Turns out that “Ball Girl,” the ubiquitous viral video that’s been viewed a couple million times on YouTube, has strong Chicago connections. The spot was produced by Chicago ad agency Element 79 for Chicago-based sports-drink juggernaut Gatorade.
If you haven’t yet seen the bejerseyed young woman scale a padded wall to snare a fly ball — [...]
Archive for June 27th, 2008
“Ball Girl” Born in Chicago
Posted in Company Scuttlebutt, tagged Ball Girl, Element 79, Gatorade, Ken Griffey, Spider-Man, YouTube on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Yet Another) Disturbance on the Blue Line
Posted in Daily Commuter, tagged Blue Line, Chicago, El, Train on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While taking the Blue Line home from work yesterday, the train stopped at Western — and stayed stopped for a good 20 minutes. A surprisingly candid conductor explained to us over the intercom: “We’re being instructed to stay put because there’s been a disturbance on the train in front of us.”
We’re guessing that “disturbance” meant that [...]
