Is Lil Penny Next?

How funny is this pic? I snapped it this weekend while I was walking around in DC. It seems to be an ad from the "Grandmama" days back when Larry Johnson could sell shoes. But guess what? It appears that Converse is bringing "her" out of retirement (lending credo to Matt Blueroom's guess that the billboard, when completed, would read "She's Back").

Converse is reintroducing its Aero Jam shoe, which Johnson and his Mrs. Doubtfire-like alter ego, Grandmama, promoted in 1993. There won't be any TV commercials this time - mostly just outdoor ads and store displays...Johnson's new involvement with Converse calls for him to appear at stores and basketball clinics. He's not putting the dress back on.

This reminds me that I forgot to list something on my Things I'm Looking For In My New Hometown List:
17) Being able to walk around downtown and take interesting photos.

I think it's a little early for predictions like this, but me likey nonetheless. [via Catchdubs]

I didn't go to the O's / Sox game last night b/c it looked like rain. Good decision on my part.

You are not your fucking Khaki's!

Is another Pepsi/iTunes ad campaign in the works for the 2005 Superbowl?

Spoon has a new website.

Cameron Crowe on Elizabethtown, his new joint.