Don’t Fruit The Beer
JOHNNY HOLIDAYYou may be asking yourself, who is Johnny Holiday and why salute him? If so, I’m just one damn sentence into this post and you’re already asking questions? Give me a freakin chance to explain!
Johnny Holiday was born in San Francisco on October 28, 1912. He owned a bar, was married three times and was retired for 25 years when he was asked by his doctor to pose for a biotech company’s annual report, featuring a drug for osteoporosis that Holiday was taking.
That’s when the then 87-year-old was discovered. A few years later, the old coot picked up and moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career!
Now, at age 93, Holiday plays the old guy (a real stretch for the actor) at the end of all of Miller Lite’s Man Law ads. Here he is doing his finest work to date:
So, everyone, please join me in a Dr. Blogstein salute and a Miller Lite toast to Johnny Holiday!
January 9th, 2007 at 3:04 am
Is that his real name? Awesome!!
January 9th, 2007 at 3:34 am
That’s the kind of retirement job I want to have, it beats the hell out of “Walmart greeter.” In any case, I’m pretty sure if I live to be 93, there’ll be nursing home droids scarfing my bedtime meds and skimping on my sponge baths. Reality is such a downer.
January 9th, 2007 at 4:01 am
I now have a goal in life! When I hit 87 I’m getting my sh*t together.
January 9th, 2007 at 5:50 am
These ads are a crack up. I hope I’m as productive as Mr. Holiday when I get to be his age!
Great pick for your salute.
January 9th, 2007 at 6:52 am
Isn’t that a cowinkidink I thought you were talking about Johnny Hallyday French/Belgian singer who recently escaped France in order not to pay capital gains tax and since Belgium is the home of fruity beer you can understand my confusion.
Kudos Johnny! May you live to be 120!!
January 9th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Fabulous commercial - perhaps I’ll change from Corona Light to Miller Lite!
What a great old guy - I’m hoping to still even be breathing at that age, never mind making commercials…
A ‘cowinkidink’ - it took me a minute - I’ve never heard that one before Tisha - did you make it up???
January 9th, 2007 at 11:04 am
No Heather sweetheart - I grew saying stupid words like “cowinkidink” - it’s a little old fashioned and nerdish…I found an explanation for it in Urban Dictionary
Wish I could take credit, or maybe NOT! LOL
January 9th, 2007 at 11:08 am
when I get really old and wrinkly, I’m gonna be a supermodel:D
January 9th, 2007 at 11:57 am
jeez I need a 10 minute break, my brain is fried…and no it’s not on crack
here’s an example of how the word “cowinkidink” may be used: “It’s no cowinkidink that MyBlogLog was bought out by Yahoo! a couple of days after Dr. B. joined the MyBlogLog community.”
Can you tell I used to be a language teacher, damn I am so pedantic!
Thanks for the break Doc mouaaaaaaaaah
January 9th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
pedantic?
January 9th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
yes pedantic
lick
January 9th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Damn I want his job! I could totally deal with hanging out talking about all the important rules surrounding beer. And that is not sarcasm. Beer is nectar of the gods.
January 9th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Let me try this again, I screwed it up the first time …
Where are the old women sitting around talking about “Woman Law”?? There have got to be some talented 93-year old broads out there that could give Mr. Holiday and the rest of the boys for Miller Lite a run for their money!
Still, gives me another career to shoot for in a few more years!
January 9th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
“Woman Law”? You mean like “Don’t call me during Grey’s Anatomy”?
January 10th, 2007 at 1:11 am
The greatest thing about Grey’s anatomy was the coining of the word “vajayjay.”
That one just kills me.
January 10th, 2007 at 1:41 am
I’m almost afraid to ask, but, what’s a “vajayjay?”
January 10th, 2007 at 3:32 am
I tried to comment here all day and could not…
This story gives me hope because I still have 35 more years to get discovered!
Dr. B, I guess I never scroll down that far but I am humbled by the Couch…
I LOVE THIS PLACE
January 10th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Those are funny commercials!