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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Connect Four Splash

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When two bros go head to head playing Connect Four — the loser pays the price by getting a frozen bucket of ice water over the head for every round they lose.  Who will be the victor and will the frozen ice water impact their game?

THE 411

What: Connect Four Splash

How to play: three rounds of the classic board game Connect Four

Penalty: loser must endure an ice cold bucket of water thrown at them for each round lost

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

Prepare yourself — ice water is cold!  But, why not turn this into an awesome party game???

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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Crystal Pepsi Mixed Drinks

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Does Crystal Pepsi make a good mix with alcohol?  Jersey Joe heads to O’Hara’s Downtown in Jersey City, New Jersey with a taste test challenge!

Crystal Pepsi was originally released after a flashy Super Bowl ad in 1993.  Sales were poor and the beverage was gone in less than a year.  Since then, it has almost gained cult status, and after a social media campaign returned to stores in August for an 8 week run.

THE 411

Name: Crystal Pepsi

What: clear cola reintroduced for a limited time only

Mixed with: rum, vodka, orange vodka

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

It’s really great that the Pepsi corporation has brought this classic soft drink back.  Let me know if you find any other great mixes with Crystal Pepsi.  However, you have to act fast… it’s only back on shelves for a limited time only.  It could go back into the vault for another 20 years!

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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Year 6 Round Up

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Jersey Joe has new information on several blogs from the past season.

 

THE 411

Name: Kicking Back with Jersey Joe

What: weekly blog on beenandgoing.com & show on Youtube

Time: new editions post Thursday at Noon Eastern / 9am Pacific

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

Thanks again for all your support and for checking out my blog.  I love how we get to chat like this each week.  As always, feel free to comment below each post or reach out to me on twitter @jerseyjoe50

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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] Recap: Blizzard 2016

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Blizzard 2016 is now over and left New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey buried in over 2 feet of snow, nearly smashing a record.  Jersey Joe took his camera out for a live show in the heart of the blizzard and brings you the highlights in this special episode of his video blog web show.

The blizzard left New York City with 26.8 inches of snow, just 0.1 inch shy of the all time record that was set in February 2006.  A travel ban went into effect and all above ground subway and train service was halted at 2pm Saturday, ahead of the heart of the storm.  Mass transit is set to resume full service on Monday, January 25th, while airports have already reopened earlier in the day on Sunday.

THE 411

What: blizzard 2016

Storm name: Jonas

Total snowfall: New York City – 26.8 inches

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:

Always use your head when a storm approaches.  Stock up with the appropriate supplies you need, sit at home, and wait it out.  Only venture out if the conditions are safe.  While I had scaffolding and large buildings to shield under, when the snow starts whipping — those ice pellets really hurt!

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[Kicking Back with Jersey Joe] ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Fails

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Have you been called out yet to take the ALS ice bucket challenge?  It’s the new in-thing sweeping across social media.  Everyone from athletes to celebrities are recording videos of themselves dumping an ice cold bucket of water over their heads to raise funds to fight Lou Gehrig’s Disease.  While the whole thing is based on good intentions, but some of these videos don’t go so well.

 

YouTube has been flooded with videos of people taking the challenge.  Many have tried to one up another by having fire trucks or even helicopters dump the water on them.  As you can imagine, not all of these stunts go as planned.  Even the basic dumping of water from a bucket has had a few hilarious consequences.  Let’s take a look at some of the ALS ice bucket challenge fails…

 

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Lou Gehrig’s Disease, known as ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a motor neuron disease, which caused the person affected to lose basic motor control.  It causes muscle weakness, trouble speaking, trouble swallowing, and trouble breathing.  Most people affected usually die from the disease in about 39 months.  More than 5,600 are diagnosed in the United States every year and it affects 2 out of every 100,000 people.

 

The ice bucket challenge is designed to raise funds for research against the disease.  The challenge has so far raised $41.8 million in donations from July 28 – August 21.  They raised $10 million on August 21st alone!  The fundraiser is smashing all kinds of records.  (ALS earned $63 million in donations for all of 2013) and continues to grow.

 

THE 411

 

Name: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

 

What: viral video campaign to raise funds for Lou Gehrig’s Disease research

 

Suggested cost: $10 if you dump the bucket of ice, $100 if not

 

Time: participants challenged are to complete their challenge within 24 hours

 

JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS

 

The ice bucket challenge is a great idea, but I just hope that it doesn’t take away from other charitable organizations that are trying to raise funds.  Whether you choose to participate or not, charitable donation is up to the individual giver.  It’s up to you – where you decide your money goes.