Tommy reluctantly took a pic with me at the WBC
I did not do a blog last week because I was tired and busy. You got a podcast though, I hope you liked it. Garner Andrews is a funny dude. Oh, the pic above is of me and Tommy Lasorda at the World Baseball Classic. He was wandering aimlessly in the concourse and I spotted him. He did not really want to take the pic as you can see by the look on his face. He really wasn't that friendly. Oh well, I go the pic, so screw him. His 'handler' asked me why I was in the media and taking pictures, I told him to mind his own business. He still took the pic though. Oh well, it was a long week in PHX and not a lot of sleep so I guess we all were testy. PLUS on the day we left, it had not rained in 143 days, so it was a torrential downpour as we were hauling our gear from terminal to terminal looking for the US Customs office. Why do I know that it had been 143 days, my dad told me, he keeps track of stuff like that. He is old. That is what they do.
The Podcast that does not SUCK
I have a new podcast for you today. It features three guests. All of them NHL players, and all of them former Green Bay Gamblers. That's right, the only three NHL players currently in the league that played in Titletown. You know that when an NHL player takes time out of his busy schedule to talk to me on the podcast that does not suck, that TundraTalk is a sought after program. Stand back Oprah, there is a new fat person in town.
That is Tom in the foreground
Tom Preissing plays defense for the San Jose Sharks.
Matt Greene in practice
Matt Greene plays defense for the Edmonton Oilers
Ty Conklin yuking it up in practice
Ty Conklin plays also for the Oilers
So just CLICK HERE and go and enjoy the show. In fact you can click and listen, then create a new tab for browsing, then come back and read the rest of the blog whilst you listen. Did I mention that TundraTalk is the podcast that does not suck?
In an upcoming episode of TundraTalk I will have the author of the book Pain and Passion, Heath McCoy. Heath wrote a book describing the tumultous history of Stampede Wrestling. I read the book and loved it. I never got to witness to any Stampede matches but by reading the book, I feel like now I have. If you don't know what Stampede Wrestling is it is a promotion that was based in Calgary, by the ledgend Stu Hart, that has spawned such great wrestlers as Chris Beniot, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Jim 'the Anvil', Lance Storm, and Brian Pillman. Just to name a few. It should be a good show so make sure you tune in.
Pain and Passion by Heath McCoy
Okay, Marty Frey, of the Hollywood Frey's, sent me a note last week that kinda hit home. He basically said he loved the podcast but my open was 'pretenthious'. I told him that I thought he was wrong because I can't even spell that word, let alone be it. So he has kindly offered up his voice talent in Hollywood at NBC so I can have a 'non pretintious' open. He said just write something and he would see what he could do.
Here is where you come in. If I am pretensous, how can I write an open that is not predtntous? If you can find it in your heart and in your busy daily schedule, could you send me some sentences or catch phrases for the open. I NEED THIS!!! I will of course make sure that "The Podcast that Does Not Suck" stays in there but I need more. Imagine you the TundraTalk listener or reader, coming up with the next great catch phrase. Here is your chance to ride my coatails to stardom. Really. Everytime you sit down to listen to TundraTalk, the podcast that does not suck, you will hear your words come out of a highly paid, announcer from hollywood. What do you think? I had a few ideas like, 'TundraTalk, the other white meat.' or 'TundraTalk, changing the world one bad joke at a time.' Here is an old school one from the Arrogance days, "Your host, Wall Street Journal and Jugs magazine Man of the year..."
I think this could be great. Tony Mutzenberger, I know you gots ideas, and guns. Robby DuPuis is full of it, he should have something. Shane Keller, come on man, you are the man with a studio, you have worked in the ad game, I know you gots something. Scott Dahl works at an ad agency in Minne, I know you have to have something that you threw on the floor that you can throw at me. Let's get this done.
Okay, you have your assignment, get it done...
I will leave you with a few funny videos to watch today.
The first one is Rick Mercer showing us all what the Taxman does to us every March.
View this clip on Vimeo
And the second one is Bubbles of the Trailer Park Boys, singing an old song called 'Liquor and Whores' at the East Coast Music awards this year. This is very funny. I dare you to try to not sing the song the rest of the day. I dare ya.
View this clip on Vimeo
Have a great day and GET BACK TO WORK!!!!
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