Is Cobra Kai a great show?

I know I’m late to the game on the “Cobra Kai” bandwagon but last week I signed up with Netflix and started watching. I had heard it was good but, to tell you the truth, it’s not good. It’s…

For adults, at least. If I had young kids, I’d definitely hesitate to let them watch, just because some of the subject matter is adult-themed. Mostly some of the language and a subtle joke here and there about sex or sex-related things.

Aside from that, they do a nice job sprinkling in references and scenes from the beloved 1980s Karate Kid movies. The old characters are reintroduced (except no sightings of Hilary Swank, The Next Karate Kid, yet) along with new characters and all the acting is great. Plus, there are a few fight scenes that seem to last 45 minutes, they are amazing and I can’t even imagine the work and time it took to choreograph those fights.

I’m totally hooked and at the same time, depressed. I finished season 3 yesterday and discovered season 4 may not be released until later this year.

If you watch, also pay attention to the transitions, especially in season 3. They cleverly take us from scene to scene. Maybe they did this in seasons 1 and 2 but I didn’t notice it until season 3.

Are you watching? Who is your favorite character and why?

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-Out of the Wilderness

Treat People With Kindness

I was chatting with a few teammates on my adult league softball team recently about how players sometimes get so mad on the field. Whether their anger is aimed at an opponent or an umpire, it happens all the time and all over the country (and the world?), and I couldn’t help but acknowledge that I’m part of that group, too.

With that in mind, a few minutes before our first game I added this song to the “softball 4” playlist on Spotify.

I’m 100% sure Harry was thinking of adults playing slow-pitch softball when he recorded this song, it’s so surprisingly fitting!

Like I said, I’m guilty of taking things way too seriously in softball, or on the basketball court, tennis court, foosball table, soccer field, highway, back roads, in line at Wal-Mart, ………. **list goes on and on**

OK, anyway, I’ve been that way for a long time. I know nothing that happens in a game or in Wal-Mart is worth hurting someone’s feelings over. Call it competitive, call it a bad temper, call it whatever you want but it’s something I MUST master before I leave this earth! I don’t want to arrive at Heaven’s gates in a bad mood for how God allowed me to leave earth, know what I mean?

Here’s the rest of the “softball 4,” a playlist with 70+ songs. It’s got a good mix of feel good music that will pump you up without being a catalyst to you turning into Ric Flair.

Thanks for stopping by, now get back to work!

-Out of the Wilderness

Recovery Unplugged commercial, the music and more!

While I was watching Hell’s Kitchen on the FOX app recently, an ad came on that immediately caught my attention. This is the first time I’ve heard of this organization, but it was the song that drew me in. Here is a behind the scenes of the ad and music.

The Organization. Recovery Unplugged is a place folks can go for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. They have centers nationwide. Very cool!

The Music. The ad has a super catchy song (even if it’s about a heavy topic) so before going any further, here is the full track… “Wreck Up From The Neck Up” by Richie Supa.

Richie Supa has a long list of accomplishments in the music industry and has rubbed elbows with rock legends often. He’s part of the team at Recovery Unplugged, more of his bio can be found here.

Here is a live performance of the song from Richie himself.

This song appears on Richie’s album titled “Enemy,” a compilation of songs covering Richie’s life from addiction to recovery. The album was released in 2016 and includes 11 songs, lasting just over 47 minutes. Check out the music on Spotify here.

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-Out of the Wilderness

All the creatures in Jeep’s “Earth Odyssey” TV commercial

Before we get to the list of specific wild animals and creatures appearing in this ad, check out the ad and… best to do it with surround sound on!

In order of appearance, this commercial includes:

Hippopotamus

Iguana

Alligator

Indri Lemur

Elephants

Buffalo

Gorilla

Sloth

Wolves

Goat

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Peacock

Great Horned Owl

Cassowary

Desert Rain Frog

Humboldt Penguin

Garter Snake (I think?)

Elk

Giraffe

Lion

Humpback Whale

Gorilla

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Gorillas

What do you think of the ad? Does it make you want to buy a Jeep? Personally, I love all the sounds from the wildlife and if Jeep wants me to test out their new electric Wrangler 4xe, I’m available 🙂

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-Out of the Wilderness

More about IKEA’s “Our Little World” TV commercial

IKEA’s new commercial advertising a duvet (Smasporre renewable cotton, $19.99) features a lullaby-type song called “Book of Dreams” by Daniel Tashian. Here is the full track…

The minute-long ad was created by Rethink, Canada.

It was directed by directed Canadian director, Mark Zibert. More details are in this article from IBBonline.

Also from IBBonline, “The film was shot in Toronto on a soundstage over three days and required extensive CGI animation by LA-based visual effects house A52.”

Animals and insects appearing in the ad are as follows: one bird, one bulldog, eight bees, and one stuffed bunny toy.

What do you think of the ad? Does it make you want to purchase IKEA products? Chime in below and be sure to check out these channels of those involved in this ad…

Rethink, Canada website

Daniel Tashian YouTube

IKEA website

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-Out of the Wilderness