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fender 110 showed up on a PBS nature program on Patagonia, reported Larry Jenkins, Gallatin, TN. It didn’t last long but Kevin Eyres, Beaverton, OR, noted a Defender 110 on the briefly seen Charlie’s Angels. Commercials also love a Land Rover’s ability to garner attention. Samsung used a Series Rover to draw attention to its Galaxy tablet computer, reported Hannah Thayer, Abingdon, VA, John Karlsson, Hope Valley, RI, Mike Archer, Victoria, BC, Canada, and Nicholas Hewson, Spartanburg, SC. Thomas Pink, the British shirt-maker, has a video on its website with a RHD Series Land Rover, noted Glen Wada [see Rule #6]. Frank Kapuranis, Centennial, OH and Polly Casteel, age 7, Savannah, GA, reported that Chevron Energy is back with a new television ad featuring a Series Land Rover in Africa. Hoping to overcome the bad publicity from NCAA sanctions in 2009, the University of Alabama featured a Land Rover in their promotional ads that ran during their football games, noted Leslie Bright, Kingsport, TN, Dave Carroll, Pittsburgh, PA, Angela Golden, Pell City, AL and Justin McMahon, St. Louis, MO. Raymie Lynch, Redmond, WA, saw a similar Land Rover image-boosting moment for Washington State University during their football game with Stanford. James McDonough, Melville, NY, Eli Alford Jr., Alexandria, VA and Mike Maurer, Oak Hill, VA, were surprised to see Mike Ditka and a Series 109” SW in a Sunday Night Football ad. Advertisers flock to Land Rovers, notes Neill Thornton aboard the USNS Mercy. When the British satellite phone network provider Inmarsat wanted to display its strength in remote locations, they chose a Defender as a prop. Michael Howell, Seattle, WA, found the back end of a Rover in a Merrill Lynch ad. In the “All The News That’s Fit to Print” category, Chris Whybrew, Broken Arrow, OK, spotted a photo of Princess Zara Phillips in a Land Rover-logoed fleece in a Huffington Post photo. Jerry Staar, Burnaby, BC, Canada, and Pat Harris, Wilton, CT, noted a beautiful photo of a Defender on a beach in Namibia in Surfer’s Journal. Steven Saheli, Goshen, UT, saw a Dis-
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covery II completely wrapped in clear plastic on an ABC news broadcast. In the “esoteric” Sightings category, David Law, Orange, CA, spotted the Defender passport ad graphic on the web. Gord’n Perrott, Seattle, WA, noted a Defender pulling a tour trailer around Cornwall, England, on a webcam site. Steve Bradke, Niskayuna, NY, checked up on a fellow ham radio operator in Turkey and noted his listing in QRZ.com had a photo of a Defender 110 on it. John Belt, Topeka, KS, watched a 109” in the 1978 film Who’ll Stop The Rain. Jonathan Speed March, Roanoke, VA, found an article in Disney Twenty Three on the creation of Walt Disney World with a vintage shot of a Land Rover scouting swampy land in Florida. He also spotted a Weather Channel report on hurricanes that shows a Discovery traveling through a foot of water on a flooded road. Lastly, he noted that an episode of Robot Chicken on the Adult Swim channel. Perhaps the strangest came from Scott Battle, Scottsdale, AZ, that somehow likens a randy Congressman with a Land Rover. John Karlsson, Hope Valley, RI, found online greeting cards that feature Land Rover themes and images on the British Totteringby-Gently website. Colin Hughes, Cannington, ON, Canada, noted that Canadian Tire and a children’s fundraising raffle both used Land Rovers to draw viewers successfully. We’ve mentioned these before, but thanks to Nicholas Orros, Tallahassee, FL, and Bill Carter [see Rule #6] for noting the Circle Seven ad with a Defender in Gardens Magazine. Kim Nichols, Kennesaw, GA, Kevin Humphreys, Jonesboro, AR, Shane Carnes, Whitehall, MI and Jonathan Speed March, Roanoke, VA, spotted a Land Rover in Eddie Bauer publications. Jeff Foland, Clarksville, OH, Keith Strickland, Lebanon, MO and Doug Ellington [see Rule #6] noted that Filsons puts Defenders in its print and online publications. Greg Akin, Abilene, TX, found Land Rovers in both the Orvis and Eddie Bauer catalogues. Deborah Ammorell, Lloyd Harbor, NY and Matthew Bykowski, Arlington, VT, found Lanny Clark’s restored 109” in the Orvis catalogue. Walt Brown, Burlington, NC and Ed Wright,
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Pasadena, CA, noted how many Land Rover images Outback uses in its restaurants. Ann Williamson, Howe’s Cave, NY, spotted the rear of a Land Rover in a recent J.L. Powell advertisement. ///
Winners: Raymie Lynch Redmond, WA Kevin Eyres Beaverton, OR Colin Hughes Cannington, ON Canada Brian C. Horner Half Moon Bay, CA Folkert G.J. Kosten Oak Park, IL Warwick Hansell Salt Lake City, UT Angela Golden S. Pell City, AL Derek Leath St. Louis, MO Cary Hughes Anderson, SC Robert Lowe S. Glastonbury, CT Leslie Bright Kingsport, TN Eli Alford, Jr. Alexandria, VA James McDonough Melville, NY Mike Maurer Oak Hill, VA
Michael Howell Seattle, WA Eric DePetris Fleming Island, Fl Meghan Panek Clearwater, FL Greg Pollack Atlantic Highlands, NJ Dave Carroll Pittsburgh, PA Robert Alley Opelika, AL Vincent Coratello Elizabethtown, PA John Karlsson Hope Valley, RI Hannah Thayer Abingdon, VA Nicholas Hewson Spartanburg, SC Jonathan Speed March Roanoke, VA Bill Badger Manchester Center, VT Mike Archer Victoria, BC Canada Dan Easter Des Moines, IA
Justin McMahon St. Louis, MO
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