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SYLVANIA 300 Ultimate VIP Experience
The SYLVANIA 300 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that’s held every year at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. This year’s SYLANIA 300 will take place on Sunday, September 19th. If you’ve ever wanted to experience NASCAR in style, lighting leader SYLVANIA is running a contest that you need to check out.
The SYLANIA Ultimate VIP Experience contest is a NASCAR lover’s dream come true. One lucky fan (and a guest) will get to experience the event in true VIP style. The winner of the contest will arrive at the speedway in a helicopter, tour the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage, attend the drivers’ meeting, watch the race from a luxury suite, visit victory lane and receive a gift basket filled with lighting products and race souvenirs.
Anyone who purchases tickets to the race will be entered in the contest automatically, but fans who have not purchased tickets can enter the contest at no cost.
To enter the SYLANIA Ultimate VIP Experience, just visit the New Hampshire Motor Speedway site by September 10 and fill out a quick entry form. The winner will be selected on Monday, September 13.
Sep 1st
Review of Superdraft 2010
What do you get when you take 2,000 fantasy football nerds, countless beautiful women, tons of football-lovin’ celebs, a handful of fantasy experts and put ‘em all in the Palms Casino in Vegas? The ultimate fantasy football draft experience, aka Fantasy Football Superdraft 2010.
The MANjr team was more than happy to attend this year’s epic fantasy football celebration. We weren’t really sure what to expect when we got there, but we were certainly impressed.
The Superdraft was designed to give fantasy football players a more memorable drafting experience. Why make your picks on your laptop at home when you can grab your boys and party it up in Vegas? Saturday was the main draft day. Players who reserved spots were making their picks, consulting with experts and checking out celebs.
Ashton Kutcher, TJ Jefferson and Nathan Zegura (aka The Fantasy Consultant) hosted a live fantasy football show on Friday. Stacy Kiebler hosted a VIP party at the Rain Nightclub inside the Palms. Kiebler knows her stuff too. She’s a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader and diehard Ravens fan who was drafting her squad in the main draft room on Saturday. Shannon Elizabeth had her own Superdraft party at the LAX nightclub at Luxor as well. While Kiebler gets props for being a former cheerleader, Elizabeth gets extra points for sporting a Troy Polamalu jersey on draft day.
Outside of all the celebs, you had throngs of jaw-dropping beautiful girls running around all weekend. Everywhere you turned you’d see babe armies making all the fantasy football heads nervous and happy. Whenever we rounded a corner at the Palms, troops of gorgeous gals (I’m looking at you Miller Lite girls) were marching down the casino floor.
All the draft day action, VIP parties, celebs and eye candy aside, the best part of the weekend by far was the Tailgate Concert that Snoop Dogg put on. What an incredible show. Not like this is news or anything, but that guy Snoop can really rock a crowd. He came out with a bada dada da and the crowd erupted for the “Next Episode.” Snoop played all the favorites. He mixed the old with the new:
“Nuthin’ But a G Thang”
“Who Am I (What’s my Name?)”
“Gin and Juice”
“Drop It Like It’s Hot”
“Sensual Seduction”
“I Wanna Rock”
That set would’ve been amazing by itself, but Snoop showed all kinds of range. He did a “Rock Steady” duet with Fantasia and a cover of “Jump Around.” Snoop paid tribute to 2Pac with “Hail Mary” and “2 of Americaz Most Wanted.” Everyone in attendance lost it to “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)” with Kurupt and Warren G both there doing their thing on stage. When Warren G busted out “Regulators,” the crowd went nuts.
At one point in the show, Demi Moore got on stage and got all nasty with Snoop while Ashton took photos with his phone. There’s something to tweet about, big guy. It’s hard to look cool when your hot wife’s getting down with the Doggfather, but Ashton was on the receiving end of some Demi freakin’ as well. Damn, that lady’s fit.
I don’t see how this annual draft bonanza doesn’t get bigger every year. It’s too smart. The formula works too well. Babes (yea, model search!), clubs, fantasy experts, celebs, good music and a party atmosphere for your imaginary football team selection festivities – I can’t think of a better way to kickoff the season.
Sep 1st
Weekend Linkin’
Top 10 Creative Drug Smuggling Operations (The Shark Guys)
7 Totally Ludicrous Subscription Services (Asylum)
9 People You See In Walmart After Midnight (Guysim)
20 Photos of No-Name Hotties (The Chive)
20 Things You Should Think You Know About Tom Cruise (EgoTV)
Charlize Theron in Elle Russa (MTV)
Sex Marathon Tips (AskMen)
Aug 29th
The MANjr Team Is Heading to Rick’s Cabaret in Vegas
The MANjr team is heading to Vegas this weekend, and we’re stoked about our getaway to Sin City. Our trip is going to include a review of world-class gentleman’s club Rick’s Cabaret. Founded in 1983, Rick’s has locations in Manhattan, Minneapolis, Vegas, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
Fun fact: Anna Nicole Smith met her billionaire husband while dancing at Rick’s Cabaret!
We’re looking forward to getting the VIP treatment from the team at Rick’s in Vegas. They’ve arranged to pick us up from our hotel and show us a good time at the club. Here’s a quick look at what’s in store for us:
Aug 26th
Martin Miller Interview
Martin Miller is a millionaire who knows what he likes. With a gregarious personality and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Miller set out to make a name for himself. As a business-savvy schoolboy, Miller got into hamster breeding and started a magazine for local teenagers. By the age of 14, Miller put out a mail-order dating book called Success with the Fairer Sex. Miller’s next big venture was a The Lyle Antiques Guide, a mail-order guide for antique buyers that had annual sales of $100,000 within four years. That spawned The Miller’s Antiques Price Guides which led to a series of other publications. After accumulating cash in the publishing game, Miller started investing in property. He opened a series of boutique hotels including the popular Miller’s Residence in Notting Hill.
In 1999, Miller sat down with to friends and mapped out this idea to create a super-premium, extra luxurious gin. After much tinkering and an unbelievably complex distillation and chilling process, Martin Miller’s Gin was born. We asked Miller about his gin, his drinking habits and his various entrepreneurial pursuits. Here’s what he had to say.
CS: From publishing to antiques, boutique hotels and distilling, you’ve been involved in quite a few ventures. Is there a common thread that runs through your various entrepreneurial pursuits?
MM: Well, the first thing I learned to draw at art school was a palm tree, since then I have pretty much planned my businesses around spending as much time as I can laying under one!
Most of my enterprises have started from hobbies or pastimes that, were I not involved in them professionally, I still would do for the pure pleasure of it.
MM: Whether that has been collecting antiques or publishing, owning and running hotels or for that matter gin distilling, I guess the one common thread has been to always do it for the love of it. That way the passion for whatever it is you are doing will shine through. I believe a little naivety mixed with a lack of cynicism can be very useful. The worst thing you can do is jump on a bandwagon thinking you’ll make a million. As they say,”once you spot a bandwagon it’s already passed!”
CS: How often do you sip on the gin that bears your name? More >
Aug 17th
Fantasy Superdraft 2010 Giveaway
With the NFL preseason in full swing, it’s time to start thinking about your fantasy football plans. Are going play in that one league where the commish always changes the rules? Are you doing an online draft from your living room or are you going to meet up at your buddy’s house again? You need to start planning this stuff out.
But what if you want to deviate from the same boring fantasy draft experience? What if you want to party it up at the Palms Casino Resort in Vegas for some live drafting, VIP parties and a tailgate concert with Snoop Dogg?
Well, you’re in luck. MANjr is teaming up with Fantasy Superdraft 2010 to giveaway two tickets to the ultimate fantasy football draft experience. The tickets (valued at $125 each) give you access to the ultimate draft room, VIP parties (hosted by Stacy Kiebler and other celebs), a model search/bikini competition and a live concert with Snoop Dogg. So instead of spending two hours alone on your couch or stuck in your buddy’s basement, you can live it up in Vegas from August 26th to 28th and make this year’s fantasy football draft one to remember.
Here’s how things went down last year:
Here’s how to enter:
- Follow us on Twitter (@MANjrcom)
- Leave us a comment telling us which player you think will be a top fantasy football performer this season
- Winners will be chosen at random
- Contest ends on Friday, August 20th
Good luck!!
Aug 16th
Review – The Edifier Luna5 iF500-Encore All-In-One Audio System
If you constantly use an iPod, iPhone or any other MP3 player, you know there are times when you wish you could quickly turn your device into a home stereo system. You’ll find a bunch of MP3 docking stations out there, but few provide the elegance and performance of the Edifier Luna5 iF500-Encore All-In-One Audio System.
I mean the thing just looks good. It’s something that you can place anywhere in your home. And it sounds awesome, too. The Luna5 Encore is a 5-driver speaker system (4 speakers, one subwoofer) that’s powered by two separate digital amps. A 30-Watt amp fuels the bass driver and a 22-Watt amp powers the mids and tweeters.
On the performance side, you really can’t ask for more out of such a compact unit. The lows come out clean, the highs and mids are clear, and the convenience factor is off the charts. You can hook up your phone or other MP3 device to this thing in seconds.
The Edifier Luna5 iF500-Encore All-In-One Audio System retails for $299. It’s not all that cheap, but you certainly get what you pay for with this system.
Jul 20th
Beat the Heat With Newcastle Summer Ale
I love Newcastle. Love it. I’ll drink that tasty brown ale with anything. I don’t care if it’s a hot or cold day, daytime or evening, doesn’t matter. Newcastle is one of the best beers of all time. That’s what I think, anyway.
So you can imagine my skepticism when I discovered that Newcastle made a new Summer Ale. Wait a minute. How can you tool around with that classic Newkie Brown taste, I thought? I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the bar was already set so high with the original brown ale. In my mind, there was nowhere to go but down. So needless to say, I was quite reserved when I sampled my first Summer Ale.
First taste – the brew had a bite! I immediately said to myself, this isn’t a Newcastle – this is something else, so I don’t like it! Then I had another sip. Again, the brew had bite! It was brisk, crisp and cut through the palette. I started to get over the fact that this wasn’t a Newcastle I was drinking. I wanted another sip and another and another. This stuff wasn’t like Newcastle at all, but I started to like it.
Newcastle Summer Ale definitely has a hoppier taste, but it’s not overwhelming. Some hoppy beers bite you and keep biting you until you’re well over it. Newcastle Summer Ale has just enough bite. And it’s not too heavy so it’s perfect for summer sippin’.
As a Newcastle purist, I was doubtful that Summer Ale could be anything but a second-class brew. After giving it a taste, a highly recommend that you try this ale while you still can.
Jul 19th
V-MODA’s Crossfade LP Headphones Giveaway
V-MODA is doing a giveaway for a pair of Crossfade LP Headphones. These headphones are no joke, man. They retail for $250 and V-MODA was giving the headphones the push at the MTV Movie Awards last month. The contest includes a grand prize, a second prize and a third prize. You can enter the contest on V-MODA’s Facebook page.
Here are the details:
Grand Prize
One pair of V-MODA Pearl White Crossfade LP over-ear HD headphones, including:
- Crossfade LP over-ear HD headphones
- Exoskeleton hard carrying case featuring V-STRAP storage
- Luxury fabric 3.5mm audio cable and 1/4″ adapter for universal audio device compatibility
- Detachable fabric cable featuring 3-button remote with in-line mic/volume and control features
2nd Prize
One pair of V-MODA Remix Remote in-ear headphones, including:
- Remix Remote in-ear headphones with three-button remote and microphone
- Patent Pending detachable sport earhooks with Active Flex technology
- Four pairs (XS,S,M,L) of silicone ear fittings in clear and black
- Premium black carrying pouch
3rd Prize
One pair of V-MODA Remix Audio in-ear headphones, including:
- Remix Audio in-ear headphones
- Patent Pending detachable sport earhooks with Active Flex technology
- Four pairs (XS,S,M,L) of silicone ear fittings in clear and black
- Premium black carrying pouch
Prize Eligibility
Only persons residing in United States who are at least 18 years of age can enter.
Sweepstakes Starts
July 01, 2010 @ 12:01 am (PDT)
Sweepstakes Ends
July 31, 2010 @ 11:59 pm (PDT)
For more info, check out the office rules.
Jul 16th
Every Man Jack Giveaway and WANTED Contest
Every Man Jack and MANjr are teaming up to give away a free Every Man Jack Six Pack Grooming Kit to one lucky dude. The giveaway is part of the 2nd Annual Every Man WANTED contest. There’s only two more days to enter the WANTED contest, and if you’re a dude who likes quality grooming products, you should get on it! The contest gives you a chance to win a bunch of Every Man Jack products, a trip for two to Vegas or even a spot in the brand’s upcoming national print ad campaign.
“Every Man Jack embodies the guy who takes pride in his appearance, but doesn’t want to spend a lot of time or money on his grooming routine,” says Ritch Viola, founder and CEO of Every Man Jack. “The campaign reflects this mentality, and we hope that this fun, interactive contest engages more guys to take a few small steps towards feeling and looking their best.”
To enter the contest, visit www.EveryManJack.com/WANTED, create a quick profile and upload some photos. of yourself. You’ll get a free Every Man Jack product just for entering. The deadline to submit is July 16. For the rest of July, the public will vote for 10 semi-finalists. Every Man Jack judges (including last year’s WANTED winner) will then select four finalists. Each finalist will get a trip for two to Vegas and participate in a photo shoot. Here’s a full list of prizes:
Grand Prize Winner
- Featured in an Every Man Jack ad
Final Four
- Trip for two to Vegas that includes:
- Two nights at the new Planet Hollywood
- Entry to the Planet Hollywood spa and health club
- Dinner for two at a restaurant in Caesar’s Palace
- Two show tickets for select Vegas performances
- Roundtrip transportation to and from Planet Hollywood
- Free Every Man Jack products for one year
10 Finalists
- Free Every Man Jack products for one year
All Entrants
- One free Every Man Jack product at Target
So make sure you visit www.EveryManJack.com/WANTED and enter the contest!
To win your free Every Man Jack Six Pack Grooming Kit from MANjr, follow us on Twitter (@MANjrcom) and leave us a comment with your Twitter name so we know who you are. Here’s what’s included in the kit:
- Every Man Jack Body Wash
- Every Man Jack Body Bar
- Every Man Jack Pre-Shave Face Wash
- Every Man Jack Shave Cream
- Every Man Jack Post-Shave Face Lotion
- Every Man Jack Pomade
We’ll select a winner next week and notify you via email.
Good luck!
Jul 14th
