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Mustache Madness: Grand Prize Trophy (In Progress) From NextFab Studios [Photo]

When Evan and his team over at NextFab Studio emailed Alex Hillman and I regarding sponsoring a prize at the Halloween bash tonight, we of course said yes. That crew produces some really great stuff, and we knew they’d come up with something awesome.

We didn’t expect it to be THIS awesome though.

Tonight’s winningest mustache will receive a giant mustache hunting trophy, carved and mounted on a plaque by the folks at NextFab. The photo above is a snapshot of NextFab Studio’s Lewis Colburn, who also sports a pretty serious bit of facial hair.

Best of luck tonight, friends. See you there. And please check out NextFab Studios’ website, and follow them on Twitter. They are awesome.

Win Tickets to The FP at the Philadelphia Film Festival [Contest]

I am a huge fan of just about anything the comes from the folks at the Alamo Drafthouse in Texas, and when I heard they were distributing the film The FP I had to check it out. The FP is one of those films that you clearly need to see it to believe it’s insane premise.

The film looks like a mixture of Mad Max and The Warriors, where people do battle using a DDR like game called Beat Beat Revelation.  It’s playing as part of the Graveyard Shift at the Philadelphia Film Festival and we are giving away a pair to tickets thanks to the PFF to check this one out tomorrow, Thursday, October 27th at 10pm at the Rave.

Want to Win? Simply leave a comment  by tomorrow at noon with why you want to check this film out and I will pick two names at random to win a pair of tickets. In the meantime check out the very NSFW trailer below. (more…)

Win Tickets to Being Elmo @ the Philadelphia Film Festival! [Contest]

Becoming Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey is the documentary about Kevin Clash, the man behind Elmo and his story of how he came from humble beginnings to be the voice of one of the most recognizable and adored characters in the world.

The film which has been touring the festival circuit to rave reviews is playing at our own Philadelphia Film Festival with an appearance of Kevin Clash himself and Elmo on October 28th at 7:30 at the Prince Music Theater.

Thanks to the folks at the Philadelphia Film Festival we are giving away two pairs of tickets to check out this great documentary. Want to win? Simply leave a comment about your favorite Jim Henson character before Thursday the 27th at midnight and I will pick two names at random to check out the screening.

Good luck and check out the trailer below!

BuyStarWarsCostumes.com $70 (x2) Store Credit Giveaway!

BuyStarWarsCostumes.com has more officially-licensed Star Wars costumes for sale than any other site on the web. I was treated to a nice X-Wing Fighter Pilot costume. I’ll be wearing it to our Mustache Madness Halloween Bash with IndyHall on the 28th at Tattooed Mom.

Why?

Because I’m one mustache way from a Biggs Darklighter costume. Behold.

There’s no shortage of all sorts of Jedi and trooper costumes for men, women, children (even toddlers). Heck, ever have the urge to dress up like Plo Koon? They can get you started. You, with the deep pockets, could be evoke me with supreme envy. Pick up an Imperial Guard Costume. Or perhaps you could don this terrifyingly authentic Darth Vader costume? What’s the best SW costume? Not sure.

There could be an innumerable amount of things we could argue regarding the Star Wars Universe. Who shot first, Han or Greedo? How much do you hate Hayden Christensen, a little bit or a lot? Why does Lucas feel the need to make more updates to his films than an angsty teen did to their journal at the height of the Xanga days? Some of these things are dependent on film revision, extended universe or just subjective opinion.

There’s one SW-related thing you can’t dispute. What can I do on the website, “BuyStarWarsCostumes.com?” As their company name might indicate, you can buy Star Wars costumes. And we want to give two of you a $70 credit toward our new favorite website to do that, just in time for Halloween. Keep in mind, they have more than just costumes, like this Wampa Floor Rug.

Enter this contest. Comment below, with a valid email address and tell me who you’d most like to dress up as from the Star Wars Universe. Before end of [business] day tomorrow, I’ll pick two random winners and put you in direct contact with a rep from BuyStarWarsCostumes.com.

Seamless Launches Craved Restaurant Awards [Giveaway!]

Our friends over at Seamless are launching the CRAVED Restaurant Awards, it’s a program that allows you the chance to honor your favorite Seamless restaurants. Nominations are currently happening and continuing through this Saturday, October 15th. Between the 16th and the 30th, you’ll be able to vote on the restaurants with the most nominations in each category.

My nominations/votes would probably go to Philly establishments such as Tiffin, Machismo and Mr. Chicken, provided their wings are as good as I remember.

To get the CRAVED Restaurant Awards their proper kick-off in Philadelphia, the folks over at Seamless are happily giving away a $20 gift code credit. In order to participate, just simply comment below with a valid email address and tell me… What Seamless restaurant would you nominate?

Comment away. I’ll be contacting a random winner at the end of this week, just in time for CRAVE Restaurant Awards voting to begin. To learn more about Seamless, the nation’s leading digital service for ordering delivery and takeout, visit their official website. They’ve got over 250 Philly restaurants listed.

Win Passes to an Advance Screening of The Thing

I am a huge fan of the The Thing and when I heard they were making a prequel I was more than just a little skeptical. But as footage and stills slowly leaked, those feelings slowly subsided and I began to look forward to the film that takes place just three days before the events of the first.

The Thing is the story of the Norwegians that first encounter the creature and the events that lead up to the beginning of the John Carpenter film. The film opens Friday, October 14th but we have 30 admit 2 passes to an advance screening Tuesday, October 11th at 7:30 PM at the Ritz Five.

Want to check the film out early? Simply comment by midnight, Friday October 7th, with your favorite alien invasion film and why. The most entertaining answers will be checking out the film thanks to Universal Pictures and your pals here at Geekadelphia.

In the meantime check out the trailer below.

 

The Misanthropes Guide To Life by Chris Turner-Neal & Meghan Rowland [Review & Giveaway!]

The Misanthropes Guide To Life reads like an excerpt out of a Larry David memoir, chock-full of sardonic, insightful commentary and situational based instances of what is commonly misconstrued as anti-social behavior. A misanthrope is defined as “one who hates mankind; a curmudgeon or a realist”.

The book aims to give fellow misanthropes a how-to guide on how to cope with a genetically hardcoded disdain for others – in a sarcastically jovial way. Considering myself a part of this demographic, I decided to absorb the book rather thoroughly while only pausing for short breaks to watch fellow misanthrope, Louie C.K.

A running concept throughout the book is essentially how to feign interest in people, a quality that some of the greatest misanthropes pride themselves on. While others on the more extreme side of the spectrum choose to avoid people entirely. The realist in most of us know that this is clearly impossible unless you happen to be the Emperor of Japan or a far eastern monarch of similar equivalence living in a randomly isolated sacred compound.

Misanthropes envy that level of isolation and solitude but can take solace in the guidance of the co-author, Philadelphia’s own Chris Turner-Neal. Neal addresses everyday contradictions for misanthropes like how to engage socially as well as deal with having and maintaining friends when you’d clearly prefer solitary confinement in your bedroom. These are the societal burdens of a common misanthrope and Neal’s writing is clearly at it’s best when dipping into elements of observational black comedy while seeming almost borderline ostentatious.

Another common theme of the misanthrope is social ethics. Neal and co-author Meghan Rowland touch on awkward, social-assassin-esque situations like “the courtesy wave: a vehicular acknowledgment” and focus on advanced defense mechanisms for how to avoid uncomfortable scenarios with strangers, colleagues or family. The authors argue that even though misanthropes are commonly misconstrued as the “anti-social” members of society, they are in fact superior at grasping situational ethics whereas “normal people” cannot.

However, beyond the American Psycho references, witty anecdotes, sarcastic one-liner quips and irrational suggestions (“just taze ‘em” was once proposed as a viable solution in the book), the authors actually sometimes make valid observational points from a logical perspective. Neal and Rowland also openly poke fun at themselves by insinuating that being a writer is an ideal profession, as you are essentially predisposed to being or becoming a misanthrope.

They even take aim at blogging as a misanthropic profession, claiming that it is “the act of sharing your ideas in silence – an obvious defense mechanism for misanthropes”. Although they stopped short of saying IT professional, it was already blatantly obvious that I was a misanthrope after finishing this book. I urge you to find your inner misanthrope and take isolated comfort in some of these anti-social inspired truths. And remember – keep your friends close but your defense mechanisms closer!

Want to win yourself a copy of  The Misanthropes Guide To Life? Leave a comment about your favorite anti-social character, fictional or real, and we’ll select one of you at random sometime next week.

Stroehmann’s Lets You Get Your Sandwich On, Design a Sandwich for a Chance to Go to Phillies’ Spring Training

As anyone who has ever experienced the gastronomic delight known as The Schmitter will be quick to point out, the food at Citizen’s Bank Park is tremendous. I’d say it’s a home run, but if I did the cliché police would come after me.

Watching baseball whilst chomping down on a delicious/possibly artery hardening sandwich is every American’s birthright. Realizing this, Stroehmann Bakeries’ have started the Sandwich Slamm. Through September 30th, fans of the Fightins have the opportunity to get their Dagwood-Bumstead-on by creating elaborate sandwiches using Stroehmann bread then uploading pictures of the resulting culinary creations to the company’s Facebook page.

The contest has been running since last month, with a prize pack of four Phillies tickets being given out to a winner each week. A grand prize of tickets to see the Phillies’ spring training in Clearwater, Florida next March will be awarded at the end of the competition.

If the winners so far — including a jaw-dropping concoction that recreates the Phillie Phanatic in lettuce — are any indication, entrants have their work cut out for them.

This is a town that loves its food, so whaddya say Geekadelphians? Do you have what it takes to win it all? If so, grab yourself somebread, some meats, condiments aplenty and go to town Top Chef-style. Visit the company’s Facebook page for more information on how to enter.

Grandpa Stroehmann would have wanted it that way.

Win Passes to an Advance Screening of Dream House [Contest]

Halloween is just around the corner and Hollywood is starting the season up with the Daniel Craig haunted house thriller Dream House.  The film looks to put a different spin on the all too familiar story of family who recently moves into a house with a sordid past.

While I would normally scoff at the premise, after Insidious I think there still might be some room to tell a new story in this specific genre. Not too mention a $60 million budget and a cast that includes Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, this doesn’t look like your run of the mill haunted house tale.

The film hits theaters Friday September 30th, and we have 30 admit two passes for a screening next Thursday, September 29th at 10pm at the Rave. Want to win a pass? Simply comment with you favorite haunted house film and why, and the top 30 by Wednesday September 28th will be checking the film out a day early!

In the meantime check out the trailer below.

Be the Mayor of Le Méridien and Win a Fabulous Lilly Pulitzer Scarf

This is a message to all you fashionistas, fashion geeks, lovers of good clothing/style and generally you guys and gals who don’t have an entire wardrobe based on Threadless/Woot! Shirt tees with geeky obscure references.

There’s currently a pretty sweet foursquare promotion running right now. The promo ties together the fabulously elegant Le Méridien hotel, upscale clothing brand Lilly Pulitzer and VisitPhilly’s With Love, Philadelphia XOXO campaign. Tied together how per se? Well, the gorgeous XOXO scarf from Lilly Pulitzer (featured above, valued at $118) is the grand prize.

Eligibility? Simple, be the mayor by October 26th. You’ve got nearly two months to check into the hotel. Book hotel stays or simply check in when you swing by to dine atAmuse or Le Bar at Amuse.

New Local Publisher Working on Anthology, Hosting Short Story Contest

Hey, Philadelphia area writers!

WragsInk, a new indie publisher based here in Philly, is putting together an anthology full of short stories written by local writers. They’ve already published two books, one of which (The Z Word by Dennis Finocchiaro) we reviewed here on the blog. The same guy behind that zombie title will be editing the anthology.

The plan to get folks into the book? They’re hosting a writing contest. First prize is $50, while two runners-up will get $25 each. Those three winners will “automatically be included in the upcoming anthology, slated to come out at the end of the year.”

What if you don’t win the three prizes? You can still be featured in the book. According to WragsInk, “any other short stories selected to be included in the anthology will receive an author’s copy of the book and will be invited to take part in public readings of your work at some of the many local events run by WragsInk.”

To get all the details, visit WragsInk’s official website. The deadline for submissions / the contest is October 31st. Winners will be notified via phone by November 15th.

Get writing!

Win a Philadelphia Fright Fearcation from FEARNet

Did you know that Philadelphia is considered one of the most haunted cities in the United States? Well, with places like Eastern State Penitentiary and The Edgar Allan Poe House, would you deny it?

FEARnet knows this, and is running a contest to send two winners on a “Philadelphia Fright” fearcation. The web’s #1 genre site, is giving it’s fans a hauntingly good trip through the city of brotherly love. (more…)

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