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Win Stuff from The Veronicas

Add comment February 8th, 2009

The Veronicas text challenge is more than just a contest to win cool autographed items from this great new band it is all for a good cause.

The more text messages they get the more money they will donate to Wildlife Warriors (helps to protect all those poisonous species in Australia, not really, it is an Autralian wildlife organization, so maybe). Any who money goes to a good cause and whataslacker.com LOVES animals so why not when all it costs is a text message, right?

So head on over to The Veronicas website for all the info on the text challenge and while your helping out the animals you might win something cool.

Their prizes and goals are:
500 texts - donation of $100 to Wildlife Warriors!
600 texts - one person wins a signed copy of HOOK ME UP
750 texts - new exclusive photo AND donation amount goes up to $200!
850 texts - one person wins a signed copy of THE SECRET LIFE…
1000 texts - new exclusive photo AND donation goes up to $500!
1250 texts - one person wins a signed HOOK ME UP poster
1500 texts - donation of $750
1750 texts - one person wins signed copies of HOOK ME UP and THE SECRET LIFE…
2000 texts - donation of $1000 to Wildlife Warriors, new exclusive photo, AND one person wins The Veronicas’ ultimate prize pack of signed copies of HOOK ME UP, THE SECRET LIFE…, 4Ever promo single, HOOK ME UP poster and THE SECRET LIFE… album flat (every item is signed!)

Reading IMAX Theater Opens Tonight

Add comment August 8th, 2008

The brand new IMAX in Reading opens tonight. I won’t be able to attend this evenings shows but hope to get there sometime this weekend. All this week the the movies only cost $1 and all the proceeds go to charity. My guess is this is a way to get the new employees broken in and test all the equipment before the actual opening next week.

 Here are the movies and showtimes for tomorrow….

Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience (PG)
Emile Hirsch,Nicholas Elia
135 minutes 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00

10,000 B.C. (PG-13)
Steven Strait,Camilla Belle
109 minutes 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30

The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)
Freddie Highmore,Mary-Louise Parker
97 minutes 12:00, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Disney Digital 3- (G)
Miley Cyrus,Jonas Brothers
74 minutes 1:25, 3:15, 5:00, 6:45, 8:30

The Bucket List (PG-13)
Jack Nicholson,Morgan Freeman
97 minutes 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:35

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (PG)
Nicolas Cage,Jon Voight
124 minutes 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG)
Jason Lee,Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
92 minutes 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 6:40, 8:40

No Country for Old Men (R)
Tommy Lee Jones,Javier Bardem
122 minutes 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40

Dan in Real Life (PG-13)
Steve Carell,Juliette Binoche
95 minutes 12:45, 2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:25

I will most likely be seeing the IMAX Speed Racer as I missed it the first time it was in theathers. If you are going head over to the theathers website and sign up for their newsletters. You’ll get a coupon for free popcorn in your email for the trouble (hey you can always opt-out once you print your coupon). See you in the back row!

Info from their site about the theater — Reading, PA - Reading Movies 11 and IMAX at Entertainment Square, 30 N. Second Street is under construction and will open in mid-August 2008. The theatre will feature Diigital projection, 3D, HPS4000 sound systems w/ DOLBY digital, stadium seating, highback rockers, game room and party room. There will be 3 hour free parking in the garage directly across the street at all times as well as 3 hour free parking in the garage behind the theatre from 5 pm Friday through the last show on Sunday. This garage will also be available on all other days that RACC is not in session.

Disney Stars Down the Shore

Add comment June 3rd, 2008

Disney will be rocking the boardwalk in Jersey this summer when the Radio Disney concert hit Wildwood. Guess what? These concerts featuring stars like Raven Symone (That’s So Raven), Mitchel Musso (Hannah Montana) and others will be coming to Morey’s Piers this July.

There will be a free concert every Monday for three weeks ending in a spectacular finale being held at the Wildwoods Convention Center. Tickets for the Wildwood events finale with Raven Symone on July 26th will be on sale through Ticketmaster, the box office and on Morey’s Mariner’s Landing pier during the concerts on July 7, 14, 21.

The free Radio Disney concerts will take place next to the giant ferris wheel on Morey’s Mariner’s Landing pier. Those shows are scheduled for 1pm and 4pm. Parents love that these concerts are free and kids love the Disney stars. It is a match made in heaven (okay, maybe not heaven, just the Disney PR offices).

Here is a list of the free concerts for interested parties:

• July 7 - A Cursive Memory
• July 14 - Jordan Pruitt
• July 21 - Drew Seeley

Morey’s Pier is the place to be this summer for family fun.

Hey, the fun doesn’t stop after the concerts are over. Morey’s Piers is offering season finale ticket holds special deals like ten bucks off admission Morey’s Piers Beachfront new jersey water park or ten dollars off a wrist band good for all three of Morey’s piers, but the best deal is fifteen dollars off the Splash and Ride combo ticket. So if you are looking for things to do in New Jersey head to the Jersey shore this summer for some great music and family entertainment.

May the Fourth Be With You - Happy Star Wars Day

Add comment May 4th, 2008

Today, May 4th, is often referred to as Star Wars Day. I just got an email from DeepDiscount.com wishing me a Happy Star Wars Day and it included a link to download a free PDF version of the book Star Wars Legacy of the Force: Betrayal by Aaron Allston. You need to download the book before May 13th.

Don’t Be Lonely This Holiday Hook Up With Someone

Add comment November 28th, 2007

The holidays suck enough without being alone. Trying all the dating sites gets to be expensive. So why not try something new and FREE.

Check out the site DateHookUp.com. They have a very easy to use site which is completely fee. Simply sign up and take a look around. I did a quick search looking for woman and a man appeared in the search results but don’t let a little hick up like that turn you off. Besides you cannot rely 100% on any dating service paid or free. You must rely on your own judgment when searching through these sites.

So when looking for that perfect party date for the holidays give DateHookUp.com the free dating site a chance. What do you have to loose?

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Win a Free Tour from Trusted Tours and Attractions

Add comment November 28th, 2007

What better way to see the great city of Philadelphia than via a free tour? You can do it. All you need to do is sign up for the Trusted Tours and Attractions free newsletter and by doing so you get a chance to win a free sightseeing tour from the city of your choice. You could win four tickets to the sightseeing tours of your choice. Don’t know if you can get a ticket to four different tours or if you must take four tickets to the same tour.

Philadelphia is a great city full of history and culture. Heck, just watch the film National Treasure and it will make you want to travel to the city to see all the cool clues in the film. Okay, so that was all fiction but the history is real and you will be immersed in it. Visit the liberty bell, Betsy Ross’ House and so much more.

So whether you live in or around this fine town or are simply visiting I suggest you head to TrustedTours.com a take a chance on what they have to offer. And quite possibly win one of their tours. You will be able to choose from a boat tour, trolley tour or even a carriage tour.

Philadelphia is not your only choice either. You have many cities to choose from like Savannah, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco just to name a few.

Ooo Free Stuff for My Blog from Ooprint.com

Add comment November 16th, 2007

I know by now you have heard of Web 2.0 but have you heard of Business Cards 2.0? No?

Business cards are not just for businessmen any more. With Business cards 2.0 you get a great way to advertise your website or blog offline.

Ooprint.com offers bloggers 100 free business cards to help them let other know about their blogs offline. What a nifty idea and a great offer. Get your free blogger cards today.

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Freebies in the US Mail

Add comment October 27th, 2007

I just love getting free stuff in the mail. I had signed up for the Diamond Select Toys newsletter quite a while ago and haven’t bought from them in about a year, but this morning I got a little package in the mail from them.

It contained two single minimates. One was from their The Hunt 2007 [it is a dud in black tee, shorts and black chucks…like mine] and the other was a Battlestar Galactica cylon from the new series, which will fit in just nicely with my mini BSG collection. He can hang out with the other cylons from a different era.

Thanks DST for the free goodies. They also sent along a coupon code for a future order too. I’ll have to see if they have something in stock that I want to save 10% on and that I don’t already have.

FEARnet on demand video sucks

1 comment June 11th, 2007

As an on demand service under the movie category I expect certain things. One of which is no commercials. They have put commercials smack in the middle of their films.

When I first heard about this new service from Comcast I was very happy, especially since we do not get the channels that Direct TV gets such as the Horror Channel and now the Chiller Channel. Hell we still haven’t gotten Boomerang yet! But my excitement was soon dashed when I watched my first film on this new “channel”. I use the term channel loosely since when you click on the “channel” it simply takes you to the on demand service [which you can access via the remote or going to channel 1 so why use up actual channel numbers for a service that is already supplied with a channel number?]

Back on track here. The first time I watched a horror movie on FEARnet I was bombarded with ads and this very big Fearnet logo [or bug] at the bottom of my screen. Which is really distracting. Especially when they decide to extend it across the entire bottom of the screen taking up a third of the viewing area. This alone was enough to keep me from viewing films that were featured on FEARnet through Comcast [although it is hard to be discriminating when they mix the titles into all film titles under free movies].

Well I broke down this weekend when I saw several films with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. I really thought I could deal with the big bugs on the screen but little did I know that was not all. They have now added a commercial in the middle of the films! I can deal with them in the beginning of the onDemand films and shows but come on don’t put them in the middle of a feature film! I don’t even watch AMC any more because they change their format from commercial free to all commercials – this really makes Monsterfest suck every year.

So FEARnet is on my list of only watch it when something better isn’t on due to their forcing advertising down our throats.

Now on to Comcast and trying to get them to simply remove all the added OD channels and make them give us real channels for our viewing pleasure. Head over to Comcast.com and give them an ear full and let them know we want Boomerang, Chiller Channel and a bunch of other good programming they seem fit to allow the satellite companies to keep to themselves. If they don’t give them to us maybe we should all start heading to them.

The horror continues in FEARnet Sucks Part II…

OSCommerce Issues

Add comment May 10th, 2007

I have been trying to fiddle with OScommerce for a website and while it is working and all that. It is just plain ugly. And changing the overall look is not all that easy.

Yes, you can change the very basics quickly but we wanted a whole new look and without paying an arm and a leg to get it.

I did find a free template site on the forums but can no longer find it. They forums are very helpful for most things but as soon as you ask for help with a template they all clam up and point you to the contributions. The template contributions really are crappy [don’t want to tell them that though].

 And everytime I do a google search for free templates I get nothing but the pay sites [google should try to figure a better way of filtering those results].

 Any who if you know any good free templates post them in the comments and I will do the same as I finally find some.

Free Comic Book Day Not So Free

Add comment May 5th, 2007

Isn’t Free Comic Book Day about free comics? And getting the comics to the kids? Get them hooked so they buy more comics?

Then why, oh why, were the two shops I visited on Saturday May 5th only giving away one free comic then charging for any others you picked up?

Granted the one shop was asking you to donate a buck to the comic book legal defense fund, which “Exists to fight censorship and defend the first amendment rights of comic book professionals throughout the United States.” So that was a good thing to do.

But the other shop, Golden Eagle Comics in Reading, PA was out right charging for them! I think if a book has the price of FREE written right on the cover you should not have to pay for it at all. Not even $.50 a book. Wonder what the folks who run the whole Free Comic Book Day gig would think about the profiting off of their free books? 

I agree that they may need to limit the books if they have a lot of traffic, but to charge for them that is just wrong!

Vertigo Makes Complete First Issue Classics Available for Free

1 comment March 25th, 2007

Now you can read the full first issues of the many Vertigo series that revolutionized comics!

Head over to DC/Vertigo to download PDF files of the first issues and start reading. I can guarantee you’ll get hooked on at least one story and have to buy the trade paperback or find all the back issues in your local comic stores.

This is like an online version of Free Comic Book Day just everyday.