Scott Van Pelt
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And, you know, I got a note from his folks, like, you know, clutch fuck, like I was texting back and forth with Rich Paul about, I said, you know, what's cool is like, We've both been doing this for 20 some odd years and can still kind of do it. I'm not comparing myself as an anchor to LeBron James. But we're still in that respective place and we can still play at a certain level.
You're still in the biggest spots of TV.
You're still in the biggest spots of TV.
You're still in the biggest spots of TV.
Going back to who he was as a 21, 2-year-old, maybe at the time when we did. He might have just been 20. When we did that spot, because I joked to them, I said, you know, I think when you and I did that ad, I might have been around 40. And that was right around the age when I realized there was stuff physically I kind of couldn't do. And you're 40 and there's nothing like what is it you're doing?
Going back to who he was as a 21, 2-year-old, maybe at the time when we did. He might have just been 20. When we did that spot, because I joked to them, I said, you know, I think when you and I did that ad, I might have been around 40. And that was right around the age when I realized there was stuff physically I kind of couldn't do. And you're 40 and there's nothing like what is it you're doing?
Going back to who he was as a 21, 2-year-old, maybe at the time when we did. He might have just been 20. When we did that spot, because I joked to them, I said, you know, I think when you and I did that ad, I might have been around 40. And that was right around the age when I realized there was stuff physically I kind of couldn't do. And you're 40 and there's nothing like what is it you're doing?
You know what I mean? Like, how are you still this guy? He's not human. The freaking nature. My favorite one, other than the LeBron one, was me and Stewart. We're with Arnold Palmer and all the, the ad is 15 seconds and it's Arnold in the cafeteria and Arnold Palmer makes an Arnold Palmer, a little iced tea, a little splash of lemonade. No words are said.
You know what I mean? Like, how are you still this guy? He's not human. The freaking nature. My favorite one, other than the LeBron one, was me and Stewart. We're with Arnold Palmer and all the, the ad is 15 seconds and it's Arnold in the cafeteria and Arnold Palmer makes an Arnold Palmer, a little iced tea, a little splash of lemonade. No words are said.
You know what I mean? Like, how are you still this guy? He's not human. The freaking nature. My favorite one, other than the LeBron one, was me and Stewart. We're with Arnold Palmer and all the, the ad is 15 seconds and it's Arnold in the cafeteria and Arnold Palmer makes an Arnold Palmer, a little iced tea, a little splash of lemonade. No words are said.
Then he walks off and it's me and Stuart Scott. And all we say is that was awesome.
Then he walks off and it's me and Stuart Scott. And all we say is that was awesome.
Then he walks off and it's me and Stuart Scott. And all we say is that was awesome.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And Stuart's like, I know. Yeah. And it's a 15-second spot. And that's it. And so it's like, is this what ESPN was like? I'm like, yeah, kind of. We just kind of sit in our cubes, go to the cafeteria. Again, Arnold's not there making an Arnold Palmer. But that ad was just what I thought was just genius.
And Stuart's like, I know. Yeah. And it's a 15-second spot. And that's it. And so it's like, is this what ESPN was like? I'm like, yeah, kind of. We just kind of sit in our cubes, go to the cafeteria. Again, Arnold's not there making an Arnold Palmer. But that ad was just what I thought was just genius.
And Stuart's like, I know. Yeah. And it's a 15-second spot. And that's it. And so it's like, is this what ESPN was like? I'm like, yeah, kind of. We just kind of sit in our cubes, go to the cafeteria. Again, Arnold's not there making an Arnold Palmer. But that ad was just what I thought was just genius.
So simple. Yep.