"Fair For All -- Butts"

(Photo stolen from this guy)

My brain is officially fried from work today, so I'm not making a lot of sense. I'll make this quick.

Here are two radio spots I wrote last fall, which were approved over the winter, recorded this spring, and aired this summer. No, things do not normally take that long; in fact, often we turn things around in a matter of hours. But these were public service announcements with a grant paying for them, so many more hoops need to be navigated in such instances.

The goal of the group is to eliminate smoking at county and state fairs, for two reasons: the effects of second-hand smoke in a tight crowd, and the carcinogenic litter of cigarette butts near fair animals.

I wrote both of these in half an hour at the request of my boss, who I think was testing me. Pass.

The first spot was voiced by my childhood friend Brian, who does television promo and movie trailer voice overs in Hollywood, and he was also the Announcer Guy voice for "Mad TV," the last I knew.

Download CAHC Fair For All -- Butts (#1178)

The second one was voiced by a much less qualified (and, let's face it, FREE) talent. Let's see if you recognize her.

Download CAHC Fair For All -- Smoke (#1179)

Sounds like a transvestite with a serious caffeine buzz having a hissy fit, dunnit?  Oh well, the client was happy, my boss was happy, and I was happy. Problem solved.

Damn, I thought animals LIKED cigarette butts. There goes my cat food budget.

Comments

[Rick's Cafe]

okay.....
technically, it's Tina Fey imitating Sarah Palin who sounds just like you...almost.

[Rick's Cafe]

and now you've got Tina Fey imitating you - your famous!

[Bob Cleveland]

I never liked wheezing, coughing, or shortness of breath. But personally, I've always rather enjoyed phlegm.

Oh yeah .. I prefer the PSA with the unnamed dame.

[Mantel Man]

You did a nice job on the PSA, sis. Your "radio voice" is higher-pitched than your normal voice, and faster than your "telephone voice."

That may explain the "caffeine buzz" part, but you don't sound like any of the transvestites I know.

For next year's PSA, I suggest the line, "Wouldn't it be great if all we smelled at the fair was cow shit?"

[Da Goddess]

"transvestite with a serious caffeine buzz having a hissy fit" totally should have been the title of the post. Can you imagine the spike in your traffic??

[MamaMo]

Don't be so hard on yourself - you sounded great. Awesome PSA's!!! Any chance they'll air in NC - BOY! do we need 'em!!!

[Rick's Cafe]

Took me a while to realized it - The speed of the words a bit.

Based on tone & pitch, excluding a bit of accent that occasionally peeks thru, I'm very impressed that you still have time to run a blog.....while running for the office of Vice President!

[Alias Liz]

And I thought that you spoke with a southern accent. You always write with a Southern accent when you visit my blog. That's what I thought, because you write Southern. It's in the way that you write your vowels. I didn't recognize your voice. It sounded great. You have a very nice voice Miss Swams. But, to be honest, I was putting out a cigarette while listening to it. I thumped it over toward a squirrel. I'm a slow learner.
Love ya,
Liz
P.S. I still want an autograph of your arm.

[Rick's Cafe]

Hey Mommie - I like that song too!

Does this mean we have something in common?

[mommypie]

I like big BUTTS and I cannot lie ...

Wait, wrong song.

Awesome job L -- you sound like an old pro! Well, a YOUNG pro. And a SHE pro. Not a HE pro.

[Chesapeake Bay Woman]

For reasons that cannot be explained, I do not have sound hooked up to my dinosaur of a computer. Even if I did, I can rarely download anything in fewer than 3 days due to DIAL-UP INTERNET.

If it's the last thing I do, I'm gonna hear that transvestite all hyped up on caffeine. Must. Hear. Transvestite.

[Rick's Cafe]

Well done.
...and I won't shoot the messenger:)

[typed while sitting amidst a cloud of aromatic cigar smoke]