Summer Heights High

I hope everyone has been tuning in to Chris Lilley’s new comedy series ‘Summer Heights High’!!! It’s a bit of a laugh . . . however I’m not sure that it measures up to ‘We can be heroes’! In this series my affections have been directed away from lovely Ja’mie and on to the ‘troubled Islander’ Jonah.

Check out some of the footage from the first episode . . . .



This is my favourite scene from we can be heroes! Thinking of using Ja’mie in a campaign at the moment. I can tell you this exactly what use to happen in our assembly!!



This is one of my favourite portrayals of private school girls . . . I can seriously imagine this happening. For those of you that don’t know Ja’mie has been nominated for Australian of the year for sponsoring 85 Sudanese children and they have all dyed in a freak storm . . .

We wish England was Australia

I'm loving this ad at the moment!
Could have done without the ending though . . . but I guess they needed to include the bear. Did Leo Burnett do this one? Anyone . . .

Car Advertising

Talking about urban spam, in New York tens of thousands of motorists have signed up to have their cars and trucks wrapped in advertisements in exchange for stipend up to $800 per month.

The New York Times financial section says that offers are becoming so popular that car owners have been willing to limit where they shop and abide by code of conduct while they are driving. ARD Ventures has studied phenomenen and estimates that motorists and pedestrians see single vehicle's advertising message as many as 70,000 times a day.

Logically it’s the next step after buses and trams . . . I like the buses and trams that are wrapped. . . but every second vehicle - what an eyesore. . . but $800 could go a long way.

Template issues

I am having template issues, the devine author of my previous template has decided to be not so devine and take down his site. So no more love. I am now on the search for a new one - until I find one this one will have to do.

Davenport fights back

I don’t know about anyone else but I absolutely love the new bonds ad – like I do all bonds ads. Simple, well art directed ideas with really hot music.

However I’ve also noticed Davenport have launched a rather ‘Bonds’ TVC. Not only are the nickers sporting brightly coloured geometric patterns (which bonds did about 5 years ago) but they have adopted a similar ‘tude. It definitely beats their classic ‘men in boxers with six pack’ advertising and who knew that they did women too?

Still, I like the bonds ad better.

Thirsty Camel

My Mentor Fysh – twenty20 - has been working on the re-branding of the Innkeeper bottle shops. That little blue man has been replaced with a camel.

They’ve got some classic TVC’s and Radio ads that have been hitting town over the weekend - nice and random. I liiiike.

I’m actually surprised the camel doesn’t drink excessive amounts of coffee and say fuck a lot.

Check out the website.

FLAME & OLD FLAME

While the people in the third world are ignorant of the Simpsons existance - I am preparing for the release of the movie.

Having spent most of my teenage years trying to emulate Bart Simpson (with a skateboard and a slingshot) I now take pleasure in the American irony and blatant 'payout factor' that the Simpsons serves up. I can't wait to see what the movie has in store for US - so I jumped on the website.

And whaddya know - you can create your own Simpsons avatar.

I created two. A young me and an older me (or what i wish would be me is I was a cartoon).

Flame and Old Flame. Te he he.

Please can everyone do one and post it on their blogs!! That would be tremendous.