Wednesday, March 2, 2011

We Want the Puppets! We Want Kobe and LeBron!

Didn't you just love the Kobe and LeBron puppet commercials for Nike? "Kobe!Kobe!Kobe!" reverberating from your set?LeBron's clouds of chalk dust billowing throughout the scenes? 'Lil Dez talking a mile-a-minute? Kobe portraying the cool yet beleaguered superstar?

I remember when we saw the first commercial for the first time. What a hoot! I immediately identified with LeBron's hyper state, my husband with Kobe's laid-back style. The creators delivered something totally unexpected. Fresh. For all ages. Funny. Clever. Couldn't wait for the next one to be released.

I miss them. Maybe if I start repeating, ever so quietly, over and over again "We want Kobe! We want LeBron! We want 'Lil Dez!" others would hear and take up the chant and it would take on a life of its own and become unstoppable and it will spread all the way to puppet guys who would be inspired and they'd make some new ones and Kobe could rib his highly-touted competitor about his brand new ring and we would be surprised once again and laugh at the antics of these two going at it some more and.....

What'd you think?? Should we try it?? Are we that brave and bold and focused and determined??!! Hmmm. Let's be logical. The ground-swelling buzz would more than likely be drowned out by the next televised edition of Charlie Sheen's very public ramblings or the paparazzi shouting at Lindsay Lohan as she arrived for her next court appearance. Oh well, that's OK. Good memories are always better than sad choices.