Mr. Cherry is always in trouble and maybe that's the reason I really like him. It's definitely one of the reasons if not the main reason. Well, Rob Ford is the new mayor of Toronto and he's "right-wing". Don Cherry was allowed to speak at Ford's swearing-in ceremony and here's the transcript:
"Actually I'm wearing pink for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything. I thought I'd get it in. What'd ya expect, Ron MacLean, here? To come here?
As a fan of heavy music, Lemmy Kilmister is definitely one of my heroes. He's the frontman of punk/rock/metal band Motorhead and is just awesome. Would I call him the best bass player ever? No. Best singer? Definitely not. Motorhead did, however, change the game when it came to punk rock and heavy metal. They're music doesn't sound like anything...it's just Motorhead. Not to mention, he/they has/have influenced so many of the bands that I listen to that I need to respect the heck out of Motorhead and Lemmy.
Now they've got a movie on Lemmy coming out!
Any man that can be that successful with those ugly moles is unbelievable in my eyes.
Alright...part of me feels horrible but there's a huge part of me that thinks this is absolutely hilarious.
Please tell me you laughed. If not...I guess I'm just a horrible person. I'm just lucky I didn't fall because I know during half-time I was playing my vuvuzela like it was a guitar. Lucky, I guess.
I promised I wouldn't talk about Grey Cup anymore so I think I'll make my last entry (for one year) about it tomorrow. I guarantee it this time.
All day long I've been trying to figure out what to write about on my blog. Heck, I'm not even sure if anyone reads or I just do this for fun! As a Rider fan, it's really hard to get the Grey Cup off my mind and write about something else. Maybe I should just dedicate the rest of this week to the Grey Cup. Monday too.
For some odd reason, I have a very good feeling about this game. I'm usually a "cautious optimist" when it comes to the Riders but I'm a straight up optimist this time. Talking to all kinds of Rider fans brings me down though. They have been pessimistic and nothing else. Come on. I have one word for you...believe. Rider Nation has made a name for itself just by believing and supporting this team through thick and thin. Do it.
Now I want to share a funny e-mail with you that I got today.
Prayer Courtesy of Paul Tobin:
Our quarterback
Who art in Edmonton
Darian be thy name
Thy game be done, thy will be WON
In Commonwealth as it was in Mosaic
Give us this game, The Grey Cup Game
And forget about Calgary's whiners
As we forgive those who can't measure up to us
Lead us not into interception
But deliver us from Calvillo
For thine are the Riders
With the Power and the Glory
Forever and ever
Amen!
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have done it! They beat the "Best team in the CFL" and sent them golfing to earn themselves another trip to the Grey Cup! The third time in four years, in fact. The biggest lead of the game was eleven early on when Calgary came storming out of the gates. From there, Saskatchewan shut them down and won 20-16.
There was, however, a play in the game that eerily resembled last year's Grey Cup game with Montreal. In the fourth quarter, a Montreal player fumbled a punt while they were down and with three Roughriders standing around him, he recovered. If Saskatchewan had recovered that fumble, we would be talking about how they would be defending their championship on Sunday but instead, we're talking about how they are looking for revenge. Click here to check out the similar play that happened in yesterday's game. Was it meant to be? Maybe.
There are so many factors pointing in Saskatchewan's way this year and that's a rarity. Usually the odds are stacked up so high, it's almost impossible to overcome. It's going to be like a home game for the Riders on Sunday and they're riding a three game winning streak going into the big game. Plus...the team that has eliminated B.C. from the playoffs has won the Grey Cup every year since 2003 (B.C. won it in 2004). Guess who did it this year!
Hollywood writers couldn't have thought up a better script. Montreal beat Saskatchewan last year on the infamous "13th Man" penalty. Saskatchewan ousted Montreal in the season opener in a 54-51 overtime thriller. The 98th Grey Cup is going to be a classic.
I've been showing my Rider Pride all week long...been wearing different Roughrider gear every day hoping it brings good luck. This Sunday is the big game! Riders and Stamps. It's becoming quite the rivalry in the CFL with the Saskies eliminating Calgary from the playoffs three of the last four years. I like that.
Nik Lewis has already opened his mouth saying that the air in Calgary is "thinner" so the Stampeders have an advantage. There are also rumours flying around that a security guard at McMahon Stadium is a Roughrider fan so a Rider Loonie has been buried at centre field. Who has the advantage now?!
Let's face it, Rider fans aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer. We're not the best at English..or math but we definitely know our football. Down with Calgary! Let's go RIDERS!
I feel the need to warn all men with a beard. I'm a bearded man (at the moment) and I have become extremely concerned with an incident in Kentucky. I've been placed with the special ability to grow a beard since I was the ripe age of 14. My peers always looked up to me! However, there seems to be some men who have an extreme distaste for facial hair. Jealously perhaps? I'm not quite sure.
"Man claims he was forced to eat his own beard
A Kentucky man says he feared for his life after he was in a fight with friends and they forced him to eat his own beard.
"They cut my beard and forced me to eat it," Harvey Westmoreland told a reporter from the NBC affiliate LEX18 while wearing a hat that says "Southern State" and has a Confederate flag on it.
He said his brother Joseph was working for friend Troy Holt in his barn.
Last May, Holt and another friend, James Hill, invited him over but he and Holt started fighting over a lawn mower.
The fight escalated, fists were thrown and Westmoreland was forced to chomp down on his facial hair.
Hill and Holt pleaded guilty to the fight. They will be sentenced Tuesday"
Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNew.../16167846.html
Have you ever seen the Bruce Lee movie "Chinese Connection"? There's a scene where he rips a painting off the wall and shoves it down some guy's throat. It was awesome. Cutting off a man's beard and shoving it down his throat? Not so awesome. Don't go to Kentucky, comrades!
The Canadian Finals Rodeo was in town (Edmonton) over the weekend and it's always a big draw. Every single year people argue about whether the rodeo is animal cruelty or not. Who cares? These animals have a choice between becoming a steak on your plate or having the opportunity to beat up the very species who turns them into food. What would you take?
How come the animals are allowed to hurt humans?
A lady ended up being carried out on a stretcher but it looks like she'll be fine.
Wheel of Fortune has always been one of those shows that I used to watch after school...immediately followed by Jeopardy. It was kind of funny because I always thought the people who appeared on Wheel of Fortune were "dumb" and the people who appeared on Jeopardy were "smart". This girl looks to buck the trend!
That's got to be the craziest "solve" ever! Caitlin Burke ended up winning herself a Caribbean getaway with the solve and $53,618 throughout her entire run with the show!
"Streaking" is one of those things that just shouldn't be a crime. I don't know why the higher-ups at sporting events think they need to beat the crap out of someone after they run onto the field of play, naked or not. It's almost more exciting than the game...and it certainly adds to the atmosphere! I've seen many streakers at Saskatchewan Roughrider and Edmonton Eskimo games during the years when the Riders were really bad. It gave us something to cheer for.
I do, however, think it's funny when the actual athletes pound the fan that runs onto the field. Mike Curtis, a former Baltimore Colt, and Rob Ray, a former Buffalo Sabre, are both known for confronting fans in a violent manner.
This past Saturday, B.C. Lions fans didn't have all that much to cheer for while they were getting beat by Saskatchewan...until this happened.
Yes! A man stormed the field in his motorized wheelchair. It doesn't get much better than that. Too bad this video only shows the tail end of it because I want to know how the heck he did it!
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is the title of the new Iron Maiden album! There are many rumblings saying that this could be the last album we hear from Iron Maiden. It sure has a name to fit the bill!
Let's face it...it doesn't deviate all that much from the classic Iron Maiden formula for album covers but it's new Maiden so what the heck?
Here's the tracklisting:
1. Satellite 15....The Final Frontier (8:40)
2. El Dorado (6:49)
3. Mother Of Mercy (5:20)
4. Coming Home (5:52)
5. The Alchemist (4:29)
6. Isle Of Avalon (9:06)
7. Starblind (7:48)
8. The Talisman (9:03)
9. The Man Who Would Be King (8:28)
10. When The Wild Wind Blows (10:59)
I can't wait to hear it. The record's out on August 16th and they hit Edmonton on June 26th. I'm not sure if there are any tickets left but if there is, buy one! They are perfect live. I can't wait for the show and I can't wait for the album!
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A perfect game is something every pitcher in the MLB strives for. Only 20 pitchers have done it a baseball reference site shows that there have been 394,190 games played. Two teams play each game so a perfect game has been attempted 788,380 teams. The probability of a perfect game is .00025%. Wow!
For those who don't know...a perfect game is when a pitcher does not allow a single base hit or a single walk.
It appeared as though Armando Gallaraga did it yesterday. Your eyes can deceive you though. It was the 9th inning and there were two outs. One more out and the 21st perfect game in MLB history would be in the books. Here's what happened.
The base runner was clearly out. There goes Gallaraga's dream of throwing a perfect game. There has been a huge backlash from the fans over the past 24 hours and Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball, said that he would think about overturning the call. He later decided that that won't happen but they will look at adding more instant replay in baseball games.
Do you think the decision should be overturned? I certainly do. Referees and umpires have the job to get the call on the field right. There's no way that this takes away from the integrity of the game. I understand that it's too late to take back bad calls in the past but get it right now. This kid deserves to have this honour under his belt.
Baseball fans around the world know that it was a perfect game, Detroit Tiger fans and Cleveland Indians players included. In an attempt at justice, GM presented Gallaraga with a 2010 Corvette convertible earlier today. The umpire who made the wrong call, Jim Joyce, has since apologized the pitcher and it's been accepted.
It's good to see sportsmanship every now and then, isn't it?
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What the heck is going on in the world? Over the last few years and even months we've been seeing disaster after disaster. We've had earthquakes, typhoons, and volcanoes going off! Suddenly movies like Deep Impact, Armageddon, and 2012 seem plausible!
Here are some pictures from Guatemala City of a sinkhole that formed during a tropical storm.
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We all know Ozzy's a prankster. Granted...some of the pranks he's pulled are really sick such as biting the head off of a dove. That's pretty sick but sweet at the same time. Here's Ozzy with a prank that I'd put under the "cute" category. He's at a wax museum and pretends to be apart of the exhibit.
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING!
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I thought this was a really cool piece so I've decided to share it with you. You never think guys like Lars had to look up to anyone because they've always been "the man". Well, he really looked up to Dio who just passed away this past Sunday. Tune in on Saturday for our tribute to Ronnie at 7.
A Letter to Ronnie
Dear Ronnie,
I just got off stage in Zagreb. I was met with the news that you've passed on. I'm kind of in shock, but I wanted you to know that you were one of the main reasons I made it onto that stage to begin with. When I first saw you in Elf, opening for Deep Purple in 1975, I was completely blown away by the power in your voice, your presence on stage, your confidence, and the ease with which you seemed to connect to 6000 Danish people and one starry-eyed 11 year old, most of whom were not familiar with Elf's music. The following year, I was so psyched when I heard the results of you joining forces with my favorite guitar player. You guys sounded so right for each other and I instantly became Rainbow's #1 fan in Denmark. In the fall of 1976, when you played your first show in Copenhagen, I was literally in the front row and the couple of times we made eye contact you made me feel like the most important person in the world. The news that you guys were staying in town on your day off somehow embedded itself in my brain and I made the pilgrimage to the Plaza Hotel to see if I could somehow grab a picture, an autograph, a moment, anything. A few hours later you came out and were so kind and caring... pictures, autographs and a couple minutes of casual banter. I was on top of the world, inspired and ready for anything. Rainbow came to Copenhagen a couple more times over the next few years and each time you guys blew my mind, and for a good three years were my absolute favorite band on this planet. Over the years I've been fortunate enough to run into you a half dozen times or so and each time you were as kind, caring and gracious as you were in 1976 outside the hotel. When we finally got a chance to play together in Austria in 2007, even though I may not have let on, I was literally transformed back to that little snot nosed kid who you met and inspired 31 years earlier and it was such a fucking honor and a dream come true to share a stage with you and the rest of the legends in Heaven and Hell. A couple of weeks ago when I heard that you were not going to be able to make it to the Sonisphere shows that we would be sharing this June, I wanted to call you and let you know that I was thinking of you and wish you well, but I kind of pussied out, thinking the last thing you needed in your recovery was feeling obligated to take a phone call from a Danish drummer/fan boy. I wish I'd made that call. We will miss you immensely on the dates, and we will be thinking of you with great admiration and affection during that run. It seemed so right to have you out on tour with the so-called “Big Four” since you obviously were one of the main reasons that the four bands even exist. Your ears will definitely be burning during those two weeks because all of us will be talking, reminiscing and sharing stories about how knowing you has made our lives that much better.
Ronnie, your voice impacted and empowered me, your music inspired and influenced me, and your kindness touched and moved me. Thank you.
Much love,
Lars
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There's always sort of been a rule in sports that everyone follows but no one really knows about. If you get hit in the junk, do not clutch at the jewels. It's just not good for TV. Sami Salo broke this rule in Vancouver's hockey game with Chicago last night but he did have a good reason. He suffered a ruptured testicle from a slapshot.
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The relatively new phenomenon of streaking is awesome. I think it's hilarious! The security people at the various sporting events sure don't find it funny and they've been trying to come up with ways to stop it. They sure found a way to stop it in Philadelphia...TASER!
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It finally happened. One of the most anticipated reunions in rock took place on April 16th and Soundgarden posted one of the songs on YouTube. Check it out!
The original line-up will be playing later this year at the annual Lollapalooza festival. Who else is hoping these guys do a world tour?!
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Mr. Ovechkin is the centre of controversy all over again. Here's why:
Is he a bad guy for spraying the poor little kid or was it all in good fun?
I'm honestly having trouble deciding because I can't stop laughing at the video. It's so funny! Let's face it...the kid didn't get hurt from some snow. I can admit that the incident added a whole lot more to the "hate" factor in this playoff series.
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It's really sad. I'm still in the itchy stage and the Devils are down 3-1 in the series to the Philadelphia Flyers. I still have confidence that they can come back but they can make no more mistakes. The quality of my beard is solely on the back of that team!
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The week of April 18th-24th is Administrative Professionals Week and April 21st is the biggest day of celebration. It is kind of hard to define what an "administrative professional" is because their duties are so widespread. They do everything! We're going to thank you for all that you do by having a contest specially designed for you.
Wednesday morning at 9:00 AM, Chris will read an exerpt from a cheesy romance novel. As you hear it, type it up with proper punctuation and spelling and send it to cgill@newcap.ca to win yourself a prize.
Good luck and thank you for all your hard work!
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Do not leave cookie sheets on the burner!
There's the damage I did. I was stupid (as always) and turned on the wrong burner, the one that had this cookie sheet on it. Smoke was bellowing off of it and it set off my smoke alarm. Thankfully I and nothing else got hurt.
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A playoff tradition that I like to take part in is growing a beard until my team gets knocked out of the playoffs. Sometimes you get a pretty good beard going cheering for a team like the New Jersey Devils. As I've gotten older, more rules have been put in place for me. Some workplaces don't like beards, some women don't like the beards and that's my number one problem. Here is my progress so far but it's all subject to change if certain women in my life make me shave.
Notice the chin hair. That's a goatee. Not a full playoff beard. If the Devils make it deep this year, it will fill out the playoff beard. Updates will be posted every week!
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Today's a great day to be alive, isn't it? It's an even better day to be a rainy one. We need all the excuses we can get to sit on the couch and watch playoff hockey all night.
I'm a New Jersey Devils fan and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the first round is going to be a piece of cake. Philadelphia Flyers? Pfft. You better pick them in this pool.
If you love hockey, why not just pick who you think is going to win so you can win some sweet prizes? You can win numerous gift certificates to Game-On Sports and the grand prize is AWESOME. A Bud Light beer fridge stocked with Bud Light. It doesn't get much better than that.
By the way, if you entered for the regular season pool, the same log-in information will work!
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I guess Tiger's new strategy to earn the public's respect back is to humiliate himself.
It's certainly a hard-hitting commercial. In case you didn't know, the man lecturing Tiger is his deceased father. Is he humiliating himself with this commercial or is he somehow using his father's inspiration to help him on the course? What do you think?
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These guys are always packin' if you know what I mean. It's been proven with Gilbert Arenas going to court after bringing firearms to the arena. Would you really want to pull a prank on one of these guys?
A ball boy for the Denver Nuggets had the guts to! Last week I posted a video of someone buttering a floor but the ball boy actually filled Kenyon Martin's Range Rover with buttered popcorn. I think it's a pretty good one!
Martin sure didn't appreciate it though. Here's what he had to say on the ordeal:
""That ain't no [expletive] joke," Martin said. "I'm going to find out who did it ... put my [expletive] hands on one of y'all. I'm going to put my hands on whoever did it. You better believe that. It's [expletive] personal. You better believe it."
He also threatened that he would skip the playoffs if no one owned up to it. The ball boy ended up admitting he did it to one of the owners of the Denver Nuggets and everything is fine now.
Why is it that hockey is considered such a barbaric sport? It may be on the ice but off of it all the players seem to be pretty good natured. Maybe it's because the sport's dominated by Canadians and we know how to take a joke.
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In honour of April Fool's Day, here's one of my favourites! Explicit language warning! He only says what you'd say if the same thing happened to you though...
What's the best prank you've witnessed? Leave a comment!
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Wrestlemania XXVI was this past Sunday and two days later, I still can't get the images out of my head of The Undertaker handing Shawn Michaels his last tombstone piledriver. Awesome. I think it's awesome and all but this guy really takes it to another level and has become an underground favourite with wrestling fans.
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Have you ever wanted to punch a little kid or his/her mother? I have. I hate when kids stare at me yet they do it all the time. They just stare. No matter how many faces I make or how much I ignore them, they still just stare.
I decided to do some very extensive research on the issue at hand and found this answer:
Babies and children like to look at the prettiest things they can find. They have shown that babies are attracted to the most symmetrical face. It just sounds like you are unusually pretty. Maybe they are just in awe!
Suddenly I feel so much better about myself.
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Everyone knows who Weird Al is! At least I think so since I've always listened to him. He's a hero of mine.
Now I have no idea if this is real or just a two minute clip for us to laugh at but here's a movie preview for the movie "Weird"
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The internet has been around for quite some time now. It's a tool that helps dumb people look smart. Honestly. All people do is whip out their "SmartPhones", look up the answers for life's questions and it makes them feel intelligent. Have you ever wondered what would happen if the internet suddenly shut off?
I have a feeling it would be along the lines of this.
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A Sad Day in Music History
NOT!
NZ Entertainment is reporting that Miley Cyrus is walking away from music because she is lacking inspiration. Apparently, the album that she is releasing later this year will be her last because she wants to rediscover herself as an artist.
I have a question. Who did she inspire anyway?
Another question. Why does she have to be inspired to sing songs that someone else wrote for her? She has one writing credit on her album that came out last year. One. Don't insult me by telling me it's a Miley Cyrus album when it's not. It might as well be Milli Vanilli.
Billy Ray Cyrus on the other hand....yeah! Achy Breaky Heart is AWESOME (even though he didn't write that either). The mullet was sweet though.
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I've always wondered if there was an opposite to anorexia. I did some limited research and found something called "bigorexia". What prompted this very limited research involving Googling "opposite of anorexia"? This.
Someone actually wants to be 1,000 pounds? Sick. I guess this woman is perfectly capable of doing physical activity but she chooses to go shopping with a scooter. She chooses to spend $815 a week on groceries for herself. Wow.
The most disturbing part of the article is the way she makes money to support this "habit". If I was a girl, I would probably think the most disturbing part is the kids that have to live with this slob....but I'm a guy.
People pay to subscribe to her website on the internet to watch her eat and wash herself. Do you love bacon so much that you would get off on watching a 600 pound woman rub the grease all over her busoms? There's a fetish for everything.
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There's been a lot of interesting happenings lately in the NHL and it all started with Matt Cooke's questionable hit on Marc Savard.
It was a very dirty hit as you can see...now we move on to Alexander Ovechkin's hit on Brian Campbell.
Quite the questionable hit too. However, I think that Campbell made a mistake by turning his back to Ovechkin. He shouldn't have done that. He knows that Ovechkin is a wreckless player and was planning on hitting him.
The difference between the two hits? Alexander Ovechkin got suspended for two games and Matt Cooke was handed no suspension. That doesn't make any sense! He threw his arm in the air so he could hit Savard in the head and he's a repeat offender too! Ovechkin is a careless player at times but if Cooke is going to get off with nothing then Ovechkin should be left alone.
These hits will not stop if the NHL won't be consistent with the way they're policed. These hits are also the reason why hockey has a bad name and Americans are scared of it. It's weird, I know. They watch the barbaric NFL where much worse things have happened but they're Americans. Enough said. Leave them alone!
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Fake or not you need to admit that this is very entertaining on Friday. What was he trying to do with that remote? Smuggle it across the border?
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Do you remember high school drama? A guy didn't really want to break up with his girlfriend face-to-face so he hired a friend to do their dirty work.
I totally remember girls getting mad about the way their men would break up with them and vice versa. These days...it's frowned upon to dump someone via text message or over Facebook. The worst way to dump someone has not even been mentioned yet.
Click here to dump that smelly girlfriend in the classiest way possible.
I can't believe anyone would do this but it gets used. idump4u.com is a site where the people there get hired to do someone's dirty work, record the phone call, and put it on YouTube.
Remember. If someone ever calls you a bad person...there's always someone who's worse.
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E*Trade...the company with the famous "talking baby" commercials is getting sued. This is the ad in question:
Guess who is orchestrating the lawsuit. Lindsay Lohan.
"They're using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn't they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody's talking about it and saying it's Lindsay Lohan," her lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, said.
I guess she's trying to market herself as a star that uses one name (i.e. Sting, Oprah). I'm sorry. When someone says "Lindsay", Lindsay Lohan doesn't pop into my head.
And since when is being an alcoholic the same as being a milkaholic? A spokesperson for E*Trade defends the company by saying they "just used a popular baby name that happened to be the name of someone on the account team."
Since Lohan's lawyer suggested they use the name Susan, I suppose Ms. Boyle will have her panties in a knot soon too.
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And let the line-ups begin. Thousands of men are now applying to be on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to sit across from Meredith Vieira!
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June 26th...Rexall Place in Edmonton....
Iron Maiden
It's going to be an awesome show. Dream Theater is the opening act which makes it that much better. Tickets go on sale next Saturday so check back here for the ticket link when Ticketmaster puts it up!
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Fighting in women's sports does not happen all the time...it's very rare. We almost saw a full blown fight in a women's soccer game a couple months back but it finally happened! Here's what happened in a college basketball game a few days ago.
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When the NHL came! I'm so glad to have the NHL back. There were 12 games on the schedule yesterday and I was happy to see Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks, one of the best teams in the league.
However, the mention of Mr. Brodeur brings me to another topic. I have recently been accused of not caring about what the rest of Team Canada accomplished because Brodeur wasn't in net. First of all....this accusation comes from a man that thinks every fight Tiger Williams had should have counted as a goal so I should really throw it to the wayside.
He's a Canucks fan and I'm a Devils fan. The difference is I can see a good goalie when one shows up. Martin Brodeur is the best goalie to have ever played the game and would have won the rest of the tournament if Canada had played the way they ended up playing. Hockey is a team sport. If the team in front of the goalie doesn't play well, they usually don't win. Especially an entire tournament.
Others think Brodeur only is good because of the team in front of him. Have you watched hockey since 2003? No? Well, New Jersey isn't the defensive powerhouse they used to be. Brent Sutter was the coach. An offensive juggernaut.
So congratulations to Team Canada and congratulations to Marty Brodeur for being a class act during the whole tournament. He always had a smile on his face on the bench and was happy for his team winning gold.
Go Devils!
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I must be going deaf...because I can't hear any of the Roberto Luongo fanboys anymore. In fact, it's deathly silent.
Yes, I do acknowledge the fact that Canada beat Russia 7-3 but do the Brodeur haters acknowledge this stat: 3 goals on Russia's first 17 shots. I'm sorry but the Americans provided way more of a threat than Russia ever did.
The Russians played terrible. The Americans forced chances to happen by dumping the puck in and going after it. Russia made a terrible mistake by trying to carry the puck over the blue line. That doesn't work against Canada especially when they're on their game. You played fanastic, Luongo. Red Light Racicot could have won that game!
Roberto Luongo has proved absolutely nothing. Wins against Norway, Germany, and a lackluster Russian team are nothing to be impressed about. Put a goalie in the net that actually deserves it.
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Look at those things! Awesome. Those are the pants that Team Norway wear while curling.
These must be the quirkiest Olympics of all time. When I first saw those pants, I was horrified. I slowly warmed up them and even want a pair. I guess 435,000 people agree with me as that is the number of fans of these pants on Facebook!
435,000 people panicked this morning when the higher-ups at Facebook decided that the fan page violated the sites terms of use. There was an internet equivalent of a riot this morning and for the first time, a riot actually achieved something. Two and a half hours later, the page was back up and running!
Now how do I get a pair?
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If you are at all a Star Wars fan, you will appreciate. If you aren't...this is what it's about. I'm a massive Star Wars fan and she gets my recommendation.
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February 23rd, 2010
After the loss to the Americans Sunday night, it seems as though all Canadians are in panic mode. First of all all...why does everyone's emotional stability rely on how our hockey team does? That's not the point but still...calm down! We all know that Canada should have won that game. No reason to panic yet. They get one extra game to gel as a team and that's more important than an extra day of rest.
I am, however, not happy with Roberto Luongo being named starter. I am a New Jersey Devils fan, yes, but him starting over Martin Brodeur has nothing to do with me being frustrated about my favorite player being put on the backburner. What has Roberto Luongo ever won since the World Juniors? Not a lot. Since he's come to Vancouver, he has become a human funnel when the playoffs rolled around and he has threatened to retire from the game of hockey to go play poker. Vancouver named him captain of the team to make him a little more happy. This guy is a big baby. I want a person in net that has a PASSION for the game of hockey and a desire to win. I firmly believe that Luongo wanted back to Florida so he could have all the spotlight. No one on that team is good so Luongo would get all the shots and all the glory for their seventeen wins a season if he were to go back. He doesn't deserve to play for our country. If Marc Savard doesn't get to play for our country for having a reputation in the NHL as being a whiner, Roberto Luongo should be dismissed as well.
I'd rather see Marc-Andre Fleury in net instead of Roberto Luongo. You know...he helped Pittsburgh win the STANLEY CUP last year against Detroit. That's clutch. That's what Team Canada needs. The higher-ups on that team should also know that once Brodeur has a bad game, he's not going to have another for a LONG time. Put him back in net and let Luongo gamble his money away.
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I think more hearts are broken on Valentine's Day than anything else. Poor guy. (LOL)
There are rumours going around suggesting that the two were paid actors.
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Click here to listen to the interview I had with Mike Turner of Crash Karma! They'll be coming to Cold Lake to play the Energy Centre on March 27th with an album coming out on March 16th. The band consists of Edwin (formerly of I Mother Earth), Mike Turner (formerly of Our Lady Peace), Jeff Burrows (formerly of The Tea Party) and Amir Epstein (formely of Zygote).
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 16th...it's sure to be a good time!
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This was one of the first years that I've actually paid attention to the commercials during the Super Bowl. I was pulling for Indianapolis but I really could care less about either team that took part in the game this year. I was just hoping to entertained and that I was! The Who had a pretty sweet half-time show and the commercials were awesome! The Bud Light house of beer, the Doritos dog collar, and the Snickers commercial with Betty White playing football were all highlights. Click here to watch the commercials.
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Why you should be careful what you surf on the net at work. You never know who's watching.
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It's a good day to be a New Jersey Devils fan!
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There are two parts to the interview I'm about to post but I'm just going to part two. Reason being...the first part is full of political jabber that, quite honestly, goes right over my head. No one wants to watch that. Part two is full of confrontation and we all love to watch confrontation so here it is for your viewing pleasure.
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I know everyone wants to see people having sex in the stands at a Motley Crue concert. Don't lie! Well...the Winnipeg Sun removed the story and video from their website in fear of offending the politically correct. Well, I have no such fear! Here's the video...pay attention to the 3:30 and 4:20 marks.
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Remember when I said Motley Crue concerts are full of debauchery? Still don't believe me? Watch this....it's a video from the latest Motley Crue concert in Winnipeg.
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Whoa...it finally clicked in my head that it is the year 2010. I have still been labelling my entries as 2009!
Anyway, the winter games kick off tomorrow with the opening ceremonies (sold out) and you probably need a schedule so you know when the events are going down. Click here to see the schedule!
Also, the parents of the athletes coming to compete need a place to stay! Everything is booked up! If you're interested in opening your home or rental property to these parents, please post your ad here to let them know.
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