"ROCK ON BROTHER!"
Okay, so yesterday I posted the "rocker guy" playing the guitar, and ended the post with the phrase, "Rock on brother". Now I'm not too proud to admit that those particular words are part of my regular repertoire. And that got me started with the question, "When did I start saying, 'Rock on brother'?"
The answer came like a flash... and a laugh. You see, a few years back there was this genius campaign for Holiday Inn that featured a mid-30's son who moves in with his parents (and grandma) and starts treating the place like a hotel. This eventually morphed into him living at an actual hotel and, in this instance, coming across a business man who utters the infamous three words.
Take a look:
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The answer came like a flash... and a laugh. You see, a few years back there was this genius campaign for Holiday Inn that featured a mid-30's son who moves in with his parents (and grandma) and starts treating the place like a hotel. This eventually morphed into him living at an actual hotel and, in this instance, coming across a business man who utters the infamous three words.
Take a look:
CLICK PICTURE TO WATCHHere's two earlier commercials from the same campaign. More on the actor playing the "son" in a bit:
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CLICK PICTURE TO WATCHCLICK PICTURE TO WATCHNow something might be wrong with me, but I find this character to be absolutley hilarious. The "slacker" actor has amazing timing, delivery... everything. So why don't we see this guy as much as Dax Shepard is jammed down our throats? Simple. He's a friggin' farmer who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Okay, to be honest, he's a standup comedian and filmmaker (who also farms) who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. You can read more about Mr. Brockley here. You can also pray that this guy gets the success that should come from talent like this.
You gotta love a guy who names his dog "Chicken", right? Rock on brother!
Okay, to be honest, he's a standup comedian and filmmaker (who also farms) who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. You can read more about Mr. Brockley here. You can also pray that this guy gets the success that should come from talent like this.
You gotta love a guy who names his dog "Chicken", right? Rock on brother!
posted by Russell Arch at
8/22/2006
5 Comments:
Those spots are tremendous and you're right about the slacker. But for my money, nothing beats the performance of the businessman played by James M. Connor, who you may or may not recall was "Randall's Best Man" in "About Schmidt".
Funniest best man speech ever, he gave. That movie was too much.
And tell your brother to e-mail me your midget novel again. He's sent it to me twice already and I've dropped the ball. Three will be the charm.
Sorry, that last reply was meant for Ryan. I get confused by all you brilliant fucking Arch boys and your busy blogs.
Thanks for naming the businessman Max. That is one hell of a "commercial" performance. As for "About Schmidt"... it may be time for a reviewing.
I own it! Lisa wants to see it again, too! It's a DATE!
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