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Congratulations Red Robin #ManDate2 Winners

Yumm!!!

While these folks may not be going on a “Man Date” specifically, they did win $20 gift cards to Red Robin in my Red Robin Man Date Gift Card Giveaway. Congratulations goes to:

  1. Anna
  2. Tracie Trump
  3. Chau
  4. Mami2jcn
  5. Grant T
  6. Kelly B
  7. Vickie Couturier
  8. Trisha Lyn Fawver
  9. MOM4everandever
  10. Christine

Disclosure: I received a a bunch of Red Robin Gift Cards to give away and some to use to go on my Man Date Redux. The opinions about Red Robin are 100% mine.

Have a Red Robin “Man Date” of Your Own!

BenSpark at Red Robin with the Prime Chophouse BurgerLast Thursday I went to Red Robin with my friend Mike for a “Man Date”. This event came about because of a tongue and cheek post that I wrote back in 2008 about Mike and I going to Red Robin and then to the movies. Allison asked me how my “Man Date” was and because of that I looked up “Man Date” and found a great article in the New York Times defining the “rules” of a “Man Date.

Because of that post I was contacted by the PR firm for Red Robin and they offered for me and Mike to have “Man Date 2”, which we did Thursday night. And now I’ve got Red Robin Gift Cards to give to you! You can use them to try out any burger you’d like but I would certainly recommend the Prime chophouse Burger. Check out this deliciousness…

Red Robin Prime Chophouse Burger

How Do You Win?
(Leave 1 SEPARATE Comment for EACH Entry).

  • 1 Entry – Mandatory to Enter – To enter the contest leave a comment and tell me which Red Robin Burger you’d like the most to try.
    FIRST comment.
    (If this is not done your entry will not count)
  • 1 Entry – “Like” Red Robin on Facebook. Make sure you tell them I sent you because of my “Man Date Redux“.
    (Comment here after you’ve done this.)
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  • 1 Entry – Follow Red Robin on Twitter
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  • 1 Entry – Subscribe to BenSpark’s Giveaway Newsletter
    (Leave a comment letting me know you signed up)
  • 1 Entry – Tweet about this Red Robin Gift Card giveaway… something like
    @BenSpark has @RedRobinBurgers Gift Cards to #giveway to you to go on a #ManDate. – Enter here http://bit.ly/gAdSE1
    (Leave a comment with a link to your tweet. Here is how to get that link to your tweet)

Disclosure: I received a a bunch of Red Robin Gift Cards to give away and some to use to go on my Man Date Two. The opinions about them are 100% mine. I will not respond to any comments so that I can run the Random.org numbers correctly. Any trackbacks are unapproved while I select the random winner and then re-approved after. Only legitimate entries are counted. You have until 8:00pm EST on March 18, 2001 to enter. Once 8:00pm EST rolls around (or as early the next morning as possible) I will close the comments. The winner will be notified via e-mail and will have 48 hours to reply with a U.S. Mailing address so that we can send the winners their prizes. Contest is open to U.S. Only. Please do not use multiple names to enter. Make it fair for everyone and don’t stack the deck.

Red Robin “Man Date” Redux


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Back in 2008 I went to Red Robin with my friend Mike. I dubbed the evening the “Man Date”. A PR firm for Red Robin contacted me last month and asked me if I wanted to go back out again on another “Man Date”. I was asked to go in and try out the new Prime Chophouse Burger and document the good time we would have. They didn’t tell me to write only good but I just knew that I would have fun. I love Red Robin ever since I found one in Vancouver back in 2006. When one appeared in my own back yard I was psyched! Continue reading Red Robin “Man Date” Redux

Ellis Paul and Flynn at Homegrown Coffee House


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A couple of weeks ago I was asked by Ellis Paul’s management if I’d like to sponsor a contest to promote his upcoming show at the Homegrown Coffee House in Needham, MA. Well, tonight was the show and Allison and I attended. There we met with the winner of my contest, Sarah, and her guest. Sarah has been a fan of Ellis Paul for a long time and like us has pretty much everything that Ellis has produced over the years. She was very excited to win tickets. I took some photos while at the show, here is my set. Continue reading Ellis Paul and Flynn at Homegrown Coffee House

Winners of the Ellis Paul Giveaway

This Saturday Allison and I are going to see Ellis Paul in Needham, MA. We are going to be joined by the Winner of my Awesome Ellis Paul Giveaway!, Sarah (@silvergryphyn). I’d like to thank everyone who entered the contest. For those who didn’t win the tickets they are not going away empty handed because I had five signed CDs to give away and each person who entered won one. Those winners are.

Kurt, Michele, Liz and Anna.

If you would like to see Ellis Paul perform on Saturday night with opener, Flynn then check out this info.

Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:00PM

Needham, MA

Flynn Opens!

Homegrown Coffeehouse at First Parish Unitarian-Universalist

23 Dedham Ave
Needham, MA 02492

phone: 781-444-7478

Price: $22.00

Purchase tickets online: click here

Website: www.uuneedham.org/Coffeehouse/upcomingEvents.html

All-Ages! Flynn opens (www.flynnmusic.com)

$22 GA/ $18 students & seniors

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Awesome Ellis Paul Giveaway!

At Borders with Ellis Paul

Allison and I have been fans of Ellis Paul for years. I introduced her to his music and my sister Tara introduced me to his music and we all introduced his music to Eva. So being fans of Ellis Paul’s amazing body of work is a family affair. Because we are such fans we have been to a TON of Ellis Paul concerts. And because I have been blogging for over eight years and blog about this things I do I’ve got a ton of Ellis Paul related posts. So many so that I’ve attracted the eye of Ellis’ management.

Continue reading Awesome Ellis Paul Giveaway!