NEON PULSE ARCHIVE

first night of the Afghanistan strikes - no ads

Catalog / tape T7

TAPE T73 DISCS21 SPOTS · 21 WATCHABLE

Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C

Disc A · Oct 7, 2001

Broadcast: CNN live coverage, "America Strikes Back," Sunday October 7, 2001: the first night of the U.S. and British air strikes on Afghanistan. Includes Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) as CNN military analyst, John King on Vice President Cheney moving to an undisclosed location, Christiane Amanpour in Islamabad, Jamie McIntyre at the Pentagon, and former Pakistani ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh. Continuous, commercial-free breaking-news coverage.

No commercials. Archive.org only; the full two hours are in tape.mkv.

Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive

Disc B · Oct 7, 2001

Broadcast: continuation of CNN's live 'America Strikes Back' coverage, October 7, 2001 (first night of strikes on Afghanistan). The taper recorded most of the coverage straight through but caught two commercial breaks.

Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

TimeSpotLen
1:29:28

Chevrolet Avalanche Launch - Switches From SUV to Pickup (2001)

The all-new Avalanche, the only vehicle that switches from an SUV to a pickup. Like a rock.

Chevrolet
:30
1:29:58

PurchasePro eSource 'Stop Wasting Money' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

A boardroom auction bids down to the bottom line — it's time to stop wasting money. B2B dot-com, 2001.

Dot Com
:30
1:30:28

Conoco Double-Hull Tankers 'Think Big. Move Fast.' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

One energy company switched its whole global tanker fleet to double hulls, 16 years ahead of the deadline.

Conoco
:30
1:30:58

Lexus ES300 'Things of Beauty' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

'I like to look at things of beauty. They make me dream.' The all-new ES300.

Lexus
:30
1:31:28

Lands' End Reversible Down Jacket $68 - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

Seven great colors, one great price — nobody knows winter wear inside out like Lands' End.

Lands End
:30
1:31:58

CNN Headline News 'America's New War' Promo (2001)

Updates on America's new war, plus business, technology, weather and sports — News 24 hours a day.

CNN
:15

Break 2

TimeSpotLen
1:48:39

Pacific Life Breaching Whale - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

How can you provide for the people who depend on you? The power of Pacific Life.

Pacific Life
:30
1:49:09

Dell 'Dude' Kid Steven Helps Mrs. Lindsay - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial (60s)

Steven, the Dell kid, talks his teacher Mrs. Lindsay into a Pentium 4 desktop — free shipping, easy as Dell.

Dell
:60
1:50:09

Lands' End Goose-Down Jacket 'Completely Reversible' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

The shorter edit — completely reversible, downright amazing, still just $68.

Lands End
:15
1:50:24

Lands' End Polartec AirCore 200 - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

Need a softer coat? Warmer, lighter, softer — available exclusively from Lands' End.

Lands End
:15
1:50:39

Lexus ES300 'Speak to Me' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

'Speak to me. At least, that is what my hands say.' A second ES300 edit from the same night.

Lexus
:30

Disc C · Oct 7, 2001

Broadcast: more of the night of October 7, 2001, the first night of U.S. and British strikes on

Afghanistan. Mostly CNN's live 'America Strikes Back' coverage, with a stretch of channel-surfing

across Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and ABC News, then CNN again through Larry King Weekend and the

Al Jazeera bin Laden tape. The last four minutes are a fragment of Fox Chicago's 'The Final Word' sports show

(an older recording underneath).

Watch disc C in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

TimeSpotLen
0:11:40

Vioxx 'I Don't Want to Swim the English Channel' - 2001 TV Commercial (60s)

All she wants are mornings where arthritis pain doesn't stop her from water-aerobics class — the Vioxx launch-era spot, three years before the drug was pulled.

Medicine
:60
0:12:40

AOL 'Our Best Offer Ever' 1,000 Hours Free - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial (60s)

1,000 hours free for 45 days, no credit card, You've Got Pictures — plug it in and you go. Call 1-877-265-0100.

AOL
:60

Break 2

TimeSpotLen
0:25:16

AOL WebMD 'So Easy to Use, No Wonder It's #1' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

You've got mail, instant messages, and now health information from WebMD. Call 1-800-4-ONLINE.

AOL
:30
0:25:46

Avaya 'Communication Without Boundaries' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

Your voice network and your data network, brought together — converged networks from Avaya, the Lucent spin-off.

Avaya
:15
0:26:01

Conseco Long-Term Care Insurance 'Nice to See You All' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

A visit with the kids goes a little too well — where will you find the money to pay for long-term care? Conseco, step up.

Conseco
:30
0:26:31CNN Headline News promo - same spot as T7B break01_spot06 — repeat, not uploaded:15
0:26:46

CNN Special Report with Aaron Brown 'America's New War' Promo (2001)

Join Aaron Brown every weeknight at 10 for in-depth coverage of America's new war — CNN's promo from the first weeks after 9/11.

CNN
:15

Break 3

TimeSpotLen
1:29:21

Conseco Life Insurance 'Roger Came Back as a Monkey' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

Irene, it's me, Roger — I came back as a monkey. How will you support your family after you pass away? Conseco, step up.

Conseco
:30
1:29:51

Courtyard by Marriott 'Come Out and Play' Rates - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

Live like a high roller for the weekend — caviar and polo? Not in this economy. Call 1-800-MARRIOTT.

Marriott
:30

Break 4

TimeSpotLen
1:36:07

CNN 'Depend on CNN' America's New War Promo (2001)

President Bush announces the strikes, and CNN promises the facts, the issues and the human side of this drama. Your world news leader.

CNN
:25

Break 5

TimeSpotLen
1:41:35

SAP 'The Best-Run E-Businesses Run SAP' - Vintage 2001 TV Commercial

Customers aren't generalizations — an elderly couple on a video-game console makes the case for SAP e-business software. The opening seconds were not caught on tape.

SAP
:24
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