There’s a guy here at work who has an office he can close the door to.  He sits in there all day and listens to a radio while he works.  His favorite radio station is 96Rock, one of the Clear Channel stations around town.  As he sits there and listens, he calls in for any radio contest he hears.  He’s won so many prizes that we had to give him a nickname – “Punk Bitch” or PB for short.  He’s not only won tickets and free CD and DVDs, he’s won cash and free trips – including a trip to the Bahamas to see David Bowie!

Anyway, I couldn’t very well let him win everything, so one week after he won a DVD  prize pack AND $200 in two separate contests, I went out and bought a radio to keep at my desk.  My little radio paid for itself in one week.  I’ve now won a $75 gift certificate to buy CDs from Criminal Records, movie tickets to two movies, tickets to the Sinner’s Ball, and just today tickets to the Saturday Gwinnett Gladiators’ game.  My problem is scheduling – every time I win tickets to something I can’t go!  I’ve either got a user group meeting or I’ve got other plans I’ve committed to.  So I’ve been giving them away.  Building the good will.  The only thing I kept is the gift certificate and I haven’t even used it yet!  I was going to use it last weekend but I was sick.  Maybe this weekend I’ll have all kinds of new legal music (Michael).

— Matt Ranlett