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  • New Conveyor Blog Launched

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    As part of our new marketing effort, I’ve launched a conveyor blog at work. Today I posted a video of one of the best ways we landed a project ever. Who else would run lit candles on a conveyor?

  • Beer Camp Philly Recap

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    On Friday I participated in Beer Camp, a homebrewer kickoff to Philly Bar Camp and was hosted by Two Guys on Beer and Indyhall. It was a blast. Congrats to @howdiz and @SymbiotDesign for their award winning brews. Howie brewed a Smoked Maple Porter (which I dubbed the Bacon Beer) and Symbiot’s was a Pumpkin…

  • B2B Social Marketing: What to do when your customer isn’t a person

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    Just typing “B2B Social Marketing” in the title made me want to slit my wrists, but there is a huge obstacle facing companies like mine on how to utilize social media. The formula for consumer marketing is simple and effective, but B2B is more complicated. The business model for consumer driven companies is for people…

  • Local Music Playlist

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    I’ve been meaning to do this forever and it’s been sitting my drafts bin for month. ?Here’s a list of some great local singer-songwriters and bands who I’ve played with over the years. Bevin Caulfield – Close Catchy, simple, but the song’s real draw are the campy innuendos. ? Bevin’s unique singing style keeps it…

  • WTF is Up With My Running Lately?

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    I’ve had a lifelong love/hate relationship with running. I ran cross country for a couple years in high school, but never really enjoyed it.? I liked being on the team, but always hated running while I did it. ?The cheapskate in me loves running because it’s free, but it was always one of those “I’ll…

  • Could Twitter Have Worked in 1999?

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    For many years the Internet has brought us ideas and services that we wish we had thought of first. ?Most technologists wish they could go back in time and hit big with online auctions, classifieds, blogging software, and social networking. ?Microblogging (ie. Twitter) is the latest and greatest of these facepalming ideas because it’s so…

  • Owen Ryker Garvey

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    I’m a dad. Again! Owen Ryker Garvey was born on September 18th, 2009 at 2:39PM. He was 7lbs, 12oz, 20″ long, and a great addition to our family. He’s named after a character in the John Irving novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany. It’s Jeanne’s favorite book and I liked it a lot as well.…

  • HOWTO: Give a Best Man Toast

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    So your brother / best friend / college buddy asked you to be his best man and you’ve planned the bachelor party, got measured for your tux, held on to the rings, and watched the groom get married. Now it’s your turn to give the toast. It’s by far the most nerve racking part of…

  • Hosting the Treehouse Open mic

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    Mike Romano is on vacation, so this week I’m hosting the Treehouse open mic in Audubon, NJ. I hosted this open mic back in ’04 when it was in Collingswood. It starts at 7:30pm, so come on out. http://www.treehousecoffee.net

  • Ben Garvey’s 100 Greatest Movies of all Time

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    It’s been about two years since I updated my list, so I decided to redo it.? Some of the movies have shifted around and I added some new ones (The Departed, Wall-E, Zodiac, The Aviator, and Inland Empire).? A few good movies got bumped from the top 100 (The Royal Tannenbaums, Fear and Loathing in…

  • Cut in Half Blues

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    From the Auction House show a few weeks ago, here’s my cover of Beck’s Cut in Half Blues:

  • OMI Issues

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    Attention OMI players. I’m aware of an issue in the game Odd Just Don’t Believe It. Looks like someone is able to shoot twice and I’m trying to figure out why. Update: I brought Mr Chocolate back to life. I think I know what the problem was.

  • Playing this Friday the 13th @ The Auction House

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    This Friday I’m opening up for Audizen and the Atomic Square this Friday at Audubon’s Auction House Loft. I’ll be playing at 8:00PM and doors open at 7:30. Also, the Atomic Square is now one of my favorite bands ever for making this AWESOME FLYER: 100 West Merchant Street Audubon NJ 08106

  • Playing @ Studio Luloo on Tuesday

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    I’m the featured artist this week at Studio Luloo’s open mic night. If you’ve never been to their weekly event, use this as a good excuse to check it out. It’s at 916 white horse pike in Oaklyn, NJ across from Froggies liquor. It’s BYOB and has tons of great musicians, poets, and performers.

  • Cutie Theater: Episode V

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    The long awaited episode of Cutie Theater is here! We pick up where Episode IV left off. The Robots have been defeated and things are looking good in Cutie Land… or are they? If you haven’t watched Cutie Theater before, get caught up before watching Episode V. Michaela, McKenzie, Jeanne and I worked really hard…

  • Featured Artist March 10th @ Studio Luloo

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    I’ll be the featured artist on March 10th at Studio Luloo’s open mic. Studio Luloo is on the white horse pike in Oaklyn, NJ. Be there!

  • Starting a new South Jersey Blog

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    I’ve decided to start a new blog about South Jersey. Any name suggestions?

  • Cutie Theater Trailer

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    Check it out Cutie Theater fans.? Here’s a trailer for the two new episodes that will be out shortly.? We had a little premier of Cutie Theater V yesterday in Florida and New Jersey and it was a hit!? I’ll hold off on posting V online until VI is complete in case I have to…

  • Historical Election: From Obama to Prop 8

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    I didn’t believe Obama had a chance to win until he won the Iowa primary on January 4, 2008, but an African American candidate winning in one of the whitest states in the country (91% white, 2.5% black) changed the political landscape forever. From that point on, Democratic voters decided to test their country and…

  • Twitter Replacing My Blog

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    I have been updating something on the Internets lately, but it certainly hasn’t been this blog. I am totally hooked on Twitter/Facebook status since I can do it from my phone. I’ll obviously still keep the blog for longish posts, but if you want to see what I’m up to check me out here.