Have you seen that show “American Pickers” on The History Channel? By the way, the first of my three trips across America was as PR guy for the The History Channel sponsored “The Great Race.” I digress … Back on track … Pickers, right … Two guy travel the country in a huge foreign -looking […]

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PingWi-Fi man cannot live on rock shows alone. He muth have coffee … and Wi-Fi, so finally I did some hotspot exploring in St. Louis. First stop — Park Avenue Coffee. When I finally found the coffee shop, it was very easy. It was in the last place I looked, as the old adage goes. […]

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I won’t lie. I was wearing a Mexican Baja hippie hoodie — in rastaman red-green-gold — before most of his fans were born … but it was all about the music at Keller Williams’ show at the intimate Pageant Theatre the other night in St. Louis. I mean, who don’t love a Phish-ish, Grateful Dead-esque […]

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There is no telling how many times I have mentioned my love of random concerts in cities where I travel. Those are the best. Last summer, I stumbled upon Cracker playing outside on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville, Kent. Many years ago there was a chance sighting of Echo & The Bunnymen […]

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What’s a “yahyah” anyway?  Isn’t that from a Rolling Stones’ recording … “Get Yer Yahyahs Out,” or something like that. Well … we’ve only just begun and already I digress … What could be better than a Gogo Wi-Fi hotspot on board my sweet American Airlines ride at 40,000 feet?  Just one thing — THREE […]

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Twice in my career, I have interviewed for the top communications position at my alma mater, Texas Tech University. (The first time, several years ago, somehow I came in #2. Incidentally and sadly, that is the same high mark in the national rankings achieved by former Red Raider Coach Mike Leach.) I have been vocal […]

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People ask me what PingWi-Fi.com is all about.  Well, I guess we’re about breaking all the rules.  EVERYONE says that rule #Uno of blogging is to stay concentrated on one area of interest.  LOL.  Can’t do it.  Too much tickles our fancy. I mean … Wi-Fi is our holy grail.  Literally, when people ask me […]

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After giving up the lead just minutes into the third quarter, Tech finally finished off Michigan State in a game that saw several lead changes in the second half.  Final score, Texas Tech 41, Michigan State, 31.

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It’s game day, just before noon. I strolled through the parking lot of the Alamodome in anticipation of the Valero Alamo Bowl which features the Michigan State Spartans vs. the Texas Tech Red Raiders tonight on ESPN, 8 p.m. Central. (The PingWi-Fi team will be reporting and tweeting live from the sidelines and blogging from […]

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So, when was the last time you saw a football game with back to back kickoff returns for touchdowns, to start the second half of a bowl game? We just did in Fort Worth in the 40-degree Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. The PingWi-Fi team is scattered around the sidelines and the pressbox … tweeting […]

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