tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55301838303195988892024-03-21T10:42:13.408-07:00Camp Campi - Where Friends Come to Have a Fun!The writings of one of the hopefully soon-to-be kool-kats in town...bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-71220995918719559052009-06-10T14:20:00.001-07:002009-06-10T14:20:10.186-07:00Vote for Micaela!<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smashbox-Cosmetics/15139870074?v=app_77737382263">TestTitle</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br /><br />bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-22818370748726854392009-04-30T12:54:00.000-07:002009-04-30T13:49:57.978-07:00Why I Should Be a New/Social Media Product Marketing DirectorThis awesome job opportunity just came right in front of my eyes! It's with this really cool company named <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ringleader Digital</span>- they made the first RLD server (Spark Leader) back in 2007. It's a 3rd party mobile ad server that tons of companies are using! <br /><br />Why am I telling you this? Because to be the <span style="font-weight:bold;">New/Social Media Product Marketing Director</span> would fit the bill SO well! The person needs to be pretty computer savvy (like me) and be on the bandwagon for facebook (Bryan Campione), twitter (bcampione), youtube (bryancampione) and blogs (Camp Campi), etc.<br /><br />The person also must be able to identify trends in media outlets (people, look at places like digg, hulu and stumbleupon. they've been around for awhile, I've been using them, and now they're getting huge!).<br /><br />They need to be savvy with events and promotions like I had been doing with Cisco Systems, very sociable and outgoing (that's a no brainer here!), but most importantly, be business and marketing savvy. I'm using the word savvy a lot only because that's what I am. I'm savvy when it comes to all this stuff. It's always a blast playing on social and social media networks seeing the trends in progress and how to jump on a new one before it's even popular. I love it!<br /><br />So, if anybody from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ringleader</span> is reading this, get in contact with me. Let's set up a meeting, or go out for coffee, or have a Skype video chat. I'm all for applying to be your new director, and would really love the chance to show you why I'm the right guy for the job!<br /><br />PS- here's my LinkedIn Account! http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/894/396<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/exVpZBRUu9U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/exVpZBRUu9U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-42119736556690937922009-03-31T13:35:00.000-07:002009-03-31T13:37:38.758-07:005 Days!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBrUlOHI2lKur34cPhYIRRuyJGTDlQ_H6-MTQs0U8ViFZZsEXZu19tcctZs2a6m1bamaWSpPEGD2azwlxI1kBXmiSL8eW1DCFQglQaB_K1z1CDbqqLrYZ6-Nzql4aVGRTCv7sPBwJJSE/s1600-h/FtL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBrUlOHI2lKur34cPhYIRRuyJGTDlQ_H6-MTQs0U8ViFZZsEXZu19tcctZs2a6m1bamaWSpPEGD2azwlxI1kBXmiSL8eW1DCFQglQaB_K1z1CDbqqLrYZ6-Nzql4aVGRTCv7sPBwJJSE/s400/FtL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319453530519392226" /></a><br /><br />Fort Lauderdale, here I come! Updates will hopefully be video blogs! Christerssons, Hunters, Campiones and a surprise guest (dunno who yet) are congregating - Cannot WAIT!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-41524018760568181752009-03-04T18:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:18:20.899-08:00Go "Frick" Yourself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yU2PF6ZtVpn-s7XQaCWFTUdRq9-S2N3bswrJseEUfi-VmZcKKNNHCw_wLi3PJ8iVOhbuKVFgVHwqcfzy3HvL8DWgK3IodUs7KNVRt8LQaZnWIHL4Hx5q2-Fe3e8-6o67IumcxOYthoA/s1600-h/page_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yU2PF6ZtVpn-s7XQaCWFTUdRq9-S2N3bswrJseEUfi-VmZcKKNNHCw_wLi3PJ8iVOhbuKVFgVHwqcfzy3HvL8DWgK3IodUs7KNVRt8LQaZnWIHL4Hx5q2-Fe3e8-6o67IumcxOYthoA/s400/page_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309520214067838466" /></a><br />Picture from www.frick.org<br /><br />What a week this has been so far! Mom, Dad and Scott came into town for a fun weekend on Friday! After a day or walking around, Saturday we went with some relatives to Billy Elliot - loved it just as much again! Sunday we had a family party and Dad and Scott left Monday after some plane delays at JFK (go figure).<br /><br />Monday Mom, Soo and I rocked out shopping at Columbus Circle and Whole Foods - I'm stocked for a week or two - yay!<br /><br />Today, we went not only shopping in Soho before Mom left for home, but also to the Frick Collection- a museum on the Upper East Side. It is a WONDERFUL place to go check out some cool art pieces. It was owned by Henry Clay Frick - a man known for working with the coke and steel business in the early 1900's. His residence, now this museum, is unbelievable - indoor and outdoor gardens and fountains, and extraordinary rooms filled with really cool paintings, sculptures and whatnot. A definite highlight is going into the library and seeing the collection of leather bound books he owned - I'm not an art or history nerd, and it was still awe-inspiring. Another cool note is that it is right on Central Park- so cool views of the trees, park and vegetation are there too.<br /><br />Definitely go when it is warm outside. There are tons of flowering trees and plants that will look even better as spring comes nearer. Also, listen to the free audio guide - it tells neat facts about the collection and the mansion itself. Don't watch the movie- it's a snoozer and worse than the film reels we used to watch in elementary school.<br /><br />Last note- BURGERS at SOHO PARK!!! Eat there, drink there, love it there - nothing is better than awesome food in a really cool part of town!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-75271870725606728842009-02-25T10:53:00.001-08:002009-02-25T10:55:01.981-08:00Flip Mino Camcorder<div style='width: 300px; max-height: 234px; padding: 8px; margin: 0 auto auto 2px; overflow-y: auto;'><div style='float: right; width: 113px; height: 100px; padding: 0; margin: 0;'><a href='http://www.share-server.com/view/content/9abce734-036d-11de-66a0-979d0e44593b'><img src='http://share-server.com/view/post/9abce734-036d-11de-66a0-979d0e44593b'/></a></div><div style='font: 12px Tahoma; color: #2f2f2f; padding: 0; margin: 0 123px 0 0;'>Flip Mino Camcorder with Personalized Design - Available only at www.theflip.com. Check out this unique Flip Mino design. The Flip Mino camcorder combines remarkable video quality in a pocket-sized package. Now personalizable - create yours</div><div style='font: 11px Tahoma;padding: 0; margin: 8px 0;'><a style='color: #005cff;' href='http://www.share-server.com/view/content/9abce734-036d-11de-66a0-979d0e44593b'>View >></a></div></div><br /><br /><br />I LOVE THIS! I'm really considering getting it - what are you thoughts? Like the art on it? I think the buildings remind me of NYC, and it's pretty neat!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-42141393848246925452009-02-22T22:33:00.000-08:002009-02-22T22:39:06.965-08:00From the Slums to the Oscars to Phenomenon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RSbsNPnoXiwW0f4yiXmCq4ppiItbbHQLqrO2VM1EKbzE-GNEHNY7L-BekOgR_Kw9N8PsPVpBk87ipD-xm2twq_ekjyTEhx0OoCMKeMjzzWo4Mx6gJVLRMrC4fBq3k925nDMRoPSu5Yw/s1600-h/2008_Slumdog_Millionaire.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RSbsNPnoXiwW0f4yiXmCq4ppiItbbHQLqrO2VM1EKbzE-GNEHNY7L-BekOgR_Kw9N8PsPVpBk87ipD-xm2twq_ekjyTEhx0OoCMKeMjzzWo4Mx6gJVLRMrC4fBq3k925nDMRoPSu5Yw/s400/2008_Slumdog_Millionaire.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305877243248706818" /></a><br />When I saw this movie the first time, I was speechless. So moving. The story was written fantastically. The actors, cinematography, soundtrack, etc. were also phenomenal. It is a movie that relishes on the search for hope, love and optimism is a world of volatile uncertainty. It is the new fairytale.<br /><br />Congratulations on it winning <span style="font-weight:bold;">SEVEN</span> Oscars tonite! All the winners were well deserved, and the show, I thought, for the most part, was quite good and not stale as in other years. But, it was truly a Slumdog evening.bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-49799902738463777582009-02-20T01:36:00.000-08:002009-02-20T01:58:53.332-08:00Choo Choo, Next Stop My Thighs...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLWsM0vGHOddV2mETezfQzAH_sB3WWciDQOnCHZKiSsN8y2gYbcviLfzpsPvm2Rovu8jx_ipe2p495GYA7-hbT7A2jWr0bq7FLLYoLz48nltshDX6c6YTk-Ql4jvNIL6sdCBTwoj7woI/s1600-h/title.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLWsM0vGHOddV2mETezfQzAH_sB3WWciDQOnCHZKiSsN8y2gYbcviLfzpsPvm2Rovu8jx_ipe2p495GYA7-hbT7A2jWr0bq7FLLYoLz48nltshDX6c6YTk-Ql4jvNIL6sdCBTwoj7woI/s400/title.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304811346026448018" /></a><br /><br />http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/<br /><br />If you have not seen this website, <span style="font-weight:bold;">CHECK IT OUT</span>. While the food looks gross, it also, for some reason has a percentage of "appetizing-ness."<br /><br />Why do I write about it in this blog? it reminds me of several things. Yes, America is fat. Yes America has problems with weight control and consumption. No, I do not think it will end soon, especially with a recession and Mc Donald's being a cheaper alternative to dining.<br />My friend Josh just got back from Europe and we were talking about the fact that you go there, eat a meal, and you are "pleasantly full" but not overstuffed as in an American meal. Why is it we eat 1 pound hamburgers when we are supposed to have 4-6 oz of meat per meal or day? Why the extra-large french fries when they are nothing but starch, fat and salt? Do we need the 4th-scoop and a 3rd-topping mega sundaes from Ben an Jerry's? NO.<br /><br />Portion control and consumption are becoming ever-alarming in today's society; more so than in the past. We are seeing more and more younger children struggling with problems seen in the past with adults (high bp, obesity, diabetes setoff from dietary consumption, etc.). The question arises what to do?<br /><br />I am no genius; I think hard and truly express whatever it is that I say. When it comes to this type of question, I will make people mad with my answer, but I am all for a healthier America, and a satisfied world. I think that:<br /><br />1. All schools should promote ONLY healthy eating. No burgers, unless wheat buns or veggie/turkey ( baked), frozen yogurt instead of ice cream, etc. Though it may cost the schools a bit more, it is preserving the future of these children brought into a world of grease and health issues.<br /><br />2. All foods not recommended in the pyramid or by nutritionists should have a higher taxation, while somehow (dunno how, but feel this way) decreasing the value of fresh produce, meats and grains.<br /><br />3. Mandatory breaks in jobs for walking/excercising/even napping (for mental health). It hurts the percentage of actual hours worked minimally. Most people slack off for a certain amount of hours/day, and if they had the option of walking, etc. I bet they would take it.<br /><br />I have a lot of other ideas, and forgive me if I am rambling (it's 5am and I'm having trouble sleeping), but I feel these are good ventures for not only America (mainly), but for first and secondary countries to try and implement for a healthier population.<br /><br />So eat the meatloaf with mac n cheese in the middle, or the cheeseburger in a doughnut. Just remember that it shouldn't be a thing of normalcy in the diet. And if you do eat one of the things on the list, at least walk so the food coma isn't like Glenn Quagmire giving you a "ruffied-colada"......bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-43404202658269491802009-02-19T01:21:00.000-08:002009-02-19T01:22:56.401-08:00Fun and SunThis is where I'm going - hells-yes! Ft. Lauderdale has never looked so good!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IwM3znkrksk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IwM3znkrksk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Forgive the old video, this resort still rocks though!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-50169638487407573052009-02-17T09:28:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:45:50.542-08:00How Well Read<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtwOseAiTvhe47XAjVeKROnRZtVEtAhDw4VqbqS8jmL2-I_KLW_NLfgtyPlPRTQcZn4msx_E1A31RkIpQdC1lZMlTKO4rHXJOmeEXl76YtTKsAmNHbLDrJCvOpD3a5uThjmdMkTtVUgI/s1600-h/plate_books.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtwOseAiTvhe47XAjVeKROnRZtVEtAhDw4VqbqS8jmL2-I_KLW_NLfgtyPlPRTQcZn4msx_E1A31RkIpQdC1lZMlTKO4rHXJOmeEXl76YtTKsAmNHbLDrJCvOpD3a5uThjmdMkTtVUgI/s400/plate_books.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303823843021399074" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here.<br />Instructions:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">1) Look at the list and put an 'x' after those you have read.<br />2) Add a '+' to the ones you LOVE.<br />3) Star (*) those you plan on reading.</span><br /><br />1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen <br />2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien X<br />3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte <br />4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling X++++++<br />5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee X+<br />6 The Bible X<br />7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte <br />8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell + <br />9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman<br />10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens X<br />11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott X<br />12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy<br />13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller X<br />14 Complete Works of Shakespeare /(read some, not into them)<br />15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier<br />16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien X<br />17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks<br />18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger X<br />19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger<br />20 Middlemarch - George Eliot<br />21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell X<br />22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald X<br />23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens<br />24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy<br />25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams *<br />26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh<br />27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky X<br />28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck X<br />29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll X<br />30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame X+ <br />31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy <br />32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens<br />33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis X<br />34 Emma - Jane Austen<br />35 Persuasion - Jane Austen<br />36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis X<br />37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini *<br />38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Berniere<br />39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden <br />40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne X<br />41 Animal Farm - George Orwell X+<br />42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown *<br />43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez<br />44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving X++ ;-)<br />45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins<br />46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery <br />47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy<br />48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood<br />49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding X+<br />50 Atonement - Ian McEwan <br />51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel *<br />52 Dune - Frank Herbert <br />53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons<br />54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen <br />55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth<br />56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon<br />57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens X<br />58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley X++++++ (one of my FAV books)<br />59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon <br />60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez <br />61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck X++<br />62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov <br />63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt<br />64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold <br />65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas <br />66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac <br />67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy<br />68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding <br />69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie<br />70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville <br />71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens X<br />72 Dracula - Bram Stoker<br />73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett X<br />74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson<br />75 Ulysses - James Joyce <br />76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath *<br />77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome<br />78 Germinal - Emile Zola<br />79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray<br />80 Possession - AS Byatt<br />81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens <br />82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell<br />83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker X<br />84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro<br />85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert <br />86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry<br />87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White X +++<br />88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom *<br />89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle <br />90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton<br />91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad <br />92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery X <br />93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks<br />94 Watership Down - Richard Adams<br />95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole<br />96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute<br />97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas<br />98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare X<br />99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl X++<br />100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo<br /><br />The Run Down:<br />Read: 30<br />Loved: 10<br />Plan on Reading: 5<br /><br />Not too shabby ;-)bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-36931634127191220492009-02-14T10:17:00.001-08:002009-02-14T10:19:05.124-08:00Happy Valentine's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50YS-QP_Sfio5TStk_3pEMP5TkePDwLSFBAbJQpuMbudGhJqIbd2Xz5UPRwKbc1LJ7oP9X1Y2DYyVMwlMpUE3R1INSjFigbWuRDwvkPzzs_rfHUaQGtxY4DSrUVRHQpja_t-j3w5ZHJA/s1600-h/n8809157_44309009_1265.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50YS-QP_Sfio5TStk_3pEMP5TkePDwLSFBAbJQpuMbudGhJqIbd2Xz5UPRwKbc1LJ7oP9X1Y2DYyVMwlMpUE3R1INSjFigbWuRDwvkPzzs_rfHUaQGtxY4DSrUVRHQpja_t-j3w5ZHJA/s400/n8809157_44309009_1265.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302719065049091890" /></a><br /><br />Enjoy the candy, flowers, dinners, sexy time, or however you're gonna spend the day!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-80791384077765086812009-02-12T22:41:00.000-08:002009-02-12T22:44:22.113-08:00Plane Crash in Buffalo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfGfCRPsTLO96GKpGJVdJV6uzt0-Ii5pCXKHMmreGk5jfs-eR47UpRR-PJ-JbP-rPCYznHepe3koOMjNiDGyOb33ETLPERnhNVk7Zf8orK4zSltDyl5lfMGcWBjjwq40SJ61mkdF0DhI/s1600-h/g-cvr-090212-crash-930p.h2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfGfCRPsTLO96GKpGJVdJV6uzt0-Ii5pCXKHMmreGk5jfs-eR47UpRR-PJ-JbP-rPCYznHepe3koOMjNiDGyOb33ETLPERnhNVk7Zf8orK4zSltDyl5lfMGcWBjjwq40SJ61mkdF0DhI/s400/g-cvr-090212-crash-930p.h2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302169085189869234" /></a><br />Please keep the victims and their loved ones in your thoughts and hearts. A Continental Plane from Newark to Buffalo (same flight I used to take when with Cisco) crashed this evening and it's just a horrible horrible thing to happen to an already hurting city.<br /><br />What a horrible thing. Absolutely horrible.bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-458150589901092452009-02-11T21:54:00.001-08:002009-02-11T21:54:53.557-08:00Whoops...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OIYySjIyy_I&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OIYySjIyy_I&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-91923041365645155032009-02-10T13:07:00.000-08:002009-02-10T13:20:49.020-08:00"To Be, Or Not To Be......A Promoter"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteoXVnDIESCcph8xLQNatF1ssWYWrCr6w66HyNUCGrh0n2BPn1KxS_2Bj-HiPpEP6-2GHWYKKehWjMCOHZ-rScC0SU1KJpo_CIsBF9IrBEKFwk7DRajUMvymp5vYkW8Xp6QZ6ULvWZTc/s1600-h/jsw_img_2636-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteoXVnDIESCcph8xLQNatF1ssWYWrCr6w66HyNUCGrh0n2BPn1KxS_2Bj-HiPpEP6-2GHWYKKehWjMCOHZ-rScC0SU1KJpo_CIsBF9IrBEKFwk7DRajUMvymp5vYkW8Xp6QZ6ULvWZTc/s400/jsw_img_2636-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301278583829948546" /></a><br />Several weeks ago, I decided to venture into club promoting for a "try-and-see" experience. I knew the initial details: 1. Get people to come. 2. Make sure more guys than girls show up. 3. Get more and more people for the following week.<br />Easy. I thought.<br />My first promoting venture happened this past Saturday at Hiro Ballroom. The group I was working for had a table there, with some free drinks and a "meeting" spot. I thought it was going to be great- Jen and Rosey from Chicago were coming, and a huge group of friends from NYC.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65bgcL4De4ZvqxRd2iGjrHDmqlZolF7YfSX4K5BRAW2Eu3gCNzsrynw2JVy_lRkhNY3Y_2OAhYNKpZFihpwSKTT9Gej1y66gCQjT6tCxPV076ALghkI9gKWfNe7T-PxbO1pyRawlEWTs/s1600-h/jsw_img_2513-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65bgcL4De4ZvqxRd2iGjrHDmqlZolF7YfSX4K5BRAW2Eu3gCNzsrynw2JVy_lRkhNY3Y_2OAhYNKpZFihpwSKTT9Gej1y66gCQjT6tCxPV076ALghkI9gKWfNe7T-PxbO1pyRawlEWTs/s400/jsw_img_2513-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301279463991060930" /></a><br />We get there and it is a "high-level" club- only people that know people, or are in promoting usually get in without spending an exorbitant amount alone on entry. Luckily, Jen, Rosey, Viv, Elvin and I got in at 11:15. The rest of the group? Not allowed access (strike 1).<br />The group table was flocked with needy girls, all waiting for a free drink and trying to be the promoters best friends. My group didnt even get close enough to say hello. (Strike 2)<br />The prices for drinks were a bit astronomical. (Strike 3) We ended up buying a bottle, and were splitting it between the 5 of us.<br />The other promoters, as well were not the type of people I enjoy spending time with (Strike 4). They were into it like it was the game of all games, and they were hot shit. I went in with the notion of have fun, meet people, and relax. Being a Promoter is NOT relaxing.<br />All these strikes would make someone flighty and run away with their hands in the air, and their mind behind them. But, the positives were I got a check from practically showing up and saying I was there. I also got to see Jen and the group and we had a great time together. The best part though was the cirque du soleil-style aerial act in the middle of the dance floor and everybody going nuts.<br />So, to be or not to be a promoter? I honestly do not know if it is "my thing". I may try it out again for the fringe benefits. But aside from that, I'd rather just go out and enjoy myself, rather than being a face in an empire of liquor bottles, skanky girls, and drunk moneybags....bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-49302366558179049872009-02-06T12:13:00.001-08:002009-02-06T12:13:37.069-08:00Hillarious!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/txqiwrbYGrs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/txqiwrbYGrs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-83030890661499133472009-02-02T09:23:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:28:32.349-08:00Sometimes Political Cartoons Are FunnyBeing a HUGE Spongebob fan, I thought it was only appropriate to share this poly cartoon with you all. Bear in mind, I could care less about the Blagojevich scandal, but got a kick out of this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDBoeVXiy_mlZcA5haS7pXLmOHkGiYJ3u4jedR0ayPU299GM-ZyR5bYhfvMtMxCvdT_YY_KjEuShjlDzSYNg8uBYu_isyb2P8O1KHE3aXnSNRSU-79W1FsP1belJZN6wNqGXmwyqmAuo/s1600-h/britt4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDBoeVXiy_mlZcA5haS7pXLmOHkGiYJ3u4jedR0ayPU299GM-ZyR5bYhfvMtMxCvdT_YY_KjEuShjlDzSYNg8uBYu_isyb2P8O1KHE3aXnSNRSU-79W1FsP1belJZN6wNqGXmwyqmAuo/s400/britt4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298253023567599794" /></a><br />(By Chris Britt)<br /><br />Gotta love it...bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-55942590666419944302009-01-29T22:34:00.000-08:002009-01-29T22:36:16.823-08:00Happy Birthday Mom!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJGADxTXpgjQn5Abyec7qYgiWG3MQ2I7ET78geW2odj8P7A2Qozg3KNXWMrgt-qaUUde5Tvd0kRw0LF9P-phVEDIaA80zdTug968HEboyeLDHeCPEz1J5fl3biuU8yPsB-IHOAPh8FGM/s1600-h/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJGADxTXpgjQn5Abyec7qYgiWG3MQ2I7ET78geW2odj8P7A2Qozg3KNXWMrgt-qaUUde5Tvd0kRw0LF9P-phVEDIaA80zdTug968HEboyeLDHeCPEz1J5fl3biuU8yPsB-IHOAPh8FGM/s400/IMG_0365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296971801343061570" /></a><br />The BIG 6-0 and not looking a day over 35 :-)<br /><br />Here's a new Video Blog for you all to enjoy!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PpicbF4OBPg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PpicbF4OBPg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-76145489714927158742009-01-28T12:37:00.000-08:002009-02-01T16:14:25.124-08:0025 Thing About Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4wUTjGL7NgEI0AiYAFnW9oXVBzNLMW5feOd9ImRr1bUimmLaYKf7P1ip3Ctppt8LMPATnBmJ7U6VuoeGD_XdOAn6K9OSvp7dhwWPPz0cSmQ5r1FV3SBYze64SQ3g7uXWM3ShXtgaiHc/s1600-h/Photo+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4wUTjGL7NgEI0AiYAFnW9oXVBzNLMW5feOd9ImRr1bUimmLaYKf7P1ip3Ctppt8LMPATnBmJ7U6VuoeGD_XdOAn6K9OSvp7dhwWPPz0cSmQ5r1FV3SBYze64SQ3g7uXWM3ShXtgaiHc/s400/Photo+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296447976759818882" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rules</span>: Once you've read this, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. Then, post it wherever you'd like!!!! <br /><br /><br />1. I cannot stand bananas. They are the epitome of all things bad and make me sick- blahhhh. But I do like plantains.<br /><br />2. I have a teddy bear named stitches- my first ever. He has always been in my bedroom no matter where I've been (minus vacations) and still is to this day in NYC.<br /><br />3. I am petrified of jellyfish. When I was 12 yo, I was swimming in Sweden's Nordic Sea. My crocodile raft I was on began to float out of the bay towards the sea. I couldn't get off because I was surrounded by over 1,000 jellyfish who were attracted to the raft. A man in scuba gear had to rescue me. Intense....<br /><br />4. I worked at Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom as a Safari Driver at Kilimanjaro Safaris. Besides working there, I've been there over 20 times on vacation with family, and have also been to Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.<br /><br />5. I was at a bar last Saturday and Kirsten Dunst was sitting next to me - she's so small!<br /><br />6. I've been to over 60 Broadway theater shows in only a 3-year time span. $$$$<br /><br />7. My dream is to settle down and have 3-4 kids. Family is super important to me.<br /><br />8. My brother and I broke our family room couch by jumping over the balcony onto it. We were "smart" back then....<br /><br />9. Roller coaster junkie at your service! Been on over 100. I wanted to build them when I was young, but then I took Geometry. I changed course of action immediately...<br /><br />10. I love cartoons and watch them everyday. Phineas and Ferb, Spongebob, FO Parents, Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends, Family Guy and more! My childhood favs were the wuzzles, muppet babies, gummi bears, and the whole disney block( rescue rangers, ducktails, talespin, etc)<br /><br />11. When my first tooth was loose, I was afraid to pull it out. My brother, instead, punched it out. Payback is still inevitable, Scott......<br /><br />12. I have been to 13 foreign countries (and counting):Mexico, Bahamas, Aruba, Canada, France, Britain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Monaco, and Belgium.<br /><br />13. My best friend Ben and his wife Carrie got me an inflatable doll as my high school graduation gift. She was my date to their wedding when I was his best man.<br /><br />14. I LOVE Guinnes- I can drink a million pints of it and be happy.<br /><br />15. At 23, I auditioned for the Hairspray National Tour and was told I was too tall- go figure...<br /><br />16. Flight of The Navigator, The Goonies, ET, and the Indy Jones Series changed my life when I was young - seriously, amazing.<br /><br />17. I used to be able to burp my name- not anymore- wish I could still....<br /><br />18. I'm an avid skiier for the past 22 years. Nothing like gliding down the slopes.<br /><br />19. I want a dog soooo bad. I've wanted one for years.<br /><br />20. Pre last week, i hadn't cried since I was 14. I saw Billy Elliot and sobbed dring a few scenes (reminded me so much of my childhood)<br /><br />21. Black, White- Gay, Straight- Male, Female = Equality for All. <br /><br />22. I hate to live with "Coulda-shoula-woulda's" - I take lots of challenges and adventures, and whatever I don't get to do, I don't like to pine over it. Try it in another way, or do something different. Life is shorter than you think.....<br /><br />23. Cooking is an art form. I love being in the kitchen preparing savory or sweet dishes. One day, I'd like to open my own restaurant or night lounge with food service (and wicked dj's).<br /><br />24. I'm addicted to "Jon and Kate Plus Eight", "Brothers and Sisters", "24", "Intervention", and beginning to like "Gossip GIrl" thanks in part to Harold. :-)<br /><br />25. Live life like it is meant to be lived. Dance and sing to your own tune. He happy that you have the chance to live to an old and wonderful age. I'm not hiding anymore. I'm finally being me.bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-24852050584609032132009-01-27T11:32:00.000-08:002009-01-27T11:36:44.927-08:00Why You Should Check Your Kids Homework<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROVwEyRLdcV-i2JR6jVVYVaaYSvPhTxRT18JvwILhLVwOaPamn9Nj4Q0QZDobuPwdoKTefyCXg95OaK1hylL73utGudnrU5sZOgSN7KhZW0fiVmjJ5MHAYz4UsQQQWhYnFCRPH3CSFbc/s1600-h/ATT418631.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROVwEyRLdcV-i2JR6jVVYVaaYSvPhTxRT18JvwILhLVwOaPamn9Nj4Q0QZDobuPwdoKTefyCXg95OaK1hylL73utGudnrU5sZOgSN7KhZW0fiVmjJ5MHAYz4UsQQQWhYnFCRPH3CSFbc/s400/ATT418631.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296058951741386610" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">(Here's the reply the teacher received the following day) </span> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dear Mrs. Jones,</span><br />I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.<br /><br />From now on I <span style="font-weight:bold;">will</span> remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sincerely,<br />Mrs. Smith</span>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-67724637650393195062009-01-26T20:43:00.000-08:002009-01-26T21:11:59.889-08:005-Year Mouse Anniversary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPhJB80nteRPdBkp1Sdm8TJOv8SsfH2MaIf9hQE1gDhnQhan6Ryy02U_fchYjbIpGBUkXnhlPzylHczMYqDIangLJxiS95vMI2CUkTya23UwmwTXaXj2T3dh3o5udYurtqmguMtc7koc/s1600-h/safari.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPhJB80nteRPdBkp1Sdm8TJOv8SsfH2MaIf9hQE1gDhnQhan6Ryy02U_fchYjbIpGBUkXnhlPzylHczMYqDIangLJxiS95vMI2CUkTya23UwmwTXaXj2T3dh3o5udYurtqmguMtc7koc/s400/safari.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295829629661329362" /></a><br /><br />January 19th marked my 5-year anniversary from starting my Disney College Program Internship. I had just turned 21 and was out to acknowledge and rule the world. Ah, the naivety of my younger self....<br /><br />I spent 6 months in sunny Orlando, Fla. having some of the best and worst times of my late adolescence life; here's a reflection.<br /><br />I worked at Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It was the "must-see" attraction at the park, and boy was it intense. We (the cast members/safari team) drove large, Ford E450 trucks over a 2.1 miles course without a track. We would travel thru rivers, jungles, forests, savannah's and a large waterfall viewing over 50 types of African wildlife. Encounters with lions, cheetahs , zebras, elephants, flamingos, rhinos, and other African animals were a daily occurrence. Each safari covered over 200 acres of land - that's close to 3 times the size of the Magic Kingdom for example. While it was loads of fun, it was quite hard having to man the trucks, deal with standing guests and being awake of the animals running in front of me.<br /><br />Yes, it was great, but the downside was I was just a number- a plebe if you will. With over 200 people alone at the attraction, it was hard to really have a relationship with the 8 managers I had. Also, several whom are now long gone were known for picking favorites, or getting in the way of the "disney magic". Also, working 40 hours a week on a $6.70/hr wage did not exactly cover the costs of living in America's tourist mecca. One of the biggest was the feeling of being hired slave labor. With over 55,00 workers alone at WDW, 5,500+ were college interns. It was hard to have any job where your actual skills and knowledge could be used and worked upon (minus communications)<br /><br />But I got over those things - why gripe about the bad stuff when so many great things came out of my time there? I made awesome friends - Kim, Mandy, Gordo, Dave, Tim, Laurie, Scott, Mere and Nicole just to name a few. There was always something to do- any day we were off, we were at the beach, or playing in the parks. Many trips to Pleasure Island for dancing and drinking were enjoyed. Jellyrolls, a dueling piano bar was a hotspot on cast nights. Hearing Scott rock out "Rainbow Connection" ala Kermit was a highlight. Hanging out with OAR and the VIP area at House of Blues was kick-ass. Old Town yards of beer on a hot night quenched our throats. Trips to Universal Studios, or Cici's All-you-can-eat pizza were highlights. Visiting all the college kids at Daytona was a trip! Taking "sick days" to sit by the pool and vent were awesome. Sneaking behind the parks and in the tunnels were memories forevermore. "Black Tuesday", for any of you KSR alum may have been the best day at the park! VIP and Celeb safaris were always cool. So many great things happened when I was there.<br /><br />My friend the other day asked me if I would ever work there again- that is quite hard to answer because I just do not know. Though I loved being there, I had a hell of a time where I worked. When I went back upon UD graduation, all I could get after an interview (and a full degree) was a bellhop position at an economy resort. Prices living in the area are, as well, astronomical for the salary the workers are paid.<br />But the good things are I'd be able to go to the parks all the time- something I cherished while there. I rode Tower of Terror 78 times for crying out loud (never made it to the 100 mark we were trying for, sigh). I'd be close to the beach, nightlife and people my own age. I'd be in Florida where it's warm and sunny almost the entire year.<br /><br />The pros and cons of returning are just a source of question whenever I think about going back. If I was 5 years younger and could do the College Program again, I would - serious changes have been made since my program that have made it better for the interns. But for now, I think I'll stay in NYC where I am loving every minute of being here. Besides, it's more fun going to Disney and being a guest- you get that "Disney Magic" way more wearing a tourist outfit, than a polyester hot house and a mickey mouse name tag.<br /><br />Do not take this as an insult for workers there- I, myself, just did not feel that it was my true calling. If I could be an Immagineer or work in the Guest Service area, I'd be back right away I have an affinity for anyone that has been there, and worked for the mouse - they really know what hard work is and I applaud them.<br /><br />So, I come to the end of this rant. Maybe it has interested you, maybe not. But if you take one thing from this, remember that Walt Disney World truly is a fantastic place. I still love it just as much as I did before working there. But having grown, and reflected on the past 5 years, I am thrilled with the experience and the experiences since that I've been able to enjoy.bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-73432609537254858742009-01-25T18:05:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:43:59.283-08:00Sunday Funday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFyg4MjIt664QtsE6qC33hN5yTqOgfCnR3hQ-lPr1Y0JLdn7j24esSqMwM7Df41pZ4j9JBmKpnZNf_befRL_OoZpt6K2_Yce-2RYF9fFWoH8_lsJEtELD680qs5ZoWH1C1v4CKXBiqoc/s1600-h/59027_ratio4x3_width180.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFyg4MjIt664QtsE6qC33hN5yTqOgfCnR3hQ-lPr1Y0JLdn7j24esSqMwM7Df41pZ4j9JBmKpnZNf_befRL_OoZpt6K2_Yce-2RYF9fFWoH8_lsJEtELD680qs5ZoWH1C1v4CKXBiqoc/s400/59027_ratio4x3_width180.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295427547266988210" /></a><br /><br />I won't lie - I woke up with a hangover today. Once again, I had a fantastic Saturday night with Elvin, Brian and the guys! Karaoke, car bombs, and to top it all off, some Le Souk action. For those of you that do not know this place, it is a restaurant that turns into a lounge at night. With a middle eastern theme, along with an intricate design, this place is SO fun on a weekend evening. The scent of the apple hookahs swirling through the air, the laughter and conversation among friends old and new, bartenders that concoct wicked spirits and the guest dj's spinning on the different floors entice all the human senses.<br /><br />Such wonderful things these are that I have described - but is there a downside? Yes, but it is not privy only to Le Souk. Prices in NYC can be astronomical; I understand that they have the capabilities of high prices because: A- people will spend the money for a posh night on the town - B- people with overspend their capable amount to make themselves feel better (retail therapy) - C- it's NYC plain and simple.<br /><br />So where am I going with this message? Basically, I'm just saying that I love nights out like this, and realize that they have to be on occasion or for something special. I am lucky that I have and have had the chance to see this side of NYC - it's exciting and enthralling. I definitely look forward to enjoying many more nights like this with my friends boogieing to the beat and having an all-out awesome night.<br /><br />Cheers!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-29712825957658012042009-01-23T20:34:00.000-08:002009-01-23T20:36:49.248-08:00Hey You Guys!!!The Electric Company is Back! I remember watching the reruns as a child and loving the show - this new version is total geared towards todays kids, and I think it's brilliant! Much of the Broadway community, especially the awards-winning <span style="font-style:italic;">In The Heights</span> are writing, directing and choreographing sections. Great celebs are geared to be in it too. What a treat- I think I may watch it again!<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WT-I7G0Dgpg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WT-I7G0Dgpg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-82275014826825353842009-01-22T13:07:00.001-08:002009-01-22T13:36:03.929-08:00I got the job!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMtb7KoJNIxruDOdV8-gyQg1PlHQ3i9ajGwbpOEwJ1nAUOb61ZZRyR4Ng59ukMCA50E1P4ce_R1MHB8T887QG_7rEmUkUJNSCbGk4Wi8KChU2eNMHy74cGbV_fCT_fsy_Ns6n3-y_29Y/s1600-h/NYTRheader.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMtb7KoJNIxruDOdV8-gyQg1PlHQ3i9ajGwbpOEwJ1nAUOb61ZZRyR4Ng59ukMCA50E1P4ce_R1MHB8T887QG_7rEmUkUJNSCbGk4Wi8KChU2eNMHy74cGbV_fCT_fsy_Ns6n3-y_29Y/s400/NYTRheader.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294227778546664322" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">You are looking at one of the two new web sales account managers for nytheatrereviews.com !!!<br /><br />Friggun sweet!</span>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-90512929079545077912009-01-21T21:07:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:51:33.011-08:00The 80's Rock My Socks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59lahWu0PYobPq25vZDoNg0hyjq3I3mwmiQ7DoVUKkpA3iti3c8gjWDvwpUh917cSHOmniQTtwikUpzUDOuefc-pxGDPc35QrUEyptXQUJ9SXVOf41p9zmWWGA8YZLGlfkbvPRJeDQcs/s1600-h/51R7QBRMATL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59lahWu0PYobPq25vZDoNg0hyjq3I3mwmiQ7DoVUKkpA3iti3c8gjWDvwpUh917cSHOmniQTtwikUpzUDOuefc-pxGDPc35QrUEyptXQUJ9SXVOf41p9zmWWGA8YZLGlfkbvPRJeDQcs/s400/51R7QBRMATL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293984470596483522" /></a><br /><br />I was on Youtube.com the other day watching some random video, when under the related videos popped up <span style="font-style:italic;">SpaceCamp</span>. This movie was my LIFE when I was young - I never owned it, but consider(ed) it one of the best "indie" favorites of its' time.<br /><br />This has led me to thinking about different movies from the 80's that almost have a cult following. I'm not talking a following like "Sixteen Candles" or the Big boys (E.T., Indy Jones). I have compiled a list of 15 MUST See Movies (no order) from the 1980's. Some are kids movies, and some are probably ones you have forgotten, but when you see the name of my quick summary, you'll have a flashback and get all excited like I was creating this. So, here we go!<br /><br />1.<span style="font-style:italic;">SpaceCamp</span>-1986<br />Just like the title says, a group of kids are at space camp. They are accidentally sent to space and have to return the ship home.<br />Joaquin Phoenix, Tate Donovan, Kelly Preston and Lea Thompson are just some of the cast to this awesome flick!<br /><br />2. <span style="font-style:italic;">Russkies</span>-1987<br />A group of boys find a Russian spy washed to shore and befriend him while trying to save his life.<br />Phoenix is in this too, along with the blonde kid from Christmas Story<br /><br />3.<span style="font-style:italic;"> Little Monsters</span>-1989<br />Fred Savage and Howie Mandel star in this kid-classic film about the monster world and stopping evil from destroying good!<br /><br />4. <span style="font-style:italic;">Flight of the Navigator</span>-1986<br />Believe it or not, Sarah Jesssica Parker makes a cameo in this early 80's flick about a boy who befriends a spaceship named Max and travels into the future and back. I was infatuated with this movie and the Beach Boy's soundtrack!<br /><br />5. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Boy Who Could Fly</span>-1986<br />This is a tear-jerker people about Milly and her neighbor Eric- a recluse whose parents were killed in an airplane crash. He dreams of flying and eventually does. Jason Priestly has a mini role in this Hallmark classic!<br /><br />6. <span style="font-style:italic;">Not Quite Human</span>-1987<br />This was a mad for t.v. movie that tons of people remember! It stars Alan Thicke and Jay Underwood (Boy Who Could Fly fame) as a scientist and his robot son. Trouble ensues, but goodness comes out at the end!<br /><br />7. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Worst Witch</span>-1986<br />Mildred Hubble is the 'worst' student at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. Accidents and mishaps ensue to an ending of happiness. It was a Halloween obsession! This was an HBO film starring Tim Curry and Fairuza Balk.<br /><br />8. <span style="font-style:italic;">Dark Crystal</span>-1982<br />This movie rocks! They're actually working on a sequel right now! Jim Henson and his team created this film way different than any Muppet film. It's dark, gritty, and sometimes an almost scary tale about Jen and Kira, gelflings regaining freedom from a troublesome reigning group, the Skeksies. Awesome 80's-ness!<br /><br />9.<span style="font-style:italic;"> Peanut Butter Solution</span>1985<br />A Canadian movie about a boy who loses al his hair from a "fright". He stirs up a magical peanut butter formula that brings his hair back and a lot of trouble! This was a classic when I was young!<br /><br />10. <span style="font-style:italic;">Empire of the Sun</span>-1987<br />A Stephen Spielberg movie that focuses around the Pearl Harbor incident, but in Shanghai. A young Christian Bale is separated from his family and put into a camp. It's a sad and gritty film, but there is always happiness. :-) John Malkovich also makes an early appearance in this too!<br /><br />11. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Chipmunk Adventure</span>-1987<br />My favorite cartoon movie at one point in my life. Alvin, Simon and Theodore, along with the 3 girl chipmunks board hot air balloons on a race around the world! Great songs are throughout - such a heart warming film!!<br /><br />12. <span style="font-style:italic;">Summer Rental</span>-1985<br />My favorite 80's John Candy film! He takes his family to the beach for the summer, and all things good and bad happen to him and the family! A YOUNG Joey Lawrence, Rip Torn and John Larroquette also star in this hilarious film!<br /><br />13. <span style="font-style:italic;">Cheetah</span>-1989<br />This a total low budget Disney film that my brother and I loved growing up. A family rescues a cheetah cub, and raises it. Problems occur with the "bad people" and the race to save its' life is an adventure!!!<br /><br />14. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Wizard</span>-1989<br />Another Fred Savage movie! This movie is a total Camp-fest people, but boy do I love it! Tons of famous people are in this film where a young disturbed boy is a "wizard" at video games. Love it! Ps - did you know this is where Super Mario Bros. 3 premiered - neat, huh?<br /><br />15. <span style="font-style:italic;">Real Genius</span>-1985<br />This is the normal 80's go to college and try to have fun, while dealing with evil prof's, dean's, and frat's. Only, this school, "Pacific Tech", is for the real geniuses. Val Kilmer stars, along with a group of familiar looking 80's actors.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hope you had fun looking at this blog my friends! It was definitely fun making up this list! I know there are TONS more movies out there that I should add..... <span style="font-weight:bold;">or how about you comment on these or add new ones below?.......</span>bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-71410553700374841012009-01-20T22:35:00.001-08:002009-01-20T22:50:32.817-08:00The "New" Chicken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg2oDGMr4HYffwe96-D-BbYPg5i5P7PYa2ADZ-53g1-Me-E1NNpPxWkuDLSr6xy1axFKlCQBPbQAwIcZXguqFgCh-AEc6kO6sWyYytlPOm0KBYNEviKRvC_KdDPhOj8UetgFetuxCSdk/s1600-h/frogs-cures-upset-stomach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg2oDGMr4HYffwe96-D-BbYPg5i5P7PYa2ADZ-53g1-Me-E1NNpPxWkuDLSr6xy1axFKlCQBPbQAwIcZXguqFgCh-AEc6kO6sWyYytlPOm0KBYNEviKRvC_KdDPhOj8UetgFetuxCSdk/s400/frogs-cures-upset-stomach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293632091970529794" /></a><br /><br />I was looking through my old book of randomness the other day , and ran into a poem I wrote when I was in 5th grade. It was cute and kind of funny, so here it is:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Eulogy for a Frog</span><br />by: Bryan Campione<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">There once was a frog named Tad;<br />who lived on a lilypad.<br />He was caught by an old man,<br />and stir-fried with Spam;<br />Poor Tad never hopped again.<br /><br />But in the belly of the man,<br />who ate Tad and all of that Spam,<br />stayed Tad's ghost, <br />the old man moped;<br />who could only ribbit 'til HE croaked!</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Mmmm, frog legs that repeat; just the mere thought of that is enough to make one go vegetarian!!!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5530183830319598889.post-34379068318858860772009-01-20T09:19:00.000-08:002009-01-20T09:27:44.815-08:00Yes We Can!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8Y5NexzP3Aw6iKRR8q2F5uSOorPFryl9TQgMNKip6j2-cVLanBNBSCspqqVL0uP8gIaHN6EQP8pTiXUIzMKO4HoGsJkCnrKiMw7lQ2qqT-zaDKTO2G-R3rsEdidF8Mv3_mNU30RNiWI/s1600-h/4EA9AA5C4DC276F38FA94462A3A4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8Y5NexzP3Aw6iKRR8q2F5uSOorPFryl9TQgMNKip6j2-cVLanBNBSCspqqVL0uP8gIaHN6EQP8pTiXUIzMKO4HoGsJkCnrKiMw7lQ2qqT-zaDKTO2G-R3rsEdidF8Mv3_mNU30RNiWI/s400/4EA9AA5C4DC276F38FA94462A3A4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293428911387607138" /></a><br /><br /><br />What a historic day! Congratulations Obama's and Biden's! I'm looking forward to the diverseness of the political agenda now! Here's to the next <span style="font-weight:bold;">EIGHT</span> years!!!bcampionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564755881475008303noreply@blogger.com0