mr. ray, dream weaver
if you were around the dc / baltimore area in the 1980s, no matter who you were, you knew about mr. ray's hair weave. these commercials were proto-viral and almost charming in their nonexistant production values. but the best part was the announcer and his obviously regional accent.
i was thrilled that this clip showed up on youtube ~ the next no-budget commercial i need to find is joe jacoby for theatrevision. that would make both me and thighmaster very happie.
for more mr. ray goodness, peep dis song and lyrics by the junkyard saints.
posted by johnny dollar | 10:34 AM
8 Comments:
Haha! That was awesome!
Yep, I'm old enough to know Mr. Ray. How about Cookies? "Make me look good!"
poo: glad you liked! it's a classic!
d.f.b: hm... dunno 'bout the cookies... was that a baltimore thing? i was in dc area at the time...
Let's not forget Capt. Chesapeake.
Oooh...and Mondy the Sea Monster!!
Oops. Above comment was mine.
~Ang Hang
I wonder if that place is still around!
hey tfg and anghang, i grew up with captain 20 in the dc area, but they seem to have sprung from the same dna. my wife remembers captain chesapeake, perhaps i should write an expose and in the process educate myself as well.
snay: that would be interesting to find out, i know having driven georgia avanue alot in the 90's that i never saw anything at least that caught my eye... and mr. ray's would definitely do that...
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