# Thursday, July 24, 2008

Is dasBlog a Dog?

I have just finished upgrading this blog to the latest version of dasBlog. I have been trying to use ecto from my MacBook Pro and it kept barfing. I had looked at the source of the last version of dasBlog and decided it was too much of a hassle and that I would just use LiveWriter to do my post composition. But now, I no longer use a windows box at work and my primary carry-around computer is a Mac. So, if tomorrow, when I go to post with ecto against this blog it barfs... stand by for me to declare dasBlog a dog and move on. My buddy over at

Thursday, July 24, 2008 1:00:48 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Wednesday, July 16, 2008

In case you don't subscribe to BeerMenus.com's email

Directly from the "What are you doing with your life" department. Head over to BeerMenus.com and sign up for their mailing list (bottom of page). Below is what they just sent me. Does that not look like some of the most useful information available to mankind?

Upcoming Beer Events in New York City

July

16, Wed: 4:00PM: The Slyfox/Arcadia Event at Blind Tiger Ale House (Free)

17, Thu: 0:00PM: Arcadia Ales Night at Light House Tavern (Free)

23, Wed: 4:00PM: Christmas in July at Blind Tiger Ale House (Free)

25, Fri: 7:00PM: Beers and BBQ with Garrett Oliver at The Institute of Culinary Education (Free)

28, Mon: 6:30PM: The Art of Beer and Cheese Pairing Sail at Chelsea Piers nr 18th St. ($75.00)

29, Tue: 6:30PM: Chocolate & Beer: Nunu Chocolates at Bierkraft (Free)

29, Tue: 6:00PM: BEERTOPIA! at The Village Pourhouse (Free)

August

05, Tue: 6:30PM: Beat the Heat: The Beers of Summer at Astor Center ($45.00)

11, Mon: 6:00PM: American Cask Ale Beer Tasting at Bistro Ten 18 ($40.00)

12, Tue: 6:30PM: Cookies & Beer: Altissima at Bierkraft (Free)

12, Tue: 7:30PM: NYC Homebrewers Guild Meeting at Burp Castle (Free)

13, Wed: 7:30PM: Malted Barley Appreciation Society Meeting at Mug's Ale House (Free)

19, Tue: 7:30PM: NYC Homebrewers Guild Meeting at Burp Castle (Free)

23, Sat: 7:00PM: Beer 101 with Samuel Merritt at The Institute of Culinary Education ($65.00)

26, Tue: 6:30PM: Beer & Cheese: Sixpoint Brewery at Bierkraft (Free)

September

09, Tue: 6:30PM: Beer & Cheese: Kelso of Brooklyn at Bierkraft (Free)

12, Fri: 5:00PM: New York Brewfest ! at South Street Seaport ($45.00)

12, Fri: 6:30PM: Beer & Cheese: Better Together at Astor Center ($75.00)

19, Fri: 12:00PM: 2nd Manhattan Cask Ale Festival at Chelsea Brewing Co. (Free)

19, Fri: 7:30PM: NYC Homebrewers Guild Meeting at Burp Castle (Free)

20, Sat: 12:00PM: 2nd Manhattan Cask Ale Festival at Chelsea Brewing Co. (Free)

21, Sun: 12:00PM: 2nd Manhattan Cask Ale Festival at Chelsea Brewing Co. (Free)

October

07, Tue: 6:30PM: Beer & Chocolate: Tumbador Chocolate at Bierkraft (Free)

31, Fri: 7:00PM: Brewtopia: The Great World Beer Festival VII at Show Piers (Free)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 5:09:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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80s T-Shirt Off

So I'm sitting here waiting for a Windows update to install... don''t ask me why and I happened on a link that led to the "top 10 places to buy t-shirts on the web" (thanks foo). Really senseless story short: I am trying to figure out if I could pull off either of these t-shirts.

So, let's have your vote. Leave it in the comments will you. Granted those of you the know me have a better guage, but I'm actually as interested in those of you that don't. This is also a great way to embarrass yourself online: call for user input and then receive none. So don't leave me hanging brah.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:05:59 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Traffic in Times Square can be rough

Just saw Get Smart on 42nd street. Meh, it was fun a 3.5 out of 5 sounds about right. Probably should have seen Iron Man.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:20:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Sunday, June 29, 2008

Another great tune from sweetafton23

I posted on of her video's a while ago. Here's the link if you missed it. She's pretty original, and frankly searching for "Ukelele" on YouTube.com is pretty darn entertaining.

Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:22:24 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Saturday, June 28, 2008

Brew Pubs in Atlanta


Brew Pubs in Atlanta, originally uploaded by astoriahermit.

Thank you Sky magazine on board for pointing me toward a brew pub in Atlanta. Stay tuned for the full report.

While we're on the subject the Samuel Adams pub-straunt at the Delta Terminal 3, JFK is a portrait of farsical. First of all there was a 30 min wait for food... At an airport restaurant, you have to be kidding. Mercifully, we just got a beer. Here is the real travesty, $7.58 for a pint of Sam Adams. I think Mr. Adams owes me a few dollars because the disparity in cost to value is epic. I think I may have to add Sam Adams to my 'don't bother' list as a part of my new No-Inferior-Beer policy.

Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:51:36 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Delta Airlines: Empty flight to Atlanta

So we missed the 1:55 flight and had to take the 3:30. Apparently the reason the ticket cost so much was that nobody wants to go to Atlanta.

Saturday, June 28, 2008 2:28:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Friday, June 27, 2008

Photoshop Tips 101 in 5minutes

Foo pointed this one out. After watching it It's pretty darn good. Just a lot to absorb.

I went ahead and embedded it here, but it's definitely worth taking a look at forgetfoo.com to keep up with what he's throwing down.

Friday, June 27, 2008 12:03:46 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Monday, June 23, 2008

Doubling Down on Dave and Busters

As my regular readers will tell you, my recent posts have been less meaty than usual. Some simple cause and effect later, my direct traffic has been down. Interestingly enough, it hasn't hurt my overall traffic too badly. It has meant that my search traffic has become 59% of my traffic, and Arizona, i.e. searches for "Dave and Buster's Phoenix", has been a big part of that. It just recently eclipsed New York as my primary source of traffic.


I was also noticing search traffic from the term "Dave and Busters Tempe" so I thought I'd investigate what they could be looking for. Turns out Dave and Busters has opened a new location in Tempe, so I thought I would write a post about it.

I was looking at Google Trends after I composed this post. I searched on the term "dave and busters" to find out that the top search city for "Dave and Busters" is Jacksonville, FL followed by my old stomping ground San Diego, CA. So, I wonder what my next D&B post will be about... Perhaps sunny Florida? My only lament is apparently I'm writing a blog about an establishment I don't really like that much. I guess I understand the draw if your life is suburbia, but the one in NYC is a joke.

Monday, June 23, 2008 12:08:19 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Sunday, June 22, 2008

Search: Dave and Busters Tempe

For those of you who got here by searching "Dave and Busters Tempe" - Welcome. The information you're looking for is below

The Dave & Busters
Address: 2000 East Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1100, Tempe, AZ 85050
Phone: 480-281-8456
Hours:
Mon - Thurs
11:30am - midnight
Friday
11:30am - 1:00am
Sat
11:00am - 1:00am
Sun
11:00am - midnight

Happy Hour
Mon - Fri
4:30 - 7pm
Late Night Happy Hour
Sun - Thurs
10pm - close
Power HourTM
Mon - Fri
4:30 - 7:00pm

House Policies: (6 minors to 1 adult maximum). 18 and up; Guardian age 25; Non-smoking.

Here is the map of the Tempe Marketplace from their site with Dave and Busters highlighted.

At the time of writing this, Google maps had not posted satellite images of the center

For those of you who read my blog and didn't arrive here via searching "dave and busters tempe", I'm pretty sure you know what I'm up to.

Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:23:43 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Saturday, June 21, 2008

Closing in on getting it right.

I'd say I am 91% consistent.

Saturday, June 21, 2008 4:00:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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