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I like trophies.

Wooo hooo! Remember that Furby giveaway spot I did many months ago? Wellp, last night, it took home a silver trophy in the annual Promax awards -- sort of like the Emmys for promos. I'd known it was nominated for a while now (category: "On-Air Sales Promotion"), and while I managed my expectations with all of that "it's an honor to be nominated" bullshit, I really wanted to fucking win. I was never in Little League and nobody invited me onto their bowling team: This is my first trophy ever, and it's heavy and silver and is now glued to my hand.

The awards show was last night, which was hosted by SNL's Darrell Hammond (funny) and played out more like a highlight reel of the year's best spots -- but due to time constraints, only select gold winners. One of the first spots shown was the gold winner in my category -- something from TBS starring Ashton Kutcher -- and between that and the sheer awesomeness of everything that was playing on the big screen, I was 100% sure I didn't win anything. Was I disappointed? Sure, but the real problem was that the show was really, really long, and I really, really had to piss, the entire, entire time. It wasn't just a case of having the nagging notion that it was time to relieve myself -- no, we're talking about a face-first, all-out pulsating bladder bomb that threatened to burst at any moment. My eyes were watering. It really hurt.

After the show, they gave out booklets naming all the winners and...there it was. The Furby spot. Silver. Fuckin' A. Relieved (both because of the win and because I finally had the chance to piss all over the walls in a ritzy hotel bathroom), we trekked up to the 9th floor so I could grab a statue and experience one of those rare moments in life when absolutely nothing is bad.

And to think, it wasn't too long ago that my high points involved finding Furby dolls at Toys 'R' Us and selling 'em on eBay with a 30% markup.

Posted by Matt on 06/23/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 68 comments

Congrats! I too, would like to know if it is solid silver.

It sounds like an honor, and it’s good to know that it went to someone who really loves the things he’s writing ads about.

Chestnuts roasted by SuperRecoome @ 06/24/2006 12:35 PM

Congratulations on winning that shiny, shiny trophy!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 06/24/2006 12:45 PM

congratulations! that furby spot is something that today’s kids will remember and talk about on their own blogs. and with the wonder of the internet they’ll find this site and read about the creator. that is really neat. imagine if all (or any) of the guys who made our favorite spots from the 80s did their own blog?

anyhow, congratulations again. this is a really impressive achievement.

Chestnuts roasted by the german @ 06/24/2006 2:27 PM

german:
THAT WOULD BE AMAAAAZZZZIN!!!
i think my favourite ad memory was those undies that when you put em on you turn into he man or optimas prime and i believe there was a couple more
thanks for bringing that memory back dude!!
i actually still have a he-man pair, STILL UN-OPENED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING!!!
i ahd like 10 pairs!

and matt: Could you PLLLLEEEEAAAASE post the ad that you did, i live in a reclusive island provine in good Ol’ Canada
called Newfoundland, so i dont get A LOT of the rad programming and Ad Spots you do.

AND IF ANYONE HERE IS FROM NEWFOUNDLAND LET ME KNOW, AND IF COLIN(QUACK!) POSTS ON THIS, GET AT ME!!!
anyway, enough pointless internerd friend searching, i wont be here for the SNT, so to all of you from all of me, HAVE A GOOD ONE!!!

smoke one for me!!!

cheers!
El-Josh-0

Chestnuts roasted by JoshC @ 06/24/2006 2:59 PM

JoshC: click on "Furby giveaway spot" in the post. That’ll take you to his original post with a download copy of the ad.

Chestnuts roasted by Spoodles @ 06/24/2006 3:39 PM

I know it’s probably getting redundant at this point…but congrats Matt!!

As for people talking about their writing…if anyone would like to see any of my writing…please feel free to clcik on my name and check them out *on knees begging* Please?! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Jabo @ 06/24/2006 4:26 PM

I like how the statue guy is ready to hold a candy bar or something. "Could you spare a packet of Kool-Aid for a former Herald of Galactus down on his luck?"
Maybe one of you writers out there can harness my brain? There is so much potential for damage that is going untapped.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash (Optimal Illusion) @ 06/24/2006 4:35 PM

Just more proof of how f’ing awesome Matt is!!

Congratulations Matt. All the hard work is paying off.

I’ve never been picked for any sports either. I was always getting beat up, and my two younger brothers were the "cool" ones out of the 3 of us. I was just the computer nerd. To top it off I was also a very ugly little boy…..I’m still waiting for an award for something…

=(

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Galvatron @ 06/24/2006 5:05 PM

I think the word emototronic is now one of my most favourite words ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Cap'n B @ 06/24/2006 6:03 PM

Thanks for the well wishes, all! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/24/2006 7:39 PM

I just saw the weirdest movie.
Just a part of it anyway.
It had Cyclops in it and he was in a car asking an 8-ball if what he had in a package was a murder weapon.
Then he pushed the car over a cliff.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 06/25/2006 3:28 PM

Hey JoshC

where in Newfoundland?

I was born and Raised there..but have moved to Fredericton to go to (and recently graduate university)

Btw

CONGRATS MATT! What an honor:)

Mandi (n00b)

Chestnuts roasted by Mandi @ 06/25/2006 6:41 PM

I am also a writer from Pittsburgh. I write for the glorious CITY PAPER, which is free to all. I just love working hard to write articles that are published in a magazine that homeless people take and use as blankets.

Chestnuts roasted by Old E @ 06/26/2006 4:16 PM

Congratulations–now you can justify a shelf by your desk at work to display it on, slowly accumulating more and more awards until you fire Bob Goldthwait in a fit of evil pique and he gets drunk and blows them all to hell trying to kill you.

Hello, rabbit!

Chestnuts roasted by hodsthorn @ 06/27/2006 4:53 AM

Very late with this, but still wanted to include my congratulations! Way to go! Glad to see your talents being recognized.

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 06/27/2006 8:52 AM

Wait a minute…something with ASHTON KUTCHER ranked higher than you?

See why I don’t watch TV very much anymore?

Chestnuts roasted by Sara @ 06/29/2006 7:52 PM

Congratulations for you!!

I think that statue is a girl
:D

Chestnuts roasted by yelinna @ 06/30/2006 6:51 PM

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