There are other events unfolding

February 09, 2004

There are other events unfolding today. Vancouver's Mojo Radio changed their format to "all sports" and the Paul Myers Show was cancelled. Just because the guy is my friend doesn't mean I can't say objectively that it was a great run for a pure a noble idea. I will respectfully include Paul's own comments on the matter:

"The Paul Myers Show leaves Mojo with its head held high. We never jumped the shark. I will miss my daily routine, I logged almost 500 hours of radio last year, but I'm very proud that my show featured documentary film makers, "Fog Of War" director Errol Morris, "Capturing The Friedmans" director Andrew Jarecki, "American Spledor" creator Harvey Pekar, Author / Political satirist Al Franken, Eric Idle from Monty Python, Rick from Cheap Trick, Adam from Fountains of Wayne, Mike Myers (twice!) Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, Ron Sexsmith, and regular progressive political segments, local musicians and touring musicians like Starsailor and the Thrills and Pete Yorn. I even did on air eulogies for Warren Zevon and Elliott Smith. The show was for me first then anyone else who wanted to listen, and we got a lot of people turned on to things they didn't even know existed, so there you are. And this was only my FIRST ever radio show, imagine my next one."

When things that are even marginally sad rear their heads I turn to the whimsy of hockey. I have my head buried there most of the time. So...

Yesterday marked the debut of the "line that should be" when Joe Sakic, Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund took over the NHL All-Star game. How can the Canucks get that guy? My appreciation for Markus Naslund's sense of humour began today with his comments that Peter Forsberg held them back in last year's game because he didn't backcheck or shoot enough. Yeah..Forsberg sucks.