"NHL Fumbles"
Tonight Montreal and Edmonton played a game out doors an NHL first, after an alumni game from both teams which featured the First (and likely last ever) appearance of the Great One on ice. The first time in an Oilers since the biggest trade in NHL history in 1988. Not to mention a very impressive of recently retired NHL greats.
The rink was made in the middle of Candian Football Stadium and shattered the record for people at an NHL game by thousands. The same was played outdoors under the open sky like back in the day. A great way to promote the game of hockey which is based on tradition. A great way to excite people about the NHL in a year of empty seats at rinks.
If you didn't know this you are not alone. THe NHL did nothing promote this game. They didnt run it on ESPN. So unless you had the hockey package on digital cable or the DISH. You had no way of seeing this game. Despite the NHL hyping it since Sept. on their own webpage.
IT really pisses me off. Luckily my friend DUke has the package and I was able to check it out. I would have liked to have taped it. The NHL wonders why they so many problems. WHat a bunch of idoits to let a great thing like this go unseen. I am pissed.
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Thursday, November 20, 2003
***********TUCKER'S WORLD EXCLUSIVE*********
The controversial and often blogged about LIMA BEANZ ( his day name is JAY) has agreed to an exclusive interview with TUCKERS WORLD! TUCKERS WORLD has long seeked a chance to sit down here and let him speak his since a lot of his private life was made public on this webpage.
TUCKERS WORLD hopes to address many of the questions that are IMED or EMAILED in response to coverage of the BABY MANIA that dominated the blog this year.
The LIMA BEANZ interview publish date has not yet been set. HOWEVER he has indicted that unlike the ARTER interview he would like more control over what is asked. DEVELOPING.....
The controversial and often blogged about LIMA BEANZ ( his day name is JAY) has agreed to an exclusive interview with TUCKERS WORLD! TUCKERS WORLD has long seeked a chance to sit down here and let him speak his since a lot of his private life was made public on this webpage.
TUCKERS WORLD hopes to address many of the questions that are IMED or EMAILED in response to coverage of the BABY MANIA that dominated the blog this year.
The LIMA BEANZ interview publish date has not yet been set. HOWEVER he has indicted that unlike the ARTER interview he would like more control over what is asked. DEVELOPING.....
TUCKER AT THE RINK
"JR & the New Hockey Disorder"
If you recall awhile back I wrote about the potential lock-out for the NHL next season and the potential for the WHA a defunct hockey league plans to rise from the ashes and be an alternative to hockey. If you read today’s Inquirer they mention the WHA (first time anyone other than me mentioned it that I know of) and said they are not quite sure if it will launch by next season. However if you check their webpage out their first season started a few weeks ago. Granted like earlier reported on this blog they only have 6 teams. So I don’t know what that wa all about. Their biggest markets are Orlando and Miami (good lord another Florida hockey team?). At any rate the WHA2 plans to expand into bigger markets next year in hopes to compete with the NHL again. They are especially hoping the NHL lockouts so they can really offer their League to the hockey deprived public.
Anyway as I theorized since Bobby Hull (a former NHL All-Star) is the commissioner of the league his son Brett would likely join the WHA2 next season if there is a lockout. Maybe even if there isn’t one. Well recently JR was at public event where both father and son were on hand. He talked to both Hulls about his plans for next year if there wasn’t an NHL season. He said if he didn’t play in World Tournament competitions he would certainly consider playing an entire season for the WHA2.I can see that being more likely than playing in tournaments. The WHA2 would have to become more high profile I would imagine but since the owners and players union are still miles apart I bet they are will started scrambling to get more franchises for next year.
Recently the head of the players union, Bob Goodenow said that the players in the said that the players in the NHL don’t feel they are overpaid and don’t see any reason for salary cap. He claims they refuse to cave in on salary cap. However both Roenick and Hull admitted they are overpaid. I can’t imagine even players that don’t think they are overpaid can’t see that the bubble has burst and many teams are on the verge of economic ruin. Heck attendance is down league wide so far this season. Take for example the recent rumor that the Penguins that one of their best players rookie goalie M-A Fleury might be sent to the juniors because they can’t afford him at all.
Now I am starting a “grass roots” campaign. I want all my readers to got to NHL.com and vote for Jeremy Roenick for the NHL All-Star game. I want to help make him a starter. You can also pick up ballets at Best Buy just make sure you push your chad all the way through. See if you can vote from different email addresses and force your friend to vote for JR. Lets stuff the ballet and get JR the All-Star start he deserves.
Things will heat up and players like Hull and JR are likely to start
Check out the NHL page to vote and heck out the WHA2 to read all the press for the new leauge.
"JR & the New Hockey Disorder"
If you recall awhile back I wrote about the potential lock-out for the NHL next season and the potential for the WHA a defunct hockey league plans to rise from the ashes and be an alternative to hockey. If you read today’s Inquirer they mention the WHA (first time anyone other than me mentioned it that I know of) and said they are not quite sure if it will launch by next season. However if you check their webpage out their first season started a few weeks ago. Granted like earlier reported on this blog they only have 6 teams. So I don’t know what that wa all about. Their biggest markets are Orlando and Miami (good lord another Florida hockey team?). At any rate the WHA2 plans to expand into bigger markets next year in hopes to compete with the NHL again. They are especially hoping the NHL lockouts so they can really offer their League to the hockey deprived public.
Anyway as I theorized since Bobby Hull (a former NHL All-Star) is the commissioner of the league his son Brett would likely join the WHA2 next season if there is a lockout. Maybe even if there isn’t one. Well recently JR was at public event where both father and son were on hand. He talked to both Hulls about his plans for next year if there wasn’t an NHL season. He said if he didn’t play in World Tournament competitions he would certainly consider playing an entire season for the WHA2.I can see that being more likely than playing in tournaments. The WHA2 would have to become more high profile I would imagine but since the owners and players union are still miles apart I bet they are will started scrambling to get more franchises for next year.
Recently the head of the players union, Bob Goodenow said that the players in the said that the players in the NHL don’t feel they are overpaid and don’t see any reason for salary cap. He claims they refuse to cave in on salary cap. However both Roenick and Hull admitted they are overpaid. I can’t imagine even players that don’t think they are overpaid can’t see that the bubble has burst and many teams are on the verge of economic ruin. Heck attendance is down league wide so far this season. Take for example the recent rumor that the Penguins that one of their best players rookie goalie M-A Fleury might be sent to the juniors because they can’t afford him at all.
Now I am starting a “grass roots” campaign. I want all my readers to got to NHL.com and vote for Jeremy Roenick for the NHL All-Star game. I want to help make him a starter. You can also pick up ballets at Best Buy just make sure you push your chad all the way through. See if you can vote from different email addresses and force your friend to vote for JR. Lets stuff the ballet and get JR the All-Star start he deserves.
Things will heat up and players like Hull and JR are likely to start
Check out the NHL page to vote and heck out the WHA2 to read all the press for the new leauge.
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
"What Happened to Turkey Day!??!"
In the past retail stores have always been about 6 months ahead of the rest of society. I recall once JC Penny’s sent my house a Back to School catalog before my classes were even done. Sometimes stores would have their Christmas decorations up as early as October but they would be shoved to one corner of the store and people could just mock them for attempting to make us think about Jolly Old Saint Nick before we even picked out our Halloween outfits.
It was traditional that most advertising campaigns didn’t really start until Thanksgiving. The multiple parades and football games allowed everyone to roll out their promotions so we all knew what toys were hot and who was having the hot sales and when. The past few years however the Christmas Season which I peg from Black Friday to the day after New Years has started to sprawl into early parts of November. This year I thought I was going crazy when I saw a credit card commercial with Santa Clause in it 5 days before to Halloween. However it set the stage for the premature holiday season. Everyone seems to be hitting us with holiday themed commercials. I have even some homes all ready lit up for the holiday season. B-101 is already turning out their 24 Christmas Tunes.
All these campaigns that I am being bombarded by before I even had a chance to carve up a Turkey and eat more than humanly possible. We are still having Thanksgiving right? If it fell through this year I certainly didn’t get the memo, however it seems like it happened already. Did Santa Climb the Art Museum steps yet? Did I miss Major Drumstick’s big day in Philly (email me if you know who he is).
Why are they making me feel guilty for not making my list and checking it twice this early? Is this a lame attempt to stimulate the economy? Forcing us our attention from the war and the slumping economy? (Although the nice news man tells me its getting better).
Now don’t get me all wrong. Unlike my friend Drew who is undoubtedly is evilly fumbling his hands and plotting to stop CHRISTMAS FROM COMING I love the holiday season. However it can get cheapened if I am hearing Bing Crosby dreaming of a White Christmas when I still haven’t gotten all the leafs off my lawn. I mean Thanksgiving is a pretty cool holiday. We get to be off of work (RETAIL STORES ARE ACTUALLY CLOSED) and eat a lot. Not to mention the annual Flyers Black Friday Afternoon Game! (eh I only watch college football out of obligation).
I will admit that I get a kick out of Lima Beanz frequently singing “Let It Snow” for a couple of weeks out of the year. Mainly because he is tone deaf (and he knows it I am pretty sure) and he seemingly only knows the chorus. Anyway before I start looking to the skies for Santa and 8 tiny reindeer is it okay if I snap a wish bone from a Turkey Carcass? Do I really have to deck the halls before I get to see B-television actors wish come to Philly to wish Dave Roberts and Lisa Thomas Lorry a Happy Thanksgiving?
I plan to break out holiday film classics like A Christmas Story and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. However I just want the chance to awkwardly run out of conversation 20 minutes into my Turkey Dinner first if that’s okay? I plan to get into the spirit of things and do all my tradional stuff like making sure my mother knows I am not “Too Old” for an army of homemade cookies. However in the mean time I want to have a meal like the Indians and Pilgrims had together so many years ago. Of course not long after that many of the Indians died from European germs and many of the others were slaughter for land and food. But lets face it that has nothing to do with me consuming 3 different carnations of potatoes.
In the past retail stores have always been about 6 months ahead of the rest of society. I recall once JC Penny’s sent my house a Back to School catalog before my classes were even done. Sometimes stores would have their Christmas decorations up as early as October but they would be shoved to one corner of the store and people could just mock them for attempting to make us think about Jolly Old Saint Nick before we even picked out our Halloween outfits.
It was traditional that most advertising campaigns didn’t really start until Thanksgiving. The multiple parades and football games allowed everyone to roll out their promotions so we all knew what toys were hot and who was having the hot sales and when. The past few years however the Christmas Season which I peg from Black Friday to the day after New Years has started to sprawl into early parts of November. This year I thought I was going crazy when I saw a credit card commercial with Santa Clause in it 5 days before to Halloween. However it set the stage for the premature holiday season. Everyone seems to be hitting us with holiday themed commercials. I have even some homes all ready lit up for the holiday season. B-101 is already turning out their 24 Christmas Tunes.
All these campaigns that I am being bombarded by before I even had a chance to carve up a Turkey and eat more than humanly possible. We are still having Thanksgiving right? If it fell through this year I certainly didn’t get the memo, however it seems like it happened already. Did Santa Climb the Art Museum steps yet? Did I miss Major Drumstick’s big day in Philly (email me if you know who he is).
Why are they making me feel guilty for not making my list and checking it twice this early? Is this a lame attempt to stimulate the economy? Forcing us our attention from the war and the slumping economy? (Although the nice news man tells me its getting better).
Now don’t get me all wrong. Unlike my friend Drew who is undoubtedly is evilly fumbling his hands and plotting to stop CHRISTMAS FROM COMING I love the holiday season. However it can get cheapened if I am hearing Bing Crosby dreaming of a White Christmas when I still haven’t gotten all the leafs off my lawn. I mean Thanksgiving is a pretty cool holiday. We get to be off of work (RETAIL STORES ARE ACTUALLY CLOSED) and eat a lot. Not to mention the annual Flyers Black Friday Afternoon Game! (eh I only watch college football out of obligation).
I will admit that I get a kick out of Lima Beanz frequently singing “Let It Snow” for a couple of weeks out of the year. Mainly because he is tone deaf (and he knows it I am pretty sure) and he seemingly only knows the chorus. Anyway before I start looking to the skies for Santa and 8 tiny reindeer is it okay if I snap a wish bone from a Turkey Carcass? Do I really have to deck the halls before I get to see B-television actors wish come to Philly to wish Dave Roberts and Lisa Thomas Lorry a Happy Thanksgiving?
I plan to break out holiday film classics like A Christmas Story and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. However I just want the chance to awkwardly run out of conversation 20 minutes into my Turkey Dinner first if that’s okay? I plan to get into the spirit of things and do all my tradional stuff like making sure my mother knows I am not “Too Old” for an army of homemade cookies. However in the mean time I want to have a meal like the Indians and Pilgrims had together so many years ago. Of course not long after that many of the Indians died from European germs and many of the others were slaughter for land and food. But lets face it that has nothing to do with me consuming 3 different carnations of potatoes.
Monday, November 17, 2003
"TUCKER NEWS ALERT!"
TERMINUS readers go below for the River Line Article.
Anyone of my readers (there are a few of you) that live in the STerling School district (where many of us when to HS) you can catch and interview with Mike Price running on the schools channel 19 (not 18 anymore). The interview runs about an hour and I think runs at 8 pm pretty much all this week. I was too busy to actually sit down and see it today, but I plan to view it sometime this week.
He tells some of his war stories. If anyone wants a tape of it I might be able to get one to you. Check back here later this week for another edition of Tucker at the RINK. Make sure you keep checking back all month because I plan to post the stories of the year before Dec 1st. The stories are voted on by my readers for a few weeks than I reveal the story of the year along with the Tuckers World person of the year who I pick personally. I am thinking on doing two this year. One National and one local.
TERMINUS readers go below for the River Line Article.
Anyone of my readers (there are a few of you) that live in the STerling School district (where many of us when to HS) you can catch and interview with Mike Price running on the schools channel 19 (not 18 anymore). The interview runs about an hour and I think runs at 8 pm pretty much all this week. I was too busy to actually sit down and see it today, but I plan to view it sometime this week.
He tells some of his war stories. If anyone wants a tape of it I might be able to get one to you. Check back here later this week for another edition of Tucker at the RINK. Make sure you keep checking back all month because I plan to post the stories of the year before Dec 1st. The stories are voted on by my readers for a few weeks than I reveal the story of the year along with the Tuckers World person of the year who I pick personally. I am thinking on doing two this year. One National and one local.
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