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The new Michelen spot is getting some much deserved love.
Though I get a serious case of deja vu every time I see it.
But to paraphrase Don Draper, advertising solves problems it isn’t art. So..
Many a time I will be watching something and a song will play on the soundtrack that I’m like, where have I heard that before? I spend the rest of the film/tele/game trying to remember the singer and title?
Well, I discovered to songs used for a couple opening credit sequences that sounded familiar but could not quite place.
1. Is the opening for AMC’s “Madman”, a series I’ve heard nothing but greatness about but didn’t have the opportunity to catch until they aired a season 1 marathon a few weeks ago and have segued nicely into season 2. Having been working at an ad agency for a few months now I can happily report that they nailed the inter workings of the environment. But I digress… The opening sequences soundtrack is the instrumental track to A Beautiful Mine from the 2006 Aceyalone/RJD2 collabo Magnificent City.
2. The hohum, but kind of fun Showtime (purchased from BBC) series “Secret Diary of a Call Girl”. For there opening sequence we are treated to the instrumental track You Know I’m No Good from Amy Winehouse’s full length debut Back to Black. Which of coursed features the stellar backing band The Dap-Kings.
So, scratch those two off the list. Now if I could just figure out who sings the song from that damn News 5 promo.
Slingbox AV
purchased for $130 @ Circuit City
Slingbox is a box you plug in to your satellite or cable box and your high-speed router, and with a sprinkle of fairy dust, magically transports your TV signal to any computer via the internet (provided you install the Slingbox software on said computer).
Reason for purchasing Slingbox, football.
The good news, I can watch football on any computer with internet connection and Slingbox software (which is worth the price alone).  About the price, the $130 price tag is all you pay, no subscription fee!
Now the bad, which isn’t real bad just minor inconveniences, I did get the thing up and running in a bout 30 minutes after all.
But first off, I didn’t consider there is not a wireless option to connected the it to my router. After some brainstorming at the store, I decided my best option was to move my router and modem to the living room, behind the TV/entertainment hub. It does add more cords to an already complex mix-master of wire highways and access roads.
Next, unless you have a dual-tuner receiver you must watch the same thing on the regular TV and on the Slingbox. I have a dual-tuner DVR receiver (which if you have the means I highly recommend getting one, it is so choice) so I can watch football on Slingbox/TV2 while fiancé watches Mission: Man Band crap.
Those are the only real downers, the signal is on my laptop at home (around 4000kbps) but diminishes significantly on the road (around 300kbps).
Between Slingbox and nothing, I’ll take Slingbox.