Every week we pay homage to one of the greatest rock bands, journey, during the video section of the evening. Here is a pic of journey…..well at least our version.
from left to right: the keyboardist from journey, 4four1ones @ the bottom, soos, mark, and wirelesspacket with the tnt shirt
The “Real”Journey
I am sure that you will agree that we look so much better. Pfffft.
FTW!
4four1ones
VAYNIACS! Tonight We Wine with VAY NER CHUK!
Here is my blog post answer to the Vaynerchuk challenge from webisode 397 - Apple TV
Here is my DIGG POST about Bringing The Thunder
The monumental 400th episode will be posted shortly at www.winelibrarytv.com.
A while back, a good friend of mine, who happens to be from the great state of New Jersey, brought the thunder to me, 4four1ones (pronounced: four ones) After being directed by wirelesspacket to watch just one episode, over at www.winelibrarytv.com, I was instantly hooked. Gary’s explosive personality and quirky style of describing how different wines taste was an instant hit for me and has given me the confidence to step outside of my comfort zones and begin trying new wines. Like others, I am hopelessly addicted to the show and I look forward to The Thunder Show each and every day. During Gary’s 397th episode, the true fans were charged with the challenge of bringing the thunder to more people. I have gladly accepted this challenge. The show already has a huge following, let’s make it bigger together. I have prepared a guide for you, a road map of sorts that will help you bring the thunder to those around you.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP (I WILL BE DOING THESE TOO)
1. Contact your family members and tell them why they need some thunder in their life.
2. Contact your classmates and fellow alumni from highschool, college, etc. and your co-workers and tell them why they need some thunder in their life.
3. Tell your local bartenders, restaurants, etc. about the show.
4. Twitter Twitter and Twitter some more - don’t have a twitter account? shame on you! go here - www.twitter.com encourage your friends and family to get on twitter - Add Garyvee and 4four1ones (thats me!)
5. Join www.foamee.com and send someone a drink - make sure you link it up (www.winelibrarytv.com) + Join cork’d
6. Create a wine tasting group/community and join www.vosnap.com and send out polls via email about the webisodes, wine selections, and more
7. Spread the thunder at your favorite social networks by embedding banners available here: http://tv.winelibrary.com/badge
8. Blog about Gary and the show - come up with your own way of promoting via space on your blog. Don’t have one? go here blogger.com
9. Use social sites like digg, stumbleupon, del.icio.us - Here is my latest DIGG covering this BLOG in response to WLTV webisode 397
10. Embed the viddler videos on your blogs/websites - click on the menu button on the bottom of the viddler player, click the embed link, copy and paste - your done!
11. Tag Tag Tag - everything you write make sure you are using tags in your blog posts. This helps search engines index your posts in relation to your tags.
12. Create video commentary on the webisodes and post them at youtube.com, revver.com, metacafe.com, blip.tv, and others.
13. Buy some schwag - tshirts, etc. and wear them around town
14. Hold wine tasting parties at your home. Create invitations with the winelibrarytv logo and webaddress printed on them. (I am thinking of creating an invite that you can download from my website - details soon.)
BONUS: Contact all major radio stations in your market and send them the link to the Thunder Show. Most radio shows have internet favorites, surf reports etc. that they post on their websites. Send them a link to the conan show interview, or one of your favorite episodes.
HERE IS MY PLAN TO BRING THE THUNDER TO MY REGION: HOUSTON, TEXAS
1. Contact all major radio stations in my market and send them the link to the Thunder Show. Most radio shows have internet favorites, surf reports etc.
2. Preparing new badges for the show to virally spread. I will send to Gary and use on my websites, if he likes them: email me to get them
” Embrace the Thunder “
” No Writer Strikes at WLTV ”
” Is That Thunder I Hear? “
” Monday’s Suck - I Need A Vaynerfix! “
” Grapes = Ownage ”
3. Begin commenting on relevant blogs about the show throughout the internets
4. Working on flashed based media board…can’t give out more details than that.
5. Creating a category on my blog for The Thunder Show - Weekly recap!
6. Working on building vaynerism ringtones - sharing them soon.
7. Submitting definitions to Urban Dictionary:
VAYNIAC (existing term) - A crazed, dedicated individual who’s day is defined by the visual consumption of their daily fix - a webisode of The Thunder Show at winelibrarytv.com, hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk (Vay-Nurr-Chuck!!)
VAYNERFIX (new term defined by me: 4four1ones) - The satisfaction and extreme rush a vayniac experiences only after watching their daily webisode of The Thunder Show at winelibrarytv.com, hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk.
all my best,
4four1ones
The Web Sensei of thedailysamurai.com
Vayniac for life…
After spending a large amount of money on various pet toys for my 80lb. bulldog, Buster, I have recently discovered a brand that withstands the rigors of rough play. Fat Cat Inc. creates colorful canvas pet toys for dogs and cats of all sizes. The dog products, such as Big Mean Kitty, Cat Burglar, Alligator, Snake, and other colorful characters have been a great investment for our big boy.
We keep several of these toys both outside and inside to provide variety for our finicky friend. The great thing about these pet toys is their durability. The canvas construction and industrial strength stitching help keep these humorous toys in tact, while providing a soft surface that will not hurt your dog’s/cat’s mouth. Aside from their durability, these products have also provided much laughter within our household due to their innovative and creative designs. For instance, the Big Mean Kitty is bright purple in color and has a snarling face with all four legs spread out. When our dog clutches this toy within his powerful jaws, the hilarity ensues as the legs of Big Mean Kitty flop around in different directions, as Buster flaunts his ability to make this terrible feline succumb to his mighty power.
I highly suggest buying any of the Fat Cat, Inc. pet toys for your dog or cat.
CLICK HERE to PICK ONE UP TODAY! <—— This is where I bought mine! Great Prices!
This week I accomplished a pretty nice car deal for a dear friend of mine. My friend was shopping the market for a new, full-sized, luxury vehicle. After many hours of internet research and pontification, he came to decide that he wanted to purchase a 2008 Lexus GS350. So, off to the dealers we went to find his sparkly, new Lexus, but with the intentions of only locating the model, not negotiating with a salesman. After a long day of driving all over Houston, we finally found the dealership that had the Lexus of his dreams. She had verdigris mica paint (a silvery/green with fleck), beautiful performance rims, all tan leather interior, wood accents, navigation system, mark levinson audio system, and an engine that will make your heart skip a beat. Of course, the dealership wanted us to go ahead and sign the papers. Don’t they always? However, we walked from the dealers table and said that we would need to think about it. This is where I offered my services in car negotiation. I told my friend that we were going to buy this very car from that exact dealership, but we were going to accomplish this online.
The next day I got online and began negotiations with the online dealer desk. I told the sales rep the exact car we were looking for and also that it would need to have XM radio and the undetectable radar system installed. I did not tell him that we had been in and seen the vehicle that we were inquiring about. This was very important. If you give these guys any sense that they have the car you are lusting after, they will stick it to you. The sales rep stated that he would have to search their inventory because this type of vehicle is very rare. I had to laugh outloud. A lexus? We’re not talking about an Aston Martin here, it’s a lexus for goodness sakes. Of course, he found the exact match 
At that point, the sales rep said that he would have to email me the “special internet price” with the added features that we requested. Again, I had to laugh - “special internet price” - hahahaha, seriously. The car MSRP’d for $51,590.00, the “special internet price” came in at $49,950.oo, not very special at all. Oh, and did I fail to mention that this pricing did not include TTL, nor the added features. The total walkout would have been 57,890.00, if we would have settled for that price. Not going to happen….
The sales rep followed up with another email and asked if he should consider this one sold? I said, yes, when we get the price right! Many, many more emails and even phone calls took place for the next 2 days. During that time, we maintained our composure, never seeming to eager, and stuck to our plan/strategy with much zeal.
my final offer stated that we wanted the car for 47,750 + TTL, XM and radar detector (a $3,000.00 value) for FREE, and 2 years of FREE oil changes/car detailing or we would work with another dealer (bluffing, of course). The sales rep got it approved.
In conclusion I saved my buddy about $6500.00 in charges/fees and even secured free oil changes/car detailing for 2 years. W00t!
You can call me the Car Sales Sensei. If you are currently shopping the market for a new luxury vehicle and would like for me to handle your negotiations, email me at sensei@thedailysamurai.com. For a nominal fee, I will get you the deal that you want and ultimately save you lots of money. It’s all in how you play the game: setting up your gameplan, executing precise emails, sticking to your guns, and never showing any signs of weakness. I have this mastered. I learned from the best, my father.
Hiiiiii Yah!
4four1ones
Sensei of The Daily Samurai
The Sensei of The Daily Samurai, 4four1ones, has pulled together his resources and has begun construction on the new blogging dojo. Full of spirit and determination to fulfill new year’s resolutions and discover new things, I have made the move to increase my coverage on the net. You can watch my live video stream at www.ustream.com/channel/the-daily-samurai. I highly encourage you to come by and discover what wild and zany things I am doing. Chances are I will be working with Chris Pirillo at www.live.pirillo.com, where I am a HOP. What is a HOP? A HOP is a half operator and my sole job is to work with the admins at wyldryde.org in watching for spammers/trollers, and also interact live on the voice servers by providing commentary. I look forward to seeing all of you in the months ahead. It’s time for me to get this blog lined out and up to par! See ya soon.
Places to find me:
www.4four1ones.com
www.thedailysamurai.com
www.ustream.tv/channel/the-daily-samurai
www.live.pirillo.com
www.lockergnome.com/4four1ones
#chris - IRC Channel
#wirelesspacket - IRC Channel
twitter: 4four1ones
ICQ: 4four1ones
Email: sensei@thedailysamurai.com
