It's not even a Christmas song, but for some reason "My Favorite Things," from the musical "The Sound of Music" is always played during this time of the year. Probably because the Julie Andrews' movie classic is usually aired on TV during the holidays.
Anyway, "My Favorite Things" reminds me of one of the very first OnMilwaukee.com radio spots. And, I want to share it with you today. It's pretty funny stuff.
We enlisted Milwaukee icon Sigmund Snopek to write and record the jingle. With little background and a PBR in one hand, he banged out his own OnMilwaukee.com version of the classic tune in one take and in a matter of minutes. Andy Tarnoff and I added our audio (we sound like we're 12) later in the day at Nitro Digital Studios. And, a radio campaign was born.
Enjoy it at the link above or here.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
