Some of TundraTalk Nation is under siege...

As most of you know, North Dakota (particularly Fargo) is in big trouble. They have had a few problems with some flooding, then a blizzard, then some thunder and rain, then more snow. The map above says it all. Alot of TT nation is in North Dakota. Ivy, Nick Chase, Shannon Just, Todd Holdman, are in the Fargo/Moorhead area. I know Shannon has been spending his days filling sand bags but I am unsure how the other guys are doing. Drop TT nation a note when you get dried out and let us know what happened?

I really wish I could get down there and do some good but work is keeping me here in Regina. The pic to the right was taken by Todd Holdman. I am unsure if this is in his backyard or what, but that shit is crazy. Keep fighting it Todd. I got your back. Oh and if there is anything any of you fine people in Fargo need that I can help you with, let me know.

Maybe I will write another award winning screenplay about your fight. Of course my first great screenplay was about the flood of 97 in Grand Forks starring everyones hero Tony Mutzenberger. I am unsure if he was deployed this time to Fargo. If he was we all know that he will kick that floods ass.

Hazen had its share of flooding last week also. I am not sure if this has ever happened in the past but man oh man is this crazy. Look at that photo. That is east of town near the golf course. My parents condo is a the bottom of the picture. That little row of trees at the top was the Knife River. Small little river that rose up and kicked some major ass this spring.

As for the flood in Hazen, Jody Murschel said that the river has receded a bit and all will be okay if the snow that they got while the flood was in progress melts at a normal rate. Good luck Hazen. The pic to the right is a shot from south of Main street Hazen. This of course is the home set and studio for WhiteHot productions earliest films. You remember those, Communist Uprising in Middle America, Star Trek Wars, Dakota Vice, and the cult classic Bonanza '87. Hazen was the center of the film universe for me back in the '80s.

Good luck to all of you in North Dakota I am thinking of you.

NEXT: I guess you are wondering why I have a pic of some random guy in line. Well that is the view of the line up for Saskatchewan Riders season tickets. I stood in line last week to see if I could get some for the upcoming season. Well TT Nation, I was successful and have two seats to every game this season. So if any of you ND geeks want to come up and see Weston Dressler light it up in Rider Green, come on up. I have got you covered.

Just jump on Riderville dot com and check the schedule. If you want to come on up and stay at the Peterson stronghold you are certainly welcome here. I can take you to a CFL game, buy you a Pilsner Beer, and we can cheer on the best team in the CFL. Sounds good to me.

NEXT: I went to see the Doodlebops with the kids the other day and man did it suck. I of course have plenty to say about a kids show, see the post about the Dora the Explorer show I took McKenna to. Oh and no one can forget the unedited rant about the Blues Clues show. I will post my opinions on the Doodlebops next week sometime. Yes I was the guy in the crowd yelling Freebird the whole time. Look out cause it is gonna be good.



FINALLY: In the 'It's about time you bastard" column, I will be interviewing Mitch Davis, of the Regina Brother In Law Davis', tomorrow for his Entourage audition. I will get it edited as soon as possible and up for you to listen to. Marty Frey will be up right after that.

Have a good weekend and Fargo stay dry okay?

The realization of a dream...

Okay, sorry, again that this has taken so long to get to. You know all the usual excuses, CHRIStmas rush, work, went to PHX for my dad's 70th birthday, too much TV to watch. You know, the usual things. I need to keep up with this better. I went from around 10 posts a month to two. Not good.

Lets take care of some book keeping things first. For those of you who have been following the Entourage competition closely, you have way more patience with it than I. Oh and Tony Mutzenberger, of the war hero Mutzenbergers, will not be doing a podcast. His and my schedule have not been able to connect so he has bowed out of the line up. Which is too bad because I had some wing dingers to ask him. What does that mean? Well, not much other than Mitch Davis, of the Regina Davis' is up next. Mitch is in the line up for Nepotism reasons and lets hope he can bring his red rage up a notch and give us a reason to consider him for one of the spots.

NEXT: I want you all to sit down. I have some big news. NO it is not we are having another kid because the operation did not take hold. Speaking of that traumatic situation, it did not work. Yup, you heard me right, the OPERATION DID NOT WORK.
You might be saying to yourself, "Self how does Chris know it did not work if his wife is not preggers?" Well to not go into too much embarassing detail, lets just say there is a test, I took it and failed. It involved a cup, a brown paper bag, and a mad dash to the hospital. I think that was too much detail. Moving on.

Now some of you will blame it on me. Not really in a position to make a difference on whether it works or not laying on a table with my junk out, so that is not the reason. Some may take it to the next level and blame it on the Canadian Health Care system. I am not going to blame that because I had no problem getting it done and it did not cost anything so I will not blame that.

What I will blame is the dumb ass doctor. The fact that he said 'oops' during the procedure, the fact that he did not know what an iPod was, and the fact that his damn hands were cold. That is what I am going with.

Where do I go from here? I will tell you that back on that damn table is NOT an option. No way, no how. Screw, a, err, that. I think I need to just sit back and relax for a while and contemplate the gravity of this situation. Then decide what to do. For those of you who are in Regina and have this little procedure scheduled. STAY AWAY FROM DR. SOOD.



NEXT: Here is the meat of what is going on right now. Why may you ask is Ric Flair atop this paragraph? Well I will tell you. Ric Flair, as most of you know, is the greatest wrestler of all time. Hands down. No discussion, no debate. He retired last year at Wrestlemania. I have been watching this man on TV for around 30 years. Every time he hit the ring and I was anywhere near a TV I had it on. I am as you say a HUGE FAN. I own the action figures, the championship belt, the DVD's, and the program.



No one conducts and interview better than this guy. No one. I have been quoting this guy's catch phrases for years. The only thing I did not get to see is him wrestle in person. I saw him at Wrestlmania IX come in and do a run in on Hogan and Vince. I also once saw him in Edmonton do a run in on Chris Benoit during a Raw show. Never saw him wrestle. I once drove from Green Bay to Fargo for a Thursday night Thunder show on the rumour that he was going to be there. I saw something on a website that said he might be there so I got Nick to get tickets and took the day off so I could be there when he came back. Nope, did not happen.

Ric was, and I guess still is to some extent the guy who 'lived the gimmick'. Back in the day before Vince told everyone that wrestling was rigged, I will not say fake because these guys get hurt way too much for it to be fake, the guys would live the character. Like for instance, the night Nick Chase and I sent a beer over to Mr. Perfect. He looked over from the bar, gave us a dirty look and then drank the beer. Bad guys were bad, and good guys were good. Now people like Kane act way too nice outside the ring for me to even believe anything he does inside it.



Ric was the playboy wheeling, dealing, jet flying, limo riding, Kiss stealing, space mountain son of a gun. He said it on TV, he lived it in real life. I thought that was way too cool. Everything he said was cooler than anything I would ever say in my life. I wanted to meet Ric from the first day I saw him on TV back in 1982.

Fast forward to February of next year, and that dream comes true. Blair Stefishin, of the Edmonton Stefishin's, sends me this email...

The time has come. What time you ask? The time has come that the greatest man in history, the man who has shaped the world as we know it today, the man that IS the man has named E-town as a stop on his pilgrimage to spread wisdom as only THE man can. Who could this great prophet be you ask? My children, I speak of the one, the only, his holyness the Nature Boy; WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! When, you ask, will he spread his great gospel to us lowly servants of The Man? February 7, 2009; that's right, 1 night only to have the opportunity to be in the presence of greatness. You say you would give all your worldly belongings to be a part of this great pilgrimage?

Well, my children, that is an awesome show of devotion, though you need only sacrifice a small fee to have the opportunity to hear the words of his holyness. However, if you purport you are righteous enough to stand to the right hand of true greatness, a vial of your life essence and slightly larger fee is all you need renounce for VIP seating (first 2 rows), free autographed memorabilia, and the opportunity to meet, greet and lay your hands upon his holyness.

Thank you, my children, and may The Man bless us all. WOOOOOOOOO!



Wooooooooooo, is right. Ric is doing some kind of spoken word legends of wrestling tour and it's only stop in Canada, so far, is in Edmonton. I am soooooo going. Of course there is no way that I am NOT going to sit in the first two rows and get that meet and greet. This is going to be huge. There will probably be a tremor in the force. I bet that the security threat level (you remember that don't you. Bush used it to get re elected) will be raised to super red. There may be press there to cover this event. Two legends together in one place. Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

I cannot wait. Of course I will have full reports with photos and I hope some audio from the event. Blair and I will provide team coverage that no other multi dollar semi important blog site will have. Believe that. Now there is also the situation that I promised Donna that I would retire from wrestling if I got to go to Wrestlemania IX in Seattle. I checked the contract and I found a loophole that allows me to attend this show. Since there will be no wrestling, per se, it does not qualify as a wrestling event. It is a concert or a lecture. Nick is a good lawyer, look him up.

I will leave you with one last Ric Flair moment to get your humpday going...




Now GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!

Sorry about the neglect...

Hey everyone, sorry about neglecting you for so long. I have been fighting pneumonia, or however you spell it, for about 3 or 4 weeks and it was rough. At first all I could do was sleep and not eat. I went around 10 days without eating. Literally. It sucked so I am sorry that I have not posted anything.

As you can see from the picture above it snowed last night. Snow on Canadian Thanksgiving. Yup, today is thanksgiving here in Canada. That's right I get two days of turkey and football. Jealous? Yes I know you are. We got dumped on last night, but the sun is out and it should be gone soon. I hope so I need to take the boat out to it's winter resting place. That might be hard to do in snow.

Not only do I get two Thanksgivings this year I get to vote twice. No, I am not voting twice in the US election. It get to vote in the Canadian election on Tuesday. I am geeked. I will of course have pictures for you to see tomorrow. Can't wait to vote against Harper. What a tool. This is the guy if you remember, that would not hug his kid when he dropped him off at school. Total tool.


Theater Ads from hamiltongbp on Vimeo.

FIRST: So lets get back to it. I am still waiting for Tony to let me know when he can talk for the Podcast. I know this Entourage thing is taking a long time, but you know, something this important, you just can't go off half cocked. So since Tony is waiting for the right time to blow us away with his wit and charm I will give you a bit of Tony to tide you over. Back in the day in Bismarck Tony was an active member of my crew to make commercials for KXMB TV. He was very versatile, that is if playing himself makes him versatile. These ads are for a local movie theater. When was the last time you EVER saw a local theater advertise on TV. Yeah, never. It stars Yours Truly, Tony, and the guy you can't see in the shadows is Ross Lytle. Production wizard who now works, I have no idea where he works. Anyway, things to watch for in these ads are my bad acting, my bad hair, and Tony's quote "I don't get it". Enjoy.


NEXT: I went to see the savior of rock and roll the other night. Danko Jones played Regina at the Drink. Now whenever I have a chance to see Danko I do. This guy plays balls out rock and roll as you can see in the photo. If you are not Canadian I imagine you have not heard of him. If you haven't you should check him out. Amazing live. Great on CD. He has 4 records out and they are all good.

If he ever comes to your town, go and see him. This guy will knock your socks off. Really good. He has some cheesy videos that you can watch, but they do not do him justice live. Really.

Also check the dude with the camera phone in the picture. He recorded the whole show on that phone. What kind of memory card does he have? Holy crap. How do you shoot a whole two hours on a phone? I would like a copy of that video.


Okay, NEXT: The Pack have had a few bad weeks. Three in a row to be exact, but they put it back on the rails this last weekend with an ass whuppin of the seachickens. I think the queens could even beat them. Speaking of the queens, they really should thank the refs for their win this last weekend. Man that PI call was brutal. No way in hell that was even close to a PI. The Lions? Wow, you queens are an offensive juggernaut.

Meanwile Number four has 6 touchdowns in one game and a winning record. WTF? I am not really going to get into all that drama again. Really. Again the fine photo on the right was provided by PackerPalace Dot Com.






NEXT I would like to welcome back to the fold a guy who for some reason or another just fell off the face of the earth a while back. James Grandy, of the formerly Minnesota Babe Winkleman Grandy's, is now living in Minot. Which I hear is beautiful this time of year. I found an email to him recently, after searching forever, and he reconnected. Not sure why he dissappeared, maybe he was running from the CIA, or from a crazy rabid fish from one of those swamps in Minnesota. I don't know. I was worried that he had been dumped off the boat by Babe in some out of the way Minnesota swamp for insubordination. Nope, just decided to move to Minot and start his own biz. He has a crazy fishin' and huntin' show on outdoor channel that you can watch. That is the trailer up there. Have a look and let us all know what you think.

Welcome back James. Nice to see you again. Here's to you not going into the witness protection plan again.

Me thinks Me likes. I am a captain of a ship, we have lakes here in Saskatchewan with lots of fish, so you do the math. I think an episode should be shot here in Regina. Make sure you email (grandy@srt.com) the producers to let them know that this is an episode you want to see.




LAST - I will leave you today with this video. It is great. The partner of 'Maverick', you know the one. The one that is not qualified to be VP. Here she is at a Flyers game, again propping up the myth that she is a hockey mom, dropping the puck. She got her ass booed. It is awesome. I love Philly fans. They will boo anyone.

My favorite part is when she is getting the shit booed out of her she just ignores it, like she did every question in the debate, and waves like everyone is cheering. Completely oblivious. Good quality for someone running for VP.



Have a great weekend, and Happy Thanksgiving to you Canadians, Columbus day to all the Americans.
Now GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

Tony Mutzenberger makes the DNC and Ahman's Charger...

So I am watching some video from the Democratic National Convention today and I heard the video on the vetrans was really good. So I sat down to watch it and low and behold, who did I see? Tony Mutzenberger front and center in a still picture of a bunch of soldiers saluting. Not sure the situation of the picture but I knew right away this was Tony.

Tony Mutzenberger, of the Minot Mutzenbergers, made the big show. Nice job Tony. It sure will be cool when I put this Entourage together and maybe Tony makes the crew to have a war hero and a TV star all in the same package.

Okay, Tony's co star in this epic was none other than Tom Hanks. Oscar winning Tom Hanks. That's right. That is how Tony Rolls. On top of that, Steve freaking Speilberg directed the clip. Wow, one of the greatest directors of all time put Tony in one of his films. Put that one on his resume.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO. He is in right at the 39 second mark, so watch closely. On the YouTube version above he is at the 2:02 mark.



Also, I am here to tell you that I will be driving that car behind Ahman Green. Oh yes I will. See here is the story. CLICK HERE to read the history on the car. CLICK HERE to read a story on the raffle.

Now here is my story. Dad calls me and tells me that he and my Aunt Betty, of the Omaha Aunt Betty's, decided to buy three tickets for the raffle on the car. Five bucks a pop. The way it works is they draw 25 names that will receive a key to try to start the car. Guess what, they drew one of my old mans tickets. So you all know I believe in Density. It is my Density that I will be driving that car soon. On Sunday Aunt Betty will get her shot at starting that car. I know that her being a lifelong fan of the Huskers, not to mention a season ticket holder for many years, she is sure to get the right keys.

Dad thinks they will sell it after they win it. NO FREAKING WAY!!!! I told him in no uncertian terms will he sell that car. No way. I have already planned a trip to Vegas in that car with my boy Kenny B. I am going to look sooooo good in that car you will not believe it. Apparently it has a replica of Memorial Stadium in the trunk along with replicas of the NCAA National Championship Trophies. It is soooooo mine.

Wish me luck. Now get back to work.

The Gear Daddies, Minneapple, and the Twins game sucked...

Okay, so this post is a bit late but the whole Favre to NY threw me off and I have been busy as hell lately so just read it and get over yourself.

I was in Minneapolis last weekend. Yup, I was in the states. I know most of you felt a tremor in the force. I went down with Donna to see Robby, Dahl, Nick, Tony, and the Gear Daddies. Not necessarily in that order.

We left Regina on Wednesday night with full intentions of getting to Minot in time to have some ribs and beers with Tony Mutzenberger and Steve Shoenrock, of the Minot Mutzenbergers and Shoenrocks. Work did not get me out early and an unfortunate forgetting of the passports set us back.

Oh well, it is all good. We stopped over halfway and dropped McKenna with my parents in Hazen to stay for a visit and we were back on the road the next day. We stopped for Lunch in Fargo and were able to hook up with Nick Chase of the Fargo Chases. It was a nice visit with him and his wife and baby. I have not seen Nick for a while and it was like we just saw each other yesterday the way we just rapped like old times. Nick of course is stamping out Terrorism and anyone else who dares to flout the rules of law in North Dakota. Much ass is kicked by this man everyday. Don't F with Nick Chase.

After lunch we finished our trip by arriving at Robby DuPuis of the Minneapolis Dupuis. He has a very nice house just at the end of the Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport. It is amazing how low those planes fly above his house.

On the agenda for the weekend was a trip to see the Gear Daddies at the Zoo Amphitheatre, a trip to see the Twins at the Metrodome, some artsy stuff at the Art Fair, and some serious shopping at the Mall of America.

Friday morning took us to the Mall. Donna did some power shopping and I purchased a replica of the new Lambeau to go with my old one. Good morning at the mall. Robby worked that day. It was the first anniversary of the bridge falling into the river so he had some big shoots that day. If you remember correctly he was the first TV news camera on the scene that day. He has even was interviewed for a special that aired that evening. I saw Robby's footage from that day and he did a great job. Proud of him, I taught him everything he shouldn't do so he did great.

Anyway, Friday night brought the reason why we travelled all this way. Well that and the beer that Scott Dahl owed me. The concert was at the Minneapolis Zoo Amphitheatre. Nice little venue to see a show at. Around 1000 people crowded in to listen to a band that has been around for a long time. The Gear Daddies are a band from Minnesota that play a brand of alt rock/country that I am a huge fan of.

Dahl got the tickets for us, which I still owe him for, and the night was on. I managed to record most of it on my iPod. I know it is not exactly kosher to do that, but hell, I did. If you would like a copy just drop me a line and we will get it done. Oh and just so you know, there is a lot of us singing on this copy. Well here have a listen...


Gear Daddies live... from hamiltongbp on Vimeo.

Yup, that is me singing. The drunk guy. That was an awesome concert. A band that I have wanted to see for a long time.

The next day we, as my suggestion, decided to go to a Twins game. I take full responsibility for this trip. I know, the Twins suck, the Metrodome sucks, it all sucks. I have never been in the Metrodome so I wanted to experience the suck in person. Plus, I was hoping to do Robby DuPuis Entourage Podcast at the game. You know, that would be cool right. Podcast live from a major league baseball game. Well, kinda major league since it is the twins.

I figured that it would be me, Donna, Robby, Dakota, and about 10 other people. That is usually what I see on the highlights. Well, unbeknownst to me it was Twins DQ hat night. It is amazing how midwesterners will go out of their way to get something free. If I was a Twins fan and a resident of Minnesota, thank god I am not, I would soooo be there. We could not get a seat on the lower level, from scalpers. I hate those guys. That is a whole nother story. Anyway, we sat way up in the top of the Metrodome. If this were a queens game, which again thank god it was not, it would suck to watch a game there. Way to sterile and air conditioned. Especially for baseball, a person must be outside for a ball game not in this baggie dome.

So we are watching the game and this dude about 10 rows up starts yelling at the team. My first thought is dude, we are three miles from the game, they cannot hear you. But he paid for his seat he has a right to yell. Then this broad, and I use this term in a completely non flattering way, starts yelling back at him. I immediately think we are going to have a fight. I of course, encouraged the fight. Nothing happened. So I decide to find more tasty beverages so I go out and search for a tasty one. While I was gone the broad decided to have this guy kicked out. He wasn't swearing, he wasn't too abusive he just was an Indian fan. So this chick took it upon herself to have him ejected.

Robby decided to give her a piece of his mind on the way out. I told him I had his back and he proceeded to tell her that if she did not like heckling that she should stay at home and watch the game. Well this trailer trash did not like this and promptly told Robby that he should go back to New York. Dumb ass, which is what I called her a few times. Then, get this, just as we get to the concourse she grabs my arm, pulls me toward her, says "have a nice night", AND HER DAUGHTER KICKED ME IN THE SHINS. Then they ran to the womans bathroom. AMAZING.

I just got kicked in ths shin by a 13 year old trailer park trash kid, who is a Twins fan, at a MLB game. Wow. I hate to generalize, but I think I will. Twins fans are just as dumb as queen fans. Sorry. Here is another thing about Twinsfan that drove us crazy. NO ONE SITS AND WATCHES THE DAMN GAME. We sat on the aisle so all we saw the whole game was jerkoffs going up and down buying sammiches, dogs, popcorn, pop, and anything else they think they need RIGHT NOW. We only saw a few innings of baseball, and a ton of a-holes walking up and down. Sucked, sucked, sucked, sucked.

So that was the basic gist of our weekend in Minneapple. I did not get to do my podcast from the Twins game, but we did it from Robby's man cave in his basement. CLICK HERE to listen to the magic, or just click the link above. I have had it up for a week or so and some of you have already hit it so thank you for listening to TundraTalk the Podast. Robby did a great job and we added a new game to the show. It is called Brush with Greatness to the Death. Basically the host starts with a Brush With Greatness story and then the guest has to counter. It goes back and forth until one of us give up. I will tell you that I do not give up. Deal with that.

Now Tony Mutzenberger of the Minot Mutzenbergers was supposed to go before Robby but he has been busy being an army guy so I will get to him soon. Up after that will be Mitch Davis of the Regina Davis'. Good luck Mitch. Start studying your man laws.


Okay that is all. Now GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

SUPERSTAR!!!!!

Okay, so Trev, of the Regina Trev's, and me went to the Rider game on Saturday. It was against the Montreal Allouettes. Anyway, I was geeked and so was Trev. We totally had good seats, 24 rows up on the 40 yard line. Sweet.

It was really rainy right up to kick off. We stood underneath the stadium to partake in tasty beverages and delicious bratwurst. As we were doing so I noticed a TSN Camera jockey taking pictures of the water that was draining off the stadium. Now me being the low keyed guy that I am naturally decided to stay away from the camera and not risk being noticed. Yeah right. I walked right up to the camera and said hello. Nice. Well after that I then recieved several phone calls letting me know that I made the show. NATIONWIDE BABY!!!. Yup, that is how I roll.

CLICK HERE to see me on the highlights. I rule.

Then the rain stopped, we took our seats, the we had more tasty beverages, we sang a few songs, saw Elvis, high fived several complete strangers, saw a rainbow, and oh, yeah, THE RIDERS BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF THE ALS. In that order. Gotta love it when a plan comes together.

Outstanding game to watch. The Riders knocked a ball loose on a kickoff, picked off a pass, and scored a brilliant TD to win. All in the last three minutes or so. AWESOME.

Riders are 4-0, first time since 1970 they have been 4-0. Ahhhhhh, I remember that year well. I was three years old and just finished a mini movie on toilet training. Very successful year for me. Hosted by Chad Weiser, of the Seattle Weiser's.



TSN Superstar from hamiltongbp on Vimeo.

You want to be in my posse. You know you do. Hell, I want to be in my posse. You want to roll with me. As Jim Rome said, "You are who you roll with". Word Up. You know that wherever you go, you will be recognized. Recognized for being cool, phat(not fat), smooth, smart, happenin' (without the g), chillin' (again without the g), and most of all really, really, really, really, neato. Yes, I am bringing Neato back.

Okay, so I still have not gotten Tony on the Podcast. I will, I will. This week I promise. I have been kinda busy, you know being a National TV star and all.

Hmmm, what's next for me? Let's see, big screen twice, Nationwide TV on TSN, and on all the highlight shows all night long (TSN,SNet, and Score). Done all that. Well I guess, next stop is Hollywood. Marty, make some room on your couch, there is a superstar on his way. WHooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Oh, and Brett Favre was on the ESPYS this weekend. Nice. He was funny. Oh and the video that they showed was pretty amazing. Made me again realize why he is the greatest.

Here is his appearance...



Okay now GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

Finally I weigh in on the Number 4 situation...

First thing, PackerPalace dot com, provided most of the pictures on this post.

Okay, so all of you, if you have not been under a rock, have heard all this drama around the Packers and Number 4. I have chosen to not jump in right away for a few reasons. Number one, it is really just driving me crazy. When I heard on Friday that Favre had asked for a release I literally felt sick. I could not concentrate on work, I was angry, and really just wanted to sit up in bed and wake myself from the stupid dream. Oops, not a dream. Secondly, I was hoping it would just work itself out before I had a chance to weigh in. Nope.

I called Marty on Friday hoping he would talk me down from the edge. No, that did not happen, I think I just pushed him closer to the edge. Marty, of the tinseltown Frey's, wants Favre to just cool out until Mr. 'I get hurt in practice' Rodgers to get hurt then Number 4 can ride in and save the day and me and Marty can go to a Super Bowl this January. How sweet would that be?

Ryan Popkey, of the Green Bay Popkey's, got a frantic call from yours truly on Friday. He just happened to be doing live shots from Lambeau Field when I called. I wonder what was going on? It is not like the local media EVER goes live from the field. Really it is odd when they don't.

What really pushed ME back a bit from the edge was an email I recieved today. It was composed by a Bengal fan no less. Greg Donnelly, of the Edmonton Donnelly's, dropped this little diddy on me today that just snapped me out of my haze. Yes I have been in a bit of a haze the past few days.

So this guy I know has his own blog where he rips on the most mundane of subjects or opines on everything under the sun never shunting from controversy. He's also a Packers fan and yet the biggest, most divisive topic to hit Green Bay since the invention of injecting cheese into smokies comes along and all I see is a photoshopped pic????

Real fans want to know does GB say screw you to the franchise's future and cowtow to a primadonna's weekly whims? Or do they say screw you Hall of Famer who brought Packer Nation back from oblivion and is (was) as revered as the sandaled Jew who started a popular religion 2000 years ago?

What's the verdict, Chris?

Greg

Well Greg, you bring up a few good points. And one really bad one. First off I want to know who this guy you know who has a blog is and where I can read it because it sounds real cool.

Second, I am a real fan and I can honestly say I have the RIGHT opinion on this issue.

Thirdly, I am fine with injecting cheese into a fine meat product as long as it compliments the meat, and does not over shadow the meat. Cheese is a fine thing to add to anything. Especially Wisconsin cheese.

Fourth, dude, Favre is far from a Primadonna. I hope you do not suffer any 'accidents' in the next few days in response to this uncalled for remark.

Okay, lets address this question first. Am I loyal to the Packers first or Favre First. This is a tough question that I have been asked many times over this weekend that felt more like a month. This answer is multi-layered. Bottom line, I am a Packer Fan first. But having said that I beleive that you cannot separate Farve from the Green Bay Packers. Farve IS the Green Bay Packers. He has been the face of this franchise for 17 years and has won tons of games (some that they had no business winning), a Super Bowl (queens still don't have one), and made them a TON of money. I love every part of the Green Bay Packers (well except maybe Ted Thompson right now). Lambeau field, the tailgating that is second to none, the players, the logo, the frozen tundra, all the Packers songs. I love it all right down to the jerseys. There is no experience like seeing the Packers at Lambeau Field. My license plate on my truck is GO -PACK. There is not a day that goes by that I do not wear a shirt, hat, jacket, or touque that does not have a big fat G on it. My whole wardrobe is Green and Gold.

Now Favre. I have for the past three or so months have been trying to wrap my head around the fact that when I turn on the tube next year I will not see Number 4 on the field. It has been tough. I was at his final game(as of right now). I think I was just starting to get over it and then whammo. He wants back. He is the source of a huge amount of memories I have of this team. The list is too long to get into here but my favorite Favre memory is that rainy Monday night that he lobbed that long bomb in OT to Freeman and he caught it off his legs to beat the queens. That my friend is sweet. Go home Moss, you suck.

I am a huge fan of Number 4. I once tried to count (at Cory's request I think) how many items I have in my basement that have his image on it. I lost count at around 30. I have a Brett Favre ornament that I keep hanging from my rearview. I haven't driven anywhere with out that for around 5 years. In fact I am going to rename my boat NUMBER 4. No lie. I am a HUGE Brett fan. So, how do you think I feel about him coming back. To answer the question about Packers or Favre I don't think there is an answer because they are one and the same.

On the same note, I want the Pack to win a fourth Super Bowl (queens have none). Who gives them the best chance to win now? The three time MVP, Number 4. It sure as hell ain't crystal ankles Rogers. I know that Rodgers wants his shot, but dude, if Number 4 wants to play, let him play and you, Mr. Rodgers, may have a ring to wear on your finger. Deal with that.

So lets address this 'retirement'. My theory, which will prove to be reality, is this... Have a look at the picture to the left. That is Deanna, TT, and Head coach Mike MacBlowMe. Look at the body language and the looks on their faces. First it looks like Deanna wants nothing to do with either of them. Second, the look on TT and MM faces tells the whole story. They look like they are nervous as hell that Brett might tell the whole world that they did not want the greatest QB to play the game to come back and that they forced Brett to shut it down so they could 'move on' as they have said repeatedly in the media.

Now, here is another scenario that may or may not have been addressed. I think MM and TT last year after the NFC Championship sat Number 4 down and said "Listen Brett, we like ya, we just don't love ya. It is time to let A-Rod take the reigns. You can either back him up, or back yourself out."

Let me tell you a story about a job I once had. I worked with a guy who was great at his job. He did it very well. He was hired by Boss 1. Boss 1 left the company. Boss 2 gets hired, he wants to come in and put his 'stamp' on the company and since Boss 2 did not hire this guy who did his job very well, who I will call Gord, he decides to run him out and put in an incompetent person that HE hired. This is what I think TT is trying to do. He has been living in the shadow of Brett and Ron Wolf (who has been praised as a genious because he traded for him) so he decides to get rid of Brett so people can think he (TT) is a just as smart for drafting Rodgers.

Brett plays the good soldier shuts it down on TV, sheds some man tears, and regrets it immediately. But lives with it for a few months. Gets restless and makes some inquiries about coming back. This is where I do not trust TT. They say that they said they would welcome him back and hold a presser to announce it. Nope don't buy it. I think that talk is just to try and save face. Every company does this to make themselves as the good guys. Spin that is what that is.

Now the Packers (TT) say they will not release him and he can come back as a back up. Hey, TT, did you go over and kick his dog while you are at it? Maybe egg his house? Let me see, on one hand you have a guy who has not started one game in his career, got hurt on his first regular season play, got hurt once in practice, and has not proven anything as far as I am concerned. On the other hand you have a Super Bowl Champ (queens have still, as I write this, have not won one), a three time MVP, the iron man of the NFL with 253 starts , TD leader among ALL the other records, and the guy who plays everygame like it is his last. Hmmmmmmmmm, tough choice. It is like making a movie and choosing between Al Pacino and Steven Segal. Now he realizes that he did not want to retire so he decides to shove it back in TT's face?

He should just say okay to that, come back sit out the first few games, and then when tiddlywinks Rodgers gets hurt come in and be the hero.

Okay, so if TT decides to pull the trigger on a trade I think I will go into convulsions and break out into cold sweats, AGAIN. The teams rumoured to be interested are EVERY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE, well except you TT. The name that keeps popping up is the godless viqueens. For the love of God this cannot happen.

DO NOT LET NUMBER FOUR WEAR ANY OTHER COLORS THAN GREEN AND GOLD. TT, that last comment was aimed at you. If you do decide to fu#k with me and Packer Nation, I will be standing outside Lambeau with my torch, a machete, and maybe a sawed off. If Number 4 wants to play, let him freaking play!!! CLICK HERE to go to a site that is dedicated to getting Favre back. You can sign the petition and everything.

I want him to play, the whole Packer Nation wants him to play, it looks as if the media want him to play, we know Madden wants him to play, EA sports wants him to play, his teammates (if they want to win) want him to play, but TT and MM don't. Who is going to win? It ain't gonna be TT if he deals him to another team. It will be TT's job if Favre goes to another team and leads them to the playoffs and Rodgers leads the Pack to the cellar of the NFC North.

On the EA sports note. What the hell was EA thinking putting a retired player on the cover? Were they actually going to have him on the game? Or was A Rod going to have the starting spot? How would A Rod feel if in Madden '09 Favre started while Favre was nowhere actually on the real field of play? Why would I buy a game with Number 4 on the cover if he wasn't even in the game? (because I am a Packer Fan) If he does play, does the fact that he was retired at one point negate the EA Curse? I sure the hell hope so. Just a few things that I ponder.

Now, Mr. Donnelly, did I answer your question enough. Or did you stop reading six paragraphs ago? I thought so. If you think the leader of the TundraTalk nation was not going to wade in you were sadly mistaken my friend. Sadly mistaken.

I just hope that it ends to my liking. I can't afford to lose any more sleep.

Oh by the way, Tony will be on TundraTalk the Podcast hopefully this week.

Have a great day, and GET BACK TO WORK!!!!

"There is no I in Posse." Derek Venckus on TundraTalk...

Allright!!! Derek Venckus, of the Tennessee Venckus', hit TundraTalk last night. To use one of his sports guys phrases, his back was against the wall and he just took it shift by shift and put it in the back of the net, top shelf, back where gramma keeps the cookies. That is Derek in the picture with Craig Newsome of the Green Bay Packers. Lambeau Field is the place he used to spend a lot of time. I worked with Derek in Green Bay, hell who am I kidding, we collected a check in Green Bay. Derek was the weekend sports geek. We both love sports and hate Joel Bernell. Joel Bernell was the ND at WGBA. Major dick.

Derek made his play to be in the posse on TT. If you want to listen to said podcast CLICK HERE or just use the link to the right. On TT we spoke on many things. Soccer reared its ugly and boring head again. There are lots of good sports stories and work stories on this one. Derek was a bubble guy to get in the posse and I think he may have just put himself over the edge on this one. This one is a great listen, but it is a bit long, so plan accordingly.

Derek is also the dude that coined my nickname in GB "Sign Boy". He used to show highlights from the Gamblers games on the weekends and would always show a different sign of mine during the highlights. Therein lies the birth of a legend. From then on I was known as Sign Boy and Donna was Dubbed, Sign Boys Wife. Wow, it almost brings a tear to my eye thinking back to that magical time. Derek was a great TV sports jockey and is now employed in the real world.

I have some video of Derek doing his thing rapping on the news talking about Sign Boy. This clip was late in Sign Boy's career, just before I moved to Canada. Chris Riva is also in this clip. They are hyping up Sign Boy night at the Brown County Arena. Have a look. My favorite part is when Derek almost cracks up on the air when he sees a shot of me in the stands acting crazy. Classic.


Sign Boy in the News from hamiltongbp on Vimeo.


So there you have it. Derek Venckus on TundraTalk. Will Derek get the TT bump? Only time will tell.

Next up on the podcast the schedule calls for Cory to jump in. He told me that he may want to defer since he already did one. That would lead us to drop in Tony Mutzenberger. That is if he wants to lower himself to our level. I will let you know if he decides to give it a go. Things are getting interesting so pay attention.

Have a great day and GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

This just in...It is official, my first round perfection was a fluke...

Okay, so now we all know that I got lucky in the first round. My second round I only got one series right. What do you expect? Me to pick against my favorite team? No way Jose. I still believe that the Avs could come back and win that series.

Quickly, because I am at work. Third round picks....

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS(2) vs PHILADELPHIA FLYERS(6)

Okay, when in doubt pick the team that has a former Gambler on it. Ty Conklin is on this team so I pick the Penguins. Never mind the fact that they have Malkin and Crosby. Some people say that the Flyers will rough the Penguins up. Uh, does anybody remember that the Pens have Georges Laraque? You know the toughest guy in the NHL. Undisputed heavyweight champion Georges Laraque. Just refer to this video to refresh your memory.



DETROIT DEAD WINGS(1) vs DALLASS STARS(5)

Okay I hate both these teams so I pick neither of them. They both suck. DalASS because they used to be the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit becasue they are Detroit. So I guess I pick Detroit because I am sooooo tired of teams from the south winning the cup where no one outside of the 20 thousand in the rink cares. I hope both these teams lose.

NEXT: Robby DuPuis of the Minneapolis DuPuis, sent this note about Tony and his return to the land of the free....

Hey, I was going through some old photos in my email account and found this rather obscure brush with fame from my rehearsal dinner the nite before my wedding. Legendary NHL referee Kerry Frasier stopped by for a beer.

Also, I need to request that Tony's entourage test is A LOT harder than the rest of ours. We're just a bunch of beer drinkin' punks next to him. The guy thrives in war zones which is a hell of a lot more than I can say, so he already has a leg up before the exam starts. Not fair, but glad to hear he's back safe and sound.

Robby

As you can see the pic to the right is Robby with Kerry Fraser. Nice. As for the podcast, not sure what I can do for you Rob. It's not like a bonehead like me is going to be able to make a guy who just did two tours in Iraq misstep. I am, after all, the guy who came up with the "Bon Jovi Lyric Interpretation". If I were smart it would be called the "Michael Stipe lyric interpretation".

Sorry.

And to show my incredible intelligence I will post this video of the Iron Shiek going nuts in an interview. Mikey Zee, of the CBC Zees, showed me this the other day. Man that Iron Shiek is CRAZY. If you want more, just go to YouTube and type "Iron Shiek Goes Nuts". Lots to choose from.

The best thing, among about 10 funny things, is he mentions God, Jesus, and Vince McMahon all in the same sentence. Yup you heard me right, AND what he says he wants to do to one of the Killer Bees is HILARIOUS. You must watch this, but NOT AT WORK!!!!!

Tony is back from Iraq...Return of THE MAN...

Tony Mutzenberger is back!!!! I think this calls for a whoooooo. So here goes...
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Tony got back on Saturday and all is well. It is good to hear that the man who inspired my weak ass screenplay is back among his family safe and sound. Now that I am closer to Minot I plan to tip a few Leinies with this man in the near future.

So you now may be asking yourself, "Self, how does Tony returning affect the Entourage competition?" Well I will tell you. It adds another dude to the mix on the Podcasts. I just hope that this genuine war hero will lower himself a bit to mix it up with me and my silly questions.

To all those in the competition I say this...Good luck, the game has just changed.

Ric Flair Shuts it down....finally....

It's been a bit of a rough year for me. Not in the work sucks, life sucks kind of way, but in the all my favorite athletes shut it down kind of way. Just a little over a week ago on a monday night the wrestling, or wrasslin', world paid tribute to one of the all time greats. Now I know some of you are now saying to me, "Chris, how would you know, you retired from watching wrestling." Which you would be correct. I did not see it live, a friend at the CBC taped it and I watched it posthumously. Big word.
Apparently Ric over the past month has had a story line where Vince McMahon told him if he loses he has to quit. So apparently he has been winning for a month or two. I did see a match on a Monday where he wrestled Vince McMahon. It was, and I am sad to say it, the worst match I have ever seen Ric wrestle. It culminated at Wrestlemania where he wrestled Shawn Michaels. To whom he lost. Well on Monday night Raw the wrestling world bid farewell to the Man. It was quite a show.
Now I will tell you there were no man tears shed, because we all know that this was a 'Wrasslin'' retirement so he could be back in the ring next week. But I will tell you that it was pretty elaborate goodbye. Have a look courtesy of YouTube...





Now that you have seen it. You know that it was pretty cool to see the Four Horsemen all back together again in the ring. As I watched the whole thing I kept waiting for someone to come out and ambush the whole thing and turn it into a work. I am sure if Eric Bischoff had been in charge I am sure that that would have happened. It was respectful and very entertaining. Something Eric Bischoff has never been.

Speaking of entertaining, I have been watching this guy for around 28 years. Man that is a long time. I remember the first time I saw the Horsemen come out and beat the snot out of someone. It was AWESOME, and then, Ric Flair walked over to the NWA podium in the small studio, to Gordon Solie and cut a promo about limo riding, jet flying, and space mountian. It was incredible. I was sold. This dude is the man.

Now living in North Dakota, you don't usually get to see the world champ that often. In fact, never. I am not sure that Ric Flair, as NWA world champ ever made it through North Dakota. I wanted to see Ric wrestle so bad. In fact in 1996 I drove from Green Bay to Fargo to watch a WCW Thunder taping just on the chance that Ric Flair would wrestle. I was denied. It took until I went to Wrestlemania 19 in Seattle to finally see Ric perform. And even then he did not wrestle.

In Edmonton a year or so later Ric came back to town and it was awesome, but he still did not wrestle. Maybe that is good, because later in his life his skills were lacking. Still when he did his nose dive into the mat, it just got better like a fine wine. That is the thing about Ric Flair, he was always entertaining. Always. There were only a few ring entrance songs that you knew when you heard it there was a beatdown coming. The Freebirds, the Road Warriors and Ironman, Roddy Piper and the pipes, and Ric Flair with the theme from 2001. Everything about Ric was entertaining. His robes were second to none. I think he may have been the last one to wear a robe to the ring. Those things were awesome.

There is a story that I am unsure if it is true, but I hear that Steve Schoenrock, of the Minot Schoenrocks, in college had an old robe of his moms that resembled one of Rics ring robes. Apparently he wore it every saturday morning. It is also unconfirmed that he refused to eat breakfast until Tony Mutzenberger would give him a ring introduction. That is the stuff of legends.

He is the king of the catch phrases. The only other dude who is even close is the Rock. I still to this day use the Whooooooo! at all times. I have used many of his catch phrases much to the chagrin of Donna. ' In order to be the man, you have to beat that man, and right now I am that man.' is one of the all time greats. The airport story is great, and then there is the '60 minute man.' His stuff will be forever be in my dialouge. I guess it is plagerism but I don't care.

So to wrap this one up the world has lost two great ones this year. Number Four, and the leader of the Four Horsemen.

Get ready for the Podcast with the Nordic Man.

I am gonna get me an entourage...

Okay, so I have decided to start writing again. No not just here to you the loyal TundraTalk Nation, but another screenplay. Or maybe just a story. I am not sure what has inspired me to do this. I think maybe it has to do with a few things. The other day I was digging around in the furnace room looking for something that I have no idea where it is when I found a box of letters. My Mom and Dad, for some reason decided to keep all the correspondence that I received when I was in school and the Forest Service. Not sure why.

Oh, wait, you remember that don't you. Writing letters? Can you imagine? I used to, apparantly, write a lot of letters. I probably had around 60 letters in this box. Most of them from girls. Now before you start thinking that I am just bragging, don't. These letters were not hot or even warm. They pretty much sucked. Weird thing about it some of the girls I got letters from I cannot for the life of me remember what they looked like or even who they were. Crazy. After reading a few of them I figured out I had a pretty much a form letter that I sent them. Basically describing what I have been up to, a question on what they are doing, and then asking for their phone number and a picture. Seriously, every one of these letters from different girls answered the same questions.

I also got a few letters from Chad Weiser, of the Bellevue Microsoft is satan Weisers, Reg Rudolph, of the Garrison Rudolphs, and Shannon Just, of the not sure where Justs. It must not have been to easy for those guys to write because there were no more than two from each of them. Shannon was so lazy that he even had my mom fill in the address to the Forest Service. Lazy bastard. Letter writing is a lost art, and by the looks of these letters, not to many of my homeboys were artists. Reggie's was good though.

Anyway, I have always wanted to put down on paper my experiences in the Forest Service fighting fire and reading these letters reminded me of some of those stories so I decided to finally start writing it.

So obviously, that leads me to want to put together an Entourage. You know, for when I sell the book or screenplay and have loads of money to just throw away on my homies. I need a support system to keep me real. I know, some of you are saying "What the hell are you talking about Chris. Isn't that what your family is for?" Yes, and no. I like the show Entourage, and I just wanted to go through, what I will call a tryout, or the interview process of putting one together.

A good Entourage consists of four or five dudes. No you can't just put anyone into these spots. I do not want an Entourage that consists of yes men that will just go along with all my lame brain ideas. I need guys who will not be afraid to call me an idiot. Most of the people I have chosen to go on the list would probably step over themselves to call me an idiot so I think I will be okay on that point. After all if you have a group of yes men that usually leads to jail time like Tyson, or Iverson. You know the old saying, "You are who you roll with." Well I guess it is not old but it works.

So I am going to break down a list of potential candidates for my Entourage. I hope no one is offended by not being on this list but trust me I have put a lot of thought into this. This list is in no particular order, just putting it out there. Good luck and here we go...

MARTY FREY - Check the list to the right, whose name is at the top of topics in TT. Marty Freaking Frey. This guy is a frontrunner for many reasons. He is a Packer fan, he sends me stuff, he has major connections, he has been to the Playboy Mansion twice in the past year, he almost burnt me to a crisp for a commercial, and he is usually one of the first guys I can count on to call me an idiot. Marty is also the man who uttered the infamous 'Dee Snider Poker Night Comment'. Which of course is huge. Trump will not work with anyone else in LA and neither would I. Marty this is your spot to lose.


DEREK VENCKUS - Derek made this list on his ability to make me laugh. A dude has got to have a guy to make him laugh in case I have a bad day at the studio because some dumb ass actor will not do what I tell them to. Venckus is also a person who will call me an idiot just for drill. Plus he knows hockey. I needs a guy to talk hockey with. I believe he is a closet Packer Fan. Every Entourage needs a driver, and I have seen Derek drive the NBC 26 mobile commisaries at the Elkhart track in Wisconsin. To quote the great movie Ricky Bobby - "Derek Bobby is not a thinker, Derek Bobby is a Driver." Derek is a definite front runner for one of the spots.



TREVOR DOROSHENKO - Our first Canadian to pop up on the list, Trev is a guy who unfortunatly is a Red Wings fan but makes up for it by tolerating my Packer Talk. Trev is a guy I went to war with at the A-Channel which spawned our charity golf tournament that was a huge success in Edmonton for 6 years. Trev also shows much loyalty to me by following me from Edmonton to Regina. He missed me so much after we left that he could not take living in E-town with out me. That my friends is loyalty. Good on him. Trev also is a guy who is not afraid to call me names if I deserve it. Good luck Trev. Oh and we will forgive him for posing like the Heisman, a college award, at the PRO football hall of fame.


SHAWN HAUSER - Hauser, or Hauserinskinov as he is called in the NHL, starts off well by being a Packer Fan. As you recall from the NFC Championship weekend podcast, he is vital in the Packers success last year. He gives Favre hand signals from the sidelines when Brett does not know what to do. Sweet. Hauser is also a hockey fan (Rangers too bad) and loves beer. You have got to have a guy in your crew who can locate and allocate beer when it is needed. Hauser has these qualities in spades. He was also there on the infamous 'Dee Snider Poker Night Comment'. Hauser has a house full of women, as I do, so hanging with the boys is crucial. Hauser is a very strong candidate.

CORY BLASHILL - Our second Canadian to make the list. Cory, well where do I start with Cory? Lets just say Cory is the goods. If you need something, Cory can get it. If something is broke, Cory can fix it. If you need something to eat, Cory can cook it. If you need a live hit in les than 5 minutes, Cory is your huckleberry. If you need gossip on someone, just pull up a chair. Also if someone is bugging you and you want them to go away, Cory will send them packing. Cory also has the best luck of anyone I know. Plus he has great stories from the road and always drinks with the finest athletes. Oh, and Cory can plan a party like no other. It would be safe to say right now that Cory pretty much has a spot locked up.


ROBBY DUPUIS - Robby, despite living in Minneapolis, is for one the guy who I could count on in my crew to be the voice of reason. You know the one, the guy who keeps us from going into the wrong bars, casinos, or strip clubs. The one who at the drop of the hat could have us in a limo on the way to Vegas. Of course he would get us comped. The only thing about Robby that is holding him back a bit is the fact that he is a fan of the Donkeys and John Elway. As you can see in the picture he is getting his ass handed to him by the Hansen Brothers. Robby knows that the greatest film of all times is Slapshot. Robby could also be the enforcer of the group. Need one of those.


THE NORDIC MAN - First and formost, he has a killer nickname. A must have in a posse. You must have a guy with a nickname. Nordic Man. Now that kicks ass. Secondly, he is our hook up for Packers tickets. This guy ALWAYS comes through for me or my boys. Nordic Man also has a palace in Gillet Wisconsin that is sutiable for many a fine get together. Nordic Man also loves hockey and is willing to tell me to shut up if I need to. The Nordic one is also a man with a house full of women. Guys like us need a lot of QT with the boys. This crew would supply all of that time. Last, but certainly not least, he was also there on the infamous 'Dee Snider Poker Night Comment'. Nice job Nordic Man you are on the list.



TONY MUTZENBERGER - I am starting a new trend with my posse. A war hero. From now on when someone considers putting together an Entourage they will consider a war hero. Tony is down. Now, he may not want to join my posse because he probably is still upset about Chad and me putting him thru the car wash in the back of Chad's El Camino in high school. Maybe he is over it though, we really could use a guy who knows his way around an AK-47.



CHAD WEISER - Speaking of Chad, a person should have at least one of his boys from way back in his crew. Chad has many qualities that would fit in my crew. First and foremost he likes beer. Unfortunately he is a Seahawk fan but he makes up for it by being a Celtics fan. He is also a man who has a house full of women and could use more time with the boys. Chad works for a landscape architecture firm so when I get ready to build the palatial mansion he can design it with everyone's needs in mind so when we all move in we will not feel the least bit uncomfortable. Oh, did I mention that we all have to live in the same house? Required. Deal with it.


NICK CHASE - Nick is on the list because he is the baddest lawyer in the land. He kicks ass and takes names daily. Every posse needs an agent type that knows his way around the law. Nick is this guy. Nick is also a huge wrasslin fan who I personally have sat ringside with. He also attended Wrestlemania 19 with Weiser, Ivy and me. He is a natural leader that can lead the group to all the best deals as well as the best parties. Nick is the go getter that this crew needs. He probably won't join up because he is too busy fighting terrorism, or terrism as W calls it. Too bad, Nick would have fit in well.


SHANE T. KELLER -What would Shane bring to the table? Well, as you can see in the picture he is wearing what is possibly the ugliest thing a person can put on their body. He is a queen fan. I know, why the hell would I put a queen fan in my crew? Well, Shane is a good guy that just has a few flaws. Also every crew needs someone to make fun of. Being a queen fan would give us tons of material. But Shane would not just be the butt of many a joke, he is our hook up to the music business. He has worked in the industry for many years and has tons of connections. Let's say I decided one day that I needed a theme song. Shane could get on the blower and have that done by noon. Shane IS the music industry. So he all but makes up for the fact that he is a queen fan.



MITCH DAVIS - The third Canadian on the list Mitch makes it solely that he is my brother in law. Every Entourage needs some nepotism. Plus if we go to concerts and need ear protection he has the hook up. Tinitus he can help us with also. Nice job Mitch. Way to make the grade. Oh and most importantly, he is a Packer Fan. Mitch is the man.





Okay, there you have it, the front runners for my Entourage. I will note there were some others that had potential. And really, anyone could increase their value between now and when I actually put this thing together. Any one of them could step their game up and knock one of the top contenders out. On the same note the contenders need to keep their game up. No prevent defense here. Keep doing what you are doing. Here is the also rans....

Steve Iverson, Min Dhariwal, Greg Donnelly, Mike Chaussee, Uncle Rayman, Reg Rudolph, Steve Schoenrock, and last but not least, Jason Manning.

Okay, if you are on this list keep doing what you are doing. If you are not on this list and want to be, step it up. Send me a resume, a demo reel, and a list of references. We will see what you can do. Remember there are only 4 or five spots and lots of talent on this list. This is the whos who of TundraTalk.

I'd be interested to hear if you have lists of who you would put in your posse. I wonder how many of those lists I would make. I think I would do okay. Anyway, do not take this list personal, this is strictly business.

Now that I have that out of the way, GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!