Tim Thoughts

Over the last few weeks, a few things have caught my attention on TV and on the radio. Here are some things I have really liked lately.
This commercial
Travelers Insurance has created something awesome. Don’t believe me? Watch the video. Still don’t believe me? Here’s some anecdotal evidence for you. At at time when advertisers are worried about TV viewers using DVR to skip through commercials, over the weekend my dad said he loved this commercial so much he wants to record it with DVR.

This band
The Dead Weather. Have you heard …

I was listening to some music tonight and I started thinking about some great songs that were never singles. You know, there are always a song or two on some of your favorite albums that most people just never talk about because they weren’t overplayed on the radio. These are some of the songs that popped into my head. Please, add to my list.
Red Hot Chili Peppers- “I Could Have Lied” (Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 1991)

Phantom Planet- “By the Bed” (Phantom Planet, 2004)
Incubus- “Vitamin” (S.C.I.E.N.C.E., 1997)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- “Fancy” (Show …

Last night I was watching TV and a commercial broke through the clutter and grabbed my attention. Actually, it had the full attention of everyone in the room. The commercial was for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). You may have seen it. It features the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan.
Today, I looked into the commercial and the ASPCA further and to no surprise, the ad campaign featuring McLauchlan’s music has been a huge success. Since first airing in 2007, the ASPCA has raised about …

Back by popular demand (zero comments and no apparent interest)… Torpedo Jeep!
Please find the humor in rolling out video of an epically awful performance from nearly 5 years ago.

Five years ago, the guys I lived with in college and I formed a basement band. We called ourselves Torpedo Jeep, and we were terrible. We only ever played two live shows (besides the house parties where we annoyed virtually everybody but ourselves).  I was the drummer with my friend and current roommate Jon on guitar and lead vocals, Matt on guitar, and Doug on bass and backup vocals.
We knew we weren’t very good and some of the songs are still painful to listen to, but I’ve decided to start …

A few months ago, I purchased my first Blu-ray player. And I have to admit, it has been awesome. For anyone in the market for a Blu-ray player, I highly recommend the Sony BDP-S350. And with winter setting in, my fiancee Janette decided to get me the gift of Blockbuster Online for Christmas so we could take full advantage of the Blu-ray player with freezing temperatures outside.  We had discussed Netflix before, but we’d agreed that Blockbuster’s similar program had a great added benefit of in-store exchanges.
The gift was specifically …