Okay, so it’s technically Saturday, but I haven’t gone to bed yet, and I’ve got love to give, so I’m counting this as a Friday Love List.
It’s a good time to live in Boston right now. It’s late June, the weather is beautiful, and oh, certain basketball teams are WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP!! Continue reading
If there’s one thing I love, it’s wine. If there’s another, it’s friends. If there’s a third, it’s social media.
Of the three, the one I love but am not that familiar with is wine. Which is okay, because Gary Vee is here to help me out.
Who’s Gary Vee? Gary Vaynerchuck is the host of Wine Library TV, one of the most popular wine shows on the internet.
Last night, I was lucky enough to be in the room as my man Dmitri Gunn hosted a taping of the Thunder Show by Gary Vaynerchuk at the Hotel Commonwealth. After the taping, there was a Q&A and wine tasting, then an after-party sponsored by Mzinga.
What I think is worth typing about is what I feel is the most important part of the night. These are Tweets I sent from my cellphone during the event:
“Shoulda grabbed a seat earlier.” The place was PACKED, and after socializing, I ended up halfway back from the front. No chances for a good photo. (That’s why I stole the photo above from Steve Garfield)
“Holy crap, this guy knows wine.” This goes without saying, yet still needs to be said.
“Hammer & sickle, bitches!” Gary’s very proud of his Belarusian heritage.
“My community is all. I. do.” Countless hours are spent replying to emails. The man is an animal of dedication to his fans. Are you involved in social media? Pay attention to this one.
“My appreciation for this country and this opportunity is immense.” Coming from Eastern Europe, Gary recognizes the opportunity living in the US has afforded him, and doesn’t take it for granted.
And probably his biggest lesson of his show, his book, and the night:
I met a lot of new people, and reconnected with a lot of people I’d already met. Yes, there were too many to mention, that’s why I don’t mention specific names. If you follow me on Twitter, you saw me say hi to all of them.
Gary, it was great meeting you. You truly are an inspiration for how social media should work. Watch out, though. Now that I’ve started @garyvee’ing, I may not stop, whether you like it. or. not.
Congratulations to the Boston Celtics. There’s been all this talk about a renewed dynasty and all that. Not to be too hum-buggish, it takes more than one year to make a dynasty, but looking at how the C’s played tonight, a dynasty may be on its way.
Way to go guys.
Too bad Ethan got to the trophy before you did.
Earlier tonight, I met up with my friend Laura Fitton and her two beautiful daughters for a walk around Boston Common and the Public Garden. While we were waiting for the girls’ au pair to drop them off, I gave Laura a quick tour of the South Station area. She caught it all on Qik. Continue reading
Earlier this week, Aaron Strout hit 5,000 tweets. At 4,999, he went on a Twitter fast – no updates until someone gave him a worthy reason. That ended with a slip of the keys, unfortunately, but it got me thinking. Continue reading
Burt Bacharach said it’s what the world needs now. John Lennon said it’s all you need. They’re both right. Inspired by my good friend and “blogstar” Meg Fowler, here is a small sampling of the many things in this world I love. Continue reading