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Stephen Kellogg’s guitars and gear stolen in Seattle – Let’s help him find them
May 20, 2013
Musician Stephen Kellogg had two Gibson guitars and other gear stolen from his van at the Marriott in Seattle. Here are the details from his manager Jessica Martin: Stolen was a Gibson Southern Jumbo (serial number 2424030) and a Gibson Hummingbird, plus his pedal train pedal board with various pedals as well as a microphones, […]
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Craft beer for a great cause in Baltimore
May 19, 2013
I can’t make it down from Connecticut for this but, if you live in the Baltimore area, I hope you’ll check out this event on Friday, May 24 at Pratt Street Ale House downtown and enjoy some food and drinks for a cause that’s very important to me and my family. After being diagnosed with […]
Posted in: Life
My post to Zach Braff about the “Wish I Was Here” soundtrack and my music
April 24, 2013
Zach Braff has a Kickstarter campaign going to fund his next film and you can pledge $10,000 and be a cast member in it. He also writes on his campaign page about putting together the soundtrack for the film and I’d like to know how much I can pledge to be on that. So, over […]
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An open letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley about my family’s canceled COBRA insurance
April 10, 2013
4/12/13 Update: Great news! We’ve been reinstated by United Healthcare. Thank you to all who shared our story and to those who made the decision to reverse this. My wife and I appreciate all the support! — Mr. Stephen Hemsley: I made an honest mistake, wasn’t given a fair opportunity to correct it and now […]
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ESPN loves a good Tebow story, even more than a John Wall 47-point performance
March 26, 2013
John Wall scored 47 points for the Washington Wizards on Monday night in the team’s 107-94 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. With that, “Wall is the first player to record at least 47 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in a game since LeBron James recorded 51 points, 8 assists and 11 rebounds on February […]
Posted in: Media/Journalism, Sports
The tweet that Deadspin left out
March 15, 2013
Deadspin posted a story Thursday stating, “ESPN has suspended [Bill] Simmons from Twitter for a few days after he called the Skip Bayless-Richard Sherman First Take meltdown last week awful and embarrassing.” In the piece, Deadspin’s John Koblin points out two tweets Simmons sent: I am not defending this segment – youtu.be/j6x-O3kb1sI – I thought […]
Thoughts after the NHL lockout
January 13, 2013
Over on BrooksLaichyear.com, I have a couple of posts about the NHL lockout now that it has finally come to an end. As a long time fan, this is the fourth NHL work stoppage I’ve sat through in the last two decades and the third lockout under league commissioner Gary Bettman. But I feel most for all […]
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MIKE HOLDEN
I'm a blogger and communications professional, writing here mostly about sports, PR, marketing, and the media. I also blog about hockey at BrooksLaichyear.com.
I'm a blogger and communications professional, writing here mostly about sports, PR, marketing, and the media. I also blog about hockey at BrooksLaichyear.com.
January 12, 2013
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