"Real men of genius" ads

Electricide · Post by **Electricide** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 1:19 pm

haha these are good.

I just read today that the singer in those commercials is David Bickler, former frontman of Survivor. Ya know, "Eye of the Tiger" Rocky III.

Sounds like him now that I think about it. Good to see a one hit wonder having a sense of humor.

junomat · Post by **junomat** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 1:23 pm

cman548 wrote:haha these are good.

I just read today that the singer in those commercials is David Bickler, former frontman of Survivor. Ya know, "Eye of the Tiger" Rocky III.

Sounds like him now that I think about it. Good to see a one hit wonder having a sense of humor.

funny thing about survivor

my friend from college, her father was the drummer...

damn people in nashville...

oh yeah, and eye of the tiger is one of the best rock intros!

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 1:39 pm

My friend Pete Stacker (http://petestacker.com/)is the voiceover on those. One of the best guys in the business (he also does the radio for Blue Man Group...and a bunch of other stuff). From what he says, they're a blast to work on.

My favorite bit is the coffee shop guy:
"Sure, you charge five bucks for a latte--it's putting out the tip jar that takes real guts!"

markpar · Post by **markpar** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:43 pm

I love those ads. Hilarious!

-mark

axial · Post by **axial** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:57 pm

yeah funny hahahahaha make a me laughy!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:19 am

You've only just got these!?

We had them over here about two years ago

And, yes, they are funny

XXGABEXX · Post by **XXGABEXX** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:06 am

Some of you should remember these ads from 5 or 6 years ago when they were radio-only.

"Back it up, back it up, back it up, stop!"

-GABE

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:01 am

Mark wrote:You've only just got these!?

We had them over here about two years ago

No, they've been here awhile. We've only just gotten around to talking about them on TapeOp

Before 9/11/01, they aired here as the "Real American Heroes" ads, but it was felt by the ad agency that to continue with the "heroes" motif after the WTC tragedy would be distasteful. So "Real Men of Genius" was adopted as the new tagline. A little silly, but true.

andrew embassy · Post by **andrew embassy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:22 am

Is there a place I can watch these online? I dont' watch tv...

tenaciousjay · Post by **tenaciousjay** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:35 am

I've loved the radio spots for a while - never heard this one before today. But it's so true. We don't need no stinkin' soundchecks! (that's a quote, I'm not really a wedding band guitar player. Well I've played a few I guess. Never wore a mini tuxedo or bagged a bridesmaid though).
Mr. Wedding Band Guitar Player

I found all the radio ads plus an article here.

Electricide · Post by **Electricide** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:51 am

holy crud! awesome site! I didn't realize there were this many.

Be back in an hour...................

Electricide · Post by **Electricide** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:54 pm

pro sports heckler and silent killer gas passer are a riot

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