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Branded Entertainment Video Pilot: The Agency

Brendan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:07:36 +0000

Comedian Chris Forrest and friends created this experimental pilot for a genre of advertising called Branded Entertainment.

Set in an advertising agency, Chris is a Creative Director who gets the job done. Most of the time.

Brands, drop them a line. Cheever, Anderson and Botopela want to take your business to the next level.

Semi-Related: Roodepoort Challenges SXSW

Loeries afterparty '04

Bearded Man Recreates David Beckham Goal

Brendan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:17:58 +0000

I’m captaining (and vice-captaining) the Magic FC – possibly the only goal re-enactment troupe in the world.

Official Site shows a slightly non-athletic team recreating goals by Maradona, Bergkamp, Pele and more.

Suggest new goals on the Facebook Page. Prizes include a Jabulani ball signed by Pele, and a jersey signed by Spanish captain, Iker Casillas.

Related link: History of Sprinting and Jogging.

In charge like El DeBarge

The History of Sprinting and Jogging

Brendan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:12:46 +0000

A brief history of running – going back hundreds of years to caveman days.

This is the kind of knowledge I could use to beat Usain Bolt. I’m pretty sure.

Keeping my London Eye on Usain Bolt

Brendan — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:54:34 +0000

Bolt’s back and it’s a little disconcerting that he’s still quick.

He won the 200m in Shanghai, and just missed a 300m world record in torrential rain in the Czech Republic.

Being smart, I’m avoiding injuries and keeping my eye on the London Olympics. I call it my London Eye.

While Usain is touring the world, I’m preparing for one place. It’s a grueling work day, but this is what it takes.

At Home with Gary the Toothfairy

Brendan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:55:27 +0000

I visit the kitchen of Bevan Cullinan aka Gary the Toothfairy aka Norm from The Toasty Show.

Bevan takes time out of his directing schedule to demonstrate the recipe for one of his favourite meals. It’s like Top Billing meets Nigella.

And the thrilling finale to this recipe. It’s hot.

Semi-Related Link: Win a signed Footskating DVD HERE.

Check your Head.

Beating Bolt: Using Radical New Techniques

Brendan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:13:15 +0000

The next installment in my preparations to beat Usain Bolt at the London Olympics, 2012.

My trainer (who happens to be a qualified dolphin sociologist) offers me alternative (but good) training methods to become a super-sprinter.

I’m hoping that this training pain and effort is worth it in the end. But I’m sure the taste of victory will leave me feeling satisfied. (In the same way a well-made lemon meringue pie makes me feel.)

Related: More Training Methods.

It's rude to point.

What about the Corporate Clowns?

Brendan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:32:53 +0000

Ex-Vodacom CEO, Alan Knott-Craig has been cleared of claims that he exploited company resources to share a few shekels with his family. And rightly so. Kids always need pocket money-slash-venture capital. How can fatherly love be illegal?

But more importantly, one Vodacom employee was given money “to be trained in the US to become a magician. Although the cost of the training was not disclosed, the network operator spent $71 141 for “magician’s props”, which the magician apparently still uses to perform at Knott-Craig family events.”

Why should this magician be singled out for help? What about other passionate illusionists with dreams in their hearts and a disappearing coin behind their ears?

What about the clowns, fire-eaters, comedians and balloon sculptors? “What about the guy who can play a flute with his nose, Alan?” you might ask. But at least Al’s helping.

Santa gets no help from The Man.

I don’t see other industrialists bankrolling old Santas, to tide them over until Yuletide. Unless those Santas are pulling in big paydays from glamour malls like Sandton City, they can’t possibly survive on one job per annum.

This mysterious cellphone magician made corporate money disappear, so is obviously talented. Which brings me to my convoluted point: The Non-Discrimination Circus. It’s a home for fringe performers who never cracked the bright lights of the Cirque Du Soleil or Vodacom.

Please pass this on to Carte Blanche so that they hear about our work in the community.

Related Link: Beyond the iPhone. Way Beyond.

What’s happening in the life of the Jigsaw Killer?

Brendan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:32:51 +0000

Celebrity life is amazing: Pool parties with Motley Crue, then a movie promo tour around the Mediterranean, ending with a sex tape video shoot. And that’s just a Thursday. But sometimes it can be a little less flashy.

Support the Jigsaw Killer, he’s looking to buy a MINI Cooper Clubman (as it offers more space to transport corpses.)

Saw 6 opens in South Africa on February the 19th.

Analyzing Bolt ~ with a Laser Beam

Brendan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:11:28 +0000

I can’t wait for New Year’s Eve, because that means another year closer to the London Olympics and my Rain-of-Pain-on-Usain. New Year’s also means lots of glazed gammon and free champagne. So it’s win-win for me.

Here I demonstrate that sprint training’s not just physical, but also requires technology… sometimes in the form of hard statistics and a specially-designed laser.

You can't outrun science.

Beyond the Apple iPhone. Way beyond.

Brendan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:05:14 +0000

We thought we’d cracked it with the Twitter Stick, but the tech community failed to give us money to complete our amazing application. This setback didn’t stop us from developing another tech breakthrough to blow minds and change the world.

Let me introduce you to hardware that will make the mobile phone industry explode with opportunity, as well as pant for our patent. From this moment, every person on the planet can be in contact. And all you need is something that you’re probably holding in your hand right now. Call us.

Related Link: The Original Twitter Stick (TM)

Hub of communication.