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Where’s the Beef-the 2010 Update!

25 Aug 2010 | By Justine

Let me preface this with….today, I’m presenting a slightly different kind of geekdom than what you’re normally finding here…..and…..

My Dad is the grandma on the left…..

Yes, I am using all the proper nouns, too….

My Dad is a retired professional sports writer and he still blogs for ESPN Page 2 and he debates sports and other bits of tid with Mike Bianchi and Marc Daniels on their radio show, The Beat of Sports, Monday-Friday, every week. (And they rely on an incredibly talented, incredibly nice guy by the name of Scott Adams, a.k.a. The Prince of Powerball, to keep them organized – yep, Scott hosts the National Powerball Drawing. Yeah, I know some really cool people. But I digress….)

Earlier this week, Dad and Mike got all dolled up, grabbed a burger with a inadequate beef levels, and posed for photos in full drag. Perhaps I should explain….When my Dad was a full time columnist for the Orlando Sentinel (he clocked over 30 years entertaining readers, working for the Sentinel) he became known for his fun, often outrageous costuming themed up with holidays and other holy days, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, the NFL and Fantasy Football Drafts; the World Series; the Superbowl and the days they’d get out the zamboni to set up the ice for hockey at the O-Rena. Occasionally, Dad even coerced, I mean convinced, other writers to don themed threads and get into the spirit of things. Matt Humphrey was the man making Kodak moments with Dad and Mike, this week. Matt also happened to get a couple minutes of video, filming Dad and Mike in their lovely grandma getups, spoofing the classic Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef?” commercials. These pics will be part of the annual NFL preview section of the Sentinel, coming out on September 2, 2010.

For those who may be a wee bit too young to know the commercials, here’s the original Wendy’s commercial, wherein Clara Peller immortalized that bovine inquiry:

And here’s is the 2010 sneak preview slider, featuring Jerry Greene (yep, that’s my Dad!) and Mike Bianchi:

If you’d like to stay up to date on the sporty shenanigans of Dad and his GanGreene, you should check out the other online sports stops.

Jerry Greene on Facebook

Jerry Greene on Twitter

Mike Bianchi on Twitter

Scott Adams on Facebook

Beat of Sports on Facebook

Beat of Sports on Twitter

And if you’re feeling really friendly after watching all this frivolity, hit the Beat of Sports front page, and vote for Madam Greene. We can’t let Mistress Bianchi take that beefy crown, can we?

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Mini Meez Me! A Visual SotD from Meez to Yooz

20 Aug 2010 | By Justine

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Be a Real Life Hero

29 Jul 2010 | By Justine

Waiting for Superman, filmed by David Guggenheim, reminds us all that we can’t do enough for the next generation – that education is not a privilege, it’s a RIGHT in this country. Too many children in the US are not receiving the basic education anyone should have, much less the sort of education that goes well beyond test scores, and focuses, instead, on inspiring students (of all ages – we’re never too old to learn something new – don’t let that old dog’s inability to learn a new trick or two deter you.)
This groundbreaking film hits theatres on September 24, 2010, but if you go to the site RIGHT NOW and pledge to see the film when it comes out, you’ll be part of the move towards a solution. Every person who commits to see the film will be giving students five books. Seriously. All you have to do is hit the link, take the pledge and do something for the next generation that MEANS SOMETHING. It’s not often that it’s literally that easy to move from observer to public hero.

To sweeten this amazing opportunity, Donors Choose has committed to donate when the tally of pledges hits 30,000.

When 30,000 people pledge to see WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN,” thanks to the generosity of its funders, DonorsChoose.org will donate $5 gift cards to every person who pledges to see the film by September 15th. The gift cards can be used to fulfill requests made by public school teachers from every corner of America who post classroom project needs on DonorsChoose.org. The mission of DonorsChoose.org is to improve public education by empowering every teacher to be a change-maker and enabling any citizen to be a philanthropist.

Office Max has also stepped up, promising to add 40 more deserving teachers to their annual “A Day Made Better” program.

The efforts to reach a milestone of 40,000 people pledging to see this important documentary film will get an additional boost with OfficeMax(R) aligning their “A Day Made Better” program with the movie campaign. Now in it’s 4th year, the OfficeMax(R) program helps defray the out-of-pocket expenditures on school supplies by dedicated teachers by awarding 1,000 outstanding teachers with $1,000 in school supplies. To help build awareness of the new film, the retail giant will now boost the annual award to include 40 additional deserving U.S. teachers when the pledge level reaches 40,000.

You can follow their progress on Twitter and Facebook, too. And I challenge you to do one thing more…share this article with your friends and associates. Do something good, then PASS IT ON……Thanks.