Vince and Larry were NOT inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. They lost to the AOL Running Man and the Budweiser Clydesdales..a couple of horses and a horses’ patoot, the way I see it.

I hate the guy!

Not that I am a sore loser, but when it comes to the AOL Running Man (he doesn’t even have a name) I don’t get it. I could get into all the reason he doesn’t deserve the honor. But being the good sport I am, I will refrain, for now. I will say this, I know Vince and Larry, I have worked with Vince and Larry, and you, Running Man, are no Vince and Larry. These guys have saved lives! What have you ever done. Show people you can run as fast as a 56K modem. That is not a talent. You, sir, are nothing but a Utility App!, in my opinion.

I believe the Clydesdales are very much deserving of the honor. They have pulled wagons through the snow, and to the site of the World Trade Center. The spot where they played football in the middle of Wyoming is a classic. Well done, steads!

I just hope Vince and Larry aren’t on their way to becoming the “Ron Santo” of the Hall of Fame…

Advertising week is in full swing in New York City! Oh boy!

Will Vince and Larry, the seat-belt dummies, make it into the Ad Hall of Fame on their first try?

Here the Dynamic Duo are pictured with some of their well-wisher, Sprout, Frenchie, Mr. Peanut, Smokey and Mr. Clean, who gathered at the Ad Council headquarters on Madison Avenue to throw their support in the direction of Vince and Larry.

Created by yours truly back in 1985 with then partner Joel Machak at Leo Burnett, Vince and Larry are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian, but have yet to be inducted in the Advertising HOF. The dynamic duo have helped save thousands of lives by reminding people that "You could learn a lot from a dummy. Buckle your safety belt."

Quick trivia: The voice of Vince is Jack Burns, Larry is Lorenzo Music, the original director of the spots was Bill Dear (Harry and the Hendersons, Angels in the Outfield), the voice over was Percy Rodriquez. It seems like yesterday that Joel and I were in LA shooting what was to become one of the Advertising Council’s most successful campaigns.

Good luck, Vince and Larry.

The seat belt dummies, Vince and Larry have been nominated for the induction in Advertising Age’s Icon Hall of Fame. If you get a chance, go to Ad Age and cast your vote. As we like to say in Texas, vote early and vote often!

Quite frankly, I think they are more deserving of the award than Jerrod from Subway or Tucan Sam from Fruit Loops or the Maytag Repairman.

Funny thing is, the tagline “You could learn a lot from a dummy. Buckle your safety belt”, isn’t up for the HOF. However, Eat Fresh is being considered. Go figure. That’s like Scoresee not winning Best Director for Raging Bull, yet the film won Best Picture. You can’t have one without the other, in my opinion.

I think Ronald McDonald deserves a shot at the HOF. But not that goof ball from Verizon who stands in the background and smiles like a jackass.

My predictions: Ronald on the third ballott. Little Debbie could be a spoiler. Mr. Clean and Captain Jack will probably cancel each other out. I like the Double Mint Twins. But which twins are we voting on? There are been multiple twins, but only one Green Giant. But what if Green Giants doesn’t get in, but Sprout does? I would have to question that vote. Afterall, the Green Giant beget the Sprout, who beget the Keelber Elves, who beget Snap, Crackle and Pop. ( I know all this because I spent 11 year at Leo Burnett, the home of just about every cereal critter on the “breakfast aisle”)

My head hurts!

I believe Mr. Mucas, The AOL running guy (who doesn’t even have a name!!!!), and the Microsoft Butterfly will never get in, unless they get some heavy coporate backing/PR at the end. I don’t really know these guys all that well, so I don’t really care of them all that much. It’s not that I don’t like you Mr. Mucas, I just don’t know you as well as Burger King who, again in my opinion, is a bit creepy!

If I didn’t want to cancel out my vote for Vince and Larry, I would go with either Big Boy ! I love the Big Boy! BB isn’t ashamed that he is a bit on the heavy side (like myself). I have always liked his pants and the way he combed his hair.  There there’s Smokey the Bear! Smokey was beaten last year by the Geico Cavemen. Give me a break. That’s like putting Caesar Tovar in the baseball HOF before Babe Ruth! Or Terry Hanratty in the NFL HOF before Roger Staubach. I asked to see the results of the ballot, but was refused. I smell a fix!

That’s how I see it it.

I don’t like this ad. And I didn’t approve this ad! But that didn’t stop some creatives at another shop from making it, producing it and posting it.

For the past six years, my brother Mike and I have put together the Hico Six-Man Super Saturday. You can find out all you need, or probably want to know about it, at www.hicosupersix.com. It has become a very, very popular event. And one that I am very, very proud of. We raise money for the Hico ISD athletic department, so that they can buy much needed equipment for the football team.

Each year, we make posters and sell them at the game. We have made some great posters over the years. They have been shot by incredible photographers like Andy Mahr and Scott Harben of See Pictures. They have even become collectors items, too, and have been sold on EBAY.  Funny thing is, this isn’t one of them and neither or the other two that I found on adsoftheworld.com. When it comes to the posters, I am the client. I approve the ideas and work with the creative team to make sure that the posters stays within our tonality. I am the CMO. (For starters, the tone is all wrong. Also, a six-man field is only 80 yards long, not 100. And we don’t call it Judgment Saturday.)

It seems that when creative guys don’t have anything better to do, they make bullshit ads like this one for their portfolios. I don’t like bullshit ads and unlike a lot creative directors I have never encouraged making them. Win awards for your clients, not for some bogus POS! Better yet, create ideas that move your clients business.

Funny thing is, I wouldn’t have approved this ad anyway. It sucks. I guess that’s why they snuck behind my back and made it. I know it’s two years old, so why am I just now writing about it? Because now, I have a blog, that’s why.