Yes, That's Me in the Beer Commercial

Recently, I've been getting people asking me if I'm the crazy female Texans fan in the Bud Light Tailgate Approved beer commercial. And the answer is yes. I can now strike "being in a beer commercial" off my list of random strange things I've done in my life.

Here's the story behind it. During the first game of the season, I was doing what I normally do on a home game day -- tailgating with friends. The commercial producer comes up to me and asks if I'd be willing to represent Texans fans in a regional commercial for Bud Light. And get paid for it. Given that I've had video shot of me that I didn't get paid for, I figured why not? I like the Texans, I like money, and well, I've probably drunk my share of Bud Light over the years.

I didn't want to do this by myself, so I grabbed two of my cute blond friends to represent Texans fans properly. I pretty much violate the Texas Constitution by being a brunette, so I figured I'd have to make up for it somehow.

The first thing they did when we showed up to where they were doing the shoot was ID us. They had to make sure we were over 24. Alas, my blond friends did not make the cut. Beer makers do not want to be accused of peddling their product to minors, so they want to make sure that everyone is not just of age, but waaaay of age.

I filled out all sorts of paperwork, including a form that said I'd get paid a flat fee if they ever aired the commercial. I had to find some paper towels because the temps that day were about 95 on the blacktop, and my face felt like an oil slick.

As I walked up to where the director was, there were already three fans yelling what the director wanted them to say into the camera. They were getting fans to promote their "Tailgate Tested" gear, and in this particular case, it is the "Foozie." The copy of the commercial plus the picture above explains what that is: "It's a finger! It's a coozie! It's a foozie!!!"

I now own a foozie, and in full disclosure, I'm not sure it is handy as either a foam No. 1 finger or a beer coozie. If you shake the finger around, you will spill your beer. And if you try to drink a beer in the foozie, you will bop yourself in the head with the finger.

I waited for a little bit, and then told them that if they wanted me in the shoot, they'd have to do it soon because I wasn't about to miss kickoff. So they asked me to bust into the shot that they already set up. The three Texan fans would yell their copy, and the director told me to walk into the shot, jab the finger into the camera and yell, and then walk out of the shot. We shot it twice, and then I went into the stadium.

I never thought they'd actually use it.

Then in November they showed it for the first time, and I got a bunch of emails from friends, and a check in the mail the next week. I don't watch much TV, but it looks like at least regionally, they show that commercial all the time. I have to say I'm quite afraid of myself in the commercial but I take direction well. One shouldn't see themselves on big screen high-def with their mouth wide open. I apologize for it. If I knew how much they were going to show it, I would have tried to be much less annoying.

I can't say I'm exactly sorry that I can't show you the commercial due to my video camera breaking, but I have this video of how the shoot was going before I jumped into it: