Prepping for the ice bucket challenge could take the full 24 hours My creative director has been selected , the ice cubes are getting icy in my freezer and I’ve been in touch with my bucket delivery service.
The big debate right now is what size bucket will I be using … five , ten or twenty gallons … let’s face it the measly little bowls are just not cutting it as a challenge. Wardrobe is in the works and I’m counting on my creative director Lady Jordan Dutchess of Ann Arbor hailing from the streets of Thompson and William for the setting. Lady Jordan Dutchess of Ann Arbor will most likely be filming the Ice Bucket Challenge Here is the 12 hour countdown video preview :
Are you wondering yet why all your friends on Facebook are dumping buckets of ice water on their heads and than DEMANDING 3 – 4 of their other friends to DUMP ICE water on their heads??
Honestly, I’m quite infatuated with the fact that people feel so compelled to complete this “challenge” with in 24 hours of their friends giving out this DEMAND via Facebook ….
It is like the modern day CHAIN MAIL – but more instantaneous … !! this ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE is one of the most viral social video around. People are not only doing this as individuals but completing the ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE with their PIC ( Parnter in Crime)
, Boyfriends & Girlfriends, mothers, sisters, aunts, brothers ,cousins, and dogs. and HEY EVEN CELEBS like LeBron are completing the challenge too! Is it really a challenge to dump a bucket of ice water on your head? to me it seems pretty easy to find someone to film you doing the deed or to simply set up your smart phone at the right angle to properly film yourself dumping ice on your head. grabbing a bowl or a real bucket (cheers to those who have gone out of their way to buy a bucket for your video) to then fill with water and put some ice cubes into it.
I’d like to give a shout out to those who try and find the most incredible scenery to complete the challenge in front of – like whoa you are super awesome doing this challenge and in front of somewhere wonderful ! and it is rather bizarre for those who didn’t do it out side on their gorgeous patio with a view of their loving city’s skyline but we know what ALL of our FACEBOOK FRIENDS bathrooms look like?? No thanks.
It’s practically unavoidable to sign into Facebook and not see hundreds ( well if you are popular) of “friends” posting a video of them having ice water dumped on their heads and SCREAMING like ahhh i had no idea this would be cold!!
Did anyone really think about WHY they are doing this? Who started this ?
WELL WELL WELL – if you even cared to look up what ALS meant cheers to you – if you did not keep reading to find out :
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis aka the Lou Gehrig’s disease
Side note : for those of you who do not know who Lou Gehrig is, He was an incredible baseball player, a hall of fame guy!This JULY 4th 2014 will mark 75 years since legendary Hall of Famer and CMG Worldwide client, Lou Gehrig heartbreakingly said goodbye to baseball with his iconic “Luckiest Man” speech at Yankee Stadium in 1939.
I think it is quite the coincidence that this summer marked a big anniversary for Lou Gehrig stepping down from baseball as the Iron Man and that the ALS ice bucket challenge began !
ALS gained awareness first by Lou Gehrig, when he had to stop playing baseball his passion due to ALS.
ALS is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles (muscle action we are able to control, such as those in the arms, legs, and face). unfortunately ALS is incurable and has not really received much attention or funding until now. there have been millions of donations made and over a million videos posted of people completing the ice bucket challenge. while i do think it is fabulous and fantastic that ALS has now gotten a significant amount of awareness and funding i do worry people still are not taking the next step to research ALS !
According to Wikipedia ” The challenge was popularized in the United States when, on July 15, 2014, golfer Chris Kennedy did the ice-bucket challenge and challenged his cousin Jeanette Senerchia of Pelham, N.Y., whose husband, Anthony, has had ALS for 11 years. A day later she did the challenge while her 6-year-old daughter filmed her in front of their house. Ms. Senerchia’s network on Facebook connected with Pat Quinn, a 31-year-old in Yonkers, N.Y., who was diagnosed with ALS in March 2013. Mr. Quinn called upon his friends and family. Soon, his whole network was posting challenges, including family in Florida, friends in Ireland and Greece, and a bar full of locals, which was broadcast on local television.
Mr. Quinn’s Facebook network overlapped with Massachusetts resident and former Boston College baseball player Pete Frates, who has ALS, began posting about it on Twitter.
Someone participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.
The ice bucket challenge has also hit the United Kingdom, social media feeds are filled with people doing it for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. “
If you fail to dump a bucket of ice water on your head within 24 hours of nomination you are suppose to donate $50 – $100 or more to ALS. So it’s up to you …. DUMP or DONATE?
This just in : as of August 17th 2014 the ALS Association said they have raised over 13.3 Million dollars in donates this summer, predominately from the social media sweep of the ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE.
As of August 11, the association said they had raised $1.35 million nationally since July 29th. The numbers are increasing by the minute.
This challenge is mainly a viral video in the USA.
Cheers to social media being used for a great good !!
Tove Lo “stay high” – she’s a sweedish pop singer ! What is in the water over in Sweeden that produces boyz n’ girls who just crush the music game?!
I’m so into this bumping beat of the day ! Shout out to my homegirl in San Francisco Anne for showing me this awesome music video ! It’s not everyday your bumping beat has a dope video to play along with it
Cheers to August 14 Eargasm !!
DJ Lshawtay
Keizo Shimamoto is reinventing the happy meal with his Ramen Burger and new Ramen Fries.
Unlike the Ramen Burger – the Ramen Fries are double fried in the deep fryer – ! Contrary to popular belief, the Ramen Burger Bun is NOT FRIED!
The ramen king <<< Keizo Shimamoto >>> is using his noodle in the kitchen. He’s crafted a soon-to-be launched fried chicken ramen burger and is working to perfect a ramen churro.
Ramen Noodles are becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Originating as an extremely popular dish in Japan, this trend is crossing the oceans and Ramen Noodle Bars are popping up around the corner from YOU !
The rise of Ramen Noodles may single handly be contributed to the Uki Family who migrated to the US a little over 30 years ago! Their company SUN NOODLE is the top notch brand of Noodle makers!
Two Ramen Bars in downtown Ann Arbor are both located on E.Liberty Street not too far away from one another.
> Slurping Turtle which is between State Street & Maynard Street on E Liberty
> Tomukun Noodle Bar which is between Maynard Street & Thompson Street on E.Liberty
A Legendary day that my dear sister & I are going to celebrate and witness together !!Can’t wait! This is the first time the Big House has hosted an International Soccer Game – this is specifically the International Champions Cup ! They are even letting BEER be served at the Big House for this event …something that does not happen for College Football games! MLIVE posted the confirmation of the news yesterday morning!
Another special edition to the Big House for the Big Game is REAL GRASS – although this is only temporary for the game, this is the first time since 2002 that the Big House has had REAL grass installed.
Have you come across friends Instagrams …. Snapchat stories…. captions that say “BAE” – well for some num nuts its considered to be a lazy ghetto slang for those who do not want to fully pronounce the words baby or babe. In reality its an acronym !
BAE = Before Anyone Else
This could be a boyfriend or girlfriend or just a friend that you feel knows or gets your attention before anyone else!
Wahoo Happy Happy Birthday Detroit !!! Today July 24th 2014 Detroit turns 313 !! Whoa! I313 happens to be the area code that is assigned to Detroit! Making this birthday extra special ! Spotted above is a collection of my Detroit pictures …
Movement Festival 2014 – Detroit Electronic Music Festival that takes place over Memorial Day Weekend in Detroit in Hart Plaza.
Me in a Pistons flat rim hat that is from 1990 the year I was born & when the Detroit Pistons won the National Basketball Association Championship!
A photo of a Maybach from the Detroit Auto Show – one of the largest in the nation
Me sitting in a cool chair outside of 1001 Woodward Ave in Detroit – where there is a fun sitting area, over sized chest and checkers boards and other fun games.
Detroit Players logo from Bon Aparel a clothing line my Detroit Friend Adrianna innovated.
Detroit Institute of Bagels – a yummy customized bagel spot downtown on Michigan Avenue , that I visited after a night out in Detroit.
Detroit is the New Black – featured a few blog posts behind this one, a new T-shirt line that I stumbled across at the art fair.
Detroit VS Everbody hat – this is a photo of me at the airport in the winter of 2014 , fabulous local line of shirts, hoodies, hats, etc.
Ford Field – Detroit Lions home – I interned at Quicken Loans in summer 2011 and we got to tour Ford Field and take pictures on the field … still waiting to go to a game !!
A classic order of Chilli Fries & Hot dog from Lafayette Coney Island, the OG
Detroit & Go Hard murals – I drove past these one night in downtown Detroit after attending an event at the M@dison Bldg – it was for The Empowerment Plan.
Fun Facts about Detroit
> At 987 acres Belle Isle Park is the largest island park in the United States. First opened to the public in 1884, it is Detroit’s first major city park.
> Detroit is the birth place of Techno! Originating in the 1980s, largely as an underground movement, the increasingly popular new music proved electronics can be used to express both funk and soul. Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson, a Detroit trio who were high school friends, are considered the Godfathers of Techno.
> it’s estimated that more than 75% of illegal liquor supplied to the U.S. during prohibition entered the country by way of the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River.In January 1920, the era of Prohibition began in the U.S. The Detroit River, barely one mile across in some places, was a smuggler’s dream. Enterprising smugglers carried cargo beneath boats, rigged mechanical cables across the river and utilized old underground tunnels to transport their illegal bounty. During cold winter months, the river became a highway, as daring smugglers in automobiles made their way across the ice from Canada to the United States.
> First city to have paved concrete road – In 1909, Wayne County built the first mile of concrete highway in the world on Woodward Avenue between Six and Seven Mile roads. The success of this experiment led to other transportation-firsts. In 1919 the nation’s first 4-way three colortraffic light was installed on the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues in Detroit . In 1930 the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was completed making it the first traffic tunnel between two nations. By 1942, the world’s first urban freeway opened to the public, the Davison Freeway.
Big Sean hails from Detroit & this is one of my favorite music videos of his “Guap” that showcases downtown Detroit – I only wish I had been there for the filming of the video !!
I don’t really understand and did not realize that “Detroit Rock City” was sung by Kiss until today!
The big debate right now is what size bucket will I be using … five , ten or twenty gallons … let’s face it the measly little bowls are just not cutting it as a challenge.
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