Seems recently there was a football game of some importance. I wish they would do a better job of promoting these things.
Pregame; Forever
No, not really. For the last two weeks, all I have heard about was the Super Bowl. The Puppy Bowl. The Kitty Bowl. Super Bowl commercials. Half time show. The match-up between the wily, grizzled head coach and the young genius. Plus, a geriatric quarterback facing a pimply faced, wet behind the ears newcomer. High drama, indeed.
On Face the Nation, after hearing Trump crow his accomplishments for what seemed like days (by the way the NFL thanked him) they went to an experienced team of sports analysts who dissected every possible “match-up.” “Breaking down” potential outcomes, “the game within the game.” Until I began to hate both teams, and football, and CBS.
Advertisements; And A New Campaign
Though out the last few weeks people have been discussing commercials. Even on the local news, they talk about impending advertisements.
Super Bowl commercials are big business, friend. Make no mistake. For the price of renting enough time on television to sell beer, or chips, or cars, we could have made real progress on homelessness. But, that doesn’t sell snack crackers, does it?
Look, I like beer as much as the next guy, (I suppose that hinges on who the next guy is), but I may never drink Budweiser again. I can’t help but think it would be a lot less expensive if they didn’t spend so much trying to convince people to drink more beer.
Really, that’s all they need to say, “Drink more beer.” Right to the point; no horses, no celebrities, no wasteful expensive ads.
Maybe, if they want to do a public service thing they could try “Don’t Drink and Drive, just Drink.” Or, for Valentines Day “Feeling Lonely, That’s OK, Have A Bud. It is The Beer That Likes You.” I have a big ad campaign planned for Thanksgiving but don’t want to ruin the surprise… Sorry, I was talking about football.
And, So, It Ends;
So, the game was Sunday night. One team won. Not to put too fine a point on it, they pulled it out by taking advantage of the other team’s inability to score as many points. Though it was close, either team could have won. It just came down to who scored the most points.
See you next season. Don’t forget to drink beer.
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