Reading Between the Headlines

Usually when I write this post, it takes me awhile to find worthwhile headlines to make pithy little jokes about.  This week: nothing but gold.  I’m not even going to waste time.  Let’s just get right to it: Read the rest of this entry

Bo Jackson In A Commercial Again? Boom!

Ok, so time for a little bit of nostalgia here for people that are around my age.  Watching last night’s Monday Night Football game, I saw the new Nike Ad with Bo Jackson yelling at Robinson Cano to impress him, then he yells boom and I’m waiting for the dynamite to happen. Never did though, imagine my dismay. If you want to know what I’m talking about, check it out here:

Watching this commercial made me think back to the Bo Jackson commercials of old though. I thought that he had some pretty sweet Nike ads back in the day so, I said to self, “Self, why don’t you find these old videos?”. So I did this.

As it turns out, Bo Jackson’s commercials weren’t nearly as memorable as I remember. As a matter of fact, they kinda stink. Compared to a lot of shoe commercials at the time, Nike certainly could’ve done better.  Check em all out for yourself after the jump and be prepared to be as disappointed as I was. Or not, whatever.

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