Black History Month

In the spirit of Black History Month, here is your random education of the day.

I sent an email a long time ago about the Lean With It, Rock With it dance so you guys knew about it before it got big. You feel special? There's a new dance coming out of Harlem. This is old news but I've been out of the country for a couple of months.

Here's some Harlem history for you. A couple of years ago, they came out with the Harlem Shake. Preview the clip before if you don't know what it is.



And now they have the Chicken Noodle Soup dance. Laugh all you want but this dance is hot fire. You can see the harlem shakin, and crumpin influences in how they dance now. Fascinating to see how it evolves over the years.





And for those of you out, out the loop. Here's the new hot song coming out of NYC.

classic Mike.

Mike [picks up phone]: ...hello?
Me [wondering why he hasn't visited Naked yet]: hey it's Johanna
Mike: Oh hey what's up!
Me: Where are you?
Mike: I gotta go, I'm actually going to miss a flight.

Also inspired by Mr. Goodbody... I don't know why

inspired by the mr. goodbody post

I went to see the Body Worlds exhibit over the weekend. It is bodies and body parts preserved through plastination (something to do with plastics). The exhibit isn't really gross because the bodies are in strange poses: soccer goalie making a save with one hand and holding all his internal organs in the other, a man riding a horse holding his brain out as an offering, a runner with his muscles peeling off behind him, and the Winged Man- his arm muscles were peeled back so they looked like wings- who was sporting a fedora.

It's a traveling exhibit and I know it was in New York recently. Look for exposed goodbodies in a city near you.

Sorry, Dana and Raqib...

Your idea is already in use. Just saw this on TV the other day and had to put it up:)
http://www.brainwash.com/index.swf

From CitySearch: Brain Wash Cafe and Laundromat Editorial Review – by Erika Stalder
In Short
"Calling this place a laundromat is like reducing Yerba Buena to a grassy knoll. No one frequents Brainwash simply to do laundry. The adjoining street-side cafe serves burgers, salads and beer while hosting hip-hop groups, comedy nights and salacious people-watching. The entertainment schedule rivals that of most DJ bars, without cover charge, bouncer attitude or inflated drink prices. During open-mic nights, patrons pack in for standing-room-only capacity."

Monday Night

I'll be in NYC on Monday night and I'm organizing a night out for everyone to hang out and grab some drinks. Haven't seen some of you guys in a long time! Haven't reserved anything but looking to meet at Hiro Ballroom at 10 PM which is on 363 W 16th Street. Thanks Felix for finding the spot.

http://www.themaritimehotel.com/hiroBallroom.html

I'll have a temporary cell phone number, 804.484.5471 and I'll be flying in from London around 7 PM that night. Yes, I know, I'm crazy.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!!!! And forward this to whoever as I probably left some people out.

Mr.Slim Goodbody

It's Official... sorta.

So I quit my job on Tuesday - I'd had it. That was it - couldn't do it anymore. I had nothing lined up, so it felt like the biggest risk ever, but very liberating. Within hours of my 2-week notice being given, I was on the phone with someone I'd interviewed with back in May, who was starting an agency a few blocks from my house. The guys running it have great experreince - Chiat, the local agency 'Eisner,' and a few other big agencies - one of the guys had even started a local agency "Underground" that was eventually bought out by Eisner. When I interviewed back in May, it was really premature to go there - they didn't need juniors, so the guy I interviewed with told me about the agency I'm at now, because they're winning a lot of business and his wife works there.
So after hating my job for six months, I quit. And started talking to my contact again. Between Wednesday and Thursday of this week, I had two interviews over 4 beers, and ended last night's interview with a job offer! (I accepted and now have case of permagrin.)
I am absolutely giddy! The most exciting thing is that the Agency themselves are in need of direction, so I can't wait to help mold things - instead of doing estimates and being yelled at all day:)

Thank you guys for all your support. You remind me that I can do it!!
http://www.exit10advertising.com
- alexis

Thursday

Wednesday.

And You Were Bitchin about Blue Ocean

On February 5 this came to me in an email from Daily Candy. It is nowhere near as sophisticated and interesting as what you all developed for Carmike, but nonetheless someone has taken the plunge!

Outer Space

You love hosting movie night. But when you have more guests than inches on your TV screen, you’re asking for serious suspension of disbelief.

Take two at The Entertaining Space — a home theater showroom-cum-party boite built to fulfill your wildest media fantasies. Super Bowl shindig with flat-screen-equipped bathrooms? Osetra and champers for the Oscars? John Hughes retrospective with an endless sushi spread? Dream no more.

An in-house event manager ensures everything runs smoothly from caterer to curtain call for groups of four to 40. The props? Sleek, uncluttered interiors; plush chenille sofas; and techie delights like Cinewide, DigiBeta, 135-inch anamorphic widescreen image, and reference quality audio. Pretty in Pink never looked so good.

And now, for the grand finale: No picking popcorn out of your couch cushions the morning after.

Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Check it out at http://www.entertainingspaces.com/

This is the third thing that I have run across in the past few weeks that Adcenter planners created in our classes... you guys are so freakin good it is scary!!!

Could You Be Mine? Would You Be Mine?

This is a clip of Mr. Rogers in front of Committee in 1969, lobbying for money to keep the show (which he wrote, acted out, and produced by the way) going on PBS. It expresses a passion and clarity of vision that is inspiring and powerful.

Going going, Back Back to...

So, here it is. My last day at Naked Communications. I'm coming back to the good ol' USofA.

Let's meet up.

2/04 (Barcelona and Prague)
2/12 (NYC)
2/14 (Columbia, Missouri)
2/22 (Richmond, Virginia)
2/24 (Yorktown and Virginia Beach, Virginia)
3/1 (New Orleans)
3/5 (NYC)

Monday, February 12th you New Yorkers should come out for drinks in LES/East Village. Anyone want to pick a place, say around 8/9 PM?

Glenn - I expect to hear "Glenn, Glenn, Glenn" down Cary Street on the 22nd and 23rd.

And, I'm serious about a reunion. Any suggestions for a city or a date? I will organize it if we can agree on those two things. Maybe the APG conference in San Diego?

a proper picture of the birthday girl (with her canasian roomie)

happy birthday miss key! i miss you so much. make tom buy you a burrito, a beer and a carton of VFT. hope your day is fantastic...love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY KATE KATHERINE KATIE KATE KEY

I don't have a picture of Kate, so instead, here's a picture of these dudes.

The new subservient chicken?

Apparently, Thompson and Calvert just created the new subservient chicken viral website of 2007..

http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=114562

Thompson's Idea Stolen!!

Just saw this on AdRants...

Hottie-Covered Bed Linens the Next Best Thing

While we're not going to get all descriptive about what guys do alone in bed, we are going to marvel at how wonderful it might be to have bed linens like the ones here created by Duval Guillaume Antwerp for their client Che Magazine. On those lonely nights when you just can't get the real thing, a nice, soft set of sheets and pillows emblazoned with your dream hottie just might help you fall asleep more easily. And yes, we hope that's all you'll be doing with the sheets.

Creative Media Planners Unite!