Tom Cruise has met his match X4

By now, everyone is pretty familiar with the epic scene in the film "Risky Business," the one in which Tom Cruise sings Bob Seger's classic, "Old Time Rock and Roll" sans pants. Even if you haven't seen the movie, you're probably familiar with the scene. Well, the genius marketing folks for Guitar Hero decided to play off this scene in their latest advertisement for the new installment of the game. And here she be:



You saw right: that's Tony Hawk on drums, A-Rod and Michael "Neck Full of Paperweights" Phelps on guitars, and the one and only Kobe Bryant on lead vocals. All in all, a pretty amusing commercial. It's pretty amazing how far Kobe Bryant has come in a few years in terms of getting back into advertisements. Three years ago, is he the lead in this ensemble? Probably not. But notice, he's the only one wearing actual knee-length shorts in the commercial. Kobe without pants may bring up a few memories that neither he nor the Guitar Hero folks want to bring up. Plus, we're all used to seeing Michael Phelps wearing basically nothing, and A-Rod had to show Madonna the goods. His attempt to turn this into a version of "Material Girl" was shot down.

My question? How was the ultimate Guitar Hero athlete left out of this commercial?


photo from loljocks.blogspot.com

That's right, Joel "Slash" Zumaya. If you'll recall, Zumaya missed a significant chunk of time in late 2006 because of an injury believed to be caused by hours upon hours of Guitar Hero. If anyone deserved to be in this commercial, it was "Slash." This is a travesty that must be addressed. I'm calling for a boycott of this game until Zumaya is on the cover. Period.