Goodbye 2006 Part 2

So I'm sitting on the couch watching the Patriots/Jacksonville game when the Tim Horton's commercial comes on. You know the one where 4 idiot suburban husbands run out and sit in a snowbank comparing the lame gifts they got?

It's nice to see the creative minds that used to write the scripts for the annoying Canadian Tire guy have found work again.

Tim Horton's is about spending hours of your life waiting in a drive thru, eating Timbits or drinking a double double. I've never seen any of my neighbours run into the middle of their lawn getting excited when they get a "limited edition" tea pot. If that ever happens, the for sale sign is going up.

Oh, and to my cop buddies who get mad at me when I joke they always hang out at TH?

Merry Christmas......back to the game.

Goodbye 2006

I've received many emails wondering what happened to my old co-host Stephanie from the squirrel, here's her email: stephegan2003@yahoo.ca.

A big thanks to TGOR nation for welcoming me and giving me the gears on a daily basis!

Since I'm the new guy on the show, here's what I bought the guys for Christmas:

For Steve, a new Ballistik hockey stick....















Much thanks to Ballistik hockey for setting that up. http://www.ballistikhockey.com/

For Buzz, this outfit in a Large:


















And for our fine producer Kenny, a bitchin new ride so he can at least drive his date to dinner.
















Merry Christmas TGOR nation and have a safe and happy new year.

Hey Santa, if you're online this is what I want...

Buy my beer...

When the CFL told beer owner Frank D'Angelo to take his bid for an Ottawa football team and take a hike, we thought we'd heard the last of him and his beer. Then came the full page ad in the Citizen, (an ad he bought at a charity auction) where he promised to promote world peace and good beer.

Reading the paper on a quiet Sunday morning, it seems that Frank now wants to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins, which would make sense seeing how his Steelback beer would be a perfect fit in "Steeltown USA".

Can you imagine Gary Bettman sitting across from D'Angelo? That would be a sight to see.

The only thing D'Angelo has been successful with is getting his beer tons of free publicity. One has to admire Frank's determination, but if he wants to be taken seriously then he's got to change his TV ads that don't look like they were created after drinking 6 pints. When you're going up against Budweiser who make us wait until the Superbowl for their million dollar ads or the clever minds at Molson Canadian, the Steelback blonde at the bar who says "ooohh that's big" makes you look bush league.

Don't even get me started on the ads with former Canadian Olympian Ben Johnson who says "he Cheetah all the time".

It's been well documented that D'Angelo has a billionaire pal who will obviously pay the way for all of Frank's ventures but he's got to focus on one sport and resist the temptation to try and save the day every time a franchise is in jeopardy. If Frank wants people buying his beer then he should ride into town, set up a sign-up table at the Civic Center and hand over sponsorship for every adult rec league sports team in the city.

Just think, hundreds of Ottawa teams with a Steelback Jersey and a $2000 cheque to kick off the season. There's a pretty good chance one of those teams will remember your brand the next time they're shopping at the Beer store and buy your product, because in the end that's what it's all about.

Sometimes you need perspective...

Today the Senators made their annual Christmas visit to CHEO. The players assemble in the cafeteria to sign autographs, take pictures and then separate into small groups and tour the other wards throughout the hospital.

Rogers House sits next door and is a place that no parent ever wants to visit (www.rogershouse.ca). I was lucky enough to tour the facility alongside Mike Fisher, Daniel Alfredsson, Wade Redden and Patrick Eaves. During construction the planners always said they didn't want to build a hospital and having seen it in person, Rogers House is a warm caring environment for what must be an impossible emotional journey for the families.

What struck me the most was how the players took it all in. In a world where we view them in a superhero status, it was interesting to see the roles being reversed. It was the players who felt in awe, something you don't often see.

Driving home after the tour, suddenly the traffic jam on Riverside didn't seem so bad.

Ahh...to hang with the pros!

The good folks at the Hudson's Bay Company are selling various adventure packages aimed at customers with several thousand dollars burning a hole in their pocket. As a Hab fan the one that caught my eye was spending a day with Montreal Canadiens assistant coach and Stanley Cup winner Kirk Muller.

For $9,000......Yes, that's right, $9,000 here's what you get:

• Standard accommodation at the Delta Hotel in Montreal for 1 night
• 2 Montreal Canadiens replica jerseys to be personally autographed by Kirk Muller
• 2 game tickets
• Behind-the-scenes tour
• Meet and greet with Kirk Muller, plus any other alumni and players present at the game (depending on availability)

Now, here's what you should get for $9,000:

1. The Penthouse suite at the Queen Elizabeth with a butler and unlocked mini bar.

2. Kirk Muller's game jersey from the 93 Cup final and a replica of his Hugo Boss suit that he wears behind the bench.

3. Game tickets behind the bench with all the Bell Center hot dogs you can shove down your pie hole.

4. A behind the scenes tour...(okay, that one is pretty cool)

5. Meet and greet with every alumni who lives within a 50 kilometre radius of Montreal.

Wayne Gretzky charges $9,999 to hang out with him for a week at his fantasy camp and you get to play hockey with the guy, so 9 Grand for a day with Kirk Muller seems a little steep.











Funny, I don't remember this guy being drafted!

French class

Even if you only half paid attention in your high school French class, you'll enjoy this:

http://tetesaclaques.tv/video.php?vid=30

This is how I remember my grade 11 French teacher: