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on September 17, 2010 -
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Thousands Flock to Electric Zoo

At Electric Zoo 2010 over Labor Day weekend, over 50,000 music lovers and over 70 of the world’s best DJs and artists chased Hurricane Earl out of Randall’s Island Park in New York City for two sold-out days. Cool breezes and hot beats were as abundant as electronic music styles, including techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro and more, from artists like The Chemical Brothers, Armin van Buuren, Axwell, Bassnectar, Moby, Major Lazer, Pretty [...]

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on September 13, 2010 -
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I Thought This Was the Express Lane

I quickly became irritated and then preceded to sit my things down on the belt. I did place a divider in front of my goods, but apparently I sat my things down too early as the man in front of me stopped, glanced at me, and made some irritated glance at me. He continued to add his items, but left his cart behind him, where I was standing, not allowing me to move forward. I laughed it off, continued listening to my BBC World Report, and [...]

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on August 31, 2010 -
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Grabbing a Bite to Eat at Electric Zoo

Who’s hungry? If you are headed to Electric Zoo this weekend make sure you check out the wide range of food that will be on hand for your enjoyment. Not only are you going to experience more than seventy artists from all over the world including names like Armin van Buuren and the Glitch Mob, but you are going to be able to eat from a collection of food tents and typical New York City food trucks. (Nothing beats the shrimp trucks in Hawaii though. The [...]

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on August 23, 2010 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Elmwood

Great live music is hard to come by. But when I hear a band like this I have to do whatever I can to get involved. Image taking a guy like Dave Matthews and putting him into a blender with Bruce Springsteen. That is what we have here for you today. These guys bring so much energy to the stage. They are a typical party band, but they are also extremely original. There is a saxophone in there somewhere, and the lyrics are being belted by a man who [...]

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on August 12, 2010 -
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Birdman Hitches a Ride

The car does offer more than just a ride from point A to point B. There is actually a video floating around showing off the delivery of his new car. Birdman wanted to make sure he got all of this on video. For instance, it has an estimated top speed of 267 miles an hour. I would like to see him get the car up to that speed here in the states. It doesn’t matter though, a car going that fast would run out of gas within minutes. Experts say that a car traveling that [...]

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on July 28, 2010 -
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Be Smart When Caring for Your Car

I had been driving a hand-me-down truck from my father. . From the day I got the keys, the truck had been falling apart. Where do I begin? The windshield wipers didn’t work. The passenger window never went down. If the driver’s side window went down, well, good luck getting it back up. Oh, and the brakes didn’t work all that well. It got to the point where my friends and I used to joke abut playing Russian roulette while driving. Will the brakes [...]

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on July 10, 2010 -
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Big Named Stores that might be Closing

Over the last year or so, the United States of America has been in a recession. The state of our economy literally started free-falling during the Bush administration, but our new leader has not done much to help it. Because of this, people are losing jobs left and right, the national unemployment rate reached and stayed in double digits all year, and new jobs are rarely being created. This has in turn caused a lot of companies to go out of business. Just drive by [...]

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on July 2, 2010 -
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Paul Poteet’s Gotta Bowl

I have been to my fair share of Paul Poteet’s Gotta Eat events, and have gotten the chance to know Paul and company quite well over the last eight months. Paul is the star of these things; hence the name, but I have taken a kind liking to the folks behind the scenes as well. I am talking about the people who make up the design team for the final production of these events. The ones who create the video that you will all see and handle the promotion before, during, and after [...]

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on June 28, 2010 -
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Tips on Taking Care of your Ride

Last summer, I bought a new car. I had been driving a hand-me-down truck that my father had given me. From the day I got the keys, the truck had been falling apart. Where do I begin? For starters, the windshield wipers didn’t work. The passenger side window never went down. If the driver’s side window went down, well, good luck getting it back up. Oh yeah, and the brakes didn’t work all that well. It actually got to the point where my friends and I used to joke [...]

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on May 6, 2010 -
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Some of the World’s Most Expensive Stuff

I don’t have a lot of money. I have actually never had a lot of money. I grew up in a middle class family, and while I never wanted for anything or spent a meal without food on the table, I have never been able to spoil myself with nice things. I currently live in a nice apartment, drive a new (yet affordable) car, and can travel a few times a year on my salary. But I do look at price tags, I do pay attention to the price of most things I buy, and I try [...]

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