Sam Weerakoon's Barbarian Blog

i could've sworn this was an onion article.

Sam Weerakoon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:30:04 -0400

really, when the words inflatable turd are in an article you’re reading, it can only be considered an epic moment in journalism.

awesome fireworks aftermath.

Sam Weerakoon — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:59:09 -0400

obviously, fireworks make people do amazing things.

an unexpected turn for the awesome.

Sam Weerakoon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:56:32 -0400

so today explosions and boobs guy and i were talking about awesome commercials that happened to become hilarious viral hits on youtube, milkandcookies, ebaumsworld, etc. examples include wet pets, the hawaii chair, the bizarre sharper image beamz system, and of course the unintentionally filthy mr. bucket theme song (which i won’t link because you might think i’m some sort of monster).

somewhere along the way, i got to see an excellent cadbury (like the buck buck chocolate cadbury) ad featuring a gorilla playing drums.

seriously. a gorilla playing drums, advertising chocolate in theory, but really building a brand presence. it’s a great ad, i’m surprised i hadn’t seen it sooner.

but what i find most intriguing about it, is that they have a page of remixes. remixes! of the gorilla playing drums! for chocolate! the internet is AWESOME.

and then i find myself thinking “why didn’t i think of that?”

check the original ad below:

effective advertising.

Sam Weerakoon — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:45:21 -0400

really, i could get behind more ads if they had a jaunty personality like sammy stephens and an awesome song to go with it.

this is totally for nick. totally.

edit: oh man, even better? pet shop remix!

greetings from sunny sri lanka.

Sam Weerakoon — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:56:27 -0400

to be honest, with the time difference, all is a bit dark here. but things are well, and i wanted to drop a line to say hello. i’ve got a ton of pictures so far, and am realizing how difficult it is going to be to leave!

hi and bye
sam