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Event - Knock Cancer Outta Here

2009-09-23T10:50:00-04:00

I haven't been posting much lately as you can tell...wedding plans will do that to ya. But TONIGHT I am hosting a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society from 7-10 p.m. at Lansdowne Road, located at 599 10th Avenue in NYC.

The event will coincide with the Mets vs. Braves game and admission is free.

There will be drink specials, and a raffle at 9 p.m.with the following items:

MeiGray - American Flag which flew at Shea Stadium
SNY - Prize Package Shirt, Cap, Mets Tickets - $500
Random House - Signed Copy of Ron Darling’s “The Complete Game”
Random House - Baseball by Ken Burns DVD Set & Book $140
Gary, Keith & Ron’s charity, Pitch In For A Good Cause - T-Shirts
Louisville Slugger - Prize Package:
125 Years of Baseball book, and Personalized
Louisville Slugger Bat w/Mets Logo
Blue Smoke - $75 Gift Certificate
Premium Bottle of Aged Scotch
Chelsea Piers - Passports - $120/pair (2 pairs)
Signed SI Covers by David Robinson
Top Of The Rock - Complimentary Admission (2 pair) - $87
Brooklyn Brewery - 10 free beers upon visit
Ommegang Brewery - Case of Assorted Premium beers (4 available) - $75 each
NY Shaving Company - Haircut & Shave (12 avail) $65 each
Topps Baseball Card Package:
Complete 2009 Edition w/bonus set (3 available)
Village Pourhouse - Free One Hour Open Bar
Antonio Prieto Salon - Free Haircut & Color $400+
Croton Reservoir Tavern - $100 Gift Certificate
Off The Wagon - Gift Certificates
Crunch Fitness - 6 Month Membership - $700+
Trapeze School of NY Lessons (1 pair) - $100
Jack Daniels Shirts to be launched at raffle onset

No donation required, but any amount is appreciated.

I will be selling tickets for the raffle at the event. One for $5, five for $20

For more on my ongoing campaign click here.

Spelling Bee Results

2009-05-29T00:45:00-04:00

Last night was way more fun than I expected it to be, or should I say "bee".

There were 37 participants, and we were held in a green room of sorts away from the general population. I was the first person to sign-in so I was awarded the dubious honor of going first.

Some people were taking it very seriously, and others, like myself, not so much. Good vibe all around though.

When it was time to start, the first 10, me being first, were led from the room upstairs. It felt like we were being marched to either death row or to a rocket launch to the moon. Fortunately for us, it was a row of chairs in front of about 200 people, including my 8 loud supporters, with a R-E-G-I-S sign! Muy nervous.

I got up...easy round here we go. "Joseph Addai...spell Addai" the moderator said. I was relieved because I knew it, and got it right.

I took a seat, then after a few people were eliminated, the correct spellers went back upstairs.

Then after everyone had gone, the next 10 went back down. Medium difficulty was next, and I was #1 again. "Benny Agbayani...spell Agbayani" PHEW, again I was relieved and spelled it right.

Back upstairs until the others went, then back down again for the third, "difficult" round. "Something babineaux...spell babineaux". I said Babanou. Game over.

BUT we stayed until the end and it was tons of fun. Then our crew went upstairs to the game room at ESPN Zone. I had received a gift card, so we spread the wealth and celebrated my moral victory.

I really knew about 75% of the names so don't be surprised if I do it again next year, and so should you!

Click here for pics.

ESPN Spelling Bee Tonight

2009-05-28T15:39:00-04:00

I am participating in the ESPN Spelling Bee at ESPN Zone in Times Square tonight at 7 p.m. so come root me on!

I will be asked to spell the names of sports figures (coaches, players, broadcasters, etc), alive or deceased. They may ask me to spell either the first name or last name. I fully expect to get bumped in the first round but who knows, it's luck of the draw if I remember my 3rd grade spelling bee correctly.

Want to battle against me? If so, email your name, address, phone number and birth year to this address: SportsSpellingBee@espnzone.com.

Walk-up entries will be accepted if space is available. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m.

5/23 B-Mets Game

2009-05-26T12:44:00-04:00

We went to the Binghamton Mets game on Saturday night, then drove all the way back to Queens afterwards. Thank God for Starbucks Doubleshot or I would have crashed into the median on several occasions.

Anyways, here are a few observations:

*You can never have enough mascots - Ballwinkle, Buddy the Bee, and Bingo.
*$10 front row seats are great. There is even an upcoming game that is free with a Kraft singles wrapper - Remember the days of the Pepsi Picnic Area and its free tickets on Wednesday's when you brought a Pepsi can? Seems like decades ago, and will probably never happen again.
*It's nice to enjoy baseball without truly caring about the result.
*They have fan activities in between every inning, including allowing the kids to run in the outfield while the opponent warms up.

Check out all my pics here, and the best shots are in my Flickr slideshow in the right sidebar.

NY NY Sports Sports

2009-05-15T08:50:00-04:00

Watch out ESPN, SNY's new commercials are giving you competition. I think they're great and you can watch them all here.

A sample: