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Progressive has a few storylines going with their commercials. There’s Flo and Jamie, Dr. Rick, and the sign spinner. Hopping around those themes, I came up with a list of my favorite 5 commercials, including their newest one featuring a dentist, Dr. Gary.
“Primetime” featuring Jamie.
Driver’s Ed with Ed Helms.
Dr. Rick at the Movies.
Sprinkles are for winners in this “After School Special.”
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-Out of the Wilderness
I’ve been putting together a playlist in the last few days and came across an unintended link between a few of the songs. Because of that, I decided to make a list of songs/titles about stopping, or not stopping. Spotify users, you can access this list here. I’m sure there are plenty more, but here we go…
“Stop! In the Name of Love” – The Supremes
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Ray Charles
“Don’t Stop Believin'” – Journey
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” – Starship
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Michael Jackson
“Stop That Train” – Vanilla Ice
“Stop That Train” – Bob Marley & The Wailers
There are a million more but these are a handful that stood out to me as I researched. If you want to add more, comment below!
My sister and her family welcomed a new puppy to their household recently. I believe they’re fostering him for now. His name is either Finn, Finley, Dexter, Kevin, Sawyer, Huck, Liam, Barky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Bowden, or Obie.
Until that’s settled, here are a few pictures of the little gentleman.
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-Out of the Wilderness
Kohl’s often uses great music for their ads. Just check out the music in this ad, which ISN’T Dolly Parton, and this one featuring a song from 1967.
Their new ad for spring 2022 is no different, reaching back to the early 1980s for the soundtrack heard below… Check out the ad called “Spring Styles” then scroll down for more info.
The Music. The catchy song in this commercial is “My Love For You” by ESG. Here’s the full track…
The song is from the early 80s. The band name is short for Emerald, Sapphire, and Gold. You can find out more about the group on Wikipedia here.
“My Love for You” has over 65,000 Shazams according to the Shazam website.
Curious about more commercials and the music behind the ads? Check out Popular TV Ads and as always, thanks for dropping in…
-Out of the Wilderness
I am very paranoid of fire hazards and have been for some time. I don’t know if I ever really connected it to something that happened in high school but here’s the story.
I was a young high schooler laying in bed, reading. Before you think I was a scholar student, I should tell you I was reading because school was about to start and I had done zilch, diddly squat, nothing on my summer reading list. There I was, cramming for whatever test or quiz would undoubtedly happen to challenge my knowledge of the story in the books. The only thing is, I fell asleep.
Are you done thinking I was a straight A student now?
Lo and behold, I was awakened not by an alarm, but by flames nearly touching my head! If you want the rest of the story, check out this post that gives you a play by play: The one where I almost burned a house down.
As a 43-year-old, I’m almost always cautious around flames and things that could catch fire. I prefer taking extra, extra, extra precaution. It’s not just that, though. Anxiety goes up, all kinds of thoughts fill my head, and my nerves are on edge. I’m not saying this is all because of that one experience I had, but the flaming mattress has definitely helped shape my outlook on fire hazards and my reaction to what’s possible.
At the very least, I can appreciate what was learned from that random day in the 90s, and the lesson is this: It’s good to be aware (and cautious) when something like a fire is possible or even likely. But also, don’t try to cram a summer’s worth of work into a day or two! It’s a recipe for bad things.
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-Out of the Wilderness
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