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PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, September 9, 1987 -- 13 cg AG 5 ic ie dd ony Commercial loaded with yuks Cutting the grass is a genuine cut-up Not too many people can find much humour in a lawnmower. In fact, the mere sight of the old mower sitting in the garage will put a frown on the faces of most. Cutting the grass is a chore, nothing more. But chances are television viewers will get a chuckle or two next spring when they see a com- mercial plugging a new line of Black & Decker electric mowers and hedge trimmers. Segments of the commercial were filmed last Thursday and Friday at the Shirley Road property of Bill Lishman, who built a rather elaborate set for the filming by Glen-Warren Commercials of Toronto. It took Bill about three weeks to build the set and the props used in the commercial and they include a facade of two houses side by side, one very neat, prim and proper, the other slightly dumpy. The basic thrust of the commer- cial is simple enough. Canadian ac- tor John Little, red-faced and stout, dressed in a wild shirt and equally wild Bermuda shorts steps out the front door, gives his old gas mower a kick and a pull, then takes a wild spin around the yard with the mower coughing and sputtering, belching smoke and making weird noises. His very prim and proper neighbour, actor Joe Flaherty, tall and cool, in tailored slacks, shirt and a wool sweater Yuppy-style around his shoulders is calmly pushing a (you guessed it) Black & Decker electric mower. The whole scene takes less than ten seconds, but John Little is truly comic in his role. During rehearsals and filming last Friday morning, even the normally blase crew members were chuckling as Little went through his antics. The sequence was directed by Rick Bennett and produced by Son- ny Allenson. For Bill Lishman, sculpter, artist, a man with enormous creative talent and energy, building sets for TV commercials is nothing new. Last summer, he arranged dozens of wrecked automobiles in an exact replica of the famous Stonehenge in England. Autohenge, as he called it, was used for filming Chrysler spots for national TV ads, and it can still be seen on the wind-swept knoll jn the middle of a field near the Shirley Road. For the Black & Decker lawnmower commercial, Bill not only constructed the facade of the Lishman Autohenge Convergence scene by Terry Boyle Not since man first walked on the moon has mankind been as focused on one event as they were for the Harmonic Convergence of August 17th. " An ancient prophecy given to the Aztec people by an incarnation of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent and god of wisdom and peace, told of a period in history beginning about 843 A.D. It described a time structure of twenty-two phases of fifty-two years each -- of thirteen Heavens followed by nine Hells. The first period of hell coincided with the invasion of Mexico by Cortez in 1519 A.D. The prophecy also spoke of the sunrise on the first morning after the end of the ninth period of hell- . the heart of Quetzalcoatl, buried beneath the El Tule tree near Oax- aca, Mexico would open and billions of tiny spirits would emerge from the branches and implant themselves in each and every human heart. People were gathered at locations all over the world to experience peace and wisdom collectively, to open their hearts to a better and new age on Sunday, August 16th and on Monday, August 17th. There was even a site right here in Port Perry on a beautiful hill that stands in the light of the sun from dawn until dusk. Created by Bill Lishman, Cana- dian sculptor of Blackstock, there sits upon this hill a reproduction of Stone Henge, identical in size, shape, and geometry. However this sculpture is constructed with the materials and techniques of modern technology-not of stone but of steel. As an exact replica of one of the acknowledged energy points of the world, this spot was already signi- cant and coupled with this time of planetary alignment it was a good place for such a gathering. Mr. Lishman developed this location one year before the date of Harmonic Convergence with typical artistic in- tuition, innocent at that time of all the implications and potential im- portance of the project. Approximately seventy-five peo- ple gathered together to share something that exists in human con- sciousness, something that touches us all--the dawning of a new age, an age of peace, of wisdom and of universal responsibility. I know; I was there. AW. BROCK DEPARTMENT STORE presents two houses, he 'modified' the old gas mower with straight pipes, pro- vided the special affects and souped up the car used in the commercial. Black & Decker marketing You may not find much humour in a lawnmower, but actor John Little was hilarious with his antics during a lawnmower commercial, segments of which were filmed last week at Bill Lishman's property on the Shirley Road. Lishman manager Stephen Bajinski, who was on the set for the filming last Friday morning, said the 30-second com- mercials will be aired on national TV starting next spring. If the final ad is half as funny as the segments last Friday morning, this is one commercial that will tickle the funny bone of most viewers. designed the set in the background, the souped up car and the weird looking mower used in the commercial. It actually plugs Black & Decker electric mowers and will be seen on national TV next spring. (See story for details). SHOP BY APPOINTMENT AN EXCLUSIVE NEW SERVICE DESIGNED TO SAVE YOU TIME & MONEY! Choose any evening UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30 to outfit you and/or your entire family in the latest fall fashions and footwear. 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