, but when you think about his spokesperson hustle….Awesomeness.. This is almost as funny as the Barry White Radio Commercial…I have to dig that joint up.

The Pea Commercial.

Funny Cartoon

Yes, we are friends and we do know no evil.

Anticipating making something off of this…feel me ?

Nike, Dopeness again…and I don’t think anybody, besides the good folks at Geico can compete. Old Spice, and Snickers, and Pepsi, and plenty more have come up with brilliant strategies and great marketing campaigns have aided in companies conquering new demographics especially when the product has stood proud, with its chest out…through the test of time. …but none have stomped on NIKE territory and walked away winning.

Apple and Microsoft continue to do their thing, but they battle..product to product, advertisement shots..but lets be honest, since the Lebron & Kobe puppets…NIKE has regained your interest, even if you hate them. Lebron and Kobe definitely helped that happen…and they’ve stood by Tiger, again..because it creates this water cooler banter every time. It makes a statement about their business being about business and not really based on some moral code of ethics and what they expect from an athlete.

That being blogged.. Alejandro González Iñárritu, who’s work you’ve probably seen.. ” Babel”, “21 Grams”, did a nice job with a sick way to KICK OFF World Cup 2010 ! The commercial features Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Landon Donovan, Ronaldinho, The Best Player in the NBA, LA Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant, Roger Federer, actor Gael Garcia Bernal and Homer Simpson. Way to go NIKE !

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Jes Sachse …for “American Able” by…Holly Norris

Check out (American Able Model) Jes’s twitter page where she describes herself in the bio section as a “photographer, model, poet. gender/queer/cripkid of mischief. they’d call me trouble if it had more syllables.” also check out her blog. Since Jes is much more than someone who has Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, I thought I’d share that tid bit first, the 25 year-old is Canadian and also a model and artist. I’ve read the conditions of Freeman-Sheldon syndrome have caused her to have uneven legs, a curved spine, & a partially paralyzed hand.

via HollyNorris.ca

‘American Able’ intends to, through spoof, reveal the ways in which women with disabilities are invisibilized in advertising and mass media. I chose American Apparel not just for their notable style, but also for their claims that many of their models are just ‘every day’ women who are employees, friends and fans of the company. However, these women fit particular body types. Their campaigns are highly sexualized and feature women who are generally thin, and who appear to be able-bodied. Women with disabilities go unrepresented, not only in American Apparel advertising, but also in most of popular culture. Rarely, if ever, are women with disabilities portrayed in anything other than an asexual manner, for ‘disabled’ bodies are largely perceived as ‘undesirable.’ In a society where sexuality is created and performed over and over within popular culture, the invisibility of women with disabilities in many ways denies them the right to sexuality, particularly within a public context.

Too often, the pervasive influence of imagery in mass media goes unexamined, consumed en masse by the public. However, this imagery has real, oppressive effects on people who are continuously ‘othered’ by society. The model, Jes Sachse, and I intend to reveal these stories by placing her in a position where women with disabilities are typically excluded.

This work is part of a group exhibit for CONTACT 2010 and will be showing on over 270 digital screens in 50 Toronto Transit Commission stations on May 6, 11, 22 and 31

Peep this bit of info via NY Post x Toronto Sun

“You know William Shatner as Capt. Kirk from “Star Trek” or perhaps Denny Crane from “Boston Legal.”
But Shatner’s accountant knows him as the man who had the foresight to ask for stock 10 years ago instead of cash when he started appearing in ads for the online travel company Priceline.com.
The Toronto Sun reported that Shatner, a Canadian native, has made a startling $600 million thanks to his early decision.
Priceline has been a huge winner on Wall Street in the past few years. Its stock price has gone up from just $50 a share last October to more than $250 last week.

$MART: Priceline paid Shatner in stocks instead of cash.
During the dot.com bust 10 years ago, the stock was selling for less than $2 a share — which is about the time Shatner got into the commercials as the tough-talking “negotiator” who karate-chops his way to good deals.”

Unofficial word on Wall Street is that Shatner, who was initially paid in Priceline shares when he became pitchman for the Internet travel website startup in 1997, is now worth a cool $600 million.

No wonder he looked so happy singing a duet of Total Eclipse of the Heart on Lopez Tonight the other week.

Priceline’s shares, which at one point plummeted to $1.80 during the dot-com crisis in 2000, are now trading close to $300 apiece. And although the company won’t disclose how many shares (or salary) Shatner receives, it’s presumed to be plenty. After all, it’s Shatner’s personality driven ads for the website that has made it so popular.

NY Post x Toronto Sun