San Manuel Casino Dustin Brown Puck Giveaway

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As I've made mention on this blog before, hockey is my favorite sport.  The Los Angeles Kings have been my favorite team in any sport since I was a kid in 1988.  As such, I follow just about all things Kings on Twitter.  You can imagine then that when I saw one such Kings sponsor, the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino having a giveaway on Twitter, I did what they asked to be eligible.  I retweeted a tweet.  Took me about three seconds total to do so.  Turns out I won a signed puck from Kings captain Dustin Brown, which arrived in the mail yesterday.
This is a pretty awesome prize if you ask me.  What makes it even better is I won it the day before Dustin Brown raised the Stanley Cup over his head for a second time!  On a side note, I have been to San Manuel and had a blast.  I live in Northern San Diego County so it isn't exactly close, which shows you what I actually think of the casino.  I'd recommend anyone going if they want to go out for the night and have a good time.  At least give them a follow on Twitter @SanManuelCasino.  Check out their website here: sanmanuel.com.  Maybe you can win something as well...

I will be posting soon about a local hero who just passed away, Tony Gwynn.  I loved that man, he was an icon to me and I have had many interactions with him that all went well.  Thankfully, I have been able to collect some pretty cool stuff from my favorite baseball player growing up.  He was someone I emulated on the field and literally a man every Southern California kid my age playing baseball grew up idolizing.  That post will be up soon. 


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  1. ernestJune 18, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    You lucky dog! Congrats! I remember that contest, too.

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    1. KlongJune 18, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      I know right! I saw last week that they wanted some followers, I retweeted for them, and a few days later I have a Dustin Brown puck at my door. I'll take it! Thanks for reading.

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