The Ecstasy of Sweet Commercials

So on Sunday, I watched the Patriots get tortured and destroyed the by the San Diego Chargers, but one positive thing came out of the loss; I saw an amazing commercial for Nike Football. Check it out below.

The music playing here is the "Ecstasy of Gold", by legendary film composer Ennio Morricone. Of course, it has a sick break beat playing with it, something which is not new, Jay-Z sampled this track on the Blueprint 2 album on a nas dis track called "Blueprint 2."

The video is very similar to the previous "take nothing" spot, which was directed by the legendary Michael Mann. I don't know if he directed this one, but it is very similar.

The generally concept, from the womb to the, um, confrontation on the football field is very cool and unique, some sort of pigskin Destiny. I guess Nike is trying to say that both of their lives built to that moment, which is pretty deep on psychological, philosophical, existential level. But when they collide, they are children again. What does it mean?

I don't know, my football side of the brain and my deep philosophical side of the game are not programed to work together.

No Jokes Here on Tom Brady

I don't care what Sports team you are rooting for, this Tom Brady injury is terribly sad. Tom's a great guy (I speak like I chill with him weekly), and it's tough to see him get injured. All I gotta say is this: For all you Pat's hater who were grinning like James Bond masterminds when we lost in the superbowl, I hope you're not having celebratory parties now that Brady is injured. This injury is not funny.

This is going to be one crazy season for a couple of reasons. For the team, it will be a chance to show how good they are. For Bill, it will be his chance to transcend his mortal coils as a legendary coach, and truly become Jedi like.

For me in Cali, I will be watching the games at local bars with strangers, but seriously, no Boston sports fan here in LA is a stranger to me, damn, pretty soon I'll be watching games with Affleck and Damon. I'll keep you posted.

The artist of that super cool picture above is Boston based Chris Speakman. You can buy his prints and see his stuff at this website.