Flint Tropics’ Will Ferrell movie has a slow open

While "Semi-Pro," the new Will Ferrell movie about the Flint Tropics basketball team, topped the box office numbers over the weekend, it still only brought in $15.3 million according to Alicia Chang via the AP.  Chang says that, according to "box office analysts," it’s possible that either a slow time of year or the movie’s [...]

Chanel Allure Homme Sport vs Perry Ellis 18

Two men’s cologne ads from the same GQ have similar ocean settings but give off totally different images.  First, you have this fluffy escapist one from Perry Ellis 18:

The poor girl looks like she realizes that the fake boyfriend she’s hugging is on the wrong team.  Not again!  Could it be the white drawcord pants [...]

Will Ferrell Semi-Pro Trailer ~ the ‘clean’ version

In case you’re wondering if you’re ready to give up some of your privacy to see the adult version of the Semi-Pro movie trailer that I mentioned in the Super Bowl ad post, I leave you with this image from the clean version:

And the folks in Virginia Beach were all upset about the Abercrombie posters?

Will Ferrell as Flint Tropics’ Jackie Moon in latest Super Bowl Ad for Bud Light

Will Ferrell had one of the few notable commercials from the Super Bowl.  He stars as Jackie Moon, the "Owner/Player/Coach" of the Flint Tropics:

 
Notice the hot uniform he’s wearing?  That is presumably the anti-paradise town of Flint, Michigan (ranked as the 3rd most miserable city in the country by Forbes).  So why not call ourselves [...]

Honolulu Marathon Winners

The winners of the 2007 Honolulu Marathon have been announced:
Women’s Race
1st - Alvetina Biktimirova of Russia (2:33:07)
2nd - Akemi-Isige Ozaki of Japan (02:34:21)
3rd - Tatiana Petrova of Russia (02:35:55)
4th - Kaori Yoshida of Japan (02:43:20)
5th - Mina Ogawa of Japan (02:47:28)
 
Men’s Race
1st - Ambesse Tolossa of Ethiopia (2:17:26 - slower than 2:13:42 last year)
2nd - [...]

Kids do Haka Dance in Canyonlands

After the high school Haka Dance post and the Pepsi Canyonlands post, who knew I would come across this YouTube video of kids doing the Haka Dance in Utah’s Canyonlands:

 
Everything in the world is merging into one.

Pepsi Dare for More ~ Epica d’Or award-winning ad campaign

Pepsi and their ad agency BBDO Germany GmbH of Dusseldorf have won the Epica d’Or Outdoor award among European advertisers. They won in part because of this surf wave logo image as part of their “Dare for More” campaign:

At first I wanted to cry to think that they had won for this ad alone [...]

Volvo C30 with ‘Sport Equipment Holders’

If you’re waiting for the Volvo surf vehicle to emerge from concept, you may be looking for a great car that won’t break you as you save up for the mothership.  The Volvo C30 is one of the hottest "entry-level" sports coupes to come into the market in recent years.  It seems that every detail [...]

Guess the advertiser ~ October 2007

I have pulled together some images, and it’s up to you to guess what they are advertising.  Here goes:
That’s a submarine if you can’t tell.
  Ah!  Oceanside golf.  That must be an advertisement for Trump real estate?
Regular Rapidsea readers might [...]

Should corporations be allowed to write off their beach houses as expenses on their taxes?

I was just listening in the background to the Extra Hollywood gossip show, and I overheard that LG has a beach house in Malibu.  After a quick search, it appears that so does Polaroid, and apparently their neighbors nearby don’t like the parties, as reported here at the Real Estate Bloggers.
Who cares if they’re bummed [...]

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