Best of 2009 Blog Challenge: Best Ad

Lately, I’ve  been into listening to classic poets read their work. Dylan Thomas is one in particular. He authored Jim’s favorite poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. On Christmas Eve,  Jim, his mom Susy, older sister Meg, and I listened to Thomas tell his story A Child’s Christmas In Wales, which was a tradition in their family. (Speaking of Dylan Thomas, Jim and I recently watched the film The Edge of Love with Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller.  It tells the story of Thomas’ life through the eyes of the two women he loved. Matthew Rhys did an excellent job playing Thomas too!) As an aside, one of the first characteristics I fell in love with when I met Jim was the way he read. Being a poetry major and the son of a mother with a doctorate in literature he had a distinct way. His response is, “You’ve got to read the punctuation too.” (God I love him.)

So my favorite ad this year is the one below. It’s part of Levi’s Go Forth campaign. This particular ad has great images that remind me of Into the Wild, Woodstock, simplicity, exploration, sex and just being a wild and free spirit. The best part is that it is set to Walt Whitman reading his poem Pioneer! O Pioneers!