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SIGHTINGS It’s possible that, in the 15 years this Editor has reviewed the Sightings, we’ve received more Sightings than this issue, but we doubt it. Land Rover enthusiasts of all ages throughout North America kept a sharp eye out – or an ear cocked – for any use of a Land Rover to embellish a product or improve a sound. The result was the largest number of Sightings ever. Once again there are superb entries that warrant emptying more of the crockery cupboards at Rovers North. As always, it's helpful for rookies to review the rules for Sightings - and useful as a reminder for the grizzled Sighting veterans as well. Rule # 1 - All Sightings receive recognition and our appreciation, but not necessarily a mug. We reward only those Sightings that capture the unique qualities of Land Rovers and their owners, and display them in a distinctive way. Rule #2 - If your Sighting does not really surprise you, it won't surprise us, either, and you won't get a mug. We're delighted, but not surprised, that Land Rovers appear in British television programmes, British publications, films with British themes, and shows about African safaris. You shouldn't be surprised, either, and should consider looking for other ways to get a coffee mug. Rule #3 - At an ever-changing date before publication we close off the Sightings. If we've mentioned the Sighting in an earlier issue, we won't mention it again. If you're new to the family of Land Rover enthusiasts, you may not have seen your Sighting in an earlier issue. Rule #4 - We're not outfitting your kitchen. If you qualify, please remember - one mug per Sighting per issue. Rule #5- Sightings that are Land Rover references in books go to our Literary Land Rover editor for mention, but only when space permits. Rule #6 - Psst... if we can't read your name and address because of atrocious penmanship, we can't recognize your Sighting nor send you a mug. Psst...E-mail submissions - remember we can't send a mug by e-mail. Send us your real name and shipping address, too. Rule #7 - Grudgingly, very grudgingly, the Editor admits he might make an error. Let me know if you think you've been jobbed, but all decisions of the Editor are final. While the President believes that the economic stimulus checks he authorized will send you into a consumer frenzy, television advertisers know it takes a Land Rover to stimulate sales. Transition lenses put a photographer in their glasses on safari and threw in a Land Rover for effect. It worked. D. Aaron Conway, St. Louis Park, MN, Ben Turover, New Castle, DE, Sherry Block, Hadlyme, CT, David Lane, Darien, CT, W. Prillaman, Irvington, VA, Mary Jean Terrell, Glen Allen, VA, Josh McLain, Rochester, NH, Joey Boerner, Forest Grove, OR, Vincent Coratello, Elizabethtown, PA, Dean Minner, Carnation, WA and Robert Whitely [see Rule #6], all saw the ad. 62 Columbia Sportswear scored a hit with their ad featuring Ma Boyle and her Defender 110. Earning a mug were Greg Akin, Abilene, TX, Stephen Andrews, Easton, MD, Chandler Shepard, E. Sarasota, FL, Erin Corbett, Missoula, MT, Bill Tanner, Dawsonville, GA, Alex Ackermann, Chatham, NJ, Colin Spencer, Kodiak, AK, Allen Minner, Carnation, WA, Kevin Eyres, Beaverton, OR, Graham Brizendine, Ft. Worth, TX, Pat Ingram, Madras, OR, Matt Joyce, Chester, MD, and Rudy Minar, Harvard, MA. James Dargan, Daniel Carradini, Matthew Smith and Tony Sims [See Rule #6] also spotted the same ad. Old Navy knew it needed more than leggy models with sharp outfits to attract viewers so it threw a Defender 90 into the ad. They hit a home run! Jorge Sheddon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, reports that the ad was shot in Buenos Aires back in January 2008 [summertime there]. John Russell, Saline, MI, Derek Leath, Frontenac, MO, Loic Fabro, Herndon, VA, Randy Kremer, Paramus, NJ, Rob Goodhall, Richmond, VA, Charles Aftomis, Greensburg, PA, Patricia Jansen, Leesburg, VA, Keith Allen, Collierville, TN, Blackhawk Aamodt, San Jose, CA, Martin & Dragan Tuip, Snoqualmie, WA and Jim Reichers, Niwot, CO, all spotted the ad and will receive mugs. So, too, will Kevin Thayer, Abingdon, VA, David Rackich, Simi Valley, CA, John Franklin, Delaware, OH, Robert Alley, Kennesaw, GA, Greg Akin, Abilene, TX, Sean Gabeler, Stone Ridge, VA, Mark Libby, Buxton, ME, Ben Stauffer [age 11], Lititz, PA, Josh McLain, Rochester, NH, Racquel Fredie, Dulles, VA. Rule #6 affects Greg Toal, Preston Forshee, Jason Sheehy, Rebecca Huth, and Ben Bailey. Kohls teamed up with Ralph Lauren Chaps to sell more clothes and the two companies again feature Land Rovers in their brochures and sales inserts. LCDR Mike Fredie, Dulles, VA, Jim Leach, Westbury, NY, Randy Kremer, Paramus, NJ, John Kostuch,N, Huntington, PA, Greg Coffman, Coshocton, OH, William Leek, Olathe, KS, and Deborah Stephenson all spotted the campaign. The J. L. Powell catalogue of adventure clothes features a Defender 110 on expedition. Larry Goldstock, Boca Raton, FL, Chuck Atchley, Sevierville, TN and Bernard McMahon, Washington, DC, all noted the Defender. Mike McCarthy, Arcadia, FL, also sent in a Col. Littleton catalogue that featured a late IIA as well. The mini Boden catalogue also featured a topless Series I. Steve Matt White, Lexington, KY, Jeff Briggs, Meadow Vista, CA, Randy Edgar, Lower Burrell, PA, Reuben Loewen, Kodiak, AK, all spotted the winner. The Babies R US catalogue includes a Koala Kids t-shirt with a Defender 110 embroidered into the shirt, claimed John DeRosa, Fairfield, CT and Shawn Palmer, Cumming, GA – but it’s an emotional
stretch to call the embroidering a Defender 110. David Allen, Kansas City, MO, noted that the tail end of a Defender 110 is featured in a safari arcade game. Jacob Smith, Groton, CT, saw a Timberland poster ad with a Series Rover near the submarine base in his town. TV shows always look to put Land Rovers onto the screen. Mike Archer, Victoria, BC, Canada, spotted a white Series Rover at work on a monkey rescue farm in the US. “Maybe the monkeys were homesick,” he asked. Chuck Vanevenhoven, Yuba City, CA saw the same episode. When Oprah interviewed Chalize Theron (why can’t I get jobs like that? –ed), a film clip included a Land Rover mobile medical unit in South Africa, notes Kristin Minner, Carnation, WA. Michael Willaford, Raliegh, NC, found a Range Rover in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Fans of Lost who spotted a Defender 110 working an archaeological dig include John Lane, N. Yarmouth, ME, Greg Hollingswoth, Colchester, CT, Robert Alley, Kennesaw, GA, Allan Heggem, Bellingham,WA, and Adam Cohen, Red Bank, NJ. The History Channel’s Cities of the Underworld had an Italian government D90 and a D110 pickup, reports Brent Lane, San Diego, CA. NASCAR Angels worked on a Series II so it could serve as an ambulance on an island in the Pacific northwest, notes Andy Draxler, Locust, NJ. Steve Lister, Utica, OH, called the Range Rover Classic that appeared in Rules of Engagement “beautiful.” Dean Minner, Carnation, WA, noted a Range Rover in commission of a felony on “Disorderly Conduct Video.” Scott Corey, Tallahassee. FL, noted a Defender rolling out of a helicopter in a Military Channel program. Todd Miller, Fairburn, GA, watched “Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations,” and saw the celebrity chef in a Defender 110 climbing a dangerous, narrow road in Italy. Henry McQueen, Lancaster, PA, found an interesting link for a Land Rover at windingroad.com. Steve Hall, Chattanooga, TN, found a nice appreciation of the Land Rover in the Chattanooga Times. Alex Lapidus, Portland, OR, and Scott Corey, Tallahassee, FL, noted that when Time wanted to note the death of spy Phillip Agee, they found a photo of him in Series IIA RHD. Walter Reiter, Millersville, MD, noted that when the Baltimore Sun needed a drawing to compliment an opinion piece on offroading, it chose the nose of a Defender – even though the author cites her Toyota 4x4 pickup. Ben Hirdes, Holland, MI, spied a photo the rear tailgates of an early two door Range Rover RHD in a “Jungle Chic” fashion piece in the Detroit Times. Brian Riley, Minneapolis, MN, and Michael Fredie, Dulles, VA, noted a Land Rover 90 traveling in the Balkans in Adventure magazine. Curve surfboard carriers used a Defender 90 in it recent Surf magazine ad, notes Eric Kaufman, Hanford, CA. When Conde Nast Portfolio wanted to highlight the renegade career of Robert Vesco, they found a photo of him, a beautiful blonde and their two door Range Rover. Chloe Miller, Fariburn, GA, noted that J14 magazine had a photo of Ashley Tisdale from High School Musical with her Range Rover Sport. Aaron Lampshire, Beloit, WI, spotted a poster ad at the Mall of America for a Martin + Osa vest with a Defender 90 in the background. When the iPhone SDK rollout appeared on the web, a Series vehicle made its way into the demo album, according to Kirk Thibault, Berwyn, PA. Len Cater, Brampton, ON, Canada, spotted a Land Rover in the television show Walking the Bible. We’ve seen it before: Yaesu radios put a Defender in their ad in GQ magazine, noted Ron Ward, Columbus, GA and Ron T., Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Warn winch put a Defender 90 in a background shot of their Northern Tool catalogue, noted Eric de Rochaumbeau, N. Kingston, RI. Stephen Dickerson, San Diego, CA, noted the Red Oxx ads that featured a Series Rover in their “Safari Collection.” Steve Quigley, Flagstaff, AZ, and Ben Stauffer, Lititz, PA, saw the Bone Detectives episode with the Series Land Rover in it. Dean Minner, Carnation, WA, spotted the D90 in the rerun of the Amerprise Financial ad. Cabela’s is back with a Defender 110 in its fly fishing catalogue, reports Ken Gummerson [see Rule #6]. Richard Fenwick, Ashville, OH, saw the reprise of an American Insurance ad with a Series II in it. Dick Newton, Charlestown, RI, saw a Men’s Journal article on safaris in Kenya featuring Land Rovers. Jim Knudsen, Dubois, WY, noted that Consumer Reports listed a 1988 “Ragerover [sic]” – what accuracy! Chloe Miller, Fairburn, GA, saw the latest Hannah Montana movie and noted that “Miley and her achy breaky heart Dad” cavort around in new Range Rover. Albert Moore, Hallsville, TX, spotted a notice in Off Road magazine of a new audio book version of the Series I London to Singapore book “First Overland.” Murray Locke, Sandy Hook, KY, noted that an article on pub crawling in Frommers Budget Travel include Defender. Steve in New York City celebrated his purchase of a ’93 NAS Defender 110 by watching “Get Carter” and noted the Series IIA 109” in the movie. Michael Levesque, serving somewhere with the Armed Forces, watched the 1967 Brit sci fi thriller “They Came From Outer Space” and noted the prominent role of Land Rovers in the film. John Franklin, Delaware, OH, watched The Memory Keeper’s Daughter and spotted a Series III in the film. Daniel Lee, Portland, OR, noted that an LR3 appears online in an online artist’s conception of a new library in Battleground, WA. Many spotters sent in additional Sightings that have run in earlier issues: kudos to Michelle Armada, Houston, TX, P.T. Schram, Churubusco, IN, Tom Rowe, Douglasville, GA, James Carr, Elk Grove, CA, Jeff Quinby, Northfield, MN, Nathan Purney, Alexandria, VA, Michael Williams, St. James, NY, Sheila Simmons, Austin, TX, Kyle and Gary Stearns, Sanderstown, RI, Scott Danziger, Wayne, NJ, Tim Silvia, Quantico, VA, Lawrence Mott, Buels Gore, VT, Michael Giovannozzi, Boynton Beach, FL, Randy Kremer, Paramus, NJ, David Lee Hartzell, Carlisle, PA, Jim Falin, Kingsport, TN, and Jay Beale, Washington, DC. Thanks to everyone for your enthusiasm for Land Rovers! _______ ________ Sightings Winners: Walter Reiter III Millersville, MD Dean Minner Carnation, WA Randy Edgar Lower Burrell, PA Reuben Loewen Kodiak, AK Jeff Briggs Meadow Vista, CA Steve Matt White Lexington, KY Mike McCarthy Arcadia, FL Chuck Atchley Sevierville, TN Bernard McMahon Washington, DC Larry Goldstock Boca Raton, FL Racquel Fredie Dulles, VA Josh McLain Rochester, NH Ben Stauffer Lititz, PA Sean Gabeler Stone Ridge, GA Mark Libby Buxton, ME John Franklin Delaware, OH Robert Alley Kennesaw, GA Kevin Thayer Abingdon, VA David Rackich Simi Valley CA Martin & Dragan Tuip Snoqualmie, WA Jim Reichers Niwot, CO V. Blackhawk Aamodt San Jose, CA Patricia Jansen Leesburg, VA Keith Allen Collierville, TN Rob Goodhall Richmond, VA Charles Aftomis Greensburg, PA Loic Fabro Herndon, VA Randy Kremer Paramus, NJ John Russell Saline, MI Derek Leath Frontenac, MO Jorge Sheddon Ft. Lauderdale, FL Rudy Minar Harvard, MA Pat Ingram Madreas, OR Matt Joyce Chester, MD Kevin Eyres Beaverton, OR Graham Brizendine Ft. Worth, TX Colin Spencer Kodiak, AK Allen Minner Carnation, WA Greg Akin Abilene, TX Stephen Andrews Easton, MD Chandler Shepard E. Sarasota, FL Erin Corbett Missoula, MT Bill Tanner Dawsonville, GA Alex Ackermann Chatham, NJ 63
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