Brett Novek For Taco Bell

Brett Novek appears in a major national television commercial for Taco Bell, pushing the intense appeal of the bacon in the Bacon Club Chalupa. His line consisted only of "Hey!", but besides its context in the commercial, it was a shout out from him to the broader, Middle-American audience that he's ready to introduce himself to them.

As well as being shown during many other shows, the commercial was shown during American Idol. This means that during that thirty second moment in time, more people saw Brett than have ever seen him in all of his previous work put together. If not the big time, it's at least the start of the big time.

It should be noted that of the five principal actors in the ad, Brett Novek's name was one chosen to be included in the title of the video when it was posted to YouTube. It answers the question, "Who is the guy in the Taco Bell commercial?"

The synopsis of the commercial is that two women arrive at a club and one notices the scent of bacon. The other woman shows that she is carrying a Bacon Club Chalupa from Taco Bell in her purse because of her belief that guys love bacon. The implication is that the chalupa will aid her in her objective of meeting "cute guys". Her premise is shown to be valid as three men immediately greet the women and inquire about the scent. One of the guys, referring to the smell of the bacon, asks erroneously (and strangely) what the women are wearing, calling it "intoxicating". The ad ends with deep sniffs from the guys and a voice-over of "smells good".

Indiana is big pork producer, so I may be wrong about this, but if a woman smells like bacon in public, I would have thought that if guys did come over to meet her, it would be to give her a can of Lysol. On the other hand, there are a number of other possible scents that would be considerably more objectionable than bacon, so I'm willing to suspend disbelief and allow for the use of pig fat as a man lure.

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Digest Of Week Ending 4-18-08

I have to be more summarized this week than usual, having been preoccupied with other things. Fortunately I don't need a lot of words to celebrate my trifecta. I have been wanting to see Natalie Cunial leave Big Brother 9, Kristy Lee Cook leave American Idol and Ozzy Lusth be voted out of Survivor. It was Thursday afternoon that I started to think that maybe after I had seen Natalie and Kristy Lee get the heave-ho this week, that the rule of things occurring in threes might foretell the end of Ozzy's reign. I actually skipped to the end of Survivor because I couldn't wait to see who lost and that's when I heard Ozzy giving his final bitter statements about his fellow players. Yay!

I wanted Kristy Lee to go because her singing was so bad, Natalie because of her blasphemy, and Ozzy because of his cockiness. Ozzy could have won and it would have been deserved, but I can't stand it when people think they have the competition in the bag.

The other thing worth mentioning this week was David Archuleta's pants choice. Were they leather? It's like seeing Raggedy Andy in goth. It's unsettling.

Work Out: Back To Work

In season three, episode one of Work Out, Jesse Brune goes on a double date to Geisha House restaurant, he with his boyfriend and Jackie Warner with her new girlfriend. This is the first opportunity for Jesse to show his beau on air. Because it's Jesse, I want to be happy for him being in a relationship but it's hard because I hate all couples. I put that aside and see the boyfriend as one of those people who win the mega lottery. You think good for them, although you still wish it were you instead. It's all twists of fate, so fare thee well, happy couple.

Jesse and Jackie talk about a situation that had occurred earlier where Doug Blasdell's partner, Don Scott, as the organizer for a fundraiser for Doug's foundation, had come to Sky Sport to talk to Jackie and Brian Peeler about speaking at the event. Jackie used the opportunity to be shockingly callous and petty by abusing her position as the boss and keeping Brian out of the meeting. It has been clear that Jackie and Brian don't like each other at all, but the situation was a really tasteless slap down considering Doug and Brian's relationship. Jackie makes it worse by stating that she doesn't believe it's a big deal to treat people like trash. She referred to Brian's involvement with the Doug fundraiser as the tiniest of things. It won't be surprising then if karma gives her a literal bitch slap back on something someday that is important to her. Hopefully Brian will be aware of it and get the last laugh.

To introduce new trainer Greg Plitt to the audience, Erika runs to show Jesse a copy of Fitness RX for Men magazine with Greg on the cover. Jesse is intrigued by the photos inside, but he feels Greg is too built up. He and Erika joke with disdain that perhaps the bulk is not all natural, yet Jesse politely states that Greg looks like a nice person and like someone with good conversational skills. Jesse went on with a mixed and somewhat confusing assessment that Greg looked creepy, but also like a beautiful mountain that one would need to climb.

I totally agree with Jesse. Too much muscle is too much. What would be a perfect body? I think one with the initials J.B.

Jesse quote that makes me feel closer to him: "A body like that takes dedication. And dedication that I would never like to have."

Brian Peeler quote that makes me feel closer to him: "There's only so much kissing, lesbian kissing that people can take."

Digest Of Week Ending 04-11-08

Sunday, April 6. Big Brother 9. I agree with Ryan Quicksall's assessment that Joshuah Welch's departure speech was cheesy. It was inconsistent with the way he acted through the season. Natalie Cunial continued her blasphemy, stating that God speaks to her in dreams and that He went out of his way to let her know that Adam would win HOH. Hopefully God will strike her with lightning to show what a fraud she is.

Monday, April 7. Larry King Live. The guests were the American Idol judges. I had thought the way that AI works is pretty simple and straightforward but Larry seemed to remain clueless throughout the hour about it no matter how many times the premise of the show was explained to him. There was a mention of David Hernandez but the judges pointed out that his stripper past didn't or at least shouldn't have mattered in the vote where David was let go. The judges talked about who the favorites were, but they didn't mention that Kristy Lee Cook is the worst one remaining on the show. In addition to the discussion, it would have been nice for Larry to have taught Ryan how to talk.

Tuesday, April 8. American Idol. Syesha Mercado was screeching again. Ghastly. Krisy Lee Cook was screaming again. Please, America, put her out of our misery.

Wednesday, April 9. Big Brother 9.The HOH competition has the houseguests in class cages. Glad to see Natalie and Sheila Kennedy in one. I just hope Natalie doesn't get it. I can't stand her and the sooner she leaves the better.

Thursday, April 10. American Idol. There was a clip of some of the stars from the previous night lip syncing to a song. In this Rob Schneider finally showed a talent. It was interesting to see how David Archuleta was really getting down during the Ford video. The video had a car driving through puddles of multi-colored paint. With all the ink on her they should have just used Carly Smithson's body and run over that instead. It was surprising that Michael Johns left at this point in the competition. It should have been Kristy Lee Cook. Is Kristy the next Sanjaya?

Friday, April 11. Meeting David Wilson. This show had an interesting premise with two David Wilsons, one white and one black whose ancestors were associated by slavery. It was depressing at first to hear from African-Americans about the continuing slavery of the mind, that keeps people obsessed with the past and not focusing on today. As the show went on, it did turn around when the documentary maker seemed to accept that the only way forward it to unlock yourself from the chains of the past. Unfortunately, the show got hijacked at the end by the live panel who just peddled tired racial stereotypes. It was supposed to be an open conversation about race, but there was no dialogue. It was only a set of speeches that preached political correctness and would not allow any difference of opinion. The whole thing is hopeless until the day comes when all of can draw a line on the calendar and agree that nothing that happened before that point will be accepted as having an unalterable effect on any of us.

Comedy Central Presents. I watched the stand-up routine of Nick Thune. He was hilarious and no bad looking. Sample line: "Let me tell you guys the most awkward place to run into a homeless person. On your way to the Coinstar."

Idol Gives Back

For Idol Gives Back, I was glad to see the So You Think You Can Dance stars, including Benji Schwimmer, Nick Lazzarini and Pasha Kovalev. I was a little frightened by Mary Murphy's threat of screaming all night until people contributed though. I had the phone in my hand but fortunately she stopped in time.

The script writers made Miley Cyrus seem like both an egotist and a fool. Her agent should have vetoed it. I have never been sure why she's popular. I don't think she could have made the finals on AI. A video was shown of her father Billy Ray taking her to a trashy part of Appalachia. Question: how can people make something of themselves if they won't even pick up the garbage in their yard? It doesn't take money just to pick up trash and put it in a bin.

Reese Witherspoon made an appearance on the show. Where was Jake? As a consolation, I was happy to see David Hernandez again. David Archuleta showed how much better he is than every one else when he sang is part in "Seasons of Love". Robin Williams did a tiresome mockery of a stereotypical Russian. Didn't that routine finish its course in the 80s?

On the charity part, I just don't agree with repopulating New Orleans unless it can be made safe from flooding. There's no reason to create another catastrophe-waiting-to-happen. If NOLA has half as many people as it had before, that's okay. There are other parts of Louisiana or the U.S. where we can build houses. To continue to talk about displace people is ridiculous. There are thousands of people who have moved to other parts of the country permanently. To keep treating them as if they are still residents of New Orleans is crazy.

MMAS: Holly Good And Fine

In the finale of Make Me A Supermodel, it was all about experiencing the real world by meeting with actual potential clients, and also about having the real world temporarily intrude by having a visit from significant people from home. It may have just been a way to fill out an hour for the finale, but it did provide some interesting moments and helped shape (or solidified) the viewers' last assessment of the final four contestants.

The models were given maps and a list of appointments with casting people. Strangely, finding their way to the particular street addresses of the clients appeared to be the hardest challenge of the season. In future seasons it should definitely be made a contest in the regular part of the show. That, and walking and chewing gum at the same time. I don't why; it just amuses me.

Ben DiChiara was shown first going to Esprit. The rep said they wanted their models to be a little sexy but still wholesome. It sounded like a perfect description of Ben, and he did look really good in their clothes. I would be enticed to buy seeing how well the clothes looked on him. The only sour note was that Ben came to the go-see wearing his blue shirt with the argyle pattern that he lived in for most of the series. I know Ben burned clothes off his back in the first episode to show how committed he was but could he redo that ceremony and this time throw in the blue shirt? It had been washed so many times and was so worn it would just make a tiny puff of smoke from the few threads that were left.

Later Ben went to Ginch Gonch underwear where walked around in their briefs and agreed to use a banana as a prop. His comment to the TV camera was that he didn't particularly like dancing around like a monkey but he did it anyway. Thank goodness Ben is coming around to doing things that he feels uncomfortable with (that aren't bad things anyway) because the job requires it. This was a necessary hurdle for him to get over and he seems to be trying to make it. The casting people didn't care him but what do they know? Their company used over-inflated porn stars as their models.

Perry Ullmann went to People's Revolution where he showed his walk and the comments about him were of course that he was edgy, sexy, and great for runway and editorial. At establishment casting, inc., Perry was described as beautiful and charming. Two for two - not bad.

Ronnie Kroell met with Rebecca Beeson who said her brand was modern, sexy, and cool - none of which is Ronnie. He tried on the clothes and did his walk and it was just embarrassing to watch. His first outfit was vertical stripes which is guaranteed to look horrible on him. When he walked, it was classic Ronnie. He leaned backwards while he walked and then did the same look and turn at the end that he always does. Surely there is at least some fly-by-night modeling school at his local mall that could teach him to stop doing that caricature.

Later Ronnie went to Ginch Gonch to give it a go. He tried on their wares, which was not an aesthetically pleasing sight, and then like Ben did a routine with a banana. Omigod! Even in that scenario, Ronnie did the same expression and turn as always. It's like he's addicted to it. His friends and family in Chicago need to have an intervention to tell him how much his lack of variety is hurting them (and those of us watching the show).

All the models went to GQ to try on clothes and take Polaroids. BTW, Polaroid is going to stop making film so GQ better drag themselves into the digital age. The people there said Perry was the best, naturally, as long as they could get rid of the red hair. I totally agree on the hair thing. It needs to be darker to balance against his complexion.

On the models' last night at the townhouse, Holly Kiser's fiancee, Ben's wife April, Perry's girlfriend Amanda, and Ronnie's mother showed up to add some poignancy and drama and who cares. I must say that Ben and April were so cute together. She really makes Ben become even more adorable. It was a good moment but it was interrupted by lecherous Ronnie butting it to try to create some awkward drama.

The end finally came and the models appeared before the judges to hear the results. It wasn't clear if the models were dismissed in reverse order of popularity, but Perry and Ben went first, which really scared me. I thought surely the votes of gay viewers wanting to see a gay guy win regardless of talent would not be enough to put Ronnie on top. It was tense, but finally Holly was declared the winner and Ronnie disappeared literally into the wings.

After episode eleven, I would have been happy with either Perry or Holly winning, and during the finale I became okay with Ben winning. So, I had a 3 out of four chance of capping off this season with some satisfaction. But now, like the end of The Truman Show, I'm thinking, so what else is on?

Digest Of Week Ending 04-04-08

Sunday, March 30. Big Brother 9. If were to ignore Joshuah Welch's rants and his TMI about sloppy anal sex, I think would be liking him more and more. It's unbelievable that America would say that Natalie Cunial would give a more inspirational speech than Joshuah. He pointed out that he could do it and use words longer than 5 letters and his speech would not be written in crayon or nail polish. I still really dislike Natalie. She continued her blasphemous ways by stating that God does her bidding to control the results of BB competitions and curses her enemies. If he does answer her prayers, she out ought to pray very hard for God to help heal her mind. Maybe he could repair what ever part of her brain creates the psychotic theories of numerology that will eventually make every one of the digits her special number. She won HOH by getting the obvious questions right and randomly raising her right and left hands on the others and so just got lucky. Joshuah wisely pointed out how Matt McDonald will probably have to get a restaining order against her when the game is over. There should be an online contest to see how many days go by before he is forced to do that.

American Idol. Ryan Seacrest started the show by doing an April Fools Day joke. He's not believable when he is telling the truth and it's no different when he's lying. I did have one surprise: I actually liked David Cook's performance. If he were to start using Prell or industrial strength shampoo, it's possible I could someday like him. Ramiele Malubay surprisingly seemed to raise herself up to being just strongly below average. Simon said her performance would be something heard on a cruise ship - perhaps Voyage of The Damned. There was another beautiful performance from the Honduran hobbit, David Archuleta. I guess there will be no whupping from Dad tonight. Kristy Lee Cook sang "Coat of Many Colors" with her voice of many tones, none of them on pitch. As bad as Kristy was, the worst performance of the evening was Syesha. It was the worst kind of cat screeching possible. It should be recorded and used as burglar alarms to scare away intruders.

With the Indiana primary on May 6th, we are finally starting to see presidential campaign commercials. I had been seeing only the Obama one with him in front of an abandoned steel mill. During American Idol there was a "save the planet" ad for him. Not likely to play well in Indiana. Hugging a pig, good. Hugging a tree, bad.

Hell's Kitchen. I love this show. Gordon Ramsey is so harsh he makes Simon Cowell seem Pollyannish. He talks like I wish I could to my staff. Also, the contestants are so wonderfully buffoonish. As one of them said, "At least I didn't make him [Chef Ramsey] throw up like the last guy."

Big Brother 9.Sheila Kennedy got yelled at pretty good by James Zinkand, and she really deserved it. She is probably the worst two-face of the season and her pronouncements that she should be treated special because she is an old, single mother is getting very tiresome. James got his revenge by winning POV, but that of course just sealed the fate of his ally, Joshuah. Josh knew he would picked as James' replacement when James would pull himself off of the block. Unfortunately, Josh didn't realize that he should never trust Natalie. He made a deal with her to have Sharon voted off instead of him, but there is no way that is going to happen. Natalie is a nut and a bigmouth and there is no question she is going to rat out Joshuah.

Wednesday, April 2. American Idol Thank goodness Ramiele is gone, but America needs to put out Kristy Lee Cook next. The results show is too long, but once again, that is what Tivo is for. You can watch the whole episode in a only a few minutes. I know some people don't like the fan questions, but I think it is worthwhile. The show has always been about spontaneous comments and the viewer questions add to this.

Big Brother 9. Joshuah had a scheme to misuse the rules to get a penalty and so be saved this week because people would see that he would be easy to remove next week so they would be more likely to remove Sharon this week. That plan was actually kind of interesting. The plan that was really pathetic was crying on cue for Adam Jasinski, trying to get his sympathy. His big mistake was trusting Natalie. She's too dumb to think strategically so you never know what she is going to do other that use her big mouth. She did rat out Joshuah to Sharon and once again she went back on her word by making sure everyone voted out Joshuah. The worst part of all this is that this is the time when people should be thinking ahead as to how they need to set things up for when James and Josh are gone. They need to turn on each other eventually and they should make use of their enemies as part of the plan. I agree with Josh's mother that sometimes you have to watch him by looking between your fingers. Some of the things he has done must be very embarrassing for her to see. Obviously people in the house hadn't forgotten what he has done and they were glad to get rid of him. Sharon was so close to getting HOH. The rest of the season would have been a lot more interesting if she had gotten it.

Thursday, April 3. Survivor. Ami Cusack was so in command during her original season. What has happened? She has had several opportunities to take control and she has always given in. Her due from this was to be voted out. How many opportunities to get rid of Ozzie are people going to waste?

Friday, April 4. 20/20. Most of the show was about the killing of Dano Cicciaro by John White in Miller Place, NY. It was a tough case and made harder by the racial aspects. I could see both sides and I am a big supporter of being able to use force to defend one's home and property. In the end, I decided that Mr. White did act recklessly and the charges should have been murder instead of manslaughter. He was found guilty but only received a sentence of a few years in prison. He should consider himself lucky having undeniably killed a 17 year old kid. On a lighter note, I want to add that Anthony Simeone, one of Dano's friends, is really cute. I like that Italian, Long Island look, as long as there isn't too much hair gel. Why do they put that glop on their heads? I don't get it.