Y'know? While I might be loathe to do any free advertising for big corporations in the U.S. these days, I wanna celebrate some really Creative minds who put together TV spots for them and the actors who bring them to Life.
Here are just 2 spots that actually made me laugh out loud the first time I saw them.
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Those two young actors are just spot-on!
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And this next concept just made me laugh.
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(But easily overlooked in a spot like this, I think the director cast exactly the right group of wonderful actors to pull this off.)
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Just felt like sharing that today. Hope they made you smile, too. There are so many really clever people out there in this world. I mean, I live alone. But every now and then a commercial comes on the screen and I hear myself laugh out loud. It makes me appreciate the good and Creative work involved. Do you guys have that experience... and what commercials are you really diggin' lately?
Things goin' well so far this year? All the permit applications have been filed and all the fees paid for the next season in Central Park. And everything is all set for our next night together at The Leonard Nimoy Thalia on March 3. (More about that further down the page.)
For newcomers, here's a little Photo Gallery from this past Summer. Very cool. Maybe you're in there!
There are some really fun videos from our last concert at Merkin Concert Hall a little further down the page. And hopefully, I'll have some new video this week. But I hafta tell you about our next night together first.
Y'know? I have one criteria for whether a concert is a success in my heart.
If after a night like the one we had in December, I can get quiet with myself and ask, "Even when there's someone who kinda got dragged to the thing, even when there's someone in the audience who dislikes folk/rock and loves opera, even if there's someone who's social world view are diametrically opposed to mine... if at the end of the night I can feel that every single person in that room was glad they were there -- then the night is a success."
And I felt like that at the last gig.
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The next gig... before we do another BIG musical project, I'm gonna hang with you guys for an intimate night of songs and storytelling and laughs. We'll just see where it goes. I think I'll play a whole bunch of songs I haven't played in a long time and a few brand new songs nobody's ever heard before.
Saturday Night, March 3
7:30
The Leonard Nimoy Thalia
Broadway @ 95th Street
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We all know what "general admission" means when we're talkin' about a concert. It means the box office just sells unassigned seats. You buy a ticket and that means you're gonna get in the theater. Where you sit depends on when you get there. No big deal.
But general admission is rrreeeeaaallllyyy not a big deal in a sweet little venue like The Leonard Nimoy Thalia. If you've ever been to one of my gigs in that venue, you know what I'm talkin' about. It's a really intimate little theater space. There literally is not a bad seat in the house.
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Remember a few years back... it was where I did a ridiculous song called "Facebook is a Stupid Idiot" for the very first time. This isn't gonna be that kinda gig. Well, for one thing the whole band won't be on stage that night. It's just gonna be me and a guitar and a handful of songs. But if I out a guitar on my shoulder, and you guys fill that room... well, then I'm already lookin' forward to it.
I hung out a little bit with my buddy Dean this week and asked if he could get a few more moments from the December concert edited down to be ready for you guys to watch on Youtube and here at the site. As soon as he gets some of those clips to me, I can work on the audio tracks and we'll have 'em here at the site. Some really fun shit. So keep checking back.
Besides the gig in the first week of March, we've got sooooo many really cool ideas and plans for 2012. Like this one possibility as explained by Broadway legend Tony Walton and his wife.
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And then there's the new webseries being produced by my pal, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dean Love.
As you may know I am producing a documentary about "That Guitar Man from Central Park". I would like to ask all David's fans out there to write me and tell me any stories you may have about David and his playing in Central Park and how it has affected you or what it has meant to you. I've already heard some great stories, but I know there are more that I haven't heard. So if you got a story to tell about David and his music, please briefly write it out and send it to stories@thatguitarman.com . I will be contacting people from the stories submitted to interview them for possible inclusion in the film. Thank you and I look forward to seeing everyone on the hill this summer. - Dean