The Real Halloween Scare

The big visual theme for the holiday season at my store this year is nutcrackers. I am afraid of clowns. Nutcrackers are the clowns of Christmas. They are all over the store, looming. Their eyes follow me wherever I go.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

See Audrey Dance

I would like to join in the chorus of mounting disapproval directed towards the new Gap commercial that features Audrey Hepburn dancing to AC/DC's"Back in Black". Though the ad is arresting and it's true there could be no better advertisment for skinny black pants than Ms. Hepburn, it's still disconcerting to see scenes from "Funny Face" co-oped for a commercial.

I don't like it.

Having dead celebs shill a product leaves a bad taste in my mouth. "Funny Face" is my favorite Audrey movie (yes, I go againest the "Breakfast at Tiffany's" grain) one that deserves rediscovery. Hopefully, that will be the silver lining in this dark commercial cloud.

World Series 2006

Regarding this year's World Series I will only say please refer to thehoyden blog entry of May 28, 2006

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Let's Go Tigers!