The evils of technology

Recently there have been some commercials for Bank of America that feature a voice that sounds like Kiefer Sutherland. My initial reaction to hearing them was that it was him, but then as I kept listening it started to sound less like him and more like someone very good at sounding like him. So every time I see this commercial, I consider going online to find out once and for all if it's Kiefer Sutherland or not. But I didn't, because in my mind there was something fun and intriguing about it remaining a mystery in a day when just about any mystery (at least mundane ones like this) can be solved with a couple of keystrokes.

But 5 minutes ago I gave in. I googled "Bank of America Kiefer Sutherland" and was sure that a dozen sites featuring intense debate over whether it was really him would pop up. There would be conspiracy theories about celebrity voice impersonators being the hot new advertising tool. Alas, all I found were listings over dozens of sites that immediate confirmed that Kiefer Sutherland is, in fact, the new voice of Bank of America.

Mystery solved. Fun over.

Celebrity calls pt. 2

Today Ed Asner called with a similar message. Let's see all you smarty pants (pantses?) make puns out of his last name!

Celebrity calls

You guys, Sandra Oh from Grey's Anatomy just called me. At first I assumed she was calling to discuss the fact that I called her character an insult to women. Or maybe she'd seen my commercials and just wanted to say how much she liked them. But instead, in a very rehearsed voice (she is, after all, an actress), she urged me to vote no on the AFTRA prime-time television contract. I guess even big stars value my opinion - after all, I've been a SAG/AFTRA member for over three years!

When she was done with her spiel - during which she never let me ask a question or even interject an "mm-hm" - I thanked her for calling and said that I thought she was great in Sideways, and you know what she did? She hung up on me. I guess she was pretty mad about my Grey's review after all.

Short and boring!

I don't have anything major to report, but it's been awhile and I feel like I'm neglecting my duties here. So...how about the tomato salmonella outbreak, huh?

I had three celebrity encounters this week: doing Armando at iO with Drew Carey, sitting on a couch while Andy Samberg ate middle eastern food at the kitchen counter, and seeing Adrien Grenier at a neighborhood restaurant. Hollywood!

So, it looks like Killer (the Hillary video/scene) has finally met its expiration date. It was a good run - one that lasted much longer than anyone expected to, I think. Thanks for all the kind words about the video.