Kevin Bacon
Once in a while a revolutionary moment comes along, where one can say to him or her self, "At last! After all these years of suffering, I can finally do what I've been wanting to." You say to yourself, "that sure makes things easier." I could be the iPod, the Post-It note, automatic doors, but in this case, something even more revolutionary is taking place.
The new Hanes commercial featuring Michael Jordan and Kevin Bacon bridges the gap between professional athletes and actors in the Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon game. And really, Michael Jordan is the ultimate link to celebrity pro athletes from Kevin Bacon. The possibilities are endless.
Just think about it. Larry Bird played with Danny Ainge on the Boston Celtics from 1982-1989. Danny Ainge then played on the Phoenix Suns from 1993-1995, where he played with Charles Barkley. Charles Barkley was in Space Jam with Michael Jordan, who was in the Hanes commercial with Kevin Bacon. Looking back, though, I could have also said that Larry Bird played on the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team, or I could have used his appearance or Danny Ainge's appearance in Space Jam as well. According to IMDB, there were a lot of notable people in Space Jam. Ok, so that example was too easy, but you get what I'm saying.
With Michael Jordan as the pro athlete/celebrity link to Kevin Bacon, you could use any part of his career: his short two-year stint in baseball, or his wide range of endorsements, or even his annual presence at the Celebrity Golf outings. Let's start with one that's a little harder. I'm using my limited sports knowledge and the internet, but a real sports junkie could go crazy with this.
Kirby Puckett played on the Minnesota Twins in 1991 with pitcher Denny Neagle, who later pitched for the Atlanta Braves, when in 1997, Fred McGriff joined the team, who played in the 2nd Annual Derek Jeter Celebrity Golf classic in 2005 with Michael Jordan, who was in the Hanes commercial with Kevin Bacon.
So what I'm saying here is that Hanes created the ultimate sports figure/celebrity link to bridge the gap to Kevin Bacon in the game. It's really amazing and wonderful what Hanes did, and adds a whole other dimension to an already fun game. It's like we just got the expansion pack for the Kevin Bacon game. It's going to be a lot more fun to challenge your friends at parties and amaze your coworkers now with just that much more useless knowledge. Have fun!
The new Hanes commercial featuring Michael Jordan and Kevin Bacon bridges the gap between professional athletes and actors in the Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon game. And really, Michael Jordan is the ultimate link to celebrity pro athletes from Kevin Bacon. The possibilities are endless.
Just think about it. Larry Bird played with Danny Ainge on the Boston Celtics from 1982-1989. Danny Ainge then played on the Phoenix Suns from 1993-1995, where he played with Charles Barkley. Charles Barkley was in Space Jam with Michael Jordan, who was in the Hanes commercial with Kevin Bacon. Looking back, though, I could have also said that Larry Bird played on the 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team, or I could have used his appearance or Danny Ainge's appearance in Space Jam as well. According to IMDB, there were a lot of notable people in Space Jam. Ok, so that example was too easy, but you get what I'm saying.
With Michael Jordan as the pro athlete/celebrity link to Kevin Bacon, you could use any part of his career: his short two-year stint in baseball, or his wide range of endorsements, or even his annual presence at the Celebrity Golf outings. Let's start with one that's a little harder. I'm using my limited sports knowledge and the internet, but a real sports junkie could go crazy with this.
Kirby Puckett played on the Minnesota Twins in 1991 with pitcher Denny Neagle, who later pitched for the Atlanta Braves, when in 1997, Fred McGriff joined the team, who played in the 2nd Annual Derek Jeter Celebrity Golf classic in 2005 with Michael Jordan, who was in the Hanes commercial with Kevin Bacon.
So what I'm saying here is that Hanes created the ultimate sports figure/celebrity link to bridge the gap to Kevin Bacon in the game. It's really amazing and wonderful what Hanes did, and adds a whole other dimension to an already fun game. It's like we just got the expansion pack for the Kevin Bacon game. It's going to be a lot more fun to challenge your friends at parties and amaze your coworkers now with just that much more useless knowledge. Have fun!
posted by Leland J. Fischer at 2:15 PM
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