I got some hate on, step back...

WKRP in Cincinnati: Thanksgiving Turkey Bomb! @ Yahoo! Video

FIRST: Check the video above. WKRP rules. One of the best moments in TV history. Well, next to anytime I was on TV.

Okay lets take care of some paperwork before I get the hate on. First I up got this email from Marty Frey, NBC big whig Frey's...

No more waiting.. It's finally here

DirecTV’s The 101 Network will broadcast the Canadian comedy “Trailer Park Boys.”

The TV series will make its debut on the network on Feb. 5 with two back-to-back episodes. Two new episodes will follow every Thursday night at 10 p.m.

DirecTV has acquired all seven seasons of the show, including 55 half-hour episodes and two specials.

“Trailer Park Boys,” which revolves around the misadventures of a group of trailer-park residents, is created and directed by Mike Clattenburg and produced by Clattenburg, Barrie Dunn and Michael Volpe.

Cool Marty. It is about time that the masses in the United States get wise to the Trailer Park Boys. This is the best news I have heard since Obama won the election. I am sure that Marty had a lot to do with this announcement. Since again, Marty is a big whig.

I did fill out a survey that DirecTV gave me about 6 months ago and listed TPB as one of the shows that I would like to see.. They gave me 3 free months of all the Showtime and Skinimax channels.. Maybe more people put it down as one of the shows they can't get but love.

Nice Job, Marty is the man.


NEXT: The video above is very funny also. I don't usually post or forward videos of kids but this one is just funny. A bit of funny before I get my hate on.

HATE: Okay, I have a few things to hate on this week. Can you imagine, I actually have a hate on the same week I am going to see the Nature Boy? Yup, it can and will happen.

The Super Bowl has come and gone. Some of you may not know, but up here in Canada the lame national broadcasters buy US programming and pretend that it is their own. In the past Global has bought the Super Bowl. This year CTV had the rights. What that means is that they can cover up the broadcast and put their logo in the corner and again, pretend that it is theirs. This also means that they cover up the good commercials. In the past I have always found a way to get the US broadcast so I they can not fu#k with my American right to see the game. You cannot believe how frustrating it is to have a network prop up the big game then take it away from you. Now you might think that they commision a bunch of their advertisers to put together great ads for everyone to see. NOPE, they just run shitty promos and Super Bowl ads from LAST year. they also have the habit of coming back from commercial late and missing whole plays. Global would take it a step further and run promos saying "Hey, tune in tomorrow to our morning show and see the commercials that you missed today during the game." Yeah, fu#k you Global. While we are at it fu#k you CTV.

Not a bad start to the hate.

HATE TWO: About middle of the third, my old man calls me up. Which is not unusual but he was just trying to get me going. He was watching the game in Arizona with a bunch of his retired friends. You know, a geriatric super bowl party. So he decides to put one of his friends on who just happens to be from Minneapolis. Of course this guy is a queen fan. I think they poision the water up there to make them just a bit slower than the rest of the country so they all end up queen fans. Now I could see that this might be funny if the Packers were in it and losing (not that this would happen). Anyway, he starts in on the last falls rap that Number 4 is going to be a viqueen. He says that that is all the media in Minneapple is talking about is that it is imminent that there will be an announcement that Favre will be wearing the ugly purple jersey.

Nice dad, ruin my day. I immediately do a search on the internet to see what I can find. Nothing. Not one article. Which does not mean it is not true, but still. WHAT IS IT WITH THESE MORONS IN PURPLE? Why are you guys so hung up on getting Number 4? Let me just put it this way. I am not ever gonna wish that Fran Tarkenton would have played for the Packers. NEVER. I do not want the guy who used to beat the Pack like a drum. I do not want Daunte CulPOOPer wearing Green and Gold EVER. Randy Moss, get the hell out of Green Bay.

Now I know i did at one time say that I would accept the a-hole number 84 as a Packer. BUT the only reason was is the Number 4 wanted him. If Number 4 wants him it trumps all my wishes. Deal with that. Favre has made a career out of beating the crap out of the queens but all you queenfans do is seem to wish for him to play in your crappy dome. Leave it alone, get over it, move on. Read my lips, or my blog, he ain't coming. Now go polish all those runner up trophies.

HATE THREE: This bit of hate is kind of a follow up to the moron kids hate. The other day as I was driving to work, again by that school. Some moron in the school zone decides it is NASCAR day on Rochedale Avenue. He speeds up and cuts in front of me using every inch that he had to get in front. He then drove about half of the block and then took two lanes and turned into the school.

I really hate a-holes who drive through a school zone too fast. PLUS this asshole is one of those jerk offs who feel they only need to scrape just enough of his window. You know the guy. The guy who feels that he only needs about a CD case big enough space on his window to see. Jerk off.

Oh and might I add, we are in a cold spell, like the rest of the world, the ice on his window was thick. I just want to get out and pummel guys like this. Really, who does he think he is? Whodini? Man, I am not one to point out laziness, cause I can be lazy at times, but this, and the littering idiot, are the epitome of lazy.

That is about all I have tonight, but this weekend will be one for the ages. I will have updates and pics and hopefully a podcast that will have a special guest by the name of The Nature Boy Ric Flair. SWEEEEEEEET.

Still working on my question. If you have some advise send it my way.

Now, GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!

TPB in YQR...

First let us get some business out of the way. The last few posts have garnered some response which I will share with you...

First off Shawn Hauserinskinov, of the Green Bay Hauserinskinov's, dropped this note after the Back to Basics Post. I will also add that Hauser lost his pal Boomer recently. Boomer was a chocolate lab named after Boomer Esiason. Boomer ruled and spent a lot of QT with Farley back in the day. Those boys are now chillin together again. Sorry for your loss Hauser.

Anyway, here is what he had to say....

Damn dude, throwing down way ol' school! OK....so I too have been out in the driveway.....car comes speeding by....look quick....nope, no numbers on the side and I am sure I do not live in Daytona....so it's for sure not Junior and Kenseth racing for the black and white......I then let out a classic old dude......SLOOOOOOW DOOOOOWN!

I hear you man, nice work on the kids littering.....proud of you man!

Hauserinskinov

Yes Shawn, I do also wonder if Nascar is staging an event on the street in front of my house.

Next Todd Holdman, of the Nobody's Children Fargo Holdman's, sent me some love...

Chris,

keep the blogs coming. it's gold.

Thanks man, I appreciate it from you, especially since I have spent alot of time reading your stuff.

Next I got a few short, and a bit confusing, messages from Robby DuPuis, of the Minneapple DuPuis, and Chad Walker, of the center of the universe Toronto, Walkers. They both enjoyed what will be now known as the 'Hat Incident'... I think...

Chrispy,

only you man, only you

Robby


Chris,

You are unbelievable.

Walker


Well thank you Robby. I appreciate your comments, but I am unsure what you mean by only you. Is it the way I walk, or the way I carry myself that would make it so that I am the only one this could happen to. Or do you mean that I go out of my way to make these things happen to myself? Are you saying I have a problem? Do you want to fight?

And Walker, it is nice that you finally join the discussion. As with Robby I am unsure what you are saying. Do you not believe in me? Is the story that unbelievable? Am I super hero like, or am I more like Santa where you have to stop believing in me after you turn a certain age? Do you want to fight?

Sorry about the aggression. I just lost control for a second. I am a bit on edge because of all the cold weather. I really do thank you all for reading and responding to my stories. I do appreciate the response. I only do TundraTalk because I can imagine you guys sitting in your office laughing or just shaking your head saying "Man Peterson is an idiot." I do not expect you to all agree with me, EVER. Just thought of someone saying laughing at work keeps me going. I can already hear Marty calling me a moron right now. Your disdain for me is my inspiration.

NEXT:
All right so last week the Trailer Park Boys were in town and I did my part to keep these guys employed by buying a few tickets to the sold out show at the Casino. It was call the Trailer Park Boys Community Service Tour based on the idea that they got arrested and sentenced to a tour to speak out about the use of drugs and alcohol. It started with a puppet show and denigrated into joint rolling competitions. It was hilarious. My boy Rob McKenzie, of the Regina McKenzie's, went along and took a bunch of better pics but he is so slow on downloading them it will take some time before I see them.

That is the Green Bastard up there on the left. From parts unkown. He is about to fight Ricky for making him piss himself. Long story. The Green Bastard is from season 5 of the TPB and is hilarious.

Bubbles also sang some songs, including the classic Liquor and Whores. If you remember I posted the TPB video a while back of Bubbles singing that song at the East Coast Music Awards. Here it is to remind you.


Bubbles Sings from hamiltongbp on Vimeo.

Anyway a good time was had by all and I managed to garner some auto'd pics afterwards which I sent directly to Jon Bauer, of the Minot Budget Bauer's. I am telling you the TPB mania is sweeping the USA. Soon you will all want Ricky's autograph.

Oh and next week Norm MacDonald of SNL fame is in town and I gots ticket to that sold out show. That is going to be AWESOME!!! I wanted tickets for the sold out Kevin Costner and Modern West concert but I just could not justify 90 bones to rubberneck. I am seriously thinking about going to the Honeymoon Suite and Headpins show.

That is all for now. Have a great day and GET BACK TO WORK!!!!

Back to basics...

Okay, so it has been a while since I actually sat down and put in some time on the old TundraTalk. I apologize. Not sure what has gotten into me but I guess I just have not been too keen on writing lately. My bad.

So I decided today I would just put a post up. Kind of back to basics post. Just me rambling on about something that really is not much, but I will make it a big deal. BUT before I go too far I am going to take care of some business first.

If you are interested the Peterson Family Christmas Letter is up on the internet. You can locate it HERE. If you want to see the Peterson Family Christmas Variety Show you can link to it HERE or just watch it below...


Peterson Family Christmas Variety Show 2008 from hamiltongbp on Vimeo.


NEXT: There now that that is out of the way....Lets get to today's rant.

Now, as most of the country knows, Canada is cold. Regina, on the usual, is around 10 degrees colder. Not sure why, but it is. North Dakota is a very similar climate. Cold enough that it is imparitive that when you go outside you must be dressed appropriately, or even smarter, just don't go outside. I am normally a guy who likes winter. Much better than summer. At least in winter if you are cold, you just put on another layer. Summer, if it is hot and you are sweating just sitting still, you can't do a damn thing about it except turn up the AC. Summer in all it's humid glory blows.

Now all you haters out there, close that email. Don't send me a hate filled diatribe about how great summer is, just shut your pie hole and listen. Don't hate the playa, hate the game. I like summer, not having to put on three layers to go outside is nice. I like sitting on my boat whether it be in the driveway or on the water. Summer is nice, but hot sweaty summer sucks.

Now, I know when I was attending the world famous (for what I don't know) Hazen High School, I was a bit of a dumb ass. Sometimes I would do dumbass things. We all do when we are in high school. Well, except for maybe Nick Chase. He was wound a bit tight. Like for example during the production of the fine WhiteHot Production Dakota Vice we decided it would be cool to stage a shoot out in front of the Red Owl grocery store on Main street. Complete with sound efects and really lifelike toy guns (compliments of the Rock Boys personal collection). Apparently the cops were called and at the end of the scene you can see a cruiser roll past to check it out.

Can you imagine if we tried to do that today? The Government Threat Level would be raised to "extreme red we all going to die" level we would all be put in jail, then have mental evaluations (most of us probably could use those), and then we would be sent off to Guantanamo, or maybe even be put on that plane to be waterboarded some where in a country that does not like us that much. Anyway, long story even longer, that was pretty dumb.

Or the time that I decided I wanted to see how fast my motorcycle could go. Not sure how far over a hundred I got but the front wheel lifted off the ground because I had a faring on it. That was Dumb.

Or the time I had an arguement with my dumbass sister and decided to leave the house. I went out to the car, pushed the garage door opener, started up the Escorche, cranked up Run DMC on the bottom of the line cheapest Alpine stereo (that only had fast forward) I could get, to 11, and then failed to look to see if the door opened. Yup, that was REAL dumb. Dad was not to happy that I installed a drive thru on the garage door.

Anyway, I did some dumb things. Which leads me to the reason for this rant. I know I am getting old, but I do not think I am that old. As I was driving thru these recent snowstorms on my way to work the past few days I have been marveling at how stupid high school kids are now. They think they are bullet proof. Case in point. This morning as I passed the first of two high schools I saw what I thought was just Mensa club worthy.

These boneheads park on the street in front of the school. On the road there are two lanes, in the summer. In the winter there is barely two lanes because of all the snow piled in the median. These Einstiens get out of their cars and walk down the middle of the right lane to get to school. They don't even hesitate when two lanes of cars are coming at them. They just keep on walking whilst the two lanes are scrambling to make one on the icy roads. Hey shit head, walk on the sidewalk. Oh sorry there is snow on the sidewalk so the open toed shoes you are wearing will get snow in them. My bad. I guess that is good logic to walk on the fu#king road.

Not to mention none of these idiots are wearing a toque. Put a freaking hat on. It is -50 and you think it is too important to not mess up your hair so you decide to not wear a cap. Brilliant. I know it was cold back in the day when I was travelling to school, but I don't think I was EVER that stupid. I want to keep my ears. Oh, maybe they have heated iPod headphones. Don't even get me started on the three girls I saw walking down the sidewalk all of them with their heads down texting. GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND TALK TO EACH OTHER.

Get this, the other day I was at the Co Op getting groceries and as I left the parking lot I saw this group of girls walking back to school from lunch. There is a McCrappy's in our neighbor hood so one of them had a bag of food with her. As she is walking out of the parking lot she just throws the bag on the ground, like that is what you are supposed to do with your left over McD's shit. "Someone else will pick it up, it is too much work to carry it to a trash can." So me being the nice guy I am I roll down the window and yell at her "Hey, you dropped something." Now she gets this panicked look on her face that she acually DID drop something, like her phone or iPod. The the realization comes over her that I am pointing out her stupidity right in front of all her friends.

She starts to walk over to pick it up but the other moron with her tells her not to. Seeing that this situation is about to degenerate, I decide to take it up a notch and I tell her to not be a moron and stop littering my neighborhood with her crap. At this point her friend starts to call me names and I of course respond in kind about how ignorant it is to be a litterer, all the while the bonehead in question still has not said a thing. I look at her and ask her if she speaks english because all she did was stand there and look confused. BAM it was like dropping a bomb. Her friends immediately draw the race card (she looked a bit Asian). I think she was a bit torn by the situation because she knew the right thing was to go and pick up the bag so the angry a-hole in the truck will shut up but she did not want to lose face with her girls.

At this point I call them all morons and roll up the window and drive away. You cannot win an argument where the race card has been drawn. No way no how. Especially since I am that white guy in a pick up truck. I'll tell ya, I would have said that to anyone. Black, white, yellow, purple, or green. The purple person would probably be a viqueen fan and really would NOT speak english.

Anyway, where was I going with this. Oh yeah, kids are stupid. I am sounding like an old man. I have caught myself on many occasion standing on my lawn yelling at guys driving by for going to fast. Pathetic. I may as well start telling the 'I walked to school 60 miles uphill against the wind stories already." Oh wait, I told McKenna that story yesterday. I also know my kids are sure going to do stupid things but I just hope I am able to correct them with out calling them Morons.

NEXT: I have some pics from the Trailer Park Boys show that I attended last week to show you and I will get them up here soon.

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

Finals picks and other things...

Okay, the finals are ready to rock and I went o-fer in the last round on my picks. I feel like I won on the east side because as I said, I could go either way. In fact I had Ottowa picked then I picked Buffalo, then Ottowa, and then finally settled on Buffalo. I am happy that Tom Preissing will be playing in the final. Last two Stanley Cup Finals there have been three former Gamblers playing in them. Nice.

Mitch Davis, of the Regina Davis', sent me a link for a story that will make you want to root for the Senators also. CLICK HERE to read the story. I dare you not to cry. I dare you.

So without further ado, I will make my picks...

Ottowa Senators(4) vs Anaheim Ducks(2)

Well we all know how I feel about the Ducks. Plus since the Ducks have made it to the final, the Oilers get another first rounder in 2008 draft. That was part of the Chris Pronger trade. Which I might add, Kevin Lowe needs to think about. He can basically be credited with putting a dumb hockey team, that no one in California cares about, in the Stanley Cup Final. Not to mention that the Ducks are in the Oilers division. Congrats Kevin. You made another team in your division better. If it were me, I would have traded him to somewhere like Florida or Columbus. Teams that suck and will always suck. Make him pay for being a big baby. This is three years in a row that a team from the south has made it to the final. Teams that really should not even be in those markets. Bettman is a loser. Oh and thanks for waiting to start the final until Monday. Just so you can put your games on NBC. NBC also does not care about hockey because they dumped the sudden death OT game between Ottowa and Buffalo for the Preakness pre race show. NHL got bumped so NBC could show horses walking around in their barns. Nice. NBC and Bettman Sucks. Sorry Marty, I calls 'em as I sees 'em.

Anyway, I digress. I pick Ottowa to win this in 6. I really want to see a Gambler with his name on the cup. Plus how can you not root for this team after reading the story above?

NEXT: I got some more Trailer Park Boys videos for you to watch. First the TPB talk about their book. Ricky is hilarious in this one...



Second is a piece from the Rick Mercer show. Bubbles goes up in a fighter jet. Brilliant...



Have a good day and GET BACK TO WORK...

Video of Cory and Jamie on Jay, and more...

Cory and Jamie from hamiltongbp on Vimeo

Here it is. The video of Cory and Jamie on Jay Leno. Plus the story behind the day. Jamie Thomas takes us on the roller coaster ride that was their day in Hollywood at the Leno show.

Take it away Jamie...

Alright...

We roll into NBC at about 2 pm and take our NEW boy Marty out for lunch, not knowing just how close he had us sitting for the Jay Leno show. After lunch at a restaurant that had valet parking (never had someone park my vehicle at a stinking place to eat, or maybe I could never afford to eat a place like that when I worked for A-Channel).

Marty then takes us for a tour of the studios where they film "the worst tv show in the history of the world", Days of our Lives. It was cool to see all the props for the shows and to see the size of the studios....

Then we roll past all the people that waited in line all day and get first in line so the usher can take us to the second row ON THE FLOOR right in front where Jay does his monologue. When Jay comes out to do his monologue Cory and I are there to shake his hand along with 50 other people....of course, Blashill the camera guy gets up closest and on camera in front of millions.

Great show with Jimmy Fallon and Jamie Foxx...after it was all said and done, Marty again took us out back to wait in the parking lot for photos.

First, Leno comes out and takes a photo with us seperately. He's telling me about some story about Canada, but I wasn't listening because I was standing beside Jay friggin Leno. I see NHL players everyday and they dont impress me, but the odd occasional celebrity does, I hate to admit it.

Then it gets even better. Jamie Foxx comes out and is heading to his limo, but stops to get a photo with us. Actually, thats a lie. There was this reallly impressive looking woman there as well, so I am sure he wanted the photo with her and then felt bad for us. Regardless, Cory and I got the photo with steamin' Willie Beaman and no he didnt barf.

Next we are heading to Hungtington Beach to watch the Ducks game on Sunday at a Bloody Mary bar where they just give you a jug full of vodka and you make your own drink. We will watch the game and I will try and remember what happened when I question the players...on Monday.

Thanks to Marty for coming up huge in our time in need. Peterson, you call me ThomASS all the time, but you are a genius.

Jamie is out.

Nice story Jamie. Too bad I could not see your ass on TV. They probably edited you out. I would.

Okay, I have been sitting on some video for you guys for a while. The first one is a clip from the Ellen Show. Donna watches it every day and I usually tune it out or watch it a bit. I heard Cheri Oteri the other day talking about Regina. That's right Regina, Sask. Have a look...





Regina from hamiltongbp on Vimeo


Next I have some video from the new season of the Trailer Park Boys. This season is getting really go0d. Bascically the boys are in a scheme to ship pot accross the US border to Sebastian Bach, of Skid Row, on a model train. Not only is it a madel train, but it is Patrick Swayze's personal train. Funny as hell. This is a scene from a couple of weeks ago. I just about died laughing at this scene. Bubbles is hilarious. Ricky of course is just plain stupid funny. Have a look.





TPB from hamiltongbp on Vimeo




Speaking of Patrick Swayze. He is here in Edmonton shooting a movie. I saw him the other day in a mini van that was on a flatbed trailer, with no wheels, shooting a scene. Very cool. Not seeing Patrick Swayze, but the rig that they were using to shoot in a car. Had about 5 cameras going at once. Very cool.






Bad Live hit.. from hamiltongbp on Vimeo

Last but not least, I was watching Brian Williams the other night and I saw this live hit that they did about the fires that are raging. This is soooo bad, it is so obvious that she is not on the scene of the fire. Look at the lighting in the shot. Almost perfect. No shadows on her face but look at all the smoke in the background. Dark in the back light on her face. I can't believe that they did this on national TV. NBC, Marty, you better make a call. Or I will.

Reid's Stock is soaring...

Boys. That's Steve Rodgers

Reid just so happened to have a close encounter with the Trailer Park boys last week also. He was doing his live hit from the Rush game when the boys just happened to run in on his hit. Hilarity ensued. To quote Ken Reid, "That was the single greatest moment of my non-illustrious broadcasting career." Rock on Kenny, rock on.

He has finally made it. A live with the Trailer Park Boys and it is up on YouTube. We truly are not worthy.

TundraTalk lands a big fish....

Tonight I went to an Edmonton Rush game for the second time in a week. Why do you ask, well this week it was because the Trailer Park Boys were the celebrity guests. I took the picture above last year, and the had the boys sign it. Cool, but the best thing was that I managed to convince Ricky to sit in for a Podcast. It was awesome. Just click the link to the right and it is all good.

There was only thing that was bad about the interview was the mic that I have for my iPod malfunctioned during some of his answers. So when you listen to the show keep that in mind. I had to do a bit of editing to help it make sense. I hope you enjoy it. I did. I actually made him laugh. He laughed when I called him a natural athlete. That was cool. He did the interview in the Ricky character so I asked him stuff as if I was talking to Ricky. Very cool.



Also here is a glimpse of what is coming. Marty went to his Playboy Mansion party and here is a sneak peek. I am hoping Marty will send me a play by play so I can share and live vicariously through him. Please...



Have a good weekend, we all know Marty had a great week.

KILLER BRETT FAVRE PICS AND SOUND BITES

Oh, have a look at Hauser's blog with the link to the right. Cool pics of him riding his bike on the ice at a Gambler game.

Robby is on TV, Some people suck, Reg & Preacher rule...

Blair and Me posing for a picture with the boys

I had the opportunity to go and see the Randy and Mr. Lahey comedy routine this last weekend and it was very funny. Randy, the guy without a shirt, is on the show Trailer Park Boys and is the assistant trailer park supervisor and never wears a shirt. Mr. Lahey is the Trailer park supervisor and an ex cop that is always drunk. These are the bad guys in the show and are very funny.

This was a big week for TundraTalk. I have three podcasts in the can, I got lots of stories to tell you, and Robby DuPuis, of the Chicago DuPuis, came back from his Euorpean vacation. So lets get it started...



FIRST: Reg Rudolph sent me a cool little item that will go well on my wall. Everything looks better framed. I will get it framed, and hang it next to my Chris Benoit, Road Warriors, and Goldberg autograph. Thanks Reg. You get the first TundraTalk shout out this week.




NEXT: Mike "Preacherman" Banaszynski, of the Pulaski Preachermen, took time out of his life LAST YEAR to send me a Wisconsin Badger jersey. Well you might say "Gee that is nice Chris. But why do we care this year?" Well there is a story behind that. A good one I might add.

Mike, being the not too smart guy that he is (he is a Red Wings fan), sent the sweater to my old address. Well, Mike, I have not lived there for about 4 years. So last week he asks me if I ever got the sweater. I said no and made a mental note to swing by the old place and see if they got it. Mental notes are sometimes made then like all post it notes fall off what ever they are stuck to after about two or three hours. My mental notes are no exception. This time though I remembered and swung by the place yesterday. Too my suprise the kids that live there answered the door. I asked them if their parents were around and they said no. So I explained to them who I was and why I was there. The kid asked me what was in the package and I said a hockey sweater. He said matter of factly "Oh, yeah, my dad got that." WHA?

I said do you know where it is? The kid said "No. My dad took it somewhere." WHA? I gave the kid my card and said give this to your dad and have him call me. He said come back tonight. I said I would. You better believe I will be back tonight.

SOOOOOOOOO, I go back that evening at about 6:30pm. The place is lit up. Almost every light is on in the joint. No prob, I think, they are there for sure. I go to the door and ring the doorbell. No answer. I knock on the door really hard. No answer. I know they are there. The dog is barking. Oh well, I will wait them out. I go back to the car and read my SI. About a half an hour later I see the kids come around the corner in the living room. They see me immediately and go and close the blinds and turn off the lights. WHA? I run to the door and knock. I can see people moving around in the back ground. The dog is going nuts. Eventually I see an adult walk from the kitchen to the bedroom and come to the door with, guess what? A sweater on a hanger in his hand.

He answers the door, and I tell him who I am and he just hands me the sweater. He gives me a dirty look then says "I had that thing on the fridge for six months. I just needed to find out what it was." WHA?

I took my sweater and left. I just wonder what else he has of mine in there. Where do people get off opening someone elses mail? They had our number and address. Was his fingers broken that he could not call us? Dick. Some people just suck.

So thanks Preacher for the sweater. It is awesome.



NEXT: Robby is back from Europe where he saw lots of old buildings and went to the Olympics. Above is a shot of Robby and his lovely wife in front of St. Marks Cathedral. Old buildings are cool. Floyd Fairweather would be proud. Wow there is a name from the past. Robby also went to the USA versus Slovakia game. Here is a pic from his seats at the game.



He was also all over the broadcast here in Canada. TSN must have known that he was there so the took lots of shots of him. Here is a screen capture of the DuPuis. That is Robby in the USA jersey holdin the USA flag above his head right next to him is Mrs. DuPuis in the UND Sioux sweater.



Here is the video here... Watch the left top side of the viewer...

View this clip on Vimeo if you want to see it bigger...

Well I will leave you with this pic...



I am not sure if Robby was drinking in this shot, but hell why not?



CLICK HERE to listen to TundraTalk the Podcast.

I hope you have a nice weekend. Next weeks PODCAST has Don MacNeil as my guest. Donny is the west regional vice president of the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union. It is a good one so make sure you join me on TundraTalk.

Until next time. GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

TPB Trailer and a link to a great story...

Good morning. I know I posted yesterday but last night as I was watching the DVD Broken Flowers, not bad movie I might add. On the front end there was a trailer for the new Tralier Park Boys movie. I watched it three times. Laughed my ass of all three times. Today I found a link to the trailer so I can show ya all. CLICK HERE to witness the hilarity.

NEXT: Derek Venckus, of the tennessee Venckus', sent me a link to an inspirational story. Guys don't be afraid to shed some man tears if you have to. It is okay, really, just let it go. Anyway, CLICK HERE to watch the story.

Until next week, Have a nice weekend...

Monday love...

Fairy Princess McKenna

Hello one and all. I hope you all had a wonderfull Halloween with all treats and only a few tricks. As you can see McKenna had a good day. She likes the pumpkins we made. Of course the one with the big mouth is mine. How appropriate.

Before I get into what I want to talk about I want to send out congrats to Scott Beeston and Megan Venner, of the Kingston Nova Scotia Beestons and Venners, on the birth of Issac Michael Ernest Beeston. The baby and mom are healthy after a 29 hour labour (again when was the last time you did ANYTHING for 29 hours) and an emergency C-section. Here is a pic of Mike with Dad...



I think that Chris would have been a fine name for him, but Megan named him after her OTHER favorite photog Mike Simpson, of the Edmonton Simpsons. Who I might add is also expecting another child. Busiest guy in Edmonton, that Mike Simpson. Oh well, maybe Mike will name his next child after me. Probably not.

One more thing. Marty Frey, of the Los Angeles Freys, and Kirk Heuser, of the Calgary Heusers, both sent me a note on my mission being accomplished last week. You know getting the pic with the TPB. Here is a reminder...



You rule!

Hey those guys are all looking like they put on some weight... Especially that guy on the far left~!

Marty

Chris,

Okay... getting a picture with the Trailer Park Boys... that indeed is cool.

K.

Thank you boys for your, um, kind responses. Now I know I am cool but still gaining weight. I now need to go and seek professional help. Smokes, now.

Just a few things to share this week as I had a Bad Religion concert to go to last week. Great show. Anti Flag is opened up.



YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS LINK.

This dude strapped a film camera to the bumper of a Ferrari and drove through the streets of Paris. My favorite part is when he gets blocked by a bus and jumps into the oncoming lane to get around it. AWESOME. Plus all the birds flying to get out of his way. This looks like fun. Here is a quote from a review...

On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur.

No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit.

The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up real one-way streets.

Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the film went underground until a DVD release a few years ago.

Watch it and keep yellin SHIFT...



I have been watching a new show after TPB on Sundays. I actually laugh out loud on Sundays after I cry watching the Packers. Man does their defense suck. The show is called Kenny Versus Spenny. It basically is two guys who live together and compete at stupid things. Week one was who could drink the most in a three day period. The first one to puke lost. Very funny. Week two was who could stay naked the longest. Kenny is the one who always tries to cheat. He calls it being 'extremely competitive'. On the drinking one he bought the beer and made sure he picked a beer that the bottle looked just like the near beer. So he drank nothing but near beer while the other guy drank striaght stuff. On the naked competitiion Kenny 'rented' some S&M guys to come in and attack Spenny. So funny. If you want to watch a whole episode, click here and watch them compete to see who can gain the most weight in a three day period. Funny as hell.

Oh and we lost another one this weekend.


Eddie Guerrero
1967-2005

Minneapolis World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Eddie Guerrero 38, was found at the Marriott City Center in downtown Minneapolis. He was in town for Sunday night's "WWE Supershow" TV taping at Target Center was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, the organization said Sunday.

According to Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch, when the body of Eddie Guerrero was discovered by his nephew Chavo in the bathroom of the hotel he was staying at, he was found with a toothbrush in his mouth.

Although not confirmed, the belief among many WWE staff and wrestlers is that Guerrero died as a result of heart failure. It should also be noted that shortly after Guerrero's body was found, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko and Chavo Guerrero all visted the hotel room to say their goodbyes.

As noted earlier, WWE staff and wrestlers are visibly shaken and shocked following the passing of Guerrero earlier this morning. Staff and wrestlers from both RAW and SmackDown! are now(Sunday) at the Target Center in Minneapolis for the SuperShow TV tapings for both RAW and SmackDown! tonight.

The early word is that tapings for both shows will have to be revised, especially in the case of SmackDown were Guerrero was scheduled in a Triple Threat for the World Heavyweight Title.

WWE SuperShow TV taping for both RAW and SmackDown in Minneapolis, MN will be a four-hour tribute show to Eddie Guerrero.

Police confirmed Guerrero's death, but are not yet releasing additional information. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner was at the hotel.

RIP Eddie

Click HERE for a link to a tribute and retrospective.

Okay that is all I got. Glad the Packers finally pulled out of the slump, I would kind of like them to go for the number one pick in the draft but that might be tough to beat out the Texans.

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

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

Wrestling and the death of the Crusher...

I know two blogs in two days. But I think I need to put this one out there also. Marty sent me an email that reminded me to put this vlog up. Here is McKenna explaining to me who she loves and who the greatest wrestler EVER is. McKenna take it away. I am so proud of this girl. She really has class.

Again, you need Quicktime to view the VLOG. So download it here it is free.


The email that Marty sent me is an obit on a wrestler that died over the weekend. I don't think I have ever seen this wrestler live but I do remember seeing the Crusher on TV in the AWA. These old school wrestlers are dropping like flies and it is too bad.

Anyway here is marty's email and the official obit.





Just thought you might like to know..

Reginald "The Crusher" Lisowski passed away this weekend. The man who make Milwaukee famous was one of my favorite old school Rasslers - along with Maurice Vachon and Greg Gagne..

He even used to rassle tag team with Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis who used to play for the Packers in the 50's..

So sad


Marty





MILWAUKEE (AP) — Reggie ``The Crusher'' Lisowski, a
professional wrestler considered a man of the people
because of his blue-collar Milwaukee roots, died on
Saturday night. He was 79.
Lisowski never fully recovered from surgeries to
remove a tumor at the base of his brain stem, his son
David Lisowski told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on
Sunday.
``He worked out on his last day. That's how he
wanted to go,'' said David Lisowski, of Delafield.
``He did concentration curls and triceps work. He just
had to work out every day. ... In his mind, he never
thought he was old.''
Two surgeries had affected Lisowski's ability to
swallow and left him partially paralyzed, his son
said. The former wrestler had to be fed through a
feeding tube for several months.
Promoter Frank DeFalco called Lisowski a constant
in the world of wrestling in a career that went from
the 1950s to the 1970s.
``The Crusher was a mainstay in professional
wrestling for so long,'' DeFalco said. ``He sold out
the Milwaukee Auditorium and Arena on a number of
occasions.''
The barrel-chested wrestler began his career as a
bad guy, but people liked him anyway, his son said.
``He never really changed his style. He was a
villain, but for some reason people started liking him
more,'' he said.
He also had a talent for being flamboyant.
One ad featured the wrestler with a barrel of beer
on his shoulder, saying he was going to kick the butt
of Bobby ``The Brain'' Heenan all over Milwaukee,
DeFalco said. Lisowski added that afterward, ``we'll
have a party, take all the dollies down Wisconsin
Avenue and go dancing.''
Lisowski learned to wrestle while in the Army in
Germany during World War II and returned from the war
and played semi-professional football, his son said.
One night, Lisowski accepted a fight in a carnival
ring for the prize of one dollar.
``Well, he stepped into the ring and beat him, and
he got a buck,'' David Lisowski said. ``He did this
for a couple of days and beat everybody.''
Lisowski later joined the Eagles Club where some
wrestlers worked out and became a wrestler in Chicago,
earning $5 a night.
He drew the attention of a promoter, was put on
national television and got taken on the road.
According to a 1952 news article, Lisowski once drew
8,000 people to a bout in Buffalo, N.Y.
Lisowski and his family lived in Canada and Texas
while he pursued wrestling full time, his son said.
Eventually, they returned to the Midwest and
Wisconsin, where the cigar-chomping, beer-drinking
wrestler quickly became the people's favorite.
The wrestler told a reporter in 1985 that his
popularity in Milwaukee came because of his worker
roots.
``I think the working people identify with me,
because years ago I worked when I wrestled, too,'' he
said. ``I worked in a packing house. I worked at
Ladish, Drop Forge, Cudahy Packing House. I was a
bricklayer. But finally, I got away from punching the
clock.''
Despite his antics, Lisowski said he took
professional wrestling seriously.
In 2001, after fellow wrestler Jack Wilson died,
Lisowksi turned down an interview request from a
Wisconsin Public Television reporter for a special on
professional wrestling.
``People make a joke out of it,'' he said. ``But it
wasn't a joke to me. It was a living.''

Nice story. The Crusher RIP.

I also recieved a few emails on the Atari craze. Johnny H is down and so is Hauser.

CP-

Ah the Atari.
Have you seen what they sell now? It's just the old joystick, but since technology has sped past the 80s it has a chip inside with like 10 games. You just plug it into your TV and rock on.

Atari Controller Link

I think they also make it for the 7800 but not sure about the 5200.

CAN YOU DIG IT?

H


Hey Frozen One,


I actually have a complete mint Atari 2600 sitting down in the basement. I have about 25 games and an extra controller. I might have to dig it out and toss on a throwback jersey and grab a PBR. Just like those old school days.

Hey, GO PACK GO!

Hauserinskinov

Oh by the way, Hauserinskinov has a blog. Really. The man who cannot and will not even comment on the Dee Snider night of infamy, has a blog about his mountain biking. Hauser has a passion for this so check it out here.

Oh and one more thing. I know the Pack lost to the queens this weekend but I still wil take a shot at those purple idiots. Daryl M sent me this and I like it...

(To the theme from Gilligans Island)

Come sit right back and you'll hear a tale

A tale of fateful trip

That started from a small lake town

Aboard two tiny ships


The mates were a bunch of pole dancers

But the waitstaff was too pure

The Vikings team set sail that day

For a three hour tour, a three hour tour



The action started getting hot

The dancers strutted their stuff

If not for the prudes in the fearless crew

There wouldn't have been such a huff



The boats turned around and went back home

The authorities came aboard

But fear not friends, 'cause all's not lost

The Vikings finally scored!

Have a nice day and GET BACK TO WORK!!! again.

TPB and Johnny H's pics....

Hello all of you whose actually take time to read my tripe. I have been busy this week with assistant coaching the O-Line for the Sherwood Park Wolverines. That's right, football coach. Me. Coach Berglund is rolling over in his grave. As I told Weiser, all I need to get is coaching shorts. I have the gut, and the attitude. We are 2-0 in the Edmonton Midget season. We beat the Seahawks and the Ravens. Only one TD given up by the defense. Nice team, lots of fun.

About all I have this week is some mail which consists of pics that I think you might find interesting. I got this one this morning from Trev. A buddy of his works in Wiinnipeg and got to hang with the Trailer Park Boys and has a pic to prove it. Speaking of the TPB the season premiere is sunday on Showcase in Canada and BBC America in the states. Check it out if you can....


'My friend Rusty....(I don't have to tell you which one) works at Global Winnipeg. Got a chance to hang with the 'Boys. I guess Ricky's holding the camera.
Trev'



Johnny H sent me some killer pics this week and some info on his upcoming marriage. I hopes to make it out to Beantown for the partay, but it is still within my one year at the new job so I cannot get vacation. But if there is nothing going on that weekend sports wize here in Edmonton, I can get away. But that would also mean commiting to a plane ticket now, so I don't know. I would love to see the Reds clash with the Sox. Man I used to love the Reds back when I cared about Baseball. When I was playing little league. I knew every player and their batting stance. I loved Johnny Bench and Pete Rose. I remember the world series against the Red Sox. At least I think I do. Anyway, we will see if I can get to Boston in June.

Please take time to send congrats to Johnny H for his impending doom...Meanwhile here are some pics he sent me. He did not tell me what they all were so I will add my two cents...

'CP-

It's been a while since I holla'd back.
Thanks for the pic with the Cup, I almost forgot about that. I'm sending you a pic of me and something else we may never see again; Chrirsto's Gates. Actually, it was kind of cool even if it was touristy. It actually made the Park look nice for the middle of winter. There's also a pic of me and the soon to be Mrs. H rockin' for the Sox in the heart of the Evil Empire. Speaking of Mrs. H, June 18th is the date. In between doing my taxes tomorrow, I'm also supposed to stuff some envelopes, so look for the invite to the shindig of the season in the next week or so. If you come, we're all going to Fenway for the Reds game on the 15th. If you give me a heads up I can get you a ticket. Probably from scalper named Sully, Whitey or maybe Fitz. It'll be a good time. We'll drink some beers and check out the view from our roof deck. I sent some other pics of our fine Boston winter and what not. Going to the game tonight. Schilling vs the Yanks and tomorrow I'll hopefully see the Sox send the Big Unit to the showers. Last time I saw him pitch Tatis of the Cardinals rocked him for 2 HRs.

H'



Pretty self explanitory, Sox V. Yanks



Johnny H and the lovely soon to be Mrs. H (Good luck with Johnny H, you are going to need it) in the upper deck of Yankee Stadium. Nice.



Not sure where this one was taken but I believe Johnny H is doing his best Britney Spears impersonation leaning against the meter. I know it is a stretch because Britney was leaning against a telescope in that video but....oh, never mind.



Johnny H in front of where he spent the night shortly after he yelled to every New Yorker (with slurred speech) "Whose your daddy know, all you Yankee bee-aaches"



Here he is modeling the color of the new curtains he is going to install in his apartment in Boston. He actually has one in his back pocket.



I will assume that this is the view from the aforementioned deck at his place. Nice view.



Okay, Johnny, you will get no sympathy from me on this one. Remember I live in the arctic circle up here. That is what my street looks like almost all winter. Hell it snowed here yesterday. No joke.

That is all I have this week. I hope you enjoyed Johnny H's slide show.

HAVE A GOOD DAY AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!!

New shows that are killer...

The greatest show on earth. Trailer Park Boys.



A Great show...Invasion Iowa


So I don't have much to give you this week. I have been extremely busy this week with work, football, and McKenna being sick.

I did manage to catch the show Invasion Iowa on Spike TV. I really wish I would have thought of this one. William Shatner takes a crew to Iowa and shoots a movie. The catch is the movie is not real and the people on his crew are actors. They con the whole town into thinking it is real and get them to do crazy things. William Shatner is great. Just a nutball. The finale is tonight on Spike.

But the best show ever is on sunday April 17th. Trailer park boys show up for season 5. The funniest show on Canadian televsision. I believe that it is on in the US on BBC Canada. If you have the means please watch this show. Adam Cook compared it to the three stooges and Gilligans Island. These guys live in Sunnyvale Trailer Park and are small time criminals that usually end up in jail at the end of each season. Ricky chainsmokes and swears, Julian never not has a rum and coke in his hands, and Bubbles lives in a shed, repairs grocery carts, and takes care of all the stray cats in the park.

Here is Shocases promo for the show....

Showcase proudly presents ten new episodes of the Gemini award-winning Trailer Park Boys, a Showcase Original Series. Like all good stories, season five opens in a Nova Scotia jail…

Last time around all three of the boys (Julian, Ricky and Bubbles) ended up in prison. It wasn't so bad though. They had each other and Bubbles got to keep one of his cats with him. Oh and one more thing—they own the Sunnyvale Trailer Park now.

A few other minor things happen in the lives of the Trailer Park Boys. Grandmothers in drug dens; wheelchair fraud arrests; nasty rap videos; stolen rocket launchers; break-ins at the local college; dope shipped in shopping carts; Lahey getting an award and probably the biggest gun fight in Canadian television history—and that includes King of Kensington.

Just another year in the Sunnyvale Trailer Park.
No big deal.

Don't miss a moment of the action on Trailer Park Boys. Airing Sundays at 9 pm ET/PT beginning April 17.





My favorite character, Ricky. Troubled, but a quiet smart.
Check out the web site at http://www.trailerparkboys.com/ Lots of fun stuff to look at.



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