Stiff Biden, Awkward Doug, and More

Biden is making the news again but not for anything he said. Conservatives are pointing a handful of moments where Biden looked lost and/or confused, uncomfortable and/or confused, and creepy and/or confused.

One thing is almost certain: Most people must be able to see that Biden is probably all of the above and add brittle to that list, too. Here are some videos making the rounds in the last few days. The first one shows Biden at an outdoor church service. Sure he looks out of place due to his stiffness, but how about Kamala’s husband pointing to her on the lyric “love nobody but you” and she doesn’t point back. Yikes, that’s awkward and Dougy knows it. He dies inside afterwards, as you can see.

There was this mysterious moment when Biden was asked about Trump’s trial. A slimy grin goes from ear to ear but at least he was coherent enough to not try using words.

When asked if he thinks Netanyahu is playing politics with the war…

The upcoming debate should help us have more clarity on who we’re voting for whether it’s Biden, Trump, or anyone else on the ballot.

-Out of the Wilderness

College Baseball – The Catch 2024

Don’t tell anybody that I’ve actually been enjoying college baseball as the playoffs are doing what playoffs do — sending the inferior teams home while the best go to Omaha. Well, “enjoying” is only a half-truth because I don’t watch any entire game. Even with the pitch clock the games are soooooooOOOOOOOooooooo looooOOOOooong.

I happened to be watching Clemson vs. Florida because of what was at stake. Clemson was in a must-win situation and the game was well into extra innings when a possible game-winning hit from Florida sailed into the outfield.

Potential outcome #1: The outfielder misses and Florida wins, series ends.

Potential outcome #2: He catches the ball, the game continues and gives Clemson another at-bat to try scoring.

The outfielder tracks the ball as he’s running towards the wall. It’s clearly not a home run so the guy has GOT to make the catch to be a hero for Clemson. Take a look and you can decide if this play is one of the best in college baseball this season.

The way he cradles the ball against his body in an all-out effort to save his team from elimination, a jump and not even landing till he bounces off the outfield wall, it’s a thing of beauty and a great example of skill and athleticism!

What a catch.

The game was in the 13th inning and to say things were tense is an understatement. There were even 2 Clemson coaches that got ejected after one their own players hit a home run in one of those extra innings. Bizarre. So what does ESPN do? Switch coverage to pre-game for a Major League Baseball matchup… as if anyone needed a fresh reminder that money has ruined sports (maybe not entirely, but close!) and ESPN sucks.

Clemson lost a few innings later but that outfielder’s catch will probably be remembered for a long time by anyone who saw it, especially Clemson fans.

-Out of the Wilderness

The Gatorade Commercial – Michael Jordan, Caitlin Clark, Music by Travis Scott

Gatorade has a new basketball-heavy ad called “It Hasn’t Changed” featuring the greatest ball player of my generation, Michael Jordan. They’re emphasizing that to be great you must have the “it” factor and Gatorade is right there to help you get “it.” I won’t get into the weeds about his greatness being greater than Kobe or LeBron (but this new commercial doesn’t feature a voiceover from Kobe or LeBron… sooo……. you do the math). Check “it” out then scroll on down for more info!

The Music. The soundtrack to this ad comes from Travis Scott. The song is called “FE!N” and features Playboi Carti. Here’s the full track…

She’s All That. Current “it girl” Caitlin Clark is also featured in the ad and with her bringing in more viewers to the WNBA, I’m sure Gatorade was working hard to sign her on as a celebrity spokesperson. She has “it” and in fact, she IS “it.”

More to be seen from Gatorade but for now, share your thoughts about the ad in the comments below and if you have a second, subscribe for email reminders of my daily posts!

-Out of the Wilderness

The YouTube TV Dawn of Fan Commercial – The Music and the Big Mistake

You might have caught YouTube TV’s latest commercial if you’re watching any of the sports that are going on right now. In the ad, problems are presented and YouTube has the solution… allegedly. Take a look then scroll down for the music and more.

The Music. The song is this commercial comes from a band called Eric Burton & The Animals. Here’s the full track of “Good Times” released in 1967.

The Big Mistake. My only critique of the ad is that it doesn’t really offer a good solution to the problems we face with live sports. They present 4 scenarios in which the sports enthusiast misses important moments because of tall people in the way, an obstructed view, someone changes the channel, and a friend knocks the power cord out of the wall. How exactly does showing 4 games on screen at once solve any of the problems previously mentioned? Answer: It doesn’t.

Judges give this ad a 2 out of 10 stars and it would be 0/10 except at least they put some thought into the song choice.

What are your thoughts about the ad? Comment below…

-Out of the Wilderness

Honey, Baby

Terms of endearment. Only certain people can get away with these with strangers. Think about the cashier at your local grocery store. Customer service when you called in for help. This is one thing that’s guaranteed to make me feel welcome, my defensive walls come down, and pretty much automatically I’m in the best mood. But not everyone can use these. Think about a mechanic. Your boss. The young female teller at the bank.

In my experience, the people using these terms (honey, baby, sweetie, darlin’, etc) are older women and they’re either black or white. Every time it happens I think, gosh these women are awesome!

There’s a rare group that can actually do something even more amazing. The double terms of endearment. This has happened to me a handful of times and it goes something like this…

Me: Thanks for your help.

Person: Alright, honey. Here you go, baby.

It’s as joyful as seeing a double rainbow, a unicorn, or inserting your USB correctly on first try. Guys can’t really do this and not be considered a little creepy. But maybe the older the gentleman is, the more likely it is that it wouldn’t be totally uncomfortable (if he were saying it to a woman in a respectful way) There’s only one exception I can think of. Prince. In his song, “I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man,” he doubles up right after the second verse. See if you catch it and in the meantime, enjoy one of Prince’s best songs.

-Out of the Wilderness