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A very good omen? Miller High Life pitchman to sing anthem at Sunday’s Bears/Vikings game

Posted on November 25th, 2008 – 11:14 AM
By Michael Rand

middlebrooks.jpgHis name is Windell Middlebrooks, but you probably know him best as the rather amusing focal point of the Miller High Life ad campaign. He will take away your High Life privileges (Noooooooooooooooo!) for being, well, disrespectful to the champagne of beers.

Well, this weekend he is set to take the Twin Cities by storm. He will be appearing at several local bars to talk about, you know, living the high life. On Sunday, he is scheduled to be at the Vikings/Bears game to again chat it up and … get ready … belt out the national anthem.

His IMDB page intrigues us (what exactly is Chocolate News, and can we subscribe to the newsletter?), and we are told he has a Master’s in Fine Arts. Mostly, though, we just think he’s a funny guy who stars in one of the better recent ad campaigns we’ve seen. Maybe he’ll even knock some sense into the Vikings’ playbook. (”Throwing a deep ball on 3rd-and-1? With Adrian Peterson in the backfield? Oh, no, Mr. Childress. You are not living the High Life.”)

Oh, and just for fun: Here’s Windell breaking down last year’s Super Bowl commercials.

8 Responses to "A very good omen? Miller High Life pitchman to sing anthem at Sunday’s Bears/Vikings game"

The Hootie says:

November 25th, 2008 at 11:58 am

Yup. Celebrities singing at sporting events usually works out pretty well.

Clarence Swamptown says:

November 25th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

I’ll just lay all my cards on the table: Miller High Life Light in bottles is the beer I purchase most often.

Whew, it felt good to get that off my chest. Please begin the mocking.

Dave MN says:

November 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Off Topic:

Read the second item (titled “Stadium Goes out with Bang”) closely

Iowans are always good for some unintentional comedy when they “go into town”

Dave MN says:

November 25th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

Clarence: It is the champagne of beers after all. Your life must be a constant celebration of mediocrity.

I look at it this way, at least you didn’t say that you bought Budweiser American Ale in bottles. Who exactly are they targeting with that crap? It certainly isn’t people who like “good beer”.

MR says:

November 25th, 2008 at 1:13 pm

From Dave’s story:
the male, 26, was released to his girlfriend. The female, 38, was released to her husband. Neither of the offenders’ partners were engaged in the explicit act.
That would make for an awkward drive home.

lattewarrior says:

November 25th, 2008 at 3:42 pm

“I look at it this way, at least you didn’t say that you bought Budweiser American Ale in bottles. Who exactly are they targeting with that crap? It certainly isn’t people who like ‘good beer’.”

Perfectly stated. I’d rather drink Red Dog Third World Malt Liquor than Budweiser American Ale.

jama says:

November 25th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

Red Dog isn’t a highly thought of beer? So it shouldn’t be served at a wedding? What if the wedding is in Central MN?

ramon says:

November 25th, 2008 at 11:08 pm

“The male, 26, was released to his girlfriend. The female, 38, was released to her husband. Neither of the offenders’ partners were engaged in the explicit act.”

I’m assuming they exchanged phone numbers.