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Lefty May 23rd, 2008

I’ll be making my return to the microphone for bout between the Bronx Gridlock and the Brooklyn Bombshells on June 7th! Come by and say hi.

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GOTHAM GIRLS ROLLER DERBY CHAMPIONS BRONX GRIDLOCK TAKE ON THE BROOKLYN BOMBSHELLS

Gotham Girls Roller Derby welcomes back the undefeated 2007 Season Champions, the Bronx Gridlock, in the second game of the league’s 2008 home season on Saturday, June 7th, at Hunter College at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The yellow-checkered Gridlock girls defend their title against the navy blue sailorettes of the Brooklyn Bombshells, who aren’t about to let a lil’ ol’ trophy intimidate them. For every team in the league, it’s a whole new “brawl” game – with fresh faces, new strategies and, of course, plenty of newly-minted bruises.

Get in on the action early and take advantage of the advance ticket discount online at www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com or through www.brownpapertickets.com. Don’t miss the best season of flat-track roller derby action in New York City yet!

Saturday, June 7
Bronx Gridlock vs. Brooklyn Bombshells
Hunter College Sportsplex, Manhattan
B3 Gym - West Building Basement
Lexington Ave. & 68th St. (6 to 68th St. or F to Lex & 63rd St.)
Doors: 6:30pm / Whistle: 8:30pm
*Please arrive early! Metal Detectors will be in use, and the lines can get long! Alcohol prohibited.
General Admission: $19.75 in advance, $23 at door
VIP: $29.75 (adv. only - incl. reserved front row seat, goodies, + more!) www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com/merch or www.brownpapertickets.com.
More info available on the GGRD Hotline: (888) 830-2253

After the games, join us at Manitoba’s (99 Ave. B near 7th Street in Manhattan) to toast victory or drown defeat with your favorite derby darlings. More info at manitobas.com.

And don’t miss the rest of the action packed home season, all at Hunter College in Manhattan!
Saturday, June 28: Queens of Pain vs. Brooklyn Bombshells
Saturday, July 26: Manhattan Mayhem vs. Bronx Gridlock
Saturday, August 16: Queens of Pain vs. Bronx Gridlock
Friday, September 12: Brooklyn Bombshells vs. Manhattan Mayhem
Saturday, September 27: Post-Season Showdown
Saturday, October 25: Championship Bout

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Lefty June 24th, 2007

Next Saturday I make my return to the microphone for Gotham Girls Roller Derby. Check it out!

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SATURDAY, JUNE 30th - MANHATTAN VS BRONX!

The ladies in inmate orange are sharpening their shivs in prep for the upcoming rumble against the checkered taxi hacks on June 30th! Get your tickets now for this awesome matchup at our new digs uptown!

CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK - NAT HOLMAN GYM
138 St. & Convent Ave.
1 train to 137th St. City College
A, C or D train to 145th St. at St. Nicholas Ave.
M18 bus to Convent Ave. at 138th St.

Doors @ 6:30 PM, Whistle @ 8:30 PM
GA: $19.75 advance, $23 @ door
VIP: $29.75 (advance only at www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com)
Alcohol prohibited - metal detectors will be in use.

For for more info and to keep up with all things derby, call the Gotham Girls Hotline - 646-405-9803 and join our mailing list and message boards at www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com.
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Lefty March 12th, 2007

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve written on here, since I’ve been super swamped with school and work. Here’s a post that qualifies as “random personal news” if there ever was one:

- Materialite, my team’s entry into the Stern business plan contest, just got passed through to the next round. We’ve just got three other teams to beat out now in order to win the $100,000 first prize.

- I had a great poker night at Michael Malice’s on Friday. I was the third to get knocked out (out of six players), but the company, Chex mix, and Modelo Especial were a big hit. I also walked out the door with a brand new copy of the Batman: Year One graphic novel, courtesy of Scott.

- Guitar Hero 2 rules. My love for karaoke now has a serious rival.

- Emily, Champ, and I are heading up to the Catskills this weekend (specifically Roxbury, NY in Delaware County). I’ll post some Flickr shots of our planned snowtubing outing when I return. (link to Googlemap)

- We finally hooked up our Netflix subscription a few weeks back. I was skeptical about signing up for a long time, but now I’m totally sold on the service. They make it so much easier to watch and rent films. Movies rented so far: Dog Day Afternoon, Grey Gardens, The Departed, and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Up next I have about 30 Japanese samurai movies, starting with Shogun Assassin!

- My ice hockey team, the Tanya Hardings, upset the #2 team in the league in our first round playoff game by a score of 3-2. Semi-finals, here we come. (I was also fortunate enough to score a goal in the game, the credit for which I give entirely to my hard-nosed, never-say-die teammates.)

- Gotham Girls Roller Derby finally got a new practice space - it’s a big warehouse in Astoria. I haven’t been up there yet, but I hear it’s looking pretty good. The plan is for the season to start up again in the spring sometime.

- No SXSW this year for me. My entrepreneurial finance class was on Sunday, and I really didn’t want to skip it (since it’s the best class I’ve taken yet at Stern.) I’m hoping to hear some good stories of A-Town adventures upon people’s return to NYC.

That’s about it for now. I’ll write something more tech/entrepreneurship/nyc related next time, I promise.

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Lefty January 2nd, 2007

As the calendar turns to a new year, it’s a natural time to reflect upon the year that’s past as well as to new goals and resolutions for 2007. Highlights of 2006 for me included:

• Our winter trip to Costa Rica, including lots of surfing, canopy touring, and monkey viewing
• Another great year of successful GGRD bouts
• Quitting my old job and starting at my new company
• A year of learning at NYU, and entering the business plan competition with students from ITP
• Hundreds of walks around the Prospect Park lake with my dog Champ
• Two trips to upstate New York, including snowtubing, a visit to the Catskills Animal Sanctuary, and lots of exploring of small towns
• Hockey at Lasker Rink
• The Prince Lefty and his Ramblin’ Kings grand finale at Great Lakes in Park Slope
• Going to Austin for DJ Saturn’s wedding

Things I’m looking forward to in 2007:

• Going to Great Exuma next week with Emily
• A productive work year at my new company
• Deeper involvement in the tech and entrepreneurship scenes in NYC
• Planned trips to Portland, OR, upstate NY, Las Vegas, and possibly Mexico or Austin
• Fixing up the Windsor Terrace apartment
• Developing a few other business ideas I have, and continuing deeper into the NYU biz plan contest
• Hundreds more walks around Prospect Park lake with Champ, more announcing GGRD bouts, more Stern classes, and more hockey!

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Lefty December 13th, 2006

This last week I got to attend two fun holiday parties. The first was for my employer Digital Pulp, and it also doubled as a celebration of the company’s ten year anniversary. The owners rented out a great space at the SoHo restaurant Barolo, and even went so far as to take the impressive step of getting an ice sculpture made of the company logo. There was delicious food and drinks, as well as insightful conversation with colleagues and clients. I had to leave for about an hour in the middle of the party to meet up with some Stern students so we could finalize a group presentation (on the imminent Eurozone expansion) due on the last day of our Global Economy class. But afterwards I headed right back to the action and had a nice late night. It was definitely the most fun I’ve had at a company party in recent memory, and I certainly enjoyed the chance to get to know all my new co-workers a lot better. Check out some sweet Flickr shots here.

On Saturday evening, Emily and I trekked up the BQE to my old hood of Williamsburg and hit the Penny Larceny/Lil’ Red Terror holiday party. It was more good times all around, but there was one key experience that I think will change my life forever: my first ever attempt to play Guitar Hero 2 on PlayStation2 (which was set up in one of the extra rooms.) I have to say, my take on “Search & Destroy” was pretty solid for a first timer. If anyone wants to get me a Hannukah present, this one’s a no-brainer. Pictures are here.

Next week I’ll be hitting up some events thrown by old Wunderman colleagues, as well as some more derby folks.

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Lefty November 13th, 2006

I’ll be announcing at the GGRD championship this Saturday, where the defending champs Queens of Pain will take on the Manhattan Mayhem for all the glory.

Tickets are more than 2/3rds sold out at this point, so better pick ‘em up online while you still can.

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