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It has been said: “For those who understand, no answer is necessary. For those who do not understand, no answer will suffice.”
Every year I still enjoy this wonderful piece of TV and I hope you do too. Happy Thanksgiving.
It struck me when I watched this commercial how critical excellent casting was to the success of the message and the comedy.
I suppose I should try and make some bigger point here but, um, really that’s all I had to say on the matter. The spot was well cast.
Dear Telephone Company With 3 Letters:
With all the excitement coming from your mistress in Cupertino these past few weeks, I only kinda sorta understand how you may have taken your corporate eye off the customer service ball…and yet I don’t.
No you don’t have any problems with me…your problem is bigger than that!
You went and crossed my friend who can handle herself just fine without my help. If you enjoy a good corporate spanking, then this is your lucky day!
Your problems in order are:
1. She’s a smart Texan
2. Your customer service…um, wasn’t
3. She’s a might handy with a video camera
The tale of the tape would seem to indicate your customer service department has lost its corporate mind.
You might want to check your records on this case and make nice-nice real quick like.
Peter K. O’Connell, on the air at WDCR-AM in Dayton, OH (University of Dayton) circa 1982
Many, many, many years from now, on that last day, do me the favor of playing me off with this lovely tune (sung so well).
It makes me happy and that how I want you to feel now…and then.
But you’ll need to keep this note in a safe place where you can find it multiple decades hence 🙂
Just two quick bits of housekeeping that almost nobody but me cares about or is excited about but it’s my blog, so what the heck.
1. Two new videos have been added to the flash video rotation on audioconnell.com from Kwik Bond Polymers and Darien Lake…I hope you’ll check them out.
IF you haven’t subscribed to my YouTube Channel, that’s where I host them and other interesting things so please subscribe and let me know where YOUR YouTube video channel is so I may return the favor.
2. The black stripe at the top of the page has been replaced by a red stripe and to me it looks like new carpet and drapes with a fresh coat of paint added on. Makes me happy and yes, it doesn’t take much.
I warned you this wasn’t exciting stuff. 🙂
Congratulations to my friend, fellow voice talent and now President of MCA-I New Jersey Liz de Nesnera on her ascendancy to the throne, er, her election to this new and very prestigious office.
In addition to knowing Liz for many years, I had the pleasure of working with the then “North” Jersey Chapter (which has now been properly christened to cover the whole state) when I was on the international board of MCA-I. Through nothing more than concentrated efforts by the full board on unified, key initiatives, this chapter has grown brilliantly.
My personal congratulations to Liz as well as Dave Landau, Dave Hall, Marilyn Avery, Dave Etra, Paul Payton, Dave Sica and everyone else involved in the chapter on its continued success.
It almost makes me wish I lived in New Jersey.
Almost.
