Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2009-06-28
By Wade KwonSunday, June 21, 2009
- Father’s Day always reminds me of this ESPN classic: http://is.gd/18ht4 #
- Congratulations to @jenbarnett and Darrell, now wife and husband! Yay!!! #
- City Stages suffers low turnout Fri, Sat, reports @Birmingham_News: http://is.gd/18DHf and http://tinyurl.com/n8hzm2 #
- Learn to blog like a pro in cool comfort: Birmingham Blogging Academy, beginner class, Sat: http://is.gd/15nrt #
- Planting seeds: Glad I could visit the h.s. journalism workshop at UA this week. A look at the participants: http://is.gd/18IFm #
- In honor of the first day of summer: “In summer, the song sings itself.” -William Carlos Williams #quote #
- I miss the heck outta my L. For her: Sabicas “Arabian Dance” ♫ http://twt.fm/168906 #
Monday, June 22
- Think “Up” was sad? Pixar grants dying girl’s wish to see film: http://bit.ly/5NMvY (via @insomniactive) #
- Music festivals, meetups and tweetups, and acts of kindness in the @WadeOnTweets weekly twitter log: http://is.gd/19d0n #
- Bham entrepreneur Duncan Lamb, free, 6-8 Tue for @bhmentrepreneur mtg. RSVP: http://bejune.eventbrite.com. (I’m going!) #
- One pint blood? BOOM! DONATED! #
- Knowing = .5(battle). 2 days left to sign up for Saturday’s beginner class at Bham Blogging Academy: http://is.gd/15nrt #
- Moby’s latest album “Wait for Me” out 6/30, listen now on NPR.org: http://is.gd/19nHh (via @jasondcooper) #musicmonday #
- ALL HAIL TRIUMPH! Triumph the Insult Comic Dog returns, with videos from Bonnaroo: http://is.gd/19pOQ #
- Bham Mayor Langford pal John Katopodis on trial. Bkgd: http://is.gd/19s9r. Updates: @katopodistrial @BhamWeekly @WarOnDumb #
- A gaggle of bloggers … pics / writeup from Thursday’s @AlabamaBloggers Bham lunch: http://bit.ly/3F7XB7 #
- A tour of Alabama history: day trip to Selma (from Bham), 8-5:30 Wed., $35 + lunch: http://communityedrocks.com. #
- Taylor Hicks (@TaylorRHicks) performing 9/26 at @workplaybham, $25: http://tinyurl.com/kurlw8. #musicmonday #
- Journalism 101 meets Web 2.0, a handy diagram: http://imgur.com/gQouk.jpg. (h/t @tsutrav) #
- GREEN TIP: Rinsing dishes before loading dishwasher wastes up to 20 gal. water. Washers will work OK. (via @Cooking_Light) #
- At #smb event with @socialmediabham, @tbmiller, @dartdog, @dennispillion, @ivuriel! Come join us! (via @joshgrenon) #
- Me: Sorry about the bad gas. Wife: What’s it from? Me: … my butt. (RT @rainnwilson) #
- Bonnaroo bonanza: 60+ free music files, incl. Springsteen, Beastie Boys, Al Green: http://bit.ly/YHSn5 (via @largeheartedboy) #musicmonday #
- A toast to my friends @jenbarnett and Darrell, married Sunday: http://is.gd/19LCP #
Tuesday, June 23
- Karnack: “May I have silence, please?” Ed: “Of course. You’ve had it many times before.” RIP Ed McMahon: http://is.gd/1adKt #
- FREE THE PLUS EIGHT!!!!! #
- Learn blogging — for business, for career — from a Birmingham expert: http://is.gd/1am6V (1 day left to RSVP) #
- Today’s least-surprising headline … “City Stages 2009 day ticket sales drop to all-time low”: http://tinyurl.com/mjkwef #
- Shift Workspace (@shiftworkspace) Salon on Social Entrepreneurship, 7p Thu, free food, drinks. Map: http://is.gd/1axFY #
- Back from meeting on Southside. Short breather before tonight’s next round of meetings. Meetings. #
- City Stages 1999 to 2009, from “must-see” to “very optional”: http://is.gd/19zLT (RT @dennispillion) #
- Happy 1-Year Blogiversary to the Progressive Electorate (@ProgressiveElec)! Good job, Martin! http://is.gd/1b0CM #
- At @shiftworkspace for Birmingham Entrepreneur talk featuring Duncan Lamb. Plus, free pizza! #
- For your bumper: “My other car is substantially similar to this one. My wife drives it.” http://bit.ly/m0o3J (@dartdog @adrianholovaty) #
- Jefferson Co. Libraries’ download audiobooks now avail on iPod/iPhone (BUT still not on Mac!): http://bit.ly/9fIH2 (via @tsutrav) #
- Five Points Music Hall is returning to Bham Southside, w/ rock, gospel: http://clkurl.com/?tw634553 (via @abc3340) #
Wednesday, June 24
- Free: Online Marketing Inside Out by @beley, IPSA 11:30a 7/9 Innovation Depot: http://bit.ly/16sBxB (via @ipsaonline) #
- LAST CHANCE: Power up your blogging Saturday, class at Birmingham Blogging Academy (sign up by 5p): http://is.gd/15nrt #
- Why I <3 Ebert: Transformers 2 “a horrible experience of unbearable length”: http://bit.ly/RnN3f (via @moryan @bonniegrrl) #
- Gay/Straight in Alabama, a weeklong @WBHM903 series, http://wbhm.org/news. Live call-in special noon Fri. #
- Saw a Smart Car. So cute, want to put it in my pocket. So I did. #
- New show, B*Side w/ Alan Hunter, Dr. Josh, 6-8p Wed. Live 100.5 FM. Tonight: @ikepigott on soc media: http://bit.ly/7ju36 #
- Hola! Just got back from Argentina, sorry if I was out of touch, but I feel recharged and– what? Why are y’all looking at me funny? #
- You date ideas; you never marry them. Duncan Lamb’s ideas for entrepreneurs, @bhmentrepreneur Tue mtg: http://is.gd/1cnEo #
- Bham journalists: Learn survival skills from ex-journos in $15 Sat workshop (RSVP by Thu!): http://is.gd/1cqkm #
- And now for something incredible: “Stand by Me” international mashup: http://bit.ly/DO5oe (RT @ticketbiscuit) #
Thursday, June 25
- “Obama closes doors on openness,” denies FOIA access to visiting coal execs list: http://is.gd/1cZYD (RT @scoopingthenews) #
- Good: successful client meeting downtown. Bad: caught in Bham police speed trap, so beware on Crestwood Blvd (map http://is.gd/1d8Ub). #
- Need someone to help you get your company’s blogging efforts on track? Check out my services: http://is.gd/1ciMF (RT @MackCollier) #
- “God gave women intuition & femininity… combination easily jumbles brain of any man I’ve ever met.” RIP Farrah Fawcett: http://is.gd/1dfns #
- CITY STAGES OVER. RT @Birmingham_News: Music festival organizers say City Stages will not return. More soon at http://al.com. #
- WHY DID CITY STAGES FAIL? And what will be impact on Bham? Share your thoughts: http://is.gd/1dizH #citystages #
- Beach savings: Book last min, negotiate hard for Gulf Shores/Orange Beach accommodations. High summer vacancies = steals. #
- UNBELIEVABLE: City Stages blames weather, econ, fans (attendance/tix sales). Everyone but themselves: http://is.gd/1dizH #
- MICHAEL JACKSON DEAD. TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson has died: http://is.gd/1dtWy (via @Mediabistro) #
- For the King of Pop, Youtube’s Michael Jackson videos: http://is.gd/1dwOB. (Your favorite? Mine’s Billie Jean.) #
- Off to @shiftworkspace for Salon. It has been a crazy day with a capital Crazy. #
- Fri=96º. Help @HandsOnBham, Salvation Army: Donate fans at Lowe’s (Inverness/Trussville) all day Fri. Map http://is.gd/1dJa1 #
Friday, June 26
- Final tally: City Stages short over $1 million. More info, links, comments on Wade on Birmingham: http://is.gd/1dizH #
- LAYOFFS: Blue Cross drops 151 in Ala (most in Hoover) http://is.gd/1esja; Jefferson Co to drop hundreds http://is.gd/1essi. #
- Put Down the Ax: Alternatives to Layoffs (incl loans, furloughs, innovation): http://bit.ly/KThVU (RT @MediaAlabamaGov) #
- Heading to @BottletreeCafe for lunch. Will pay half up front, half later by two-party, out-of-state, post-dated check. #
- Breaking news evolves: ’81 Turn on TV! 85 (call) Turn on TV! 01 (cell) Turn on TV! 08 (FB) Wow <info>! 09 (tweet) Wow <link>! #
- Cracker Jack idea: Sunday’s @bhambarons 5p game goes peanut-free: http://tinyurl.com/lgernl (via @NBC13) #
- Twitter story from @Haley_Aaron w/ @ikepigott @libbysexton @WadeOnTweets in today’s @bhambizjrnl. Teaser: http://is.gd/1eQia #
- City Stages ripoff … Vendors consider layoffs, legal action for festival’s bounced checks: http://clkurl.com/?tw635519 #
- Remain awesome, my fellow carnivores! http://bit.ly/11fzFY (via @sarahetc @honu_girl) #
- Top 10 best-kept secrets of iPhone 3.0: http://tr.im/pFVy (RT @charlottedonlon @sagethefool) #
Saturday, June 27
- Up early getting ready for a great day of teaching. It’s going to be a good Saturday. #
- Shout out Saturday: Shout to @jenbarnett & @acnatta, my Bham Blogging Academy teachers. Hire them, reap big rewards. #shoutoutsaturday #
- The quiet of Saturday evening in summer. Ah … #
Also:
- Past Twitter logs
- Follow @WadeOnTweets on Twitter
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