BBDO West, Tool trash the beach, 60s style!

Am I the only person out there who wanted to punch Frankie Avalon in his smiling yap after seeing him and Annette Funicello in one of those 1960s beach movies?

BBDO West teamed with director Geordie Stephens of Tool of North America to poke fun at those saccharine gagfests in this 60 second spot for Keep California Beautiful.

Holmes & Lee = Reason Partners

“Hey, whatever happened to Holmes & Lee?”

That very question was asked by us at the ihaveanidea offices sometime last week. We were going through the old interviews in the Creatives section, and stumbled across one with John Lee, then the president of the Toronto based agency. We started reminiscing about their Weather Network billboard campaign, which was racking up Lions, Clios, Pencils and others when the ihaveanidea originals were just starting to think about ad school.

“‘Sexual’ sausages … unsuitable for children”

And the award for best headline of the day in an ad industry publication goes to Campaign UK, for its story on the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority coming down hard and fast on London based agency Quiet Storm’s radio ads for Mattessons smoked sausages.

Tombras Group, Rabbit helps nail Tennessee drivers

You’d think that by now people would know that speeding, reckless driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and drunk driving (or drinking while driving) is a pretty stupid idea. But as long as there are idiots on this planet, the police will always be kept on their toes.

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• Where in the World is the IHAVEANIDEA Team?
• JWT London is turning the air Pear
• Down with the King: McGarryBowen’s new direction for BK
• Leo Burnett Sydney and Bundaberg are back… heaven help us all
• The Big Ad Gig goes down in history
• Hey Whipple, Roast This! GSD&M lets everyone say farewell to Sullivan

DID YOU CATCH THESE STORIES?

• Sony goes back to Balls with Crayon for Wimbledon
• David&Goliath bring long lasting intensity to Universal Studios
• Revolution is for “The Birds” says Marcel Worldwide & France 24
• Cundari goes balls through the wall for BMW
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• Camp + King, Old Navy want you dressing like some guys, not like others

OLDER INBOX STORIES

• Publicis Mojo puts the “super” in Hahn Super Dry
• Wrath of Cannes 5 kicks it up a notch with Tony Hawk
• Mother London shows Stella Artois a little respect
• Donkeys and voles and bears, oh my! ING fables by BMB
• TBWA\Chiat\Day NY and Starburst: you know the drill…
• Turkeys make better burgers than babysitters, says D&G and Carl’s Jr.