How to Connect with People via Social Media. A Conversation At Regis College.

These are notes from a conversation I had with Communication students at Regis College on March 27, 2015 about how to connect with people via social media.

Heading to @JimArmstrongWBZ's class at Regis College to talk with students about using social media as means to connect people.

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 27, 2015

We talked about how I got started sharing stories, and how that developed into meeting people, and working with brands and destinations.

SHARING

I'm here.

Heading to @JimArmstrongWBZ's class at Regis College to talk with students about using social media as means to connect people.

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 27, 2015

People RETWETED my Instagram.



I met three students.

Who are they?

So going in to the class, I now had connections with three of the students. They got extra points for interacting with me.

Take a look at their twitter bios. Do they tell me enough about themselves to help my decision whether to follow them back? A blank bio does not help.

ADD DESCRIPTION TO YOUR TWITTER BIO

The lesson here, tell me about yourself in your twitter bio.

ADD A LINK TO A SITE THAT TELLS ME ABOUT YOU

Ex: AboutMe.com

Here's what my twitter profile looks like.



Here's my about.me page: about.me/stevegarfield

Boston! Media Room at Regis College. pic.twitter.com/pCAiIyJJHc

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 27, 2015

I STARTED BLOGGING IN 1997, Before BLOGGING



Steve Garfield Started Blogging on November 18, 1997 for the Karlson and McKenzie Morning radio show in Boston.

Karlson and McKenzie - PUT IN THE HOURS and WORK. FOLLOW YOUR PASSION.

I used to wake up at 3 AM to get into Boston at 3:30 to pull news stories, write jokes, and arrange guests for this morning radio show. Then at the end of the show at 9:30, I'd drive out to Framingham to work my regular 10 - 7 job.

It takes work to invest in following your interests. I loved radio and was a College and community DJ, and wanted to work in a professional radio station. I made it happen by hard work and long hours.

I WROTE JOKES FOR JAY LENO

One time a local comedian took a look at the jokes I was writing and said that I should be writing for Jay Leno.

I asked him, "How would I do that?"

He explained that Jay have what's called Fax Joke Writers, and you were required to send in 10 jokes a day via Fax. If Jay chose to use one on the monologue, you'd get paid. He made the introductions, and I signed a contract.

One of the jokes Jay used was this one:

President Clinton was greeted by rioting citizens in Greece, who set fire to local stores.

CLINTON WAS OVERHEARD AS SAYING, "THOSE GREECE FIRES ARE HARD TO PUT OUT."

VIDEO

VIDEO + BLOGGING = VIDEO BLOGGING 1/1/2004

In January of 2004 I branched out and started a video blog. I combined two things to make a new thing. This time it was VIDEO + BLOGGING.

It started as an experiment to figure out how to put video on a blog. I called it Steve Garfield's Video Blog and used it to learn, teach, and experiment with putting video online.

TEACHING and SHARING

As I learned more about how to put video online and share, I taught others how to do it in blog posts, class lectures at local colleges, and conferences.

JIMMY FALLON BEHIND THE SCENES



HELPING WITH COMMENTS

IT STARTED WITH A COMMENT ON HIS VIDEO BLOG

When Jimmy Fallon was planning his Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show, he started a video blog, I made a helpful comment on his first post, he replied, then he asked for video, and I sent one in, and he shared it.

Our video blog posts.

CES



Then we met at CES and I interviewed him and his producer. Those interviews needed up in my book about video, Get Seen.

GET SEEN



Jimmy wrote the blurb on my book, Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business (New Rules Social Media Series):

"Steve Garfield is hilariously awesome. He gave us timely advice when we started our videoblog, and now he's put that advice and more into this ridiculously thorough guide."—JIMMY FALLON, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

THEY SEND ME CARS TO REVIEW



Car reviews on my blog.

SXSW ALL HAT and CHEVY

Chevy handled the sponsorship in a really great way, they got up to the microphone and said: "Hi everybody. We're Chevy and sponsoring this event, just wanted to say that we hope everybody has a great time."

I cheered that. When you're at SXSW, and, brands are just bombarding you with requests to pay attention, Chevy understands that by just being there, and available, is the best way to make a good impression. They also had a presence by placing their cars in front to the convention center each day, and by offering people free rides. I ended up having a nice chat with a few Chevy representatives.

A HISTORY OF TECH REVIEWS

Tech reviews on my blog. Actual hands-on reviews of products. The blog is a good place to have a record of everything I've written.

THE SUPER BOWL as a #VIPwithGMC

Most recently, GMC sent my wife and I to the Super Bowl as guests #VIPwithGMC.



I love it when a plan comes together. My three words for 2015 are Play, Fun, and Surprise.

In my New Year's resolution post, I put it out there that Carol and I would be interested in traveling more and sharing our experiences via social media in real time.

Well, that's what GMC was looking for when they selected us to take this trip. I think it also helped that I'm a big Patriots and auto fan, having reviewed GM cars in the past. ;-)

I followed up on twitter, to ask specifically why we were chosen for the trip and Craig Daitch replied with this tweet:

Hi @craigdaitch Brian told me that you suggested me for #VIPwithGMC. People keep asking me how that happened. I'd love to hear more. ;-)

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 25, 2015

@stevegarfield the three r's of influencer outreach: reputation, reach, and relevance. 😉 I hope you enjoyed the time spent with GMC!

— Craig Daitch (@CraigDaitch) March 25, 2015

GOOD TIMES
The students liked the time I spent with them as much as I did.

@stevegarfield has the coolest job EVER!! I want to have a job like that 😩 pic.twitter.com/u6fMjeTerE

— Amanda Aryeetey (@AmandaAseye) March 27, 2015

Every single class I have with @JimArmstrongWBZ inspires me to do something great with my life. 😍 I am very grateful!

— Amanda Aryeetey (@AmandaAseye) March 27, 2015

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING

START NOW

THINK GIVE FIRST, THEN GET

SHOW PEOPLE WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE

PUT IN THE TIME AND WORK HARD

BE INTERESTED IN PEOPLE AND ENGAGE ONLINE

Fred Wilson says archives are key feature of live video streaming apps

@FredWilson says archives are key feature of live video streaming apps (like @AppMeerkat, @YouNow, @PeriscopeCo); in order to reach largest user base, apps should allow 'watch later' functionality in notifications for new streams; allows user personal archive selection in addition to public/'following' archives - Link

Up Periscope. Spending a Day with the iPhone's Newest Live Streaming App.

Twitter's Periscope Is Now Available in the App Store

Get Periscope. Get it via this link!

@LeanEntropy Twitter sharing will be available in a couple hours. App was discovered a few hours earlier than we would have hoped :)

— Periscope (@periscopeco) March 26, 2015

Description
Periscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers who can join, comment and send you hearts in real time. The more hearts you get, the higher they flutter on the screen.

Other features:
[+] REPLAY: When your broadcast is over, you can make it available for replay so viewers can watch later. Viewers can replay your broadcast with comments and hearts to relive the full experience. Replays currently last 24 hours. You can delete your replay at any time.
[+] PRIVATE: If you want to broadcast to specific people, press the lock icon before going live and choose who you want to invite to your broadcast.
[+] TWITTER: You can choose to share your Periscope broadcasts on Twitter by tapping the bird icon before you start broadcasting. When you go live, you’ll tweet a link so that your Twitter followers can watch on the web (or in the app)
[+] MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS: Periscope will suggest people for you to follow based on your Twitter network. You can always follow new people, or unfollow them if you don’t want to be notified when they go live. You can also adjust notification preferences in Periscope Settings (in Profile)
[+] HEARTS: Periscope keeps track of how many hearts you get from your viewers. The more hearts, the higher you get in the “Most Loved” list.

via Twitter’s Meerkat-Killer Livestreaming App Just Went Live

There will be room for two apps.

Some early feedback from me.

@periscopeco can you change user names in chat from gray to black?

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 26, 2015

@periscopeco in the list of people who are alive, can you include the username so we know who is streaming?

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 26, 2015

@periscopeco can you leave chat comments up on the screen longer, and give us a way to review old chat comments?

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 26, 2015

And put a visible icon on the screen, to switch the camera.

Thanks!

Also read: Up Periscope. Spending a Day with the iPhone's Newest Live Streaming App.

You Can Embed Video from the Game of Thrones Facebook Page on Your Blog

Oh look, in addition to sharing your own video on the web, you can share other public videos.



Click the CHEVRON (∨) on the top right, then SELECT EMBED VIDEO. Copy the EMBED code and paste it on your blog.

Here it is.

Cool.

25 days.Rally the realm. Watch a new clip from #GoTSeason5.

Posted by Game of Thrones on Wednesday, March 18, 2015

You can shoot and share video on Twitter, from the app, then embed it elsewhere.

Did you guys know that you can shoot video and share it on Twitter, from the app? pic.twitter.com/Du3C82nnfb

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 25, 2015

You Can Now Embed Facebook Video Outside of Facebook

Here's my Facebook video:

At the F8 Facebook Developer's Conference I just heard about a new feature that let's me embed Facebook videos elsewhere, this is a test of that. Starting with this Facebook video.

Posted by Steve Garfield on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

To Embed Facebook Video Outside of Facebook, here are the steps:

1. Upload Video to Facebook
2. Click on the PERMALINK of the Facebook post that has the video in it.
3. Click OPTIONS
4 Click EMBED VIDEO



5. COPY the embed code and PASTE it on your site



Additionally: EMBED VIDEO is also available from the Video's page in your Album.



This just in:

Embedded Video Player information from Facebook.

You Can Stream Live Video from an iPhone to an Xfinity X1 Box

This article explains how to use the 'Share by Comcast Labs' app for XFINITY on the X1 Entertainment Operating System: X1: Using the Share by Comcast Labs App.



Note: Xfinity Triple Play is required

I tried this, and tested out live streaming to my home Xfinity X1 box. You can also stream to others if you have their phone number or Comcast email.



I had to turn on notifications on the X1 box first, then when I started streaming from the iPhone, I accepted the live stream invite and watched.

It's easy.

I'm testing live streaming from my iPhone to a Comcast Xfinity X1 box. It works. pic.twitter.com/o5HuaExeJE

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 25, 2015

Image: Streaming an image of my TV, Streaming an image of my TV, Streaming an image of my TV, ...

Some feedback:

Keep in mind this is a Beta release and lots of new features are planned.

Right now the app uses the back camera, it needs to add front facing camera.

I want to stream to multiple people at a time and have a show. ;-)

This could be the new public access TV.

It would be cool if there was a guide for people who are publicly live sharing. Do away with burdening the live streamer having to add email addresses.

Comcast is thinking too much about privacy and security.

Give me a SG TV page to stream live so that anyone can watch, on TV or the web.

Connecting with the people of TV news using Meerkat and Twitter

|REPLAY| Live traffic and an interview with writer @beverettfox25 #katch #meerkat @JulieGrauert http://t.co/WV2x3Ji9nW

— #katch (@katchkats) March 24, 2015

Some @NarrativeClip Moments captured at #SXSW

See the moments.



I saw @RaulColon @mayhemstudios @Chari_S @joshua and @socialjulio

Top Meerkat Streams | TOP 100

Top Meerkat Streams | TOP 100

Best. Meerkast. Ever. Brian Stelter at CNN

#katch is the record button for Meerkat

Katch Kats: "Record Meerkats with one tweet! The #katch hashtag sends you an automagic YouTube link when the stream ends. (Processing time varies) ❤️ @seenco"

They tested their system on my morning Meerkast walk around Jamaica Pond.

|REPLAY| Walking Jamaica Pond in Boston. #meerkat #katch @stevegarfield http://t.co/NCNxaLNIcb

— #katch (@katchkats) March 22, 2015

It's funny because in the Meerkast, Someone asks me about this, and I reply that I ewouldn't want someone taking my content and making money off ads.

But, once my stream ended and I saved it, only 3 minutes of it was saved, and Katch Kats saved the whole thing on YouTube for me, so I was happy about that. Plus, it saved me the effort of having to upload to YouTube.

I'll give them credit for jumping in and doing this.

I'm Publishing Stories about Meerkat on Medium

Read all my Medium stories here.

The Road to SXSW 2015 with me and CC Chapman​ on Meerkat and G+ Hangouts On Air

Watch the archive of me and CC Chapman talk about things to do at SXSW 2015 on Monday March 16th.

See what I did there?

YouTube Archive:


Excerpt of the Meerkat stream:




CC joined me on G+ and we also streamed live on Meerkat, because it's the thing to do.

CC and I shared tips for SXSW and our top picks for daytime sessions and events, and evening events and parties. We've been to SXSW for more years than we can remember, so we know stuff.
This was the promo:

The Road to SXSW 2015 with me and Raul Colon​ on Meerkat and G+ Hangouts On Air

Raul Colon​ and I chatted about The Road to SXSW 2015 3/7 at 2:00 ET.



The Pre-Show was at 1:30 ET.

Streamed 'The Road to SXSW' G+ Hangout On Air with @rj_c on @AppMeerkat pic.twitter.com/E2KIU7vv6d

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 7, 2015

Image: Meerkat Screenshot

A TWO PERSON TALK SHOW ON MEERKAT via G+
I started up the live stream on both Meerkat and G+, and brought Raul on as a guest on G+. Then I pointed the iPhone, runningMeerkat, at the G+ Hangout, and we now were broadcasting a two person talk show on Meerkat, with me in Boston and Raul in Puerto Rico.

As you can see from the image we had 51 watching on Meerkat. That got up to a high of 66. Amazing. Over on G+ we had 1 viewer. This shows the power of the new platform to easily bring in viewers.

We gave tips and talked about sessions, events, and parties for SXSW days 3/14 and 3/15.

It was a great experience.

ARCHIVED VIDEOS
Here's the YouTube Archive:

Also on YouTube.



Below is the Meerkat archive, uploaded to YouTube, with BONUS post-show chat.

In it I showed Raul what the Meerkat screen looked like when streaming:

Here is @stevegarfield giving me a quick tutorial on @AppMeerkat #PreSXSW pic.twitter.com/pMdxK3Q32j

— Raul Colon (@rj_c) March 8, 2015

Image: Meerkat Screen

MEERKAT ARCHIVED VIDEO:

The Road to SXSW with Raul Colon and me on Meerkat: http://t.co/UwYpS8ViqL via @YouTube

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 7, 2015

Watching @keyinfluencer stream live on @AppMeerkat while driving past Turner in Atlanta

Watching @keyinfluencer stream live on @AppMeerkat while driving past Turner in Atlanta was awesome. cc https://t.co/9E4RueGZ36

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) March 1, 2015

Crazy times.

I know we've done this before, but this time with Meerkat if feels faster, more connected, and easier.

Baguette French Toast Bake

I Am Not Spock, I Am Spock

Leonard Nimoy and the lasting dignity of being Spock.

Leonard Nimoy, who died Friday morning at 83 from obstructive pulmonary disease, also struggled for a while with the notion that no matter what else he did in his life and career (acting, directing, reciting “Desiderata”), he would always be Mr. Spock, the logically driven Vulcan he first played in the original “Star Trek” TV series nearly 50 years ago.
 
His first memoir was titled “I Am Not Spock.” Twenty years later (once the “Star Trek” movie franchise had validated his and his co-stars’ work and legitimized Trekdom for all) he wrote a second memoir, titled “I Am Spock.”

These books are going to get a lot more reads now.

Rest in Peace Leonard Nimoy.

Meerkat: Tweet Live Video from an iPhone.

Meerkat. Tweet Live Video.

LAUNCH Ticker reports:

Twitter-centric live video streaming app Meerkat launches on iOS; when user begins streaming, Twitter followers are notified & can click/tap through to view; followers w/ Meerkat installed get push notifications & can chat w/ other watchers; videos can be saved to phone but are not preserved by app

Just tried this out.

Very easy to get started live streaming.

When you start a live stream, it tweets out a link to your followers for you.

@stevegarfield Hi

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) February 28, 2015

Oh but look, when you chat from the Meerkat iPhone app, each chat message gets sent out as a tweet.

Hi. ;-)

The interface looks like this on my iPhone:



...and it looks like this to viewers watching on a browser.



There's a 21 second delay.

The image on my iPhone is a nice tall rectangle in portrait mode, but when looking at the stream in a browser, it's a square.

Weird.

UPDATE - Asked on twitter and answered:

@stevegarfield there is some variability across browsers for our V1. Try watching on Safari instead :)

— Ryan Cooley (@ryanpcooley) February 28, 2015

Your live stream does not get saved online, but you can save it to your camera roll.

Here's my live stream, uploaded to YouTube.



Audio here is not in sync. I wonder if the live stream was out of sync too.

iRig Mic HD. A digital microphone for your iPhone 6/6+

iRig Mic HD.



I had the analog version of this mic, and it did a great job for me over the years. No battery required and an easy connection with nothing to worry about. Until the audio quality failed on me on a recent trip.

So I decided to try this digital version of the iRig Mic which plugs into the digital input on iPhone 6, allowing me to plug headphones into the headphone jack of the iPhone. This let monitor audio quality in real time. I really did miss being able to do that with the old version of the mic.


Specs:
iRig Mic HD sports a 24-bit audiophile-grade A/D converter, a 44.1/48 kHz sampling rate and a low-noise/high-definition pre-amp.

- Affordable handheld digital condenser microphone for capturing audio on the go
- Plugs directly into the digital input on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac/PC via its included 1.5m (59”) Lightning and USB cables
- High-quality 24-bit, audiophile-grade A/D converter
- 44.1 - 48 kHz sampling rate
- Gain control with mutlicolor LED indicator
- Handheld design — also compatible with standard mic stands
- App/software bundle*, mic clip and carry bag included
- iRig Recorder, VocaLive and AmpliTube (iOS & Mac/PC versions) included
- Available in black or in an exclusive silver version (only available at the Apple Store)
- 30-pin cable available separately

Apps:
iRig MIC HD comes with a full suite of apps that let you start processing and editing vocals (or any other audio source) straight out of the box. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users will enjoy: VocaLive FREE*, a real-time vocal effects processing and multitrack recorder app. iRig Recorder FREE*, a professional field recording and audio processing app. And AmpliTube FREE*, a recording and studio app that features stunningly realistic virtual models of some of the most desirable amps, cabinets and stompboxes of all time. iRig Mic HD also comes with the free version of AmpliTube for Mac and PC and many other powerful IK apps.

My test, recorded with VocaLive FREE, uploaded to Soundcloud.



Next test will be with iRig Recorder.

Recorded with iRig Recorder FREE, Uploaded at 192 kbps .m4a (stereo):


Oops. iRig Recorder Editing is an upgrade:


iRig Recorder Multiple upload quality formats:


Oops. Uploading a WAV file is an upgrade with iRig Recorder:



QUESTION: What App do you use to record AUDIO on an iPhone?

VocaLive:


VocaLive Filesharing:


I shared to Soundcloud. You have to sign in under the settings with a Soundclud username/password.

VocaLive Reverb:


Fun to play with.

Buy on Amazon.com (affiliate link):

IK Multimedia iRig Mic HD high-definition handheld microphone for iPhone iPad and Mac

Mercedes-Benz of Burlington - Front Page Boston Globe

Luxury car dealers boost showroom amenities. Features Mercedes-Benz of Burlington. By Callum Borchers GLOBE STAFF FEBRUARY 25, 2015

At dealer Bernie Moreno’s Mercedes-Benz of Burlington, for instance, the cafe is next to a salon where customers can get free manicures and hair styling while their cars are in the shop. If routine maintenance is not done in 45 minutes, that work is free, too.

“If we can deliver value and speed — plus the experience — and the price difference is minimal, then the client comes back for everything, which is what we want,” (Bernie) Moreno said. “We want them to get used to coming here for anything that has to do with their car.”

It's exciting to see one of the companies that I have a financial interest in, featured on the front page of The Boston Globe.

Let me know if you are in the market for a new or certified pre-owned car, and I'll be happy to introduce you someone who can take care of you and give you a fair deal.

Now You Can SAVE Your Snapchat Story

Wow.

Snapchat added a button that allows you to save your story, to your camera roll.

Now Snapchat is one of the easiest, real-time story telling tools around.

Twitter Video, It's 30 Seconds.

I wanted to test out Twitter video to see how it might work for reporting.

I initially thought that it could hold 18 minutes of viddeo, but found out with this test that it only supports 30 seconds.

Valentine's Day Blizzard of 2015 visit to Wegmans in Chestnut Hill, Mass. cc @cc_chapman pic.twitter.com/oozIEdPErV

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) February 14, 2015

Very cool.

If I wanted a longer report, I'd have to put together a series of twitter video posts. A twitter video storm?

A viewer tweeted in that you can minimize the video, and it still plays, while you are scrolling through twitter posts.

Cool! Minimize Twitter video in iOS app while it's playing. See little @stevegarfield in the bottom right corner? pic.twitter.com/B3PXhoRCln

— Jon Moss (@JonFMoss) February 14, 2015

Thanks Jon.

My Super Bowl - NFL Experience

As part of our trip with GMC to the Super Bowl, we went to the NFL experience.

I've been to the baseball Hall of Fame, and the NFL Experience is even better for kids. There's lots of stuff for them to do there, and we ended up doing a lot of it.

There was an exhibit where you could see how footballs got stitched up, and we examined these super bowl footballs very carefully.

We found these fans from New England, bring these GRONK signs to all the games, and they brought them down to the NFL Experience. We borrowed them for a second.

This guy drew my caricature, and I think it came out pretty well.

They also had a green screen where they could take a picture you, and then put it on the front about Madden NFL game. This one was fun.

We also grab some patriots Snickers Patriots candy.

Outside was an impressive lineup of GMC Yukon Denali's, each one with the team logo on the hood.

We're number one, we're number one, we're number one.

If you ever get the chance, the NFL Experience is a great thing to attend with families.

Created this video on an iPhone 6 in the GMC Yukon Denali and uploaded over the truck's WiFi.

Super Bowl Sunday – The Game

Heading into the game for Super Bowl Sunday where the Seattle Seahawks play the New England Patriots, was very exciting. As we entered the stadium and walk towards our seats the concourse was June packed with fans, many more Seahawks fans then patriots fans, and we had no idea how loud the crowd was going to get during the game.

We checked out a map of the stadium beforehand, and saw that we were going to be sitting in section 111, great seats. The game soon began. And the first quarter went by so fast we couldn't believe it when it was time for the second quarter.

Inside the stadium the crowd was electric, and the noise level was unbelievable, I've never been in the stadium so loud. We were told the Seahawks fans were loud, but this was the loudest I've ever heard a crowd. They had a chant, and it goes like this: Sea, Hawks, Sea, Hawks. Over and over again. Really loud.

Before we knew it the first half was winding down and the Patriots were ahead until at the very last minute, the Seahawks came back and tied the game going into halftime.

I took this opportunity to go to the restroom. In Boston, going to the restroom in stadiums has always been a fun challenge. Back in the old restrooms at Fenway Park, you'd go to the bathroom and what was something like a large horse trough, and when you couldn't go in front of other people that's called the Fenway freeze.

Well, in this restroom there were probably about 20 urinals all lined up and there  was about 10 guys waiting in line behind each one. While waiting, a really huge dude dressed up like some kind of monster screamed out SEA and hundred and 50 other guys in the restroom yelled back HAWKS. Over and over again.

Update: Found him while watching Inside the NFL.

Image: Courtesy Inside the NFL

I'm here. I was wearing my patriots T-shirt that said Gronking on the front of it and #gronking on the back. When it was my turn, and as time passed, the guys behind me started yelling what are you doing texting Gronk?, hurry up.

Oh man.

Back from this ordeal, it was time for the halftime show to start, and Katy Perry came out riding on top of a lion. Extremely impressive. Then the whole show went on and everybody in the crowd had a great time.

As you know, the second half was a back-and-forth battle, with ups and downs for both teams.

I purchased these in stadium headphones that allowed you to listen to the on-field announcer, or over the air broadcast, but the noise was so loud in the stadium that these headphones were almost useless.

Back-and-forth, back-and-forth, back-and-forth, it was fun sitting next to Seattle fans as the game changed.

Our friends held up there lucky Penny, to give Seattle some luck, and then as the tide turned, I held up my lucky $10 bill that I found, and the tide turned the Patriots way.

They got nervous when Tom Brady got the ball at the end of the game and drove in to score giving them the lead.

Then Seattle drove down and in the final seconds many miracles happen, and in the end, The Patriots won. It was one of the most exciting games in Super Bowl history, and we were so happy and excited to be there, and celebrate with the patriots as they got the Super Bowl trophy present been in the post game celebration.

Thanks again to GMC for bringing us to the game as their guests, and letting us share the experience with our followers on social media.

Super Bowl - NFL Tailgate

I'm a huge fan of the Patriots, so I was totally psyched for game day on Super Bowl Sunday. 

It was fun to be a guest of GMC as a #VIPwithGMC, on our way to the game, in GMC Yukon Denalis. We got to the stadium and entered the NFL tailgate.

Before I tell you about the NFL tailgate, let me tell you about my expectations for University of Phoenix Stadium. When I heard we were going to University of Phoenix Stadium, I wondered, how could they be having the Super Bowl in the college stadium, that makes no sense. How could they upgrade stupid college stadium into a Super Bowl class stadium?

Well when I got there and saw how awesome it was, I was informed that University of Phoenix is an online university, doesn't have a campus, and is just the sponsor of the stadium, University of Phoenix has no football team. Ha ha ha Ha ha ha Ha ha ha.

Note: we were there with other guests of GMC, and one of them found a penny on the ground, he shoved it in my face and said look at this, we are lucky we can know when it's a lucky penny! Soon after as I was walking towards the stadium, I found a $10 bill, I picked it up and I was so excited, I said, look a much more lucky the Patriots are than the Seahawks,

Now, we entered the NFL tailgate, and it was unbelievable. The NFL transform a vacant lot into a luxury experience for invited guests. There were food stations all around, and in the middle was entertainment by that guy who plays strings in the air, but I think I saw on america's got talent.

It was a main stage two, where Gavin Degraw played, and then Dierks Bentley. Really great shows by two country artists I wasn't totally familiar with before I saw them live here. Now I'm a fan, what a great show they both put on.

If the only thing we did that day was hang out at the NFL Tailgate, I would've been happy, it was probably one of the best corporate run events I've ever been to, and the weather was perfect. Next up onto the Super Bowl.

Walking towards the stadium, that was a huge number of Seahawks fans in game jerseys. Seattle is closer to Phoenix so it was an easier commute for Seahawks fans, as patriots fans were definitely outnumbered. 

Next up, the game.

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