Movember

Every year Movember has become more popular and its very existence is the reason why I might lose my beard. Basically, men are encouraged to grow a mustache for the month of November to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer research.



I love trash talking. I think it's one of the most important parts of sports. However, people in the area and Canadians in general are SO passionate about hockey that if you say anything about their team, they just might lose it. I've been trashing the Edmonton Oilers over the past little while so after being late for a morning show the powers that be have decided that I should shave my beard.



I gave them one condition! I will shave my beard if we raise $500 for Movember by November 1st. I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to keep my beard but if you want to donate, clickhere and we will be one step closer to saying good bye to my hairy face.

Keenan Cahill

There's been a kid who has become sort of an underground sensation on YouTube because of his lip-syncing "skills". Kind of funny how when professionals do it they get shunned but when a little kid does it, it's admired! Regardless, former WWE Champion "The Miz" paid Keenan Cahill a visit and challenged him to a lip-syncing battle!

Fellow WWE superstar John Morrison ruined the day but I give the edge to The Miz for technique and Cahill for entertainment value.

Winnipeg Jets

I'm so happy to have the Winnipeg Jets back in the NHL and playing come October...but I think they should NOT have messed with the logo. Maybe give it a new modern edge or something but not like this...

 

It just seems so serious. What do you think?

Weird Al

I know this is a classic rock radio station that I work at but I think we can and should all appreciate the genius that is "Weird" Al Yankovic. He's always known the right song to parody at the right time and does it while being family friendly. Some of it pushes the limits but his stuff is so incredibly silly that I LOVE IT.

He's got a new album out called Alpocalypse and the first single is a parody of Lada Gaga's "Born This Way". Check out the video.

Scary Video

I've always been scared of someone just coming into where I live. I'd like to think that we're pretty safe in Canada though you never know what can happen. Here's a scary news story from Colorado. Look how she got out of trouble!

Stupid...maybe. Gutsy...absolutely! I don't think I could have kept my composure like she did!

Bruins vs. Canadiens

All along, I thought this rivalry was all about hockey. All about what happened on the ice. For years, the Montreal Canadiens have ousted the Boston Bruins in the playoffs but it seems like things are starting to favor Boston. Although Montreal won the season series this year, Boston beat Montreal 8-6 in their second last meeting of the regular season in a game full of line brawls and destroyed them 7-0 in their final meeting of the year. Last night, their playoff series wrapped up with Boston finally getting the better of the Canadiens in a Game 7.

Jack Edwards, a play-by-play man for NESN proves that the Bruins/Canadiens rivalry goes MUCH deeper than what happens on the ice.

 

Wow.

Glee

Alright...Glee seems to be the most popular show on television and I don't really understand it. I mean, these people are getting famous off of other people's music which kind of bothers me. Same as American Idol for the most part. You don't see many cover bands that get as massive as anyone on Glee or American Idol.

I guess "Weird" Al Yankovic would be the exception but he does make the songs a parody instead of a cover. He's also very grateful for the artists that give him permission to make fun of their music EVEN IF HE LEGALLY DOESN'T NEED PERMISSION. Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, is a egotistical bum though. He seems to think that every artist should be begging to be on his little show.

There are two notable artists who've turned him down in the last little while and the princess blew a gasket. He called Kings of Leon "self-centred" and Slash "stupid" for not wanting to take part in the show.

Dave Grohl has recently spoke out and I really like what he had to say.

Zdeno Chara hits Max Pacioretty

Yesterday was the must anticipated rematch between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. Last time these teams played there was something like 192 penalty minutes with multiple line brawls and a goalie fight. Old time hockey! I think everyone was looking forward to round two but no one expected this to happen:

 

Honestly, I think the hit happened so fast that Zdeno Chara couldn't control what happened. Other fans of the league, however, are enraged. They're pretty much calling for Chara's head but I'm not sure if they would be if Pacioretty didn't suffer a serious injury. He has a severe concussion and fractured vertebra. He may not play again that's very sad.

I don't think we need to punish players just because someone gets hurt though. Are we going to punish players for shooting a puck into someone's ankle now? It was an unfortunate incident and Chara is not going to be punished by the NHL and I think it's the right call.

American Idol

I need to start off by saying that I pretty much hate everything about American Idol. There have been a few moments on that show that I like including anything to do with William Hung and the "Pants on the Ground" guy. What happened last night may have made me a little bit of a fan.

There was no screaming guitar solo but I need to give props to Mr. Durbin. He did a pretty good job of hitting the notes Rob Halford does. I think I may have to watch a few more episodes of this show to see if Durbin does anymore sweet songs.

Rider Pride

Happy March! It sure doesn't seem like spring is supposed to start nineteen days from today. A low of -33 tonight. Ouch.

On Sunday, I attended the Oilers and Bruins game. That may have been the best Oiler game I've ever been to. It had everything hockey is supposed to have! Fights, speed, hits, intensity, an Oiler loss, women. Wait, what? Yeah...Oilers Octane (the cheerleading group) were there dancing throughout the night. I'm not against it and I did notice they helped the commercial breaks go by faster.

I don't know what I was thinking by NOT taking a picture of the cheerleaders.



At sporting events around the world, there has been a relatively new phenomenon. Saskatchewan Roughriders gear has been seen everywhere! Last Sunday at the Heritage Classic in Calgary, there were groups of Rider fans and the day before that, at an LA Clippers/Lakers game, Rider fans made it on the tube too. Other instances include the World Series in San Francisco and the Stanley Cup Final in Philadelphia. Rider fans are like mold, they're everywhere! This isn't an extreme case but I decided to wear my Rider gear to the game in Edmonton to represent Rider Pride. I mean...it's only a matter of time before we suck again.

Look at that awesome beard...oh, and the pretty girl too. She's Brittany.

Foo Fighters - Rope

I gotta say...Dave Grohl is one of the coolest musicians out there. He got famous playing drums in Nirvana but once Kurt Cobain died, he started his own band the Foo Fighters and he's been rocking ever since. More recently, he was part of a supergroup by the name of "Them Crooked Vultures" with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age.



They've got a new album coming out in April and it has been recorded without the aid of a computer which I find absolutely awesome. Here's the first single from the album!

X-Men: First Class

I guess as a kid I wasn't into reading comic books. I'm not sure why...I guess I was always too busy with wrestling or video games. If I would have known about comic books, I would have definitely read them!

We're now in an era where comic books are hitting the big screen at a rapid pace and I'm loving every minute of it! We've already had four films related to the X-Men but we've got another coming our way in June! Here's the first trailer:

Awesome.

FIGHT!

Generally, Canadians aren't regarded as very violent people but when it comes to hockey...watch out! Many of us love fights when it comes to hockey especially when the goalies go at it.

I'll never forget in the early nineties when the Red Wings and Avalanche had that awesome playoff series full of fights. That was cool. There was a goalie fight in the NHL last night but it wasn't all that impressive or cool.

Brent Johnson (Pittsburgh) vs. Rick DiPietro (New York)

How many years does DiPietro have left on his contract? 43 years?

Diddy Gets Sued

I realize this is a classic rock station and P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Diddy or whatever they call him these days is a rapper but this story is too good to ignore.

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New York, Jan 29 (ANI): A woman from Los Angeles has reportedly filed a 1- trillion-dollar lawsuit against music mogul Diddy, claiming that he is responsible for the September 11 attacks.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Valerie Joyce Wilson Turks also accused Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, his ex-girlfriend Kim Porter and police brutality victim Rodney King of somehow being responsible for the collapse of the World Trade Center.

After they "knocked down the WTC" she wrote, the three came and "knocked my children down."

Turks also added that Diddy stole a poker chip worth "100 zillions of dollars" that she won in a Mississippi casino and later gave it away to someone else.

She further claimed she once dated Diddy and that the 41-year-old rapper is the father of her 23-year-old son.

She is petitioning for 900 billion dollars in child support. The other 100 billion dollars she is seeking is for "loss of income," reports the New York Post.

A Los Angeles judge denied her request for a restraining order against Diddy, but set a hearing for Jan 31. (ANI)

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I'm not even sure this needs to be dignified with a joke. How do you even pay one trillion dollars? Props to Ms. Turks for giving it a shot.

Why I Don't Ski

This is why I don't ski and I never recommend it to anyone. I think skiing is crazier than goaltending in hockey and that's saying a lot! I'll never forget going on the school ski trip and destroying my knee. Ouch!

The skier in the video is Austrian Hans Grugger and he's skiing at the World Cup on the tough course. It sure seems like they're making courses tougher and tougher...pretty soon we'll be competing on video game systems instead of doing the real thing!

Grugger is still in intensive care.

Death Metal Parrot

If there's one thing I've always wanted in my life...it's a pet that is a fan of heavy metal. Girls naturally don't like heavy music so I'll never meet a normal girl that listens to Slayer over and over. No offense to the girls that do, in fact, do just that.

I do have a couple turtles but I'm not exactly sure if they like heavy metal. They do kind of mosh though which is pretty sweet. If they're walking on the floor, they will not go around the other turtle but they will climb over the other. It's quite comical but I'm not sure if they sit there and listen to Black Sabbath's Master of Reality over and over.

Now it's not Black Sabbath or Megadeth but Drowning Pool is a decent start.