Basically Myra » “101 wines” http://www.basicallymyra.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Gary Vaynerchuk at The Corkscrew in Houston Tonight http://www.basicallymyra.com/2008/06/07/gary-vaynerchuk-at-the-corkscrew-in-houston-tonight/ http://www.basicallymyra.com/2008/06/07/gary-vaynerchuk-at-the-corkscrew-in-houston-tonight/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:14:24 +0000 nmyra http://www.basicallymyra.com/?p=15 Gary Vaynerchuk will make a special appearance at The Corkscrew on Washington Avenue tonight (June 7th) at 10:30 pm following the end of the Houston Food & Wine Week.  For all the fans who couldn’t make it out to the Woodlands, here is your chance to see Gary in Houston.  This should be a great time so grab your friends and stop by The Corkscrew tonight.  Let’s end Gary’s trip to Houston on a high note!  Can’t wait to see everyone there.

]]> http://www.basicallymyra.com/2008/06/07/gary-vaynerchuk-at-the-corkscrew-in-houston-tonight/feed/ 0 Gary Vaynerchuk http://www.basicallymyra.com/2008/06/03/gary-vaynerchuk/ http://www.basicallymyra.com/2008/06/03/gary-vaynerchuk/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:31:36 +0000 nmyra http://www.basicallymyra.com/?p=9 Last night, I had the honor of meeting Gary Vaynerchuk. Most people know him as the host from winelibrarytv.com or perhaps a die-hard NY Jets fan. I’m fortunate to now know him as a genuinely great guy who loves life. I think I walked away with many more lessons on life, family, and finding real happiness then lessons about wine. As a self-professed Vayniac, I tune in to his daily video blogs and “follow” him on Twitter but getting the chance to converse with him face to face went completely beyond my expectations. Gary brings life into the room and soul into a conversation. When Gary speaks, you can’t help but see the passion he brings to the table. People flock to him and it isn’t hard to see why. Gary has a magnetic personality.

As I got to know Gary a little bit, I found that we share similar backgrounds in respects to our immigrant family background and life growing up within that structure. I had a mother who was an owner of a spirits/wine store and it was funny to share laughs and memories about parents putting their young children to work in the store. As the evening went on, it struck me that Gary epitomizes how people should treat one another. I think it’s pretty powerful that one person can inspire change like that. Perhaps Gary V could be the one to give Obama a run for his money in this election. Instead of “change,” Gary’s slogan could be “thunder.”  Bring it.

Garyvee

Garyvee

Wine Wizard

Go buy his book!  Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World

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