Upon his death, a selection of Hal Riney spots

Thought I'd start the morning with a selection of Hal Riney commercials, because, if you haven't heard already, he passed away yesterday at the age of 75. Best obit I've seen so far is at Adweek.com, written by Jeff Goodby. First, a Bartles & Jaymes ad that played off the "Bo Knows" Nike commercial from Wieden.



Here's the famous 1984 Reagan commercial, "Morning Again in America," narrated by Riney.



Here's a two-and-a-half minute clip from a documentary about Henry Weinhard breweries, which includes a Henry Weinhard spot. Not absolutely sure this is Hal Riney's voice, but it's definitely patterned after him. No doubt about that.