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| Both Dane and Oprah are visibly proud of me. |
Time has been flying away;
it is hard to believe I used to have time to write everyday!
Yes, my blog used to be
part of my job and now that I have branched out into the world of marketing,
finance and banking I really do not have time to write my humble thoughts in a
trivial blog daily. But, I do miss it.
Today at work I was
challenged by weaving my fine radio skills with the art of ad writing for
radio. Normally this is not so much a challenge, but an almost fun creative
writing exercise. Over the past week it has not been, it has been a
learning experience just to get through all the material I need to know before
writing an ad for products that I am still rather naive about. I know have the
first drafts of both spots done and I am about to start the editing process and
mark up all the beautiful white paper I can. So, I thought I would share the
inspiration for the second of the two ads I have just penned because it is a
moment from my childhood I will never forget.
I was 15 when this Oprah
episode aired and I remember thinking to myself, "no way Oprah would ever
drive one of those cars, she is a better actress than everyone gives her credit
for". Today, I called up this moment in television history and twisted it
for my own purposes for a radio ad. I will share it when the time comes for it
to be produced, if it is ever produced. There is still a chance that it will
end up in a paper ball on my floor at home or in a recycling bin in my boss's
office. Regardless, nothing can take away the happiness I feel right now as I
check this item off my to-do list.
Here it is:
I think anyone who enjoys a
laugh can watch that without thinking about Dane Cook's bit on the same
episode. Honestly, my inspiration was about 1/3 Oprah and 2/3 Dane Cook for the
ad so here is that moment as well:
1/3 Oprah, 2/3 Dane Cook
not a bad combination right?
Just in case you are
wondering what my inspiration was for the straight ad I wrote, the one I am
much less proud of well it was $$$. Dolla-dolla bills.
