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CD Contest winner

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Wow it was tough… (and it only took a week) but the winner is…

A THREE WAY TIE!!!

(Wow. Like, who didn’t see THAT ONE coming?)

I was waiting to hear FROM my good pal, Jon… who came through for me and got three more copies of The Reasons for Christmas Project.

The Reasons for Christmas Project - Various Artists $14.00

Congratz to Jack, Toxiclabrat, and CrazyTracy… WOOHOO!!!!

There’s a page up with all sorts of buttons and stuff to link to the Reasons for Christmas Project.

It’s for a worthy charity called PATH which help homeless families get back on their feet…(You know, those down-on-their-luck types we don’t like to think about during the holidays?)
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Murdering cranky neighbors now legal in Galveston

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Durst not guilty in neighbor’s murder

I knew something was up when the jurors were taking too long to deliberate.

Sure he admitted to killing Morris Black, and chopping up his body in a blind panic…

Obviously this was a case of a very cocky prosecutor’s office, who was sure they were getting him on 1st degree murder and didn’t bother charging him with anything else.

Johnny Cochran, Robert Shapiro and O.J. Simpson were unavailable for comment at the time of this post.

However, with the strange disappearance of his wife in 1982, and being a suspect of two murders in California… I somehow don’t think we’ll be hearing the last of Robert Durst.

God, I hope he doesn’t move to the Poconos.
I sleep with one eye open as it is.

The polls are closed

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I’ve closed the comments for the contest…

I’ve got a couple of great submissions FROM Jack, Toxiclabrat, and Crazy Tracy
(Kare is unfortunately ineligible, since after all she owns the diary site in question… but has been a really good sport through all of it.).

    Somehow, I thought it would be a no-brainer, but I’m really stuck.
    Q: “What is a bhoomi-bhoomi?” 

  • Jack – “An indian word for Mother Earth” (the running gag that followed was priceless)
  • Toxiclabrat – “Man, I thought it was a white version of Bling..Bling..”
  • Crazy Tracy – “It’s lesbian sex, using a dildo, a cordless drill and a sit-and-spin.”

I need some help… people.
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New contest – Win a music CD

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Allrighty!

It’s time for some good, clean, wholesome fun…
I need an excuse not to post for a few days, and what better way to do this than to run a contest?

Give me your best answer for this:
“What is a bhoomi-bhoomi?”

My original guess was either “Pikachu’s illegitimate half-brother FROM Nigeria”, or “a new creative way to describe a baby with gas”… but they were both wrong, and I don’t have the nerve to ask the owner. So let’s make something up, kiddies!

The Reasons for Christmas ProjectThe winner gets a copy of The Reasons for Christmas Project.
A compilation of great songs by various artists in the Poconos for a worthy charity.

Use the comments, email me, or ping me…
Deadline is Monday night at 8PM.

Merry Christmas!

Posted on by Eric Brooks

Yeah, yeah… I know I’m a little behind the times.

(Well, at least in the advertising world, I am. Usually, they have all of their Holiday ads and promotions done by mid-July.)

The Reasons for Christmas Project – Still a work in progress. There’s going to be a major media blitz FROM State Rep. Kelly Lewis’ office any day now, so I’m working day and night to get this sucker out the door with the help of his aide Jon Jorgenson (who’s one cool mofo, I gotta tell you…. and I’m not just saying that because he visits my site, and is most likely reading this.) :0)

Of course the main objective of the site is to raise funds and awareness of PATH (Pocono Area Transitional Housing).

An all-star lineup of world-class musicians FROM the Poconos recorded the CD (We already covered Bob Dorough here. Did you know Phil Woods was the saxophone player on Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are”? And he’s won several grammys for his jazz recordings? Neither did I. Well, I’m an moron… what’s YOUR excuse?)
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Hardest working man in Web Bidness

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Man… I don’t know how James Brown does it, but I am FRIGGIN EXHAUSTED!!!

No newsletter this month. Too busy.

  • With all of the Hype of the Durst trial, Matt Birkbeck was on Court TV, and needed the Deadly Secret site spruced up, and really hyping the book being out on paperback now.

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    Dial "D" for "Durst"

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    He kinda looks like "Mr. Roper" in this pic, doesn't he?
    Murder defendant Robert Durst has a light moment during a break in his trial in Galveston, Texas, Monday, Sept. 22, 2003. Durst is accused of killing his neighbor Morris Black, then dismembering the body and throwing body pieces INTO Galveston Bay in September 2001. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

    I’ve been getting a lot of search engine activity on “ROBERT DURST” lately. Of course it’s no small wonder as it’s front page news in NYC, PA and Texas. For the loose stragglers on the web, let me get you up to speed:

    • The Case of Robert Durst – Galveston Daily News
    • Attorneys: Durst Killed Out of Fear – Associated Press
    • All about millionaire murderer Robert Durst – Crime Library

    Readers Digest version: After his wife’s disappearance, Millionaire New York Real Estate heir Robert Durst flees the unwanted media attention, posing himself as a mute elderly woman. Becomes a suspect as neighbor Morris Black’s body parts are found floating in Galveston Bay. After jumping bail, Durst is arrested for shoplifting in Pennsylvania six weeks later.

    Matt Birkbeck: A deadly ecret A Deadly Secret: The strange disappearance of Kathie Durst – By Matt Birkbeck – Former Pocono Record Columnist untangles this intriguing tale for People Magazine. It takes place 20 years before Black’s murder, and I recommend the book highly for some insight to Robert Durst and what started it all… It’s also been uncovered on the site that more murders in Northern California is being investigated with ties to Durst. The plot sickens.

    … and I’m not saying all this and plugging the book just because I was part of the design team who put the site together for Matt.

    I’m proud to be a part of it all.

    Uhm, I meant the web project, not the murders… you knew that’s what I meant, right?

    EricBrooks.Com® – Where we believe ALL people are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law… no matter how painfully friggin’ obvious this one is!

    Stress-Man hits the big time

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    I use mascots all over my site. They host different sections here.

    Bozilla the Clown makes a cameo here every once in a while and will host my 3D Theatre one of these days. The heavy metal goddess, Randi can be found in my newsletter section. And you see my main dude, CyberPal all over the site.
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    Political Merry-Go-Round

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    Unfortunately, we had last-minute commitments, so we were unable to make the forum meeting on Saturday…

    Jason Farmer/Pocono Record

    Natiah Arrick, left, and Evangeline St. Rose hold up signs at the real estate forum at East Stroudsburg University on Saturday.

    Jason Farmer/Pocono Record

    However… just like the last time you opened the doors to so many victims, there was a hot time in the old town tonight!

    Tempers flare as forum hits nerves
    By DAVID PIERCE
    Pocono Record Writer
    dpierce@poconorecord.com
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