Archive for April, 2008
Podcast Heads Up
Apr 30th
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Hey Team,
Just a quick heads up. The podcast will be coming out on Friday this week thanks to all the intense madness that Good Morning America has rained down on the head of this one-man band. But it should be a good one.
In other news the live Internet Superstar and Diggnation is tonight at Mighty in San Francisco (119 Utah Street). I’ll be there. I think I’m even one of the guests on Internet Superstar…I was distracted by free ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s free cone day when I got the phone call so maybe I’m just making that up. Come out and we’ll find out together!
I’m done.
Brett. If you can’t come out tonight maybe I have another way for you to show your support…
Don’t let me stop you.
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Mid-flight Rescues
Apr 29th
Hey Team,
It looks like I survived another airline adventure. Narrowly dodging a grizzly fate and three-dollar Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
My “day” actually started in Boston about three days ago but you kids have already heard some of that so we’ll just skip ahead:
I was waiting for the bus to LaGuardia on a street corner in Queens with a couple from Canada. The world seemed a little more colorful than I’m used to but I’m not sure if that was because I had such a great four days or I was just hallucinating still. If I were going to be honest with the world and myself I’d probably assume the latter.
I was running kind of late (old story) and I was even really sure that the bus would get me there in time. Then a town car pulled up and asked the couple if they wanted a ride to the airport for twelve bucks. As they were debating I spoke up, “I’ll split the fare with you guys if you want.”
It was only after we dove in that I found out they were in town from Canada to see the Braves game and since I was still covered in makeup I told More >
New News
Apr 28th
Hey Team,
As if my life hasn’t been surreal enough for the last ten months things have just been getting progressively weirder. Here’s a fun fact: Since Friday in only four days four different Amtrekker interviews will be aired nationally a total of eleven times! How crazy is that?
Made crazier by the thought that nothing else has really changed. I still managed to find myself sitting up in a donut shop in New York because I was too dumb to arrange for a place to stay here before jumping on the bus in Boston at 11:30pm. So suddenly I found myself in Chinatown on Manhattan at 3:15 in the morning with no idea how I was supposed to fill the seven and a half hours before my next interview and no hope sleeping in that intervening time.
On the upside I’ve finally gotten around to reading all of the email I’ve received over the last week. AND, not only that but I even responded to at LEAST four pieces. That’s almost one WHOLE percent! Way to go me!
At 10:40 am today (Monday) all you Canadians will be able to see the Amtrekker interview happen live on CTV’s Canada AM. I can’t guarantee More >
Good Morning Amtrekker
Apr 26th
Hey Team,
I had to wake up at the crack of dawn yesterday for the Good Morning America interview. I know when I say crack of dawn I usually MEAN noonish…but this time the sun wasn’t even up when I was.
I also have to say that at that point (in light of the craziness from the day before) I was still kind of in denial about whether or not it was really happening. Even when the car pulled up I was thinking to myself, “Are my friends big enough douche bags to be willing to rent a car and driver just to make me look like an idiot?”
This way of thinking was compounded when I got to the studio in Times Square and my name wasn’t on the list for security. I got to stand around wearing my backpack and a stupid grin while people ran around trying to find someone that had heard of me.
Finally:
“Is this where you’re supposed to be?”
“I really have no idea. This is just where the car dropped me off.”
“OOOHHHH! You’re one of the guests! This way.”
I was led upstairs to the greenroom (right next door to Mariah Carey’s dressing room) and told to set down More >
How to: Be Interviewed on Good Morning America
Apr 25th
Hey Team!
Holy Geez! Twelve hours later and my mind is still going a million miles a minute. I couldn’t even remember most of what I said on Good Morning America today. It was a total out of body experience. However, I finally got a chance to watch the final product a few minutes ago and everything makes a little more sense now.
But where do I start?! The story about how I came to be on GMA is every bit as surreal as actually being interview by Robin Robertson!
I was in the subway with Justin (who I had just met outside the internet for the first time) and his wife. Obviously I had no cell reception. And it was coming up on six o’clock.
The three of us walk up the stairs for their first look at Times Square and predictably I start walking us in the wrong direction…a situation made worse by the sudden incessant ringing of my telephone.
I looked down and realized that I had accrued three text messages and two voicemails in the short time I had been underground. All three texts were from my little sister. Here are the actual texts in the order I read them:
5:44 “Oh More >
What’s Colbert Hiding?
Apr 24th
Hey Team,
Before I dive into the Colbert Report adventure I have some exciting news! Here’s an except from an email I got last night:
“I wanted to write and tell you that the team here at “News to Me” have selected a few of our favorite stories from the past year to include in our anniversary show which is coming up in a few weeks. Yours is one of our faves! We want to leave it up to the viewers though to determine which was THEIR favorite of the year so we’ve set up a vote on our website http://www.cnn.com/newstome.”
So, you guys know what you have to do. Go to their website. Find the poll on the right hand side. And vote for Amtrekker!
Also, apparently the segment is re-airing this weekend also!
Thanks guys, you rock.
Okay. The Colbert Report. Done. Thanks to Ace I got hooked up with a VIP ticket to last nights show where the guest was author, Mitch Albom.
Turns out Stephen Colbert is even funnier live! I had a great time and before the taping Colbert came out and did a quick Q&A with the audience that was out of character so that was pretty cool to see.
I’ve seen More >
TASTHIB – Boston Marathon Madness!
Apr 23rd
Hey Team,
Here it is!
Amtrekker travels to Boston, MA to take part in the madness that is the 112th Boston Marathon. Ladies beware…
Sexy Man-leg ensues.
Enjoy.
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I’m done.
Brett.
I showed you leg. The least you could do is show some donational (it might be a word) love!
Don’t let me stop you.
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Marathon Madness
Apr 22nd
Hey Team,
The Boston Marathon is such a HUGE event. I never realized just how enormous the surrounding hoopla is on the big day. Not only that but there’s an insane dichotomy happening that you’d never believe unless you’ve seen it.
For 20,000 visitors it’s one of the biggest races they’ll compete in all year and it’s the culmination of month and months of training. But for 250,000 college students it’s a state holiday sponsoring debauchery that they’ve been waiting for since the semester began.
The runners warm up with a jog to get limber before the big race but the students warm up with mimosas to get loose before a full day of beer pong matches. And in a fitting, body destroying analogy; as the day wore on the drunken “fans” would slowly step further and further into the course to get a better view of the runners leaving less and less space for the hordes of athletes. Much like an artery clogged by plaque and cholesterol slowing choking off the blood supply to a heart desperate to keep things moving.
So, how did I celebrate this “Marathon Madness?” Duh. By wearing ridiculously short shorts, a bright green headband and bright yellow running More >