Today's Video Link(s)

We're waiting for the results in our survey about embedded vs. non-embedded video links. So far, I've received more than 40 votes and it's unanimous for…well, I don't want to influence the vote. But I sense an early trend here. (On the other hand, I am using Diebold machines to count…)

In the meantime, we're going to offer one embedded video link and one non-embedded one. The embedded one is an intermission trailer for 7-Up that was inspired by an earlier and more famous trailer. It was also, one suspects, inspired by the cartooning skills of Robert Crumb. And yes, I think that's the late, great Paul Frees supplying the voiceover. Here's that video clip…

VIDEO MISSING

And now, over on a site that isn't set up to allow the embedding of video links, here's the original intermission trailer. And isn't it odd in this day of product placements in the movies and TV shows themselves to see what's basically a commercial with no product placement?