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This is the third and final ‘people who were heavily involved in the Blackcurrant Tango ad’ series: my chat with the client, David Atter. (Episode 1 with director Colin Gregg can be found here. Episode 2 with copywriter Chas Bayfield can be found here.) Just in case you’re popping by at some random point in... Read More
This is the second in my series of three posts/podcasts about Blackcurrant Tango, apparently one of the most beloved ads of the last thirty years: You could read the Colin Gregg post, or read this repeat of what I said there: I put this up on LinkedIn and it caused a massive, affectionate response. So... Read More
I’ve been putting up great ads from the 90s on LinkedIn. It started as a snarky attempt at pointing out how ads used to be better, and that even ads from 20+ years ago would be better than the ‘best’ of today. One of these ads was the wonderful Blackcurrant Tango ad of 1996: It... Read More
BiblioFiles: A CenterForLit Podcast about Great Books, Great Ideas, and the Great Conversation
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not Missy Andrews! In this “What Are We Reading?” episode of BiblioFiles, Missy talks to the CenterForLit crew about her recent read, To the Lighthouse. As a result, we consider Woolf’s place in the canon of modern literature, the implications of her fragmented style, and her vision of the nature and purpose of art. Referenced Works:– To the Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf– The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner– To the Lighthouse, directed by Colin Gregg (1983)– Enchanted April, directed by Mike Newell (1991)– Gilead, Home, and Lila by Marilynne Robinson– Tinkers by Paul HardingWe love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.
In last week’s episode we introduced you to Colin Gregg and Tony Gatliff from BBMC Mortgage. Colin and Tony discussed the benefits of working with BBMC and debunked the top 5 myths about VA loans. In part 2, we will conclude the conversation with the BBMC team. Topics include: • BBMC’s commitment to the military community • Resources for veterans who want to learn more about working with BBMC • BBMC’s “We’ve Got Your Six Sweepstakes” – a contest that will give one military family 12 months of mortgage or rent payments
Orion is proud to partner with BBMC Mortgage to help veterans achieve the goal of home ownership. BBMC assists veterans in purchasing homes they can afford, by providing lower rates, lower fees, no down payment and more relaxed qualifications compared to a conventional loan. In this episode, BBMC employees Colin Gregg and Tony Gatliff join the show to discuss everything you need to know about the VA loan. Topics include: • Benefits of working with BBMC • 5 common VA loan myths
In this episode of of Side Notes the boys who note talk about what they've been watching since 2016 came to a merciful end. Colin & Gregg discuss Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States, Hardcore Henry, Before the Flood, Love Actually, Logan, Colossal, Rogue One, Dirk Gently and more. They also tee up the next full episode of I Have Some Notes.
MORTAL KOMBAT!! If you were a 90s kid who grew up on a steady video game diet of fighters you will immediately have the MK techno theme song blaring in you head hearing those words. Yup, this month we take on what is probably still one of the best video game movies ever made, sadly the bar has never been lifted very high. We have an all cartoonist panel this month. Edmonton cartoonist extraordinaire Chad Huculak, author of the brilliant End of the Earth, and Jeremy Die, the other half of the Inglorious Hipsters duo, join Colin & Gregg in an attempt to fix a movie that was hardly a flawless victory. The four brawl over how many Mortal Kombat games there were; ponder the 90s obsession with industrial rock concerts; marvel at the film's slow, podding martial arts; and wonder if Goro has been mothballed in a Planet Hollywood storage room somewhere. http://www.ihavesomenotes.com/
As promised, we'll be publishing some sub-episodes this summer while we're on break. We're calling these little podcast diversions Sides Notes. This episode Colin & Gregg chat about the summer that was in movies, what they enjoyed, what they didn't and what they're looking forward to in what's left of the movie calendar. Gregg expresses his love for disaster movies, his appreciation for things named Cloverfield and his complicated relationship with Ghostbuster 2016. Colin enlightens us on the Divergent series, explains how he came to watch Batman v Superman twice, and looks forward to a movie with no name. Send us your thoughts on the summer of 2016 and what you're looking forward to this fall. @ihavesomenotes on Twitter & Instagram, ihavesomenotes on Facebook.