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Free sex*

Jeff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:03 +0000

Hello again, Edmonton.

Have you heard about the Taboo show this weekend? It’s “the naughty but nice” event happening at Northlands Agricom starting Friday.

Anyway, we’ve got a pair of tickets (retail value $30) thanks to a friend of the website, Brenda at The Traveling Tickle Trunk.

All you have to do is tell us you want to get your sexy-on and I’ll throw your name into our sexy draw. Then you’ll swing (get it?) over to Brenda’s store to pick up your tickets.

Hey, if you win, could you bring a warm winter item or two for HIV Edmonton? Brenda’s been collecting such items in exchange for tickets and it would be a swell thing for you to do.

*free sex meaning entrance to a sexually-themed trade show

Make Jason’s dream come true

Jeff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:04 +0000

Go, go, go (and vote)!

This one falls under a total bias alert, but you like voting for stuff online so we’ll call it a draw.

A good friend of the website, Jason Bouwmeester, is trying to win his way to photography glory at the 2010 Olympics.

Jason has entered the Globe and Mail’s content to be a guest photographer at the Vancouver games. (There’s a also a contest running for a guest journalist.)

You may have seen Jason’s photo work here, or in other fine establishments. He’s no hack behind the lens and you should head over to the Globe’s contest page, sign up (to vote and to have a chance at your own prizes) and help an Edmonton boy get to the big show.

The contest runs until the 22nd, at which time the top 10 vote getters will be judged (by what I can only imagine is an esteemed panel) on merit and not just Internet popularity.

Oh, and if you spot any other Edmonton and Capital Region entries, let us know.

But wait, there’s more!

Extra prizes: Jason says if you want one of his photos for yourself, he’ll be drawing names over the next 3 Saturdays. Just e-mail him at jbouwmeester@gmail.com to be included in his daily vote reminders, and the draw. Now you know why we want you to help with his dream; he’s a nice guy.

Time to (ironically?) subvert capitalism

Jeff — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:52:14 +0000

I know that Michael Moore’s new movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, isn’t actually about how great capitalism is. But it still feels like we’re doing something tricky to be giving away tickets.

A movie about capitalism and we’re going to make sure you DON’ T pay? Clearly we’re commies.

Google's #1 image for "capitalism."

We don’t have a lot of time, the movie is tonight, so let’s make this quick and easy, comrades.

If you’re on Twitter, I’ll ask you to RT a message about the movie tickets, if you’re here at the website just slap something in the comments of this post, and if you’re at our Facebook page, just “like” or comment on our link.

Everybody who does one of the preceding will be entered into a draw for 11am (again, time is tight) and we’ll hook you up with sweet, free, tickets.

Remember, the movie is TONIGHT, at 7pm (get there early) at the Westmount Shopping Centre Cinemas.

Who wants to see Green Go at the Hydeaway?

Sally — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:14 +0000

I occasionally get e-mails from record labels/PR folks letting me know that one of their bands are in town and may be of interest you guys. Most recently, it’s Guelph, Ontario’s Green Go, who are playing here tomorrow, twice – first, during the day over at Grant Mac’s back to school festivities, and then again tomorrow night at the Hydeaway, alongside Warrior Music, The Rivals and Protocol.

Now believe me, I need to fill a page as much as the next guy – but when it comes to music, I try to be as discerning as possible. Hats off to all you musicians out there, but some of you are terrible. (I can say that because I am also a musician, and sometimes, I am terrible. But let’s not make this about me). And if I go sending you guys to terrible stuff all the time, you’ll never believe me when I say anything.

My point here is that you should believe me when I say that Green Go is great. They sound kind of like a cross between the Go Team! and Electric Six. They have a song called Danger Bay, you guys. They’ve also been remixing a bunch of songs by other Canadian artists, including my favorite favorite favorites the Rural Alberta Advantage.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY – they are so pumped about their first tour out west that they’re giving us a pair of tickets for tomorrow night’s show at the Hydeaway AND and a song for you guys to download and check out.

So here’s an mp3 of Brains for Breakfast. Don’t say we never get you guys anything.

And if you would like to win the pair of tickets to tomorrow’s show, send an e-mail info@theedmontonian.com and tell us; Who the Mayor of Guelph is!

Gamer

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:41 +0000

Alright gang, it’s time for us to have a contest.

We have two double guest passes for the Thursday night showing of “Gamer,” which officially opens Friday.

Now, normally, we would give these away to two very lucky people – but since a) I think we’re all adults and can admit this movie looks like it might be a catastrophe and b) I hadn’t heard of “Gamer” until the passes fell into my hands – we’re giving one person both passes. Because the best way to enjoy a potentially terrible movie you haven’t heard of is with a posse of friends.

If you would like to win these passes and take 3 of your lucky friends to the Thursday, September 3rd showing of ”Gamer” (it’s at Empire City Centre Theatres at 9 p.m., btw) – please make up your own alternate tagline ( the real one is “Who’s Playing You?”) for this movie, and post it in the comments. We’ll throw all (read=any)of the entries into a hat and draw at the end of the day.

Also, if you win, it would be nice if you could send us an e-mail and let us know if the movie’s any good. I’m just sayin’.