A Weekend of Upsets!

By Editor, March 23rd, 2010

After a weekend marathon of NCAA basketball buzzer-beaters we might have an upset in our own March Adness competition!  Last year’s reigning champion, Mike Rykalsky, has dropped to 47th place with Keith Gardner and Beth Ellis tied for first with the sweet sixteen locked in place.  Do Keith and Beth have what it takes to claim the No. 1 spot or can Mike advance from behind for one of the biggest comebacks in March Adness history?  After this weekend, it’s clear anything is possible.

March Adness Continues at Doner:

By Editor, March 18th, 2010

Will Mike Rykalsky be able to retain his title as Doner’s top March Adness prognosticator? Will he get another 365 days to talk smack around the office? Who at Doner can show him up with the winning picks? That’s right, Doner’s 2nd annual March Adness competition is where we name our faves to win the NCAA roundball tourney. When the brackets are completed, who will get the coveted custom trophy? Stay tuned to find out!

Mike Rykalsky - Doner Adness 2009 Winner

Mike Rykalsky - Doner's 2009 March Adness Winner

Doner’s 360 Guitar Hero Competition

By Editor, March 2nd, 2010

What do you get when you cross ambitions of rock grandeur, killer chops and cutting-edge gaming technology? You get Doner’s first annual Xbox 360 Guitar Hero Competition to celebrate the launch of our newest stage, the Emerging Media Lab, a place to highlight the latest in advertising technology in the digital space.
 
The event was represented by eight makeshift bands with names only a mother could love, while Microsoft and Massive gaming were on hand to keep the festivities moving along with Xbox 360 prizes and great eats.
 
BAMM, 2-Day Turnaround, No Sweat, NBF, Traffic Trio, Whammy This, Rodrigo Rodriguez 366 and Itchy Brains competed for a chance to win cold, hard cash, bragging rights and the satisfaction of being the headliner on a digital frame outside the media lab for a year, by each playing their rendition of Bon Jovi’s Living On a Prayer. Everyone was great (in a don’t-quit-your-day-job kinda way), but solo act, Whammy This! featuring Michael Rykalsky and the band No Sweat featuring Will McAlister, Kathleen Muccino, Andrew Copenhaver and Laura Camburn were the clear winners. Congratulations, guys. You rocked the hardest—THIS time.
 
Check out the pics below for a sneak peak of what is sure to be the next Rolling Stone cover: