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Yesterday I got a cool opportunity to be in a national commercial for Coke Zero put together by our good friends at Crispin Porter + Bogusky.
Obviously I was a lowly extra, but it was fun to observe how these Hollywoodesque things work.
About 90 people spent all day in Allen Fieldhouse in magical Lawrence, home to the University of Kansas (a.k.a. 2008 NCAA Basketball and Orange Bowl champs). I wore the first t-shirt I bought after Bill Self became KU’s coach my sophomore year. It’s blue and says “Self Respect” with a Jayhawk on the front. After six years, it’s showing it’s age, but it’s still my favorite.
The costume lady asked me to wear some red, sparkly sunglasses… so I wore those, too.
They placed me just behind the “principles,” so hopefully I won’t end up on the cutting room floor!
I got to scream the Rock Chalk chant and perform a few other KU basketball traditions for the camera. When the commercial starts airing nationwide around the time of conference play (Jan/Feb), I’ll be sure to track it’s impact and show you the results!
So ready for my close up right now.
Hey, I was in this commercial too! I was right beside the two primary guys all painted in blue. Do you know when they’re going to start airing it?
I guess it’s started airing. I will try to contact CP+B to get a file to post on YouTube.