Thinking About Sports… differently
Sports is all about big excitement, big crowds, and big business. But the sports industry is also missing out on a BIG opportunity. Sports make up a $650+ billion global … Read More
Month: August 2012
Paris Jackson Votes For Justin Bieber Over One Direction; Twitter Explodes
Paris Jackson, the daughter of the still shockingly late Michael Jackson, just started a Twitter melee today, when she announced she voted for Justin Bieber over One Direction for MTV … Read More
Was Clint Eastwood Drunk During RNC Speech?
Clint Eastwood. There’s no question he gave a Republican National Convention speech that was an unforgettable train wreck. But the reason it was so, was because it looked for all … Read More
Oakland City Council At-Large Debate Recap
Last night (August 29th) I attended the debate between four of the five Candidates At-Large for a seat on Oakland’s City Council at the Kaiser Center. In attendance were candidates Incumbent … Read More
Zennie Abraham to host Tonya Hall Radio Show, talk Social Media, Sep 5th
Zennie Abraham, known as Zennie62, was invited to host the Tonya Hall Radio Show on KRCN Radio Colorado Network in Denver Boulder and Fort Collins on Wednesday, September 5th, at … Read More
Buy Real Marketing and the drive to grow social media engagement
There’s a company this blogger discovered called ” Buy Real Marketing” which has a large and growing set of members that essentially buy into it, to gain YouTube views, Twitter … Read More
Talk Radio: Zennie Abraham on Tonya Hall Radio today at 11 AM EST
Once again this blogger, Zennie Abraham, is back on the Tonya Hall Radio Show, where the conversation will be technology and how it has impacted the presentation of sports and … Read More
Mitt Romney focus of hilarious poem by 92-year-old Ralph Maxwell
You have to stop and watch this great poem by Ralph Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell is a World War II Veteran, and has eleven grandchildren and six kids, and is a … Read More
Sean Medlock, Tucker Carlson emp, uses fake name to send racist tweet to Obama
Want an example of the GOP conservative who’s feeding some of the most racist rhetoric coming out of the Republican Party? It’s a guy named Sean Medlock, who uses the … Read More
President Obama on Reddit live chatting now
President Barack Obama, as this is being written, is participating in what’s called an “Ask me anything,” chat via Reddit, the Internet link forum that calls itself “The Front Page … Read More
Hurricane Issac New Orleans: levee overtopped, 400,000 without power
It’s shocking that seven years ago New Orleans was hammered by Hurricane Katrina, and now it’s being attacked by Hurricane Issac, and with almost the same level of intensity. Even … Read More
RNC 2012: two GOP delegates racist toward CNN black camerawoman
This is an update to a blog post this blogger originally posted at Examiner.com. Just before the main speeches of Ann Romney, the wife of Presumptive GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt … Read More
Hurricane Issac hits New Orleans; six years after Katrina
Hurricane Issac is due to hit New Orleans seven years after Hurricane Katrina hit The Crescent City, but the Category One storm is, as of this writing, four times smaller … Read More
Bill Cosby alive and Twitter-tweeting
Bill Cosby maybe old, but that’s no excuse to put him under before his time. Once again we have Twitter-based reports that Mr. Cosby has passed on (“Bill Cosby RIP”) … Read More
DragonCon Atlanta clouded by founders’ child molestation charges
Keywords: DragonCon, Atlanta, Ed Winter, child molestation, lawsuit, Atlanta Magazine, zennie62, zennie abraham DragonCon Atlanta’s set to get underway August 30th through September 3rd, and expects to draw 40,000 people … Read More
Orb Home Digital Entertainment System from Oakland firm
Keywords: Orb, Oakland, Apple iTV, Joe Costello, home digital entertainment, zennie62, zennie abraham This is a blog post that was originally at Zennie2005.blogspot.com, but was not imported to Zennie62.com. It … Read More
CNN Grill at DNC 2012: Vida Mexican Kitchen y Cantina in the EpiCentre
The CNN Grill, the Cable News Network’s practice of taking over a local restaurant and producing live TV show segments from it, continues at both the Republican National Convention and … Read More
Paul Ryan says rape “method of contraception”
Paul Ryan is trying to mold himself into a Vice President pick GOP Presidential Nominee (I think the other term is “presumptive”) can live with. In this interview, the Wisconsin … Read More
Newt Gingrich on Hardball: Twitterverse attacks him as racist
Newt Gingrich just appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, and came away with a performance that earned him Top Twitter Trend status, and hundreds of unflattering Twitter Tweets. If … Read More
Tech News: Offbeatr is Crowdfunding for Adult Community Tech Projects
Say you have an idea for a tech startup, but because its an app for risque photos, or a website comparing the legs of women in your dorm, Kickstarter kicked … Read More
Oakland Lawyer Bob Schock talks California Medical Malpratice Law
If you think it’s easy to just file a lawsuit and collect millions from a medical malpractice issue via court, think again. This blogger video-blog-interview with Oakland Personal Injury Attorney … Read More
Baltimore Ravens Cut Veteran Kicker Billy Cundiff
The Baltimore Ravens waived veteran kicker Billy Cundiff today. Cundiff and rookie kicker Justin Tucker battled it out in a kicking competition this preseason. Tucker outshined Cundiff; The Baltimore Sun … Read More
Empire State Building Shooting: stop gun violence
This is the latest in what is now 13 mass shootings in America to date. What has to be done is to adopt social measures to have all of us … Read More
Baltimore Ravens Demolish Jacksonville Jags In Preseason Victory
It was beautiful to see the Baltimore Ravens offense gel and take control of the game. After two lackluster preseason games this month, they silenced their critics with a 48-17 … Read More
Mitt Romney Birther Joke Points To Bad Judgement
A small Michigan town called Commerce Township, may have been the scene of the fall of the Mitt Romney For President Campaign. Stepping up to the podium, the former Governor … Read More
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Video: Maks Was Rough On DTWS
In her new book, Solo: A Memoir Of Hope, Hope Solo kisses and tells about a lot of events in her life, including her time on Dancing With The Stars … Read More
Oakland News: Endorsements A Sign Of Hate, Not Love
In this Oakland News, we take a look at the meaning of a small set of recent endorsements in the Oakland City Council District Three Race. It’s logical to think … Read More
Oakland News: Alex Miller-Cole News; Lynette McElhaney Walks In D3 Race
In this Oakland News, the Oakland City Council District Three Race is heating up. First, Alex Miller-Cole, considered an upstart by some, scored two key endorsements that have changed the … Read More
Oakland California’s New Young White Population
Over the past five years, Oakland, California, this blogger’s home, has developed (and this is strictly by observation) a new populations of people, the majority of which are white, that … Read More
Tony Scott Committed Suicide After Brain Cancer Diagnosis
Tony Scott reportedly killed himself after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. The brother of Prometheus director Ridley Scott, and the director of some of this blogger’s favorite movies including … Read More
Tony Scott. Why did the Top Gun director commit suicide?
On Sunday, Tony Scott, the famed director of such classic movies as Top Gun, Days Of Thunder, and Crimson Tide, took his own life in Los Angeles on Sunday. To … Read More
Vacationeers talk “It’s A Disaster” movie at Comic Con 2012
The Vacationeers were part of the most fun interview I’ve ever done in my life, and I’ve done quite a few of them. The seemingly free-form, but really structured, talk … Read More
Oakland City Adminstrator Fred Blackwell On The Oakland Army Base Project
Fred Blackwell’s a well-known name in the small World of San Francisco – Oakland economic development. He’s best known as the now-former head of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and … Read More
Baltimore Ravens Suffer Preseason Loss To Lions
No one likes losing, but if you’re going to lose, do it during the preseason. The Baltimore Ravens did just that Friday night when they fell prey to the Detroit … Read More
Ryan Lochte: From The Tonight Show To TAO Vegas In One Night
Ryan Lochte, the USA Gold Medal Olympics Swimmer, and best swimmer not named Michael Phelps or Missy Franklin, is living the large party life after his breakout London Olympics performance. … Read More