East Side Dave Archive

  • Twitter controversy mars Shorty Awards ceremony

    Twitter controversy mars Shorty Awards ceremony

    The Shorty Awards were handed out last night in New York amid incredible controversy. The awards, if you've never heard of them before, are handed out to Twitter users who exemplify Twitter's potential "to create the best real-time short form content." It's sorta cute I guess, just recognizing people who tweet interesting things. There's one problem, and it has to do with the award handed out in the "Weird" category.

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  • World’s first Twitter party? Ron and Fez Super Bowl Twitter party this Sunday (and you can win knissors!)

    World’s first Twitter party? Ron and Fez Super Bowl Twitter party this Sunday (and you can win knissors!)

    This may be a first: a Twitter Super Bowl party! Sirius XM's Ron and Fez is having some sort of Twitter party celebrating The Big Game. Trivia, prizes, virtual booze, Chris Stanley passed out at a speakeasy in Long Island City—what more could you want? Oh, that's not enough for you? Then how about a pair of knissors signed by East Side Dave McDonald, whom I interviewed last summer?

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  • CrunchGear interviews up-and-coming inventor ‘East Side’ Dave McDonald from ‘The Ron and Fez Show’

    CrunchGear interviews up-and-coming inventor ‘East Side’ Dave McDonald from ‘The Ron and Fez Show’

    In our continued effort to bring you the best interviews with today's top talent, I'm happy to present my recent conversion with “East Side” Dave McDonald. He's an up-and-coming inventor who can be heard on “The Ron and Fez Show” every weekday, 11am to 3pm, on Sirius XM. He also occasionally co-hosts a show, “Special Delivery,” along with “Prime Time” Sam Roberts (yes, that Sam Roberts) on Sirius XM. He's also quite funny.

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