If you haven't already done this. Go to your local CD store. Walk to the CD section. Look under the M category for Mariana's Trench. Pick up their album "Masterpiece Theatre" and listen to it on repeat. It's awesome.
It's May 19th today. It's snowing in Grande Prairie. Hi 5's all around. I walked to work, which was a terrible idea on my part. I was almost attacked by a dog and I bailed while walking on the sidewalk. I also yelled at a random stranger cause she said I was bleeding.
I got a good unexpected phone call today at work. I got to meet an amazing writer while at the Crystal Awards and I had sent him a script of mine to critique. He gave me great feedback, offered me tips for improvement and said I have a lot of potential.
That's all I got. G'night Peeps.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Typical Canuck Fans & Media
What the douche!? Vancouver Canuck fans and media never cease to amaze me. It didn't even take 24 hours after their loss to Chicago (7-5) in game six, for fans to jump of the bandwagon and for Vancouver media to wash their hands clean of the hype. What happened next? The "blame game", finger pointing and excuses started. Of course, getting the brunt of the criticism was non other than...The Captain...The Franchise...Mr. Roberto Luongo.
Yes, Luongo let in 7 goals....7! That's unheard of for a player of his caliber and it's only happened once before to him in Florida. Perhaps some of those fans should watch the highlights of game 6 again because out of the 7 goals scored on Luongo, about 5 of those goals involved a high level of skill and presistance. Those same fans and media are usually the ones who only see the goal, rather than seeing the play that leads up to the goal. Watch Patrick Kane's 1st goal and 3rd goal again and tell me the names of the two defensemen who were left in the dust just before he scored.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2AblOU2bv0
Based off of past net minding experiences, Canuck fans have now become accustomed to Luongo playing exceptionally well every game. Now, when Luo has a mediocre or a rare bad game, it leaves a bitter taste in their mouth because they realize that Luongo is in fact human. If you're relying on your goaltender to play exceptional every night to win, then your team is obviously covering up some holes elsewhere.
I hear all this talk about Luongo and how he has an ego, how he makes too much money in the salary cap era and how he can't win the "big ones". Bulls***. Here's a guy who stole a series away from Dallas in the 06/07 playoffs when the team had overachieved and won a division title, based off Luongo's performance. This season he brought the Canucks back from the depths to erase a 13 point Calgary lead in the standing and win another division title. I loved witnessing the Canucks lose and it was very very satisfying...but seeing Luo in the post game show was pretty tough. The guys voice was cracking while he was trying to restrain himself from the tears of failure. Sure Canuck fans, go right ahead...chase away Luongo. If he isn't good enough to fill the 6 by 4 in GM Place....I can think of a few teams who'd love to have him leading the charge between their pipes.
Canuck fans, do you remember what your goaltending situation was before the Luongo era? Do you? Cause it involved Dan Cloutier. You remember him? Nik Lidstrom sure does.
You typical Canuck fans and media have always...ALWAYS!...had an excuse for losing and it didn't change this time around either. You can never just be beaten by a better team, because every year it's your year to win the cup, right? You're always a contender. That's your problem you knuckleheads! Every year you think you belong up in the elite with Detroit. You build up this "hype" about the team in your own world of expectations that are 1) unreasonable, and 2) built up from a false sense of confidence in a team that has not yet matured or blossomed.
There was no way that Chicago could have beat Vancouver because they were the better team. There was no way that Chicago's depth at the forward position had anything to do with the outcome. There was no way that Chicago's overall speed and Vancouver's inability to keep up with the pace of Chicago's forwards and defense had anything to do with it. There was no way that Vancouver's lack of composure and parades to the penalty box contributed to the loss.
There was no way that Chicago's defense group could have outplayed Vancouver's top 6 defense, offensively and defensively. And I'm sure the loss had nothing to do with Willie Mitchell calling out Patrick Kane, saying he can't score 5 on 5.
None of those reason could have been a factor...because it was Luongo's fault that Ohlund couldn't stop or hold up Kane for his first goal in game 6. It's Loungo's fault that O'Brien didn't know how to play Kane when he scored his hat-trick goal in game 6. It's Luongo's fault that the Canucks were out worked, out played and out skated for big chunks of the series. It's Luongo's fault for some of the defensemen and forwards who couldn't keep up with the Chicago players that lead to penalties. It's Luongo's fault that he himself didn't take care of Dustin Byfuglien's antics. It's Luongo's fault that the Canucks were beaten by a younger, faster, stronger, more skilled, mobile, determined hockey team.
Rather than being proud of what your team accomplished, you look at where they fell short and look for an excuse as to why it happened, to satisfy your own cravings for peace of mind. Outside of your own world Canuck fans and media, there were magazines and sports analyists who predicted the Canucks would miss the playoffs or barley make it. Well, you made the playoffs and won another division title. You beat the St.Louis Blues 4-0 in the opening playoff series and it was your first SWEEP in team history. You battled won of the BEST young up and coming teams in the NHL and played in one of the most entertaining game 6's in playoff history.
The great thing about playing against a team thats better than yours is you see how you measure up and it points out the holes you have and areas of improvement. Goaltending isn't one of them. Overall speed, mobility and depth are an issue. Deal with it. Putting the blame on Luongo is an easy way to make him the scape-goat. It's unfair and uncalled for the way Luongo has been attacked by the media and fans.
A quick little note about the Sedins as well. I'm not a fan at all. Not. One. Bit. But for the Canuck fans who want to see them move on...are you sure? Daniel and Henrik both got 82 poins each this season. That's 164 points off your roster. So, you need to add to your current offense that you already have, but you want to get rid of the twins, which would leave Gillis to find replacements to fill their void of 164 points, plus add more offense on top of that.
Good plan <---Sarcasm.
You have to think about the effect it would have on the team, most notably a player like, Burrows - 28g - 23a -51pts. He just signed a new contract during the season for 2 million a season. If he doesn't put up similar numbers as this year or better...guess whose gonna be Vancouvers new whipping boy?
Yes, Luongo let in 7 goals....7! That's unheard of for a player of his caliber and it's only happened once before to him in Florida. Perhaps some of those fans should watch the highlights of game 6 again because out of the 7 goals scored on Luongo, about 5 of those goals involved a high level of skill and presistance. Those same fans and media are usually the ones who only see the goal, rather than seeing the play that leads up to the goal. Watch Patrick Kane's 1st goal and 3rd goal again and tell me the names of the two defensemen who were left in the dust just before he scored.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2AblOU2bv0
Based off of past net minding experiences, Canuck fans have now become accustomed to Luongo playing exceptionally well every game. Now, when Luo has a mediocre or a rare bad game, it leaves a bitter taste in their mouth because they realize that Luongo is in fact human. If you're relying on your goaltender to play exceptional every night to win, then your team is obviously covering up some holes elsewhere.
I hear all this talk about Luongo and how he has an ego, how he makes too much money in the salary cap era and how he can't win the "big ones". Bulls***. Here's a guy who stole a series away from Dallas in the 06/07 playoffs when the team had overachieved and won a division title, based off Luongo's performance. This season he brought the Canucks back from the depths to erase a 13 point Calgary lead in the standing and win another division title. I loved witnessing the Canucks lose and it was very very satisfying...but seeing Luo in the post game show was pretty tough. The guys voice was cracking while he was trying to restrain himself from the tears of failure. Sure Canuck fans, go right ahead...chase away Luongo. If he isn't good enough to fill the 6 by 4 in GM Place....I can think of a few teams who'd love to have him leading the charge between their pipes.
Canuck fans, do you remember what your goaltending situation was before the Luongo era? Do you? Cause it involved Dan Cloutier. You remember him? Nik Lidstrom sure does.
You typical Canuck fans and media have always...ALWAYS!...had an excuse for losing and it didn't change this time around either. You can never just be beaten by a better team, because every year it's your year to win the cup, right? You're always a contender. That's your problem you knuckleheads! Every year you think you belong up in the elite with Detroit. You build up this "hype" about the team in your own world of expectations that are 1) unreasonable, and 2) built up from a false sense of confidence in a team that has not yet matured or blossomed.
There was no way that Chicago could have beat Vancouver because they were the better team. There was no way that Chicago's depth at the forward position had anything to do with the outcome. There was no way that Chicago's overall speed and Vancouver's inability to keep up with the pace of Chicago's forwards and defense had anything to do with it. There was no way that Vancouver's lack of composure and parades to the penalty box contributed to the loss.
There was no way that Chicago's defense group could have outplayed Vancouver's top 6 defense, offensively and defensively. And I'm sure the loss had nothing to do with Willie Mitchell calling out Patrick Kane, saying he can't score 5 on 5.
None of those reason could have been a factor...because it was Luongo's fault that Ohlund couldn't stop or hold up Kane for his first goal in game 6. It's Loungo's fault that O'Brien didn't know how to play Kane when he scored his hat-trick goal in game 6. It's Luongo's fault that the Canucks were out worked, out played and out skated for big chunks of the series. It's Luongo's fault for some of the defensemen and forwards who couldn't keep up with the Chicago players that lead to penalties. It's Luongo's fault that he himself didn't take care of Dustin Byfuglien's antics. It's Luongo's fault that the Canucks were beaten by a younger, faster, stronger, more skilled, mobile, determined hockey team.
Rather than being proud of what your team accomplished, you look at where they fell short and look for an excuse as to why it happened, to satisfy your own cravings for peace of mind. Outside of your own world Canuck fans and media, there were magazines and sports analyists who predicted the Canucks would miss the playoffs or barley make it. Well, you made the playoffs and won another division title. You beat the St.Louis Blues 4-0 in the opening playoff series and it was your first SWEEP in team history. You battled won of the BEST young up and coming teams in the NHL and played in one of the most entertaining game 6's in playoff history.
The great thing about playing against a team thats better than yours is you see how you measure up and it points out the holes you have and areas of improvement. Goaltending isn't one of them. Overall speed, mobility and depth are an issue. Deal with it. Putting the blame on Luongo is an easy way to make him the scape-goat. It's unfair and uncalled for the way Luongo has been attacked by the media and fans.
A quick little note about the Sedins as well. I'm not a fan at all. Not. One. Bit. But for the Canuck fans who want to see them move on...are you sure? Daniel and Henrik both got 82 poins each this season. That's 164 points off your roster. So, you need to add to your current offense that you already have, but you want to get rid of the twins, which would leave Gillis to find replacements to fill their void of 164 points, plus add more offense on top of that.
Good plan <---Sarcasm.
You have to think about the effect it would have on the team, most notably a player like, Burrows - 28g - 23a -51pts. He just signed a new contract during the season for 2 million a season. If he doesn't put up similar numbers as this year or better...guess whose gonna be Vancouvers new whipping boy?
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
A lot of Stuff at Once
Wow, the last time I posted was in February. My bad. Let's get re-acquainted shall we. How about we start in February.
And here...we...go!
February...
My buddy Matt moved to a new station in Chillwack...it sucked to see him go.
I booked my flight to Toronto for the 2009 Radio Marketing Bureau (RMB) Crystal Awards.
I went to watch the Habs vs Oilers and the Oilers won 7-2.
Steve Tambellini made some moves at the deadline and acquired Patrick O'Sullivan which was pretty awesome.
I flew to Vancouver for my Nephews first birthday and I got to hangout with my niece and nephew pretty much all weekend. I love those kids. My nephew has got long hockey hair and he looks awesome in a toque. I also got to spend time with my friends from BCIT. Its been way to long since we hung out.
March...
The Oiler season is deteriorating...win 2, lose 2 sorta deal.
I get a phone call from Wray Ellis from the RMB and he tells me (without telling me) that I have won gold in my category.
Crystal Awards
I fly to Toronto, I'm reminded why I don't like long flights...turbulance and the seats aren't spacious enough for someone whose over 6'0. Halfway through the flight my leg cramps up but I dont react cause people think the wrong things now when a brown guy yells on a plane. I have to give props to the pilot cause he made the most unbelievable landing with the heavy crosswinds.
The Crystal Awards happen during Canadian Music Week (CMW). The morning seminars were a lot of fun, I felt kind of weird sitting around all that talent though. It was a bit overwhelming at first, before you realize that all talent started off their careers in a similar way. I got to meet Jamie Watson, whose just an incredible voice talent and a pretty down to earth guy. He voices the kid animal in that Montana's commercial and also the voice of the comedy network.
There was also Terry O'Riley, from Pirate Radio, he's pretty awesome and he made my f****** day when he shut up a sales rep infront of about 70 people. Dan Price, from Oink Inc in New York was cool, he just didn't have a lot of answers for questions.
Off to the awards, my category "Best Small Market Ad" was the first category of the day. I was nervous and felt like puking. I don't know why I was nervous, I knew I was winning Gold, but I just had this feeling that it was some kind of sick joke. Anyways, I won GOLD! I threw up a little in my mouth when I got on stage. The lights were so bright they were burning my retina (here's a link to my speech if you're interested.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATc_ycuJ0uE&feature=channel_page)
I saw Gene Simmons at my hotel (which was pretty much the greatest hotel I've ever been to) he had a hooker on his arm...at least she looked like a hooker. Either way, she was enough of a deterent for me not to get my picture taken with him.
Three people left my station in March. A Sales rep quit, a jock ran away and another good friend, Bill Halman, left to Whitehorse. That sucked.
Some other interesting stuff happened in March which I cant post about...aren't I just the worst?
April...
The month started off as a whirlwind. Thank GOD my creative director hired an awesome creative writer because he took a huge load of my shoulders.
With Bill and Matt leaving (the top two producers) and Sales always looking to get that extra dollar through "client value" I was forced to do a lot of my own prod because some clients weren't satisfied with the production of the other producers. That's not a shot at the current producers, it's just Matt and Bill set the benchmark so high coming off the crystal awards.
Oilers miss the playoffs...again. MacTavish is fired. My friend Tom, was so excited he jumped and his head was stuck in the roof for 14 hours before his roomate finally woke up and pulled him down. Tambo gives a very fresh and encouraging speech about the future of the organization and for the first time in a long time I have an actual renewed sense of confidence in the direction of the organization.
April ends in frustration as my weekends are non exsistant and I work 42 overtime hours in less than one month. The time that I use to come into the station as my enjoyment has turned into time that I am now expected to put in by the sales reps...well actually...not all of them.
May...
My friend Bik, accepted a position in Chetwynd and his last day was today. That makes 5 people gone in less than 3 months. My station responds by hiring a farmer. Hi 5. The guys a super nice guy, it's not his fault he can't produce. If he wants to get into radio and someone offers him a job, he'd be stupid to say no. I dont blame him.
The 09 NHL playoffs have been some of the best series I've seen in a long time. Every series in the 2nd round has been pretty entertaining. However, the Pens/Caps game 7 was pretty unexpected. Pens won 6-2.
Someone sent me into such a f****** rage today that I ran 15 laps at the Army and Navy field and I probably could have ran a few more if I wasnt so hungry. I haven't ran, played hockey or soccer in over a year. I'm out of shape. I ran 15 laps off pure rage.
Present Time...
Before I sign off...will Vancouver Canuck fans ever learn to shut up!? I'm not painting all of them with the same brush...but man...do you really want to put all the blame on Luongo? Luongo doesn't need me to watch his back, he's Roberto "I'm the Juggernaut Bitch!" Luongo...but I feel like he's being picked on. I'll share my views later.
Cheers...and have a goodnight.
And here...we...go!
February...
My buddy Matt moved to a new station in Chillwack...it sucked to see him go.
I booked my flight to Toronto for the 2009 Radio Marketing Bureau (RMB) Crystal Awards.
I went to watch the Habs vs Oilers and the Oilers won 7-2.
Steve Tambellini made some moves at the deadline and acquired Patrick O'Sullivan which was pretty awesome.
I flew to Vancouver for my Nephews first birthday and I got to hangout with my niece and nephew pretty much all weekend. I love those kids. My nephew has got long hockey hair and he looks awesome in a toque. I also got to spend time with my friends from BCIT. Its been way to long since we hung out.
March...
The Oiler season is deteriorating...win 2, lose 2 sorta deal.
I get a phone call from Wray Ellis from the RMB and he tells me (without telling me) that I have won gold in my category.
Crystal Awards
I fly to Toronto, I'm reminded why I don't like long flights...turbulance and the seats aren't spacious enough for someone whose over 6'0. Halfway through the flight my leg cramps up but I dont react cause people think the wrong things now when a brown guy yells on a plane. I have to give props to the pilot cause he made the most unbelievable landing with the heavy crosswinds.
The Crystal Awards happen during Canadian Music Week (CMW). The morning seminars were a lot of fun, I felt kind of weird sitting around all that talent though. It was a bit overwhelming at first, before you realize that all talent started off their careers in a similar way. I got to meet Jamie Watson, whose just an incredible voice talent and a pretty down to earth guy. He voices the kid animal in that Montana's commercial and also the voice of the comedy network.
There was also Terry O'Riley, from Pirate Radio, he's pretty awesome and he made my f****** day when he shut up a sales rep infront of about 70 people. Dan Price, from Oink Inc in New York was cool, he just didn't have a lot of answers for questions.
Off to the awards, my category "Best Small Market Ad" was the first category of the day. I was nervous and felt like puking. I don't know why I was nervous, I knew I was winning Gold, but I just had this feeling that it was some kind of sick joke. Anyways, I won GOLD! I threw up a little in my mouth when I got on stage. The lights were so bright they were burning my retina (here's a link to my speech if you're interested.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATc_ycuJ0uE&feature=channel_page)
I saw Gene Simmons at my hotel (which was pretty much the greatest hotel I've ever been to) he had a hooker on his arm...at least she looked like a hooker. Either way, she was enough of a deterent for me not to get my picture taken with him.
Three people left my station in March. A Sales rep quit, a jock ran away and another good friend, Bill Halman, left to Whitehorse. That sucked.
Some other interesting stuff happened in March which I cant post about...aren't I just the worst?
April...
The month started off as a whirlwind. Thank GOD my creative director hired an awesome creative writer because he took a huge load of my shoulders.
With Bill and Matt leaving (the top two producers) and Sales always looking to get that extra dollar through "client value" I was forced to do a lot of my own prod because some clients weren't satisfied with the production of the other producers. That's not a shot at the current producers, it's just Matt and Bill set the benchmark so high coming off the crystal awards.
Oilers miss the playoffs...again. MacTavish is fired. My friend Tom, was so excited he jumped and his head was stuck in the roof for 14 hours before his roomate finally woke up and pulled him down. Tambo gives a very fresh and encouraging speech about the future of the organization and for the first time in a long time I have an actual renewed sense of confidence in the direction of the organization.
April ends in frustration as my weekends are non exsistant and I work 42 overtime hours in less than one month. The time that I use to come into the station as my enjoyment has turned into time that I am now expected to put in by the sales reps...well actually...not all of them.
May...
My friend Bik, accepted a position in Chetwynd and his last day was today. That makes 5 people gone in less than 3 months. My station responds by hiring a farmer. Hi 5. The guys a super nice guy, it's not his fault he can't produce. If he wants to get into radio and someone offers him a job, he'd be stupid to say no. I dont blame him.
The 09 NHL playoffs have been some of the best series I've seen in a long time. Every series in the 2nd round has been pretty entertaining. However, the Pens/Caps game 7 was pretty unexpected. Pens won 6-2.
Someone sent me into such a f****** rage today that I ran 15 laps at the Army and Navy field and I probably could have ran a few more if I wasnt so hungry. I haven't ran, played hockey or soccer in over a year. I'm out of shape. I ran 15 laps off pure rage.
Present Time...
Before I sign off...will Vancouver Canuck fans ever learn to shut up!? I'm not painting all of them with the same brush...but man...do you really want to put all the blame on Luongo? Luongo doesn't need me to watch his back, he's Roberto "I'm the Juggernaut Bitch!" Luongo...but I feel like he's being picked on. I'll share my views later.
Cheers...and have a goodnight.
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