December 11, 2007 by admin.

Back by popular demand, I’ve compiled a playlist of some fun & interesting Holiday-type music for your enjoyment. I thought it would be fun to post a few music files that you can click & listen to using Quicktime on your computer instead of a conventional CD. 

Have a Happy Holiday season & enjoy!

Wintertime Blues - John Hiatt

Fallen Snow - Au Revoir Simone

Santa Claus, Santa Claus - Louis Jordan

Love For Christmas - The Gems

Holiday - Albert Hammond Jr.

Long December - Counting Crows

Coventry Carol - Loreena McKennitt

Carol of The Bells - The Polyphonic Spree

Skating - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Goodbye Charles - Over the Rhine

Winter (The Four Seasons) - Vivaldi

Hanukkah Dance - Woody Guthrie

All music is meant for sampling only. If you like the songs, please go out and support the artists by either purchasing the CD or by downloading it from Itunes or your favorite online music service. 

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December 11, 2007 by admin.

Sorry this update took so long… but just wanted to say thanks to the Valley Cats staff for making my Summer experience fun and entertaining (and yes, it was a bit of work too). They have a great group of talented professionals that put together each home game and do a super job at making it an enjoyable evening out for all. In fact, despite the ‘Cats having the worst record in the league on the field, they still broke their previous attendance record! My personal favorites were the “Bark in the Park” night when patrons could bring their dogs to the game and of course, the 2 consecutive games at the end of the season in which two different Valley Cats pitchers took no-hitters into the late innings. This was very exciting stuff. Also, it was alot of fun to see friends and family of local Troy & Schenectady ballplayers come out and cheer for their potential hometown “Big Leaguers” as they faced the Valley Cats while playing on opposing teams.

After spending alot of time at the park, I’d be happy to offer thoughts and marketing advice to anyone thinking of partnering with their promotions staff or purchasing any on-field (or in-program advertising). Just drop me a line. Next season they will be hosting the NY-Penn League All-Star Game, so I would not be surprised if the crowds will get even larger in 2008!

ps- and if there is ever any doubt that their staff doesn’t work for your business, I dare you to find another Assistant General Manager willing to walk on stilts or don an Elvis or Easter Bunny costume, just to keep their patrons entertained. Hats off to Vic Christopher, by far the “hardest working man” in Capital Region sports.

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June 8, 2007 by admin.

Well, not really vacation, but it should be alot of fun!
This Summer, I’ve accepted a gig working as an usher for the Tri-City Valley Cats
Baseball Team at Joseph Bruno Stadium in Troy. As a lifelong baseball fan,
I am very excited to experience first-hand the ins-and-outs of all the hard-work
involved in putting on a professional sporting event night after night.
It really should be a blast!

If you haven’t been to a game yet this would be a great season to stop by and see a great game by the Houston Astros Single “A” Affiliate Team right in your own backyard. The ‘Cats will be playing 38 home games this year, 36 of which start at 7pm. A number of games also have fireworks after the game which makes for a fun and (very reasonably priced) night out for the whole family.

Hope to see you at “The Joe”!

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March 21, 2007 by admin.

If you are like me, you like to listen to music while working on the computer. Unfortunately I find that some of my favorite radio stations get poor reception or I get a little tired of the same old CD’s. I discovered this site called Pandora.com that allows users to stream music over the web to listen to on your computer for free. No downloading or hassle at all. The great part is that you get to customize what type of music you like to listen to and the folks at Pandora will find similar styles of music to play for you on your own customized radio stations. All you need to do is log in and type in the stations that you’d like to create based on the musical artists that you enjoy. Pandora will then search for the songs it has from the artists you choose and toss in some similar songs that maybe you’ve never heard before. Check it out!

http://www.pandora.com

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March 21, 2007 by admin.

Have a “white-knuckle” ride into work this am? According to Lee Romanov, President of the Insurance Hotline.com, the way you drive has alot to do with your astrological sign.
Check out her findings from her new book “Car Carma” to see what kind of driver the stars say that you are…

http://insurancehotline.com/a10.html

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November 13, 2006 by admin.

This is probably the coolest marketing concept I’ve seen in quite a while.
How many prospective buyers do you think asked the magic question,
“Should I buy the Silver VW or the Black VW?”

http://www.eostarot.com/?ic_id=promo_eostarot

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