Pace on Earth

I Believe

Well the Super Bowl turned out to be a good game but not a great game. It was close and that is the main thing. It did not, however, have many defining moments like the helmet catch two years ago, the interception return or the tiptoe catch from last year. Tracey Porter's interception return might qualify but, to me, that is as much as one of the greatest quarterback's choking as it was about Tracy Porter making a play. Typically I like the underdog (and I am happy the Saints won - more on that in a moment) but I am eargerly awaiting the favourites coming through in the clutch in Vancouver a couple of weeks. I want to believe that the cream will rise and perform under the immense pressure. But I digress.

As expected, we were bombarded with Olympic broadcasting ads. Some got tired quickly but the ad for the song I Believe did strike a nerve:

The shot of the skater on the lake kills me. That feels like a quintessential Canadian moment to me. I believe!

And to turn it around from the Peyton downer, there is the flipside of that. The Saints were the feelgood story. For Canadians there will be numerous feelgood stories and we will see euphoric moments at venues and, spontaneously, all around Vancouver/Whistler and across Canada for that matter. I saw this vidoe today and I can only imagine what it will be like if a country can celebrate the same way come February 28th:

Awesome. I can't stand that song (although it is much better than Eh O Canada Go) but that video is awesome. I believe!

Finally, I did review the American commercials via Adweek and I think my favourite has to be the Snickers ad. How can you not love Betty White.

You can't lose with Betty White. She should be in Vancouver. I believe.

Pace out.

posted by Vitamin S @ 11:47 p.m.