Olympics - good & bad

Bad:

- announcers for the gymnastics - Tim Daggett or whatever his name is may be the worst sports commentary guy on TV - and think about some of his rivals (Chris Collingsworth anyone)...

- Announcers limited vocabulary - especially pertaining to Phelps. It's like a contest to see how many people can use "amazing", "ridiculous", "he's a machine"; in one 45 second performance. I hope when he gets tapes of these events the audio is turned off. UGH...

- staying up til 1 am every night.. How did I become hooked on the Olympics - seriously - its mostly swimming and gymnastics - but I do question this bandwagon. Must. Get. Off. Now.

- Commercials - overall they are uninspired and have bad music. Where are all the really good commercials for the Olympics? (on a side note - how many endorsement deals will Phelps have and what's the over/under on when he appears on a Wheaties box...)

Good:
- Phelps - really, I hate to route for the clear favorite - but there is just something about him...

- Okay - I admit it - Wingspan 6'7'; Feet size 14' how hung do you think this guy is?

- Bad sportsmanship that is not U.S. - I mean with all the doping scandals of past and everything else - its nice to see some other country receive the unsportsmanlike story of the summer Olympics. Never fear though track and field is not over - time for a doping scandal yet!


Enough for now. Oh - quick music update - The Duke and the Duchess new LP = very very very good

Sunday Afternoon TV

At&t is now using a Meatloaf song in their ad campaign - why. And for that matter - what's with the singing ads...AT&T, Comcast and others - very very odd...

The Sonic ads ensure that I will never eat there. Those two idiots in the car make me want to scream. If they detest each other so much - why are they constantly in the car together. Maybe if they spent less time in that stupid car they would not hate each other so much.

Edge Shave Gel has this commercial where girls spurt aloe all over a guys face - no sexual innuendo there. But it fails because the shaving cream looks more like sour cream (gagging)...

The new orkin ad is gross. No one needs to see a human sized talking roach. NO ONE... the ad is ineffective if you must turn it off to not be skived out

On a better note - the water ad with the cubs coach - I think it's Aquafina - is funny.