Best Christmas tree ever this year! Still rockin a real tree but every year the thought of a fake one seems just a little bit smarter. Then again, how much fun can you have if you always pick the 'smart' choice?!
Hmmm, haven't heard much lately from the critics of the Phil Kessel or Dion Phaneuf trades.
Good decision fellas... Dale Crover (Nirvana) and Pete Best (The Beatles) both were the original drummers for their respective bands and quit (although Best claims he was fired). Woops.
I didn't talk to one person who was happy about sporting a stache for Movember. Great cause, but I wonder how many guys will do it again next year.
Heard a rumor that this super duo has found a backing band and will be playing Paddyfest 2012!http://www.reverbnation.com/jimntonic. Next stop: Wembley Stadium!
I think I'm the only person I know that misses the NBA. I don't feel bad for any of them (players or owners), I just miss watching hoops. One of the worst things about the lockout is losing possibly half of one of the last years of Steve Nash's career.
There is a store in Troy, Michigan called Hockeytown Authentics that is all Wings and Tigers stuff. I went there for the first time recently and had a complete 'kid in a candy store' experience! I could spend a lot of money in that place.
I blame Philly for that recent debacle against the Lightning where Tampa wouldn't pressure the Flyer's D and Philly wouldn't move the puck up to expose Tampa's "trap" style. First of all, this isn't the first time Tampa has played this way and second, they aren't the only team that plays this way. There was a lot of criticism for Tampa coach Guy Boucher, but people forget that Scotty Bowman was famous for using the "Left Wing Lock" with the Wings, which is just a different version of the trap, only there wasn't any crying then. It just made the Flyers (Laviolette mostly) look like a bunch of sucks.
The Penn State travesty is truly disgusting. Not to make light of this, but the interview that Sandusky creep did with Bob Costas was unreal and reminded me of this... Chris Rock.
About a third of the season in and three of the top goal scorers in the NHL were Kessel, Milan Michalek and James Neal... just like we all predicted, right?
I watched the movie Limitless recently and it was terrific. Bradley Cooper (dude from The Hangover) stars in it and it was one of those movies where it was hard to turn away from and you didn't want it to end. It also has Robert DeNiro in it and he looks like he has shrunk a foot.
Big Wreck has reunited and will have a new album out in January. Big Wreck's first album, In Loving Memory Of..., is one of my favourite albums. I seen them perform at Fanshawe College a long time ago and it was a great show... almost. We actually ran into the band behind the school before the show and asked them to play one of their trippier songs called "Overemphasizing". Ian Thornley told us it's a tough song for them to play live but they would see what they could do. Towards the end of their set they started to play it and half way through they mixed some Pink Floyd into the jam! It was really really cool.... until some awful jack-ass pulled the fire alarm which ended the show.
So the Jays go back to the old school look unis. I didn't mind the black and silver but was never a big fan of the "stylized J" that they used. Glad they brought the Maple Leaf back in bigger and better as well.
The Wings are looking to host an Outdoor Winter Classic in the next year or two. It will either be at Comerica Park or Michigan Stadium and I think it would be a riot to go to. I know what I'm asking for for Christmas next year!
Not big on the new Black Keys album, El Camino, but the song "Little Black Submarines" is pretty cool.
Bruce Boudreau had to see his firing coming from miles away. He either had to kiss Ovechkin's ass forever or risk upsetting him and starting a feud with a player that will never be traded. I think Ovechkin comes off looking like a huge prima-donna in this. It's one thing if you don't like your coach and you want him out, but to dog it like he has this year is a classless way to represent yourself, especially as the captain of the team.
Sidney Crosby comes back and throws up 4 points in his first game and looks like the best player in hockey again. Then he takes a seemingly innocent couple hits and is now out indefinitely. I hate to be a pessimist but I have a hard time envisioning him ever returning without continuous setbacks.
Just found out TOOL is playing in London this January. I have only seen them once and it was at the end of a festival at the end of a long weekend and I was pretty much spent. It was also dark by the time they came on and all you could see was the crazy screens behind the band. This leads me to my Stick it in Your Ear song: What's In The Ground Belongs To You - If These Trees Could Talk.
I like the new realignment of the NHL divisions for next year and I hope they come up with some stellar names for them rather than just East or West.
I hope the Jays make some significant moves this winter. I know they have a good young core but if they want to take advantage of these MVP seasons Bautista is having they better not wait to long... how good could Bautista be if he was hitting in front of or behind Pujols or someone like that?
If someone smells like mouthwash all the time does that mean they are a drunk or just like to protect against gingivitis?
Merry Christmas!
Bonesminded
