Just So You Know...

-I will soon be winding down the 'Best of 2010' a couple of more posts left. I was going to put Inception on that list but I re-watched it, and to be honest it was just okay. Joseph Gordon Levitt is still a babe, so don't hate me forever.

-Gareth Thomas recently appeared on the Ellen show. Brave, inspiring, better than all of us! I teared up when he talked about his dad! I think we as rugby fans should be proud that it was one of our boys that came out first in pro-sports, in probably the most hetero-masculine game there is. Gareth and Uncle Brian will have my undying respect. Homophobia, there is just no need for it!

-24/7: Road to the Winter Classic ended tonight. If you haven't watched it, especially if you're not a fan, you must. After this series (its only 4 parts so relax) you will get it! You will feel what every die hard hockey fan feels, and who, up until this series, could not communicate that to anyone who was an outsider, all anyone saw was missing teeth, fist fights and beer. But now you can see Mike Green's YSL gloves, and his orange Vespa. I'm dead serious. PS I want Bruce Boudreau to be my dad, sorry Ron Wilson...

-Canada lost the gold metal game to Russia this evening for the World Juniors Tournament. The reason they lost was arrogance. Russia is not some backwater team, why in god's name would they go soft in the third period? I don't understand! The third period was just embarrassing. No offence, no defence, and a goalie who was superb the entire tournament was left with the keys to the castle and was expected to defend it. Silver second year in a row...

-Lastly: I know a lot has changed since I was a pre-teen but I would have never sent death threats to Brian Litterell's (BSB member, totally ageing myself) girlfriend. What is up with these Bieber fans sending Selena Gomez death threats and calling her a whore? Don't kids go outside anymore? Can you be a pathetic loser at 12? Do they understand the ramifications of a death treat and calling another girl a slut? See this is what happens when different mediums force children to grow up WAY too soon, they don't understand the implications of certain words/ actions/feelings. What is the world coming to? Oh god I sound 80 years old.

Bye.

HBO's 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic.

"fuck you Geno"

Unfortunately I missed the second episode last night because I was out till like 2am...but let's just talk about general reactions to this series.



First of all I think its a little unfair that the Pens get ANOTHER winter classic, there's only been two and they've already participated in one before. Why not Colorado? or Minnesota? or New Jersey? This is clearly a strong marketing push from the league to pit two rivals against one another, and its a little tacky...I mean I'm still going to watch it but the NHL is more than Crosby v Ovechkin! Also its no accident that both teams are introduced by playing the Toronto Maple Leafs; MLSE, they know exactly what they're doing ;)

In any case, from what I've seen this is an awesome introduction to hockey if you're not a fan, and its icing on the cake if you are one. I've never seen hockey so polished, so graceful, with such good lighting and soundtrack (Interpol, XX, Band of Horses, etc.). Any hockey fan watching this will not be surprised by what 24/7 reveals. Yes there is a level of respect between two players dropping the gloves (except when Sean Avery is involved), yes every other word coming out of a player's/coach's mouth is a swear word, yes good teams can have a several game losing streak, yes its like the law to prank the rookies, we all know this but speaking as one hockey fan, its FINALLY nice to see our sport getting some Hollywood treatment, ya know?



I think this documentary is well done, actually. It mentions in a kind of indirect way the Crosby v Ovechkin saga but it doesn't focus on it, rather, it focuses on the trails of and elation of the team as a whole, because no matter how good your star player is, if he doesn't have a good enough supporting roster,you really can't compete, right Columbus? They also show how unpredictable the game can be, Washington for example, has some of the best players in the league and yet they cannot come up with a win, even against some of the worst teams, on paper no one would have guessed that would be the outcome but every hockey fan knows, what's true on paper, isn't always true on the ice.

Like I said it doesn't reveal anything we didn't know before but its well done, and I like where they're going with this, there's one more episode left before the game on New Year's day and it will be interesting to see if Pittsburgh will continue on with its well oiled machine, and if Washington can pull up their socks, and shut it down.

And HBO more Brooks Laich, please...in a suit preferably...or shirtless...


PS after watching this I've never been so conscious of my Canadian accent. I do saw out and about funny, how embarrassing...

A Sidney Crosby Winter Classic Picture Moment

Arriving in Buffalo! Notice how Sidney still manages to pimp RBK even in his business wear...home boy seriously needs to learn how to dress

FUCK. ME. This kid is hot!!!!!

Sidney: Omg guys, I like totally hate Spencer. I mean he's totally using Heidi.
Ryan [Whitney]: Spencer??? What about Brody? Why can't he just admit he's like sooo totally in love with Lauren and Commit?

"what is more important winning the Stanley Cup or the protective cup? because you know the Stanley Cup is like 'oh its a dream' but the protective cup is 'oh I want to have dreams'!"

NO! You're supposed to be taking it off

" I still think we look like a bunch of blue and white condoms with these hats on!"
Paparazzi Shot! Strange how all of Sidney's admires are middle-aged men...
"Now I look like a super-enforced, black condom"

This post is a little late but meh. I throughly enjoyed the winter classic, not only did, my boys, the pens win BUT it was kind of like watching the Olypmics AKA hella exciting!