Newker Halloween Ideas #1

Picking out a great Halloween costume is always a
difficult task.

So we plan on helping you out a little bit.

In a short series of posts, we will provide some of this
years top choices.

Who is first?

You guessed it (or you didn't)...

Antoine Dodson

You may be asking yourself,
"Who the hell is Antoine Dodson?"

If so, just check out these videos.
(You really should watch them. It will make your day.)



Some genius then made this song.
(Must Watch)




Stay tuned for more great Halloween ideas from your
friends here at theNewk.com.

It's Not All Roses

That's right folks.

It's not all roses around here at theNewk.com.

Just take a look at this email we got this past Saturday...

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Why don't you post on the weekends? It really pissed me off.

Rich

Hahahaha!

That might be the single greatest email we have ever received.

Seriously.

Ask our friends.

We told them all about it.

Like, we actually called people, and told them.


We totally think Rich had this kinda face on, when he
typed out this classic email.


Thanks, Rich.

Your anger, made us smile.

We Came, We Walked, We Took J-Dub Along

We got to the American Heart Association Walk just before
9:30am this past Sunday, and a good crowd had
already started to gather.

And right off the bat, we knew it was gonna be a great day.

How couldn't it be, when there is a minivan with Jonas Brother
graphics all over it?

Anyways.

The event started at beautiful Heinz Field.

J-Dub, being a huge Steelers fan, was in his glory.

This next picture, aside from being a work of art/Art, is
one of our favorites for a couple reasons.

Seriously.

How awesome is Mr. Rooney & J-Dub?

Do we even need to list our reasons?

No.

And you know how much we love our lists.


Now, we told J-Dub, that you fine folks didn't want to look
at a bunch of pictures of him in front of Steeler stuff.

But he insisted.

And when J-Dub insists, you do as you're told.

(He is totally in Franco's Italian Army)

Another thing he is a fan of, is free schwag.

Especially free frisbees.

(And camel toe.)


He decided not to climb the rock wall, but rarely passes up
a chance to pose next to phallic objects.


He grabbed a front row spot for a performance by the youth
rock group "Intermission."


J-Dub is a huge fan of balloon boy.

(His escort is not, and had a mini panic-attack when setting
up this shot.)

This St. Bernard puppy was part of our walking team.

(J-Dub is afraid of dogs.)

But he is not afraid of free cookies.

Thanks again to Chelsea Bakes! for the awesome basket.

It was filled with:
Oatkin Raisin Cookies (Oatmeal/Pumpkin/Raisin)
Yeah, they are amazing.
Mini Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes
and
Nut Rolls

Everything was a hit.

Thanks again to Chelsea for donating these great snacks.

Check out her website HERE.
(It's PUMPKIN ROLL SEASON, PEOPLE!!!)

Now, after a nice 5k walk to support the American Heart
Association, is there any better way to celebrate than to
have a delicious, yet healthy lunch?

We think not.

So we let J-Dub decide where to eat.

And he said...

"A good 5k deserves some good 5 Guys."

Who are we to argue with that kind of logic?

So from all of us here at theNewk.com

We say thank you for your support!

And no, there were no leftovers...

Random Picture Monday (10-11-10)

The road... is open.

Too Much?

If you are reading this, it means we had too much fun during the Penguins season opener last night.

Sure, they lost.

Whatev.

We'll get em next game.


Check back later, as we might actually wake up and write something real.

Or... maybe we won't.

If that's the case...

Have a good weekend!

Out Of Africa,,,

and into our backyard.

You have no idea what we're talking about, huh?

Well listen up.

Actually, don't listen.

Just read this email...

Love love LOVE your blog.
Just want you to know of an upcoming event at the Valley High School Auditorium...

African's Children Choir
7 pm October 13, 2010
hosted by The River-A Community Church
The concert is FREE. For more info call 724-337-4837

This group of children from Africa were here last year, but the concert was held in the church itself on Freeport Road. There wasn't enough room for them to perform along with all the people who attended.
This year, it is going to be at VHS auditorium.
Families in the church have the children stay in their homes while they are here performing.
Hope you can attend.
http://africanchildrenschoir.com/


LUCY

What an awesome sounding event.

We will do everything we can to make it.

And hopefully, some folks reading this will go as well.

Thanks for telling us about this!

And thanks for love love loving our site.
That means a lot.

Wine Country - Newk Style

The events have been rolling in.

But before we get to the particulars, we'd like to tell you
why we support this event.

This wine tasting we are going to tell you about, benefits the
People's Library.

Ah, the People's Library.

Many hours of our childhood were spent in this building.

We entered a chess tournament when we were 7ish.
(Don't call us nerds... chess is badass.)

We sat on the steps in the kids section, reading
Where The Wild Things Are.
(So what if we were 25 when we did it. That book was good.)

We did hours of research for our senior paper on sharks.
(Okay, maybe it was more 'hour' than 'hours.')

We remember signing in for the bathroom key, and being
handed a 2x4 with a key attached to it.
(We attempted, and completed a 2-point conversion.)

We have many other memories of the library.

Sadly, we ran out of jokes.

Moving on.

We were informed of a wine tasting taking place at the
People's Library on Barnes St.

Here is the info...


Peoples Library
Adventure with Wine

Tuesday, October 19th
7-9pm
Peoples Library ~ 880 Barnes Street ~ New Kensington

Tickets are $30 each with all proceeds benefiting Peoples Library.
Visit us at www.peopleslibrary.org to register.
Or stop by our New Kensington or Lower Burrell locations.
Deadline to register is Monday, October 11th.

Come try 5 different wines!

Accompanied by delicious appetizers provided by Hofstott's.

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Word up!

Hurry up and register.

Time stands still for no man.

And you might not get any wine, if we get there first.
So be on time.

It's Our Lucky Tuesday

Whenever we get a great email, we always get
happy and tell you all about it.

Whenever we get a great email that includes a picture...

We get down right ecstatic.


Ya'll ready for this?

Hello guys and/or girls whatever you may be. I just wanted to take a moment and let you know that I love theNEWK. I read it almost every day, and it's pretty damn hilarious. I just become a "NEWKER" earlier this year, and I appreciate that a site like this is out there. So thanks and Keep it up!!!

The main reason I wanted to contact you was to let you know my favorite part about new ken growing up, and even today. I uploaded a picture for you. Please take a look.

What I like about New Ken the most is, trying to guess from year to year what color this house will be next. You know, the house on Carl. Every time I cross the bridge into our territory I glance over at this house, WHO LIVES HERE? When I decide to stop at both auto parts stores, i make sure I sneak a peak. HOW MANY COLORS CAN YOU REMEMBER IT BEING? Everytime I take a short cut to get to burrell (why do I even go there, I should have boycotted when Hills hit the bricks.) I rubber neck it up. PLEASE TELL ME YOU KNOW THIS HOUSE!

Anyways, I thought you folks would appreciate this! Thanks again for everything

Ana K.

Thank you, Ana.

You made our day.


Truth be told, this house wasn't familiar to us.

And we have no idea what their inspiration is to change the color
of it so often.

So we ask you, the reader of this fine site, to drop a little
local knowledge on us.

Do it here, or on facebook.

Whatev.

Just do it.



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And we posted last Friday about a great cause that we are
participating in this Sunday.

We could really use a couple donations.

It's for the American Heart Association, and it's totally legit.

Here is a link to our post on Friday.
FRIDAY'S POST

Here is a direct link to the donation page for our
team leader Mandy.
DONATE HERE

Just so you are aware, there is a $25 minimum donation.

We know, it's a lot of cabbage.

But this is a great cause, and we need your help.

Thank you very much!

Random Picture Monday (10-04-10)

Blue skies over Sheetz.

Post #400 Is An Important One

It seems like yesterday that we made our first post
on this little site.

Thousands of page views, and nearly 1200 facebook
fans later, our mothers couldn't be any more proud.

It's been quite the ride.

But enough patting ourselves on the back.

(We rather have you pat us on our back-side.)

You know what we're saying?
Hubba hubba.

Anyways, we need some help.

Every now and again, a friend of ours does something
so righteous, noble, giving, selfless, and awesome...
that we feel the need to support them in any
way we possibly can.

This is one of those times.

Our friend Mandy has put together a team of walkers
(us included), that will be doing a 5k walk around Heinz
Field on Sunday Oct. 10th.

It benefits the American Heart Association.
Maybe you've heard of them?

We need as many donations as we can get.

Now, we have a goal, but we'd love to blow that thing
out of the friggin' water.

So please take a minute to click the following link and
check out the secure donation page.

You would make us oh so happy if you did.

HERE IS THE LINK!

You can make a donation right there!

It's really easy.

We promise to thank everyone that lets us know they donated.

And if we exceed our goal, we promise to take a bunch of rockin'
pictures at the walk, and post em' for your enjoyment.

Any questions, or to make a donation by check or cash,
just email us at thenewkblog@gmail.com.



Well, we're waiting.



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Have a great weekend, people.