I don't know how many of you might have noticed it, but the last post I did about Otis the Driving Possum received a comment from none other than Norb Stracker--THE Norb Stracker of the world-famous Kansas City supergroup, Simply Weasels!
Norb fills us in on a few details of what transpired with the music for the ad, and as an added bit of information, gives us an autographed photo of Otis AND his acting bio! WHY IS THIS NOT ON THE EXPRESS OIL CHANGE WEBSITE?! It is a mystery.
But, I do understand now where that flat Midwestern tone of Otis's comes from--his bio says that although he lives in Birmingham, he was originally from Chicago. Of course, people from Chicago sound like people from Chicago and not like other Midwesterners, but I suppose the years down here have knocked some of the edges off his voice.
The whole bio is kinda cute--I assume the ad agency did this as part of their character development, but it sure would have been NICE TO HAVE INCLUDED SOME OF THIS IN THE ADS!
Anyway, many thanks to Norb for dropping by and taking a moment to leave a comment and for the helpful information--helping to further clear up the Mystery of Otis!
Posted by Terry Oglesby at May 23, 2005 12:18 PMThe Jiffy Lube chain is using the reverse approach in their radio ads. They have a guy speaking in a monotone saying that when he took his car to the dealer, he would dream about aardvarks doing the work, while Jiffy Lube has a big window, and he can see real people working on his car. Since I don't watch TV, I don't know if there are corresponding TV ads.
Posted by: steevil(Dr Weevil's bro Steve) at May 23, 2005 09:28 PM