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I wrote some long ass blog about the event last week but I don’t think anyone will want to read it.

Here’s the short and skinny:

• Got to NYC at 9:30ish
• Had breakfast with Major Nelson. I had a waffle with fresh fruit. Major had an omelet.
• Go to Virgin Megastore at 10am
• Take a bunch of photos of the store
• See kids already lined up at the front of the stage
• Say hi to all the PR folks
• Get my all access pass

Wait…

• Contest starts
• Brad Blanks – a DJ from WPLJ introduces the contestants
• Daniel Serna, Kelly Law-Yone, J.W. McNay, Matt Nowak, Felicia Williams
• I find community members Feelz Good and Thrills Killa
• Laugh with security guard, Carlos, about the groupie on the other side of the stage
• All the contestants rock on their guitars
• J.W. wins
• Gene Simmons comes down the escalator with large security guys in front and behind him.
• Gene gets on stage and presents J.W. with his prize – a limited edition GH2 controller
• They play Strutter – gene on his bass, J.W. playing GH2
• Gene plays an encore with Kelly and Felicia
• Tongues fly
• Backstage, lots of interviews – Gene gets annoyed because people are whispering
• He starts talking about how women should be looked after because we smell nice in all our crevices
• Mentions something about wearing eyeliner inside our eyes. I tell him I don’t stick things in my eyeball. He comes over and pulls back my eyelid to see. We continue to argue the point.
• More photos and interviews
• Major is up. Does a great interview. Gene is a total perv but hilarious. Does a 2 minute tongue action take that was up on xbox.com for all of about 30 minutes before being pulled. I am trying not to laugh in the background.
• Gene asks what’s in my pocket. I say, “Wouldn’t you like to know.” He tells me, “Oh no, little girl,” and sticks his hand in there to see what it was. (my wallet)
• I take lots of pics of the PR folks with Gene
• Major takes pics of me with Gene
• Gene barks in my ear
• Everyone leaves
• I go back to the Marriott and write a short summary of the event for Xbox.com
• Went home

YAY done!
Check out the pics!