Blog Contests Are The New Radio Contests

Back in high school, I used to dominate the 103.1 WGBF contest line. By dominate, I mean I won three or four things in a year once - some free movie passes and food from some fast food joints in town, a Doors box set, tickets to a Blues Traveler show in Louisville and their new CD, etc.

I've tried calling into Chicago radio stations a few times, but found it to be a lost cause - probably has something to do with the fact that there are about twenty times as many people in Chicago as Evansville, but nonetheless I've been frustrated. Their internet contest have treated me well, however - yielding me numerous concert tickets, a trip to NYC, a snowboard, and a handful of CDs and DVDs.

Building on this trend, I've found my new niche - Blog contests. I've won four in the past couple months. Two from the Bluestate group in DC whose success I'd really like to emulate here in Chicago if I only had the time - some cd I've not even listened to yet and the new Dizee Rascal album and a t-shirt promoting it as well. Another yesterday from one of their crew - a Kasabian vinyl single. Then today, I won a Louis XIV prize pack from some chick up in Toronto.

I'd really like to share these wonderful websites with you guys, but like tots to Napoleon, these prizes are precious to me and I'd like to win a few more before I let you guys in to the fold. Maybe this summer, while I don't have school or any new television to worry about, I can get a little better about updating this thing and conduct a contest or two of my own. Stay tuned, maybe I will share a little of my luck with you after all....