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Help Sponsor National Hot Dog Month 2012 Tour

This July I will be manning the video camera and still camera for my friend The Hot Dog Man, Rob Merlino, of The Hot Dog Truck and Hot Dog Stories. I’m helping him film his 2nd Annual National Hot Dog Month Hot Dog Tour. Last year Rob ate a hot dog a day for the month of July at 31 different venues. This year he’s going bigger and better. And this year he asked me to help with camerawork. But in order to do this event we are going to need a little bit of money. But you can get something for your money like recognition as an official sponsor of the tour or even a cool publicity stunt at a hot dog joint during the tour. Even if you can only kick in $5 that is cool too. Please help us fund the tour’s gas money so we can go to great places this July and tell you all about them. Just click on the Widget below to go to the donation page. Thank you.

Plus we are working to make a 60-90 minute film with footage shot last year and this year.

Blogging, Food, Photo-A-Day

Newest Addition to the Johnsonville Grill Greats Blogger Panel

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A Little over a week ago I got an e-mail asking me to be part of the Johnsonville Grill Greats Blogger Panel. I’ll be part of a group of roughly 10 other bloggers/online ambassadors who will get to sample Johnsonville products, participate in some fun contests (many that you can participate in including giveaways) and I’ll have some great grilling tips. The panel will be starting soon as grilling season begins.

I received a welcome packet including a grilling mitt, apron, cooler (that will be great for work or transporting Johnsonville Brats to other BBQs). I also got some coupons for Brats and Johnsonville Bratwurst patties. I may also get to attend some food events on Johnsonville’s behalf which may include the Beer Bloggers Conference in Indianapolis in July 2012 or National Bratwurst Day in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in August. Personally I think that Brat Days would be more my sort of thing. Don’t get me wrong I like beer, I just don’t drink it much these days.

So look for some videos, interviews, contests and more to be found on BenSpark.com in the coming year.

Here are some of the other members of the Grill Greats Blogger Panel:

Oh and the Johnsonville Brats I grilled up tonight were a big hit. They were the original flavor. Eva saw that I had two and Allison had two and promptly asked where her second one was. And she would have eaten a second too.