Degrees

Posted on August 19, 2008 - Filed Under

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Things get wrapped up in Six Degrees of Separation with the assertion that we — we being Manhattan’s one percenters who sell million-dollar art and have dinner parties – have experiences primarily so that we have something to share at dinner parties. I suppose a blogorati search might reveal 792 people who have said [...]

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though he never played in pawtuckett….

Posted on September 27, 2007 - Filed Under

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Ladies and Gentlemen, submit your Barry Bonds limerick to the SF Chronicle and win $50 CASH MONEY!
A quick scan through the entries already online shows some slim pickin’s. Common offense are (1) a lack of creativity and (2) ignorance of the limerick form:
Cincy is red,
Dodgers are blue,
Intentional walks mean
“We know what you do”.
and
Barry Barry [...]

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Death Wishes

Posted on August 15, 2007 - Filed Under

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[This is the inaugural edition of "Who's $.02" where you get to match the photo of the man on the street with the response to $.02. Kind of like liars club, dig? I'll even throw in one "fake" response. Bonuse points if you can separate it from the "real" ones. Be sure to send your [...]

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“Hott Sects”?

Posted on October 27, 2006 - Filed Under

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Everybody’s favorite emoha band, Cursive, has launched a remix contest at http://www.badsects.com/
Cursive will listen to all of the submitted remixes and post some of their favorites on this site. In early 2007, we will announce the winners of the contest. Prizes for the contest are:
1 Grand Prize:
The winning remix will be used as a b-side [...]

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Rhapsody Web2.0 Contest

Posted on July 18, 2006 - Filed Under

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On-line music service Rhapsody has announced a contest for web developers to create the best “mash up” using their API. Top prize is a trip anywhere in the world to see your favorite band. I’m sure there’s all kinds of catches, but it’s nice to see a music company embrace a developer community and open [...]

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There Once Was A Man From Pawtucket..

Posted on May 22, 2006 - Filed Under

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Best Giants-themed Limerick gets 5 tix to see the Cardinals on Tuesday night.

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PGMG / Video Contest

Posted on February 4, 2006 - Filed Under

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The folks at youtube.com are running a contest with Matador records
In addition to adding the title “music video maker” to your resume, the winner will be given $1,000 in cold, hard cash and be flown out to New York all expenses paid to hang with the band and see them live in concert courtesy of [...]

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CD Giveaway - iTunes snapshot

Posted on January 30, 2006 - Filed Under

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UPDATED 01/29/2006: New giveaway rules - see the end of the post
Jeff led me to an iTunes “snapshot” program that mixes up songs out of my iTunes collection and makes a 20 second snapshot. I’ve posted an MP3 here for the WHOLE WILD WORLD to listen to.
And now the contest - the first person who [...]

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Liquor, Limericks and Pirates - Giveaway!!

Posted on December 20, 2005 - Filed Under

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Happy birthday to my brother today. Wish I could be in Wino to celebrate, as his three planned activities incorporate two of my …err… enthusiasms. On tap in Winona tonight: Jameson, Limericks and Pirates. (I’ll leave it to you to deduce which two I lean toward). My imagination is running wild with activities sure to [...]

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