Thu, 2008-09-04 08:12.
Kim Rossi
There are wolves in these parts.. yeah sounds scary..but if you head into the woods with a little knowledge it'll be a much safer venture for you..
According to the Park Journal.. put out by the Parc National du Mont-Tremblant..
If you SEE a Wolf:
1. Show your respect by keeping your distance from it.. If the wolf gets closer to you:
- Don't feed it
- Don't mimic it's howl
- Don't crouch down to eye level
- Don't talk or make gestures
2. BUT if the wolf gets within 50 meters of you:
- Make your presence felt by raising your arms into the air and making yourself look bigger than you really are
- Make noise; clap your hands or yell
- Slowly walk away without turning your back or losing eye contact with the wolf
- If necessary, throw rocks or branches at the wolf.
3. Report your encounter to a park ranger or other authority.
Mon, 2008-09-01 08:29.
Ted Bird
Character defects notwithstanding, Patrick Roy is as worthy as any other Montreal Canadiens legend of having his jersey number retired. As long as Jacques Plante's number 1 and Ken Dryden's 29 hang from the rafters, the Canadiens would be remiss not to honor number 33, whose two Stanley Cup championships on marginally above average Montreal teams were worth four Cups from Plante and Dryden, who had the good fortune of playing in eras when the Canadiens were head and shoulders above the rest of the NHL...Sure, Friday's electrifying win over the visiting BC Lions was one for the ages, but if it means not giving up more than 500 yards in total offence and blowing three different leads, Alouettes fans can probably do without the excitement of a last minute goal line stand...It's typical of the boneheadedness that's characterized the Bud Selig era that major league baseball is only allowing instant replay on disputed home run calls, which are only slightly less frequent than UFO sightings. It doesn't take a visionary to understand that video technology would be much better used as a means of settling disputed plays on the basepaths - especially close calls at first base - but Commissioner Selig has never had the guts or the smarts to do the right thing...Pro wrestling fans will note the passing this weekend of legendary villain Killer Kowalski, who reportedly requested a closed casket to prevent grieving former adversaries from attempting to administer one last piledriver during visitation.
Fri, 2008-08-29 09:36.
Kim Rossi
There are a ton of things to do this labour day weekend...
IN Laval:
La Fete de la Famille de Laval.. Sunday.. from 10 til 6.. at the Centre de la nature.. and it's FREE..and filled with music, entertainers, inflatables, wall climbing, sports demos a basketball tournament..and DJ's... for more info.. www.ville.laval.qc.ca or call 450-978-8000
The First EVER Port in the city event.. is Sunday..and also FREE.. at the Old Port.. find out and explore how they operate.. and tour various facilities by boat, train or bus.. it's at the Jacques Cartier Pier.. there will also be entertainment..
Fri, 2008-08-29 07:09.
Kim Rossi
The West Island Palliative Care Residence and The Otis Grant & Friends Foundation invite you to join us as we celebrate the international achievements and community contributions of two great Montrealers, jazz legend Oliver Jones and world boxing champion Otis Grant.
During this special evening, artist Tony Harris will unveil the two commissioned paintings of these Montreal legends. We will also launch the release of a limited edition print series of these works that night. These prints will be available for purchase and all profits from the sales will benefit both charities. Finally, both legends have offered to sign any print you may purchase that evening. This will be your only chance to have the prints endorsed by Oliver or Otis.
Thu, 2008-08-28 09:14.
Kim Rossi
((gifted kid??.. likely not))
ONLY 2% TO 5% OF KIDS ARE ACTUALLY "GIFTED":
I know you love your kids . . . and you probably think they're incredibly gifted. But if you go strictly by the numbers, chances are . . . they're NOT.
Technically, only about 2% to 5% of kids are "gifted" (--meaning they display exceptional ability in a certain area . . . even though they haven't been explicitly taught).
Of those kids, only about ONE in a HUNDRED is considered "highly gifted" . . . and prodigies (--or geniuses . . . like kids who go to college at age 11) are literally about ONE in a MILLION. (CNN)
Wed, 2008-08-27 07:53.
Ted Bird
There are newstands and libraries everywhere, and Lord knows the Internet has a wealth of information on every topic under the sun, but you have to wonder whether the ignoramuses applauding and congratulating China for the 2008 Summer Olympics have ever read a newspaper or history book or surfed anything more intellectually challenging than perezhilton or ratemypooh.com. Chief among the obsequieous bootlickers is International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, who proclaimed during the closing ceremonies that "the world learned more about China and China learned more about the world." News flash, Jacques - anyone who'd been paying attention already knew about China and its dearth of fundamental individual freedoms, abysmal record on human rights and brutal repression of anyone who openly questions the ruling party line. What's even more depressing is what China learned about the world: our collective naivete and willingness to buy into the big lie as long as it's served up with the appropriate amount of razzle dazzle. Of course, China isn't the first country to employ the Olympics as the ultimate propaganda tool. Spectacular facilities, unyielding attention to organizational detail and unprecedented pagaentry were hallmarks of the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin under a totalitarian German regime run by a guy named Hitler. The world subsequently learned a lot about him as well, only they learned it the hard way. Sadly - and perhaps ominously - the pathetic post-Olympic pandering to China suggests the lesson was not passed on.
Mon, 2008-08-25 08:48.
Kim Rossi
There are many outstanding young people in this province.. and the Chronicle.. has been recognizing them in the West Island.. for the last 8 years.. this year..it's their 9th annual Young Achievers Awards..
if you know an extraordinary young person between the ages of 10 and 16 write the Chronicle telling them about this person..they are looking for kids who are contributing something special to their family, school, church or community...
You have until September 10th to sumbit your entry.. forms are available at www.wwestislandchronicle.com
Mon, 2008-08-25 08:04.
Ted Bird
WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION
On my summer vacation, I went to Boston wth my 18 year old daughter, Lauren. The last time Lauren and I went on a father/daughter vacation, she was 11, so it was pretty obvious that we were father and daughter. This time, anyone with an easily misguided imagination and a nose for other people's business could have mistaken us for a creepy old guy with his young mistress, so imagine the level of scandal and confusion when the rest of the family joined us later in the trip and Lauren and I went out to dinner one night with her brother Charlie, leaving the busybodies to ponder the mathematics of the creepy old guy with his teenaged wife and their seven year old son.
It's a testament to the staying power and universal appeal of classic rock that Lauren and I had no disagreements over musical selections in the car during the six hour drive, and that more often than not we were listening to Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Joe Walsh or some other artist who comes from my generation but still resonates with her's, marking a significant narrowing of the generation gap compared to 30 years ago. Driving to Boston was an annual summer family ritual when I was a teenager, but I can't say that I recall my Dad cranking up the 8 track and signing along at the top of his lungs to Space Truckin', Fairies Wear Boots or Rocky Mountain Way.
Every time I try to navigate my way around Boston by car, I'm reminded of the expression "you can't get there from here." In my dozen or more visits, I've lost count of the number of times we were able to see the site or attraction we were attempting to visit, but were repeatedly thrwarted from actually arriving there by a random collection of one way streets, dead ends and infuriatingly vague traffic signs. It's as if the urban planners who mapped out Montreal's thoroughly confounding network of avenues, alleyways and thoroughfares got high on mushrooms and went to work on Boston. I became so rattled that at one point we stopped and I asked a Boston cop where Fenway Park was. He said "Wheah's WAT?" I said "Fenway." He gave me a look of disgust and pointed over his shoulder. He was standing right in front of it.
Of course, no trip to Boston is complete without taking in a Red Sox game at Fenway: part ballpark, part cathedral, and so steeped in history and tradition that even for the casual baseball fan it can be akin to a spiritual experience. Central casting was good enough to put us two rows in front of a local kid who kept exhorting his favorite Red Sox players to "hit a homah, ovah the Monstah." The Sox didn't hit any homahs that night, but they did beat Texas 8-4, which made for a gratifying two hour, 50 mile drive back to our hotel six blocks from the ballpark.
By the time Danielle and the rest of the kids joined us, we'd seen everything we wanted to see in Boston, so the whole gang headed south for a shopping at the mother lode outlet mall in Wrentham, Massachusetts and a day at the seashore in Newport, Rhode Island - home to some of the most spectacular old money summer mansions in America and some of the crabbiest service industry people who apparently harbor an inbred resentment from generations of subservience to old money. I don't know any other conclusion to draw when you ask someone for directions or change or extra ketchup and they look at you like you just smothered their puppy.
Indiscriminate hostility and puppy smothering aside, it was a great trip and another reminder than we're only a six hour drive from one of America's best cities. Boston might not have southern California's climate, New York's grandeur or the sizzle of South Beach, but for history, charm and character it can't be beat. Just do yourself a favor and make GPS your 21st century version of American Express travellers cheques: don't leave home without it.
And that's what I did on my summer vacation.
Mon, 2008-08-25 07:49.
Ted Bird
There's a perception that Canadian athletes salvaged our national pride by racking up an impressive 18 medals during the second week of the Beijing Summer Olympics after being shut out in week one. Call me madcap, but my national pride is still rooted in Canadian core values like compassion, respect and generosity, and not on Olympic medals or other flashy but ultimately trivial window dressing. If we're measuring our standing in the community of nations according to how well we perform on the trampoline or row a boat, then we've lost touch with what we're about...Considering that Taiwan was long suspected of winning multiple Little League World Series championships by passing off players old enough for compulsory military service as 13 year olds, isn't it more than a little ironic that China is being accused of winning a bucklet load of Olympics gold medals with underage gymnasts?...The Cuban nutjob who received a lifetime ban from the Olympics for kicking a referee in the face after being disqualified from a tae kwon do match got off easy. Angel Valodia Matos is lucky he's not cooling his jets in a Chinese prison cell awaiting trial for assault...It's become abundantly clear that the only way to beat the Kenyans or Ethiopians in the marathon is to recreate their natural training regimen and make running away from man-eating lions part of your daily routine.
Thu, 2008-08-14 07:55.
Kim Rossi
Kim Rossi
I am thrilled to be the host and your emcee for this fabulously fun event happening August 17th.. (sunday) from 9 til 11 am at the Build a bear workshop at Fairview Pointe Claire...
Kids get to build and dress their own teddy bear..have breakfast.. and then model their bear in a teddy bear fashion show.. great fun.. and all for a good cause.. money raised will benifit the weekend to end breast cancer.. coming up at the end of the month..
Tickets are 60 dollars.. there are only about 20 left..and a partial tax reciept will be issued.. to get your now..
Sat, 2008-08-09 11:13.
Kim Rossi
**make sure you chill the dough for 24 hours..it makes a world of a difference..
the article was found in the New York Times..enjoy!!
Fri, 2008-08-08 08:56.
Kim Rossi
Italian week starts...for all of the details.. go to
http://www.italianweek.ca/
The Montreal Chamber Orchestra will mark the first anniversary of Luciano Pavarotti's death with a concert entitled "Hommage à Pavarotti" that will take place this Saturday at 7 pm.. at Parc Georges-St-Pierre in NDG.. which is at the corner of Oxford..and Upper Lachine Road..
DDO Family Fun Day.. take 2.. August 10th (sunday) from 11 til 4 at Centennial Park..
There is a festival in Bedford this weekend..
And the fireman's parade in Pincourt is tomorrow..
Thu, 2008-08-07 07:19.
Kim Rossi
I am thrilled to be the host and your emcee for this fabulously fun event happening August 17th.. (sunday) from 9 til 11 am at the Build a bear workshop at Fairview Pointe Claire...
Kids get to build and dress their own teddy bear..have breakfast.. and then model their bear in a teddy bear fashion show.. great fun.. and all for a good cause.. money raised will benifit the weekend to end breast cancer.. coming up at the end of the month..
Tickets are 60 dollars.. there are only about 20 left..and a partial tax reciept will be issued.. to get your now..
Wed, 2008-08-06 05:57.
Ted Bird
In the wake of a dugout shoving match this week between Milwaukee Brewer teammates Prince Fielder and Manny Parra, foxsports.com came up with a list of baseball's top 10 hotheads, which included a pair of former Expos: Texas outfielder Milton Bradley, whose history of erratic outbursts includes head-butting and umpire and going after a TV announcer DURING a game, and pitcher Pedro Martinez, who once famously wrestled Yankees third base coach Don Zimmer to the ground in a baseball version of the dwarf toss. I don't have a big problem with short tempers on the diamond - players like Bradley and Martinez add spice to the game, while volcanic managers can be hugely entertaining in the process of being thrown out of a game for arguing with an umpire, frequently in a calculated bid to inspire their players while sacrificing themselves at the altar of ejection. The competitive and bottom-line nature of professional sport is such that irascible personalities are not only tolerated but often embraced for their passion and will to win. There are, however, professions in which emotional volatility is a far less desirable character trait. Surgeon comes immediately to mind. Nobody wants a guy throwing scalpels, clamps and beta blockers around the O.R. because he's not happy with the way the sutures turned out during open heart surgery. Similarly, air traffic controller requires an uncompromisingly even temperament, as does bomb disposal expert, just to name just a handful of occupations for which a guy like, say, Lou Pinella would be extremely ill-suited. I'm okay with Lou throwing his hat on the ground, kicking dirt on the umpire and tearing up one of the bases and heaving it into the outfield in a fit of rage, but he's not my guy when it comes to life-saving triple bypass, talking an Airbus in during an electrical storm or disarming a roadside IED. Those are jobs better left to the experts who may or may not know a squeeze play from a hit and run, but have an ingrained aversion to hysterics.
Tue, 2008-08-05 08:44.
Ted Bird
It's been a month and five days since the Brinks truck traffic jam formed on Mats Sundin's street, and his agent says Sundin still isn't close to making a decision on his future. The hold-up, supposedly, has less to do with which lucrative contract offer to accept than it does with whether Sundin wants to come back at all, and therein lies the risk in pursuing a 37 year old free agent. If, four months after his last game, Sundin still hasn't made up his mind whether to return or retire, how hungry and committed can he possibly be if he decides to play? If I'm the Canadiens or Leafs or Canucks and I'm dangling 7 to 10 million dollars a year in a multi-year contract, I'm wary of a waffler, no matter what his talent and track record. It's beginning to get to the point where Canadiens fans clamoring for Sundin to sign with the Habs should be careful what they wish for. If now is the time and Montreal is the place, Sundin would already be locked up and itching to get started on his best chance to win his first Stanley Cup. Sundin doesn't owe the Canadiens or anyone else anything, and his future is his own business, but that he hasn't embraced the opportunity to be part of a legitimate contender with hockey's most storied franchise during its centennial celebration - and reportedly even vetoed a trade to Montreal last spring - says something about his enthusiasm and resolve. The longer Sundin goes without deciding on his future, the less attractive he becomes as a potential free agent signing.
Fri, 2008-08-01 07:53.
Kim Rossi
The final international fireworks competiton goes tomorrow.. (saturday) at 10 pm.. it's CHINA..it's at La Ronde.. tickets are 10 bucks..
Saka is an equestrain show on out in Bromont www.admission.com for tickets and details.
Over on the west island.. there is a family fun day tomorrow.. from 11 til 4 at Centennial Park on Lake Street.. all kinds of things are planned for the kids.. the city of DDO has details on their website..
ENJOY!!
Thu, 2008-07-31 08:55.
Ted Bird
I've made a number of on-air references this week about the stunning good looks of some of the players at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade Uniprix, and drawn the predictable overreaction from the usual suspects accusing me of objectifying and degrading women. One even tried to shame me as the father of my own 18 year old daughter, who - my detractor suggested - should be disgusted with me. Well, here's the thing. When my 18 year old daughter sees me ogle or hears me crack wise about a good-looking tennis player, she does the same thing my wife of 10 years does - rolls her eyes and shakes her head, because she knows that I love and cherish and respect her and that all the talk about tennis babes is for the benefit of a listening audience of middle-aged males and assorted free thinkers who tend to gravitate to classic rock stations like the one on which I regularly broadcast. Happily for women's tennis and its sponsors, several top players past and present have embraced sex appeal as a legitimate and valuable promotional and marketing tool, rather than something to be ashamed of or otherwise eschewed. It takes all of five seconds on Google to find tastefully provocative ads or photo spreads featuring Anna Kournikova, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Playboy cover girl Ashley Harkleroad, among other female tennis pros. Apparently, they're OK with exploiting their natural aesthetics, so I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the logic of accusing someone of objectifying women who have already voluntary objectified themselves. I guess some people just can't take a compliment, especially when it's not directed at them.
Thu, 2008-07-24 08:51.
Ted Bird
Well, whaddaya know about that? The Canadian Olympic Committee got it right and proved this cynical old gasbag wrong by refusing to pander to political correctness and selecting kayaker Adam van Koeverden as the country's flag bearer for the August 8th opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics. The COC's logic in opting for a reigning Olympic and world champion is surpassed only by its courage in choosing the same young white male anglophone who carried the flag for the closing ceremonies at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. In selecting van Koeverden, the COC risks accusations of ageism for passing on 61 year old equestrian rider Ian Millar, charges of sexism for spurning gymnast Karen Cockburn, further affronting perpetually outraged Quebec nationalists by snubbing diver Alexandre Despatie, and fomenting civil unrest among notoriously short-tempered red-haired people by rebuffing carrot-topped triathlete Simon Whitfield. By making the selection based on merit rather than which gender, age, linguistic, cultural or blood type group's turn it was, the only form of criticism the Olympic Committee exposed itself to is the petty whining that we would have heard anyway even if the choice had been a politically correct one. With the proliferation of minority and special interest groups, it's tough enough to please even some of the people some of the time. The only guaranteed result when you try to be all things to all people is that you'll be nothing to anyone.
Thu, 2008-07-24 08:28.
Kim Rossi
Matt travelled to 42 countries over 14 months.. Montreal is a stop.. so is Vancouver.. and just about every other place you can think of.. stick with it til the end it's awesome!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY&feature=related
Wed, 2008-07-23 08:01.
Ted Bird
Danica Patrick's reputation may have preceded her into an altercation in an opponent's pit stall at this past weekend's IRL Indy 200 in Lexington, Ohio but Patrick was by far the more level-headed of the two adversaries in Saturday's dust-up with fellow female driver Milka Duno, whom Patrick thought was blocking faster traffic during qualifying. While her detractors accuse Patrick of being a chronic whiner and serial confrontationalist, one person's crybaby is another person's fiery competitor, and you only have to watch the videotape of the incident once to understand that if anyone behaved like an insolent brat, it was Duno, who threw a towel in Patrick's face even though Danica approached her in a manner that was far more measured and calm than it was hostile. So Patrick started it by invading someone's else's space on pit row for the second time since the Indy 500 - so what? If tempers flare at 90 kilometers an hour on the Met, what do you expect at 190 on a race track where there's a lot more at stake than getting to Nona's house before the gnocchi goes cold? Race car drivers have been getting in each other's face since J. Walter Christie and Vincenzo Lancia swapped paint in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup. Just because the reputed hothead in this case was a woman who went after another woman doesn't make it any more of scandal than a row between two good ole boys...considerably more erotic, perhaps, but no more scandalous.
Wed, 2008-07-23 07:57.
Ted Bird
In an era too often defined by petulance, self-absorption and a sense of entitlement among professional athletes, it's especially gratifying when a gentleman wins a major championship. Padraig Harrington oozed class and charm in his victory speech at the British Open, where Harrington's nod to Greg Norman's sportsmanship under hugely disappointing circumstances for Norman was as elegant as it was commendable...Lewis Hamilton's come-from-behind win at the German Grand Prix paradoxically rebuffed both sides in the argument over whether success in Formula One is dictated by anything more than the car. Hamilton's brilliant overtaking was an undeniable demonstration of driving skill, but at the same time, he's one of only a handful of drivers with a ride that allows him to capitalize on his talent...The Alouettes' loss to the Roughriders in Regina Saturday was a textbook exercise in woulda-coulda-shoulda. They should've beaten Saskatchewan and could've prevailed if Jason Armstead would have had his head in the game instead of in the clouds. Armstead wasn't the only Montreal player who made mistakes, but his were the most glaring, ill-timed and inexcusable...If Tour de France competitors insist on taking drugs, I say legalize it, but counterbalance the competitive advantage by making them take one mandatory hit of hallucenogenic LSD for every dose of performance-enhancing EPO. It's one thing to conquer a punishing mountain route through the Alps, but something else entirely to do it while you're covered in spiders and being by chased by machete-wielding circus clowns in rubber bikinis.
Wed, 2008-07-23 07:51.
Kim Rossi
click on the link to access ebay..
Tue, 2008-07-22 07:37.
Kim Rossi
((distraction))
If you are looking for an at work distraction.. try Alice Cooper's online pinball game..
it's www.spv.de/alicecooper
Meantime.. Cooper's new disc.. "Along Came a Spider" is in stores Tuesday the 29th...
enjoy!
Tue, 2008-07-22 07:37.
Kim Rossi
((distraction))
If you are looking for an at work distraction.. try Alice Cooper's online pinball game..
it's www.spv.de/alicecooper
Meantime.. Cooper's new disc.. "Along Came a Spider" is in stores Tuesday the 29th...
enjoy!
Wed, 2008-07-16 06:58.
Kim Rossi
You be the judge...
Click on the link for side by side photos..of the Van Halen Singer.. and the imposter..David Kuntz
http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/460634
Wed, 2008-07-16 06:58.
Kim Rossi
You be the judge...
Click on the link for side by side photos..of the Van Halen Singer.. and the imposter..David Kuntz
http://www.thecompletesheet.com/today/david_lee_roth_impersonator.htm
Mon, 2008-07-14 09:39.
Ted Bird
The baseball writers who moonlight as guardians of the gate for the Hall of Fame are infinitely more tolerant of players who cheat on their wives and families than they are of players who cheat on the fans, which is why - failing an unforeseen steroid scandal - Alex Rodriguez has a clear path to Cooperstown, despite being much less discerning about whom he beds than he is with pitch selection. A-Rod is every bit the ego-driven narcissist that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are, but as long as he stays clean between the white lines, he'll be admiring his own bust in the Hall of Fame (no matter whose wife's bust he's fondling at the time) while human chemistry experiments like Bonds, Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are outside in the ticket lineup. If banjo hitter and admitted adulterer Wade Boggs can get into Cooperstown on the first ballot, a run-producing machine like A-Rod can't miss, regardless of sexual morals...For all of his considerable success as a baseball player and broadcaster, the late Bobby Murcer may be best-remembered for his simultaneously heart-wrenching and uplifting eulogy for Yankee teammate Thurman Munson following Munson's death in a plane crash in 1979. Whomever delivers the eulogy at Murcer's funeral this week will do so in the shadow of an enormous legacy...I hope Green Bay quarerback Brett Favre's comeback doesn't pan out - if only for the sake of his honor and dignity, which would never survive a second maudlin, weepy spectacle the next time he retires...So I'm reading a column on Kyle Busch's phenomenal NASCAR season and where it ranks him among so-called NASCAR royalty, and it occurs to me that while "NASCAR" and "royalty" might not seem to be compatible terms, there's a greater historical record of inbreeding among European nobility than there is among stock car fans, which should give pasty-skinned, pink-eyed, jug-eared aristocrats pause the next time they deign to condescend to the riff-raff.
Fri, 2008-07-11 09:55.
Kim Rossi
The just for laughs festival is in town and it's not all about buying tickets to see adult only shows.. there is the honey nut cheerio's zone for the kids... little festival goers are invited to come and discover a world of clowns, puppets and even friendly pirates ..11 days of shows a worshops await your little budding comedians.. go to www.hahaha.com for info
also on tomorrow..two of a kind... TWINS WEEKEND.. tomorrow.. a parade of twins.. actually it's for anyone who came into the world in pairs of 2.. or sets of 3 or more!
Enjoy..
Mon, 2008-07-07 07:54.
Ted Bird
A sunny Sunday afternoon spent indoors is usually a regrettable exercise in guilt management, but anyone who opted out of yesterday's spectacular summer weather in favor of watching the men's final at Wimbledon did so guilt-free. Rafael Nadal's breathtaking five set win over five-time defending champion Roger Federer rivalled the Borg-McEnroe, McEnroe-Connors epics of the early 1980's, if it didn't surpass them. I'd have felt guilty if I'd missed it...While she may break the stuffy, white Wimbledon mold along racial and social lines, five-time champion Venus Williams set the standard for class after beating Serena Williams in the women's final Saturday, when Venus said her overriding emotions in the immediate aftermath of the match were empathy and compassion for her sister...Meanwhile, there was never any conspicuous connection between the Williams sisters and Bozo the Clown, but that apparently didn't stop the recently-deceased entertainer from willing his fright wig to Venus and Serena's mother...Yes, you need to be on one of the top teams to have a chance of winning in Formula One, but Lewis Hamilton's victory under nearly impossible conditions at the British Grand Prix had at least as much to do with skill and daring as it did with technology...For longtime admirers of Ben Cahoon's resolute professionalism, it was as gratifying as it was unsurprising that the Alouettes receiver celebrated his team record 55th career touchdown reception the same way he celebrated the other 54: by nonchalantly flipping the ball to the referee and jogging back to the sidelines to get ready for the next series...By the way, if you don't look like Rafael Nadal in capri pants, don't wear capri pants under nearly impossible conditions at the British Grand Prix had at least as much to do with skill and daring as it did with technology...For longtime admirers of Ben Cahoon's resolute professionalism, it was as gratifying as it was unsurprising that the Alouettes receiver celebrated his team record 55th career touchdown reception the same way he celebrated the other 54: by nonchalantly flipping the ball to the referee and jogging back to the sidelines to get ready for the next series...By the way, if you don't look like Rafael Nadal in capri pants, don't wear capri pants.
Fri, 2008-07-04 09:56.
Kim Rossi
((in the streets))
The Carifiesta Parade is tomorrow (Saturday) at noon... it's free and fun and starts at Rene Levesque and Guy
((Jazz Fest))
It's the final weekend of the Jazz Festival enjoy the sights and sounds that fill the downtown core there are a ton of FREE shows.. ENJOY..
((FREE ROCK))
and of course all weekend it's a CHOM free rock weekend listen to win passes to the Granby Zoo for you and the whole family..
Thu, 2008-07-03 06:11.
Kim Rossi
HERE ARE THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF "THE DARK KNIGHT":
You can watch the first five minutes of "The Dark Knight" here . . . and it looks pretty cool . . .
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2008/07/dark-knight-the.html
p.s The Dark Knight.. where the late Heath Ledger plays the Joker will be in theaters July 18th
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Wed, 2008-07-02 08:44.
Ted Bird
Whether or not they like it, athletes are role models, and when they embrace the part, the results can be spectacular. I spent this weekend ferrying kids between the Concordia Stingers youth football camp and the Formula Atlantic race at Circuit Mont Tremblant, and saw what a hugely positive impact some genuine interest and attention from seemingly larger-than-life figures can have on impressionable young minds. More than a few much higher-profile athletes could learn something about the power of example from anonymous Canadian university football players and obscure third tier race car drivers whose capacity for good will more than makes up for what they lack in notoriety...Former Pittsburgh Penguin Ryan Malone is a good hockey player, but at 31.5 million dollars over seven years, Tampa Bay overpaid to sign Malone and set the bar artificially high for the mid-level unrestricted free agents... Apologists for Anaheim Angels manager Mike Scioscia aren't wrong in saying that Scioscia was putting the team first Saturday when he lifted Jered Weaver for a pinch hitter even though Weaver had a no-hitter going in the seventh inning, but the fact remains that the only 25 people in the ballpark who wanted Weaver to leave the game were the guys on the OTHER team. If it's any consolation to disappointed spectators hoping to witness baseball history, how many fans can say they saw a guy get the hook DURING a no-hitter?...The mascot for the University of Georgia football Bulldogs has died prematurely of congestive heart failure - a story that initially confused me until I learned he was an actual bulldog named Uga and not one of those oversized mascots with a person inside. Along with robbing Georgia of a much beloved team and fan favorite, the unfortunate demise of Uga the real-life bulldog serves as a grim reminder that Youppi is immortal.
Mon, 2008-06-23 06:20.
Ted Bird
Nothing Bob Gainey does isn't calculated, so the Canadiens general manager has presumably weighed the intangibles involved in trading for Alex Tanguay and pursuing would-be free agent Mats Sundin - two moves that aren't without potential complications. If Tanguay couldn't get along with his coach and got snippy with reporters in Calgary, it'll require more than a minor attitude adjustment to play for a hard case like Guy Carbonneau under the unrelenting glare of the Montreal media spotlight. Signing a still productive player of Sundin's stature looks good on paper, but what effect would it have on the dynamic in the dressing room, where substantial egos may already be in conflict after Alex Kovalev effectively usurped Saku Koivu as the team's de facto captain last season?...The Canadiens most intriguing draft choice over the weekend was 6 foot 8 inch goaltender Jason Missiaen - potentially the only guy at training camp who can call 6-5 defenceman Ryan O'Byrne "Stumpy"...How typically Canadian that we write more letters to the editor denouncing Tiger Woods for making a throwaway comment about hockey than we do taking governments to task for squandering public money or praising Canadian soldiers for their service in Afghanistan. We'll bend over for the taxman and take our military's self-sacrifice for granted, but woe betide the next American celebrity who slags off the beaver or maple syrup...It was a long time coming, but Spain's victory over reigning World Cup champion Italy in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals presents Italy fans with an opportunity to demonstrate that they can be as gracious in defeat as they are overbearing in victory.
Wed, 2008-06-18 09:07.
Kim Rossi
I know it's Wednesday.. but I am on vacation tomorrow and friday and didn't want to leave anyone hanging..
Wed, 2008-06-18 09:07.
Kim Rossi
I know it's Wednesday.. but I am on vacation tomorrow and friday and didn't want to leave anyone hanging..
Wed, 2008-06-18 07:46.
Kim Rossi
((dating sites))
Looking for love.. that will rock out to the same stuff you do.. try.. www.RockNRollDating.com... the site.. just launched 3 months ago.. and is getting quite popular as it tries to match singles who share compadability.. especially.. in music..
Science and nature lovers.. check out www.sciconnect.com
For pet lovers.. www.petspassions.com
www.singleparentsmingle.com is for single parents looking for love..
and if you are looking for a first mate or a saucy wench..... check out www.piratespassions.com
Fri, 2008-06-13 09:31.
Kim Rossi
THIS IS THE FIRST FRIDAY FAMILY FUN GUIDE.. EVENTS THIS WEEKEND ARE FREE.. ENJOY..AND IF YOU KNOW OF AN EVENT THAT IS FREE OR LOW COST COMING UP.. PLEASE PASS IT ALONG TO
kim@chom.com
Thu, 2008-06-12 09:01.
Kim Rossi
Take a 40-foot roll of plastic, a downhill slope, a motorboat, and one insane drunk dude . . . and you've got yourself a dangerous Slip-N-Slide.
(--WARNING!!! There's some unintelligible background talking that may contain unedited profanity.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1818245
THEN...
This kid secretly records himself messing with Drivers Ed teachers by picking up the phone while driving and refusing to follow directions.
(--WARNING!!! This clip contains bleeped profanity, including one UNEDITED instance of someone taking the Lord's name in vain.)
Thu, 2008-06-12 09:01.
Kim Rossi
Take a 40-foot roll of plastic, a downhill slope, a motorboat, and one insane drunk dude . . . and you've got yourself a dangerous Slip-N-Slide.
(--WARNING!!! There's some unintelligible background talking that may contain unedited profanity.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1818245
THEN...
This kid secretly records himself messing with Drivers Ed teachers by picking up the phone while driving and refusing to follow directions.
(--WARNING!!! This clip contains bleeped profanity, including one UNEDITED instance of someone taking the Lord's name in vain.)
Thu, 2008-06-05 08:52.
Ted Bird
Four Stanley Cups in eleven years is as impressive as it gets these days, but despite the temptation to label them a dynasty, the championships are too far apart and the player turnover between them too great to put the Detroit Red Wings in the same company as the Rocket Richard or Guy Lafleur-led Canadiens, the Bossy/Trottier/Potvin Islanders or the Oilers juggernaut headlined by Gretzky and Messier. In fact, Detroit's last two Cups were fashioned under remarkably different circumstances. To no small extent, the Wings used their owner's deep pockets to BUY a championship in 2002, when they employed the New York Yankees' tried and true formula of overpaying marquee free agents and mortgaging the future by trading young, inexpensive assets for proven veterans whose former teams wouldn't or couldn't meet their salary requirements. This time around, the Wings built their core from within, and their success is all the more remarkable given that most of their best players were something akin to draft day afterthoughts: Johan Franzen, 3rd round; Pavel Datsyuk, 6th round; Henrik Zetterberg, 7th round; Thomas Holmstrom, 10th round. Their roster is a testament to excellent scouting, shrewd drafting and outstanding player development, and an encouraging example for the Canadiens, who as much as any other team in the league are emulating Detroit's recipe for success.
Wed, 2008-06-04 08:13.
Kim Rossi
First off.. the freebee..
the beauty and wellness tour is making stops at Walmart stores across the montreal area from may 29th to July 5th.. you'll be able to meet with beauty advisors who will draw up a "prescription beauty card" specifically tailored to your hai, skin type and beauty needs..
you will also get a booklet of beauty tips.. hairstyle and colour advice.. and even dental and skin care.. and if you buy 25 bucks worth or products.. you'll get a 10 dollar walmart giftcard mailed to you..
below is the calendar for the beauty and wellness tour at participating Wal-mart stores
Tue, 2008-06-03 08:22.
Kim Rossi
Looking for Jim little's contact info.. with regards to the all natural product Mosquito-less.. which will rid your home of mosquitos, black flies.. and more..
his email is contactproducts@sympatico.ca
or you can call him.. at 514 428-0669
enjoy the cottage!!
Mon, 2008-06-02 07:46.
Kim Rossi
((Students win))
80-thousand Quebec Students have just won a 30 million dollar class action suit against the minister of education... the case involved the illegal charging of interest on loans students took out.. before April 30th.. 1998...starting today.. CEJEP and university students can file their claim at
www.afe.gouv.qc.ca
...the amount of money you are owed will be calculated automatically.. and if you accept it.. the cheque in the mailbox in less than a week.
Mon, 2008-06-02 06:16.
Ted Bird
In yet another sign that the end is nigh, the sporting phenomenon of the early 21st century debuted on mainstream network television this weekend, and if the highlights are anything to go by, mixed martial arts on CBS made the carnival freak show look like Masterpiece Theatre. From the deliberately menacing appearance of porn industry bodyguard-turned extreme fighter Kimbo Slice to the shocking spectacle of James "The Colussus" Thompson's cauliflower ear exploding in blood, it was a prime time exercise in graphic brutality, worthy of the gladiators of ancient Rome - another civilization that collapsed under the weight of its own degenerate excesses...For every offensive and outdated stereotype he occasionally blurts out on Hockey Night in Canada and for which he's mercilessly pilloried by the self-appointed guardians of journalistic virtue, Don Cherry offers dozens of valid and intelligent observations that go uncredited. Cherry's insight on Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien allowing Detroit to dictate the line matchups Saturday even though the Penguins had the last change was a shrewd piece of analysis ignored by or lost on the resentful wanna-be's whose media careers would benefit from a large dose of Cherry's honesty and integrity, not to mention his hockey acumen...It's fascinating that from a Red Wings roster liberally stocked with tall, blond-haired, strong-jawed models of Nordic masculinity, Hollywood sexpot and Detroit native Kristen Bell has the hots for bookish-looking Wings goalie Chris Osgood. Maybe the attraction has something to do with Bell being the so-called queen of geek chic and Osgood having the dorkiest helmet and mask of any goalie in the NHL...Anyone who's ever played hockey recognizes what a remarkable scoring touch Marian Hossa demonstrated with his deft stickwork on the first goal of the game Saturday, but it takes someone with bad hands to truly appreciate it.
Fri, 2008-05-30 08:37.
Ted Bird
The NFL season doesn't start for another three-plus months, but the stink is already palpable in Dallas, where the Cowboys are poisoning their 2008 Super Bowl hopes by stocking their roster with rotten eggs. As if Terrell Owens isn't trouble enough all by himself, Dallas is retaining the services of Tank Johnson - whose rap sheet includes criminal charges related to drugs, weapons, aggravated assault and resisting arrest - and Adam "Pacman" Jones, a serial miscreant whom the Cowboys actually pursued and acquired on the trade market after Jones spent the entire 2007 season under suspension for allegedly assaulting a stripper in a nightclub altercation that escalated into a shooting incident in which three people were wounded, including a bar manager who was permanently paralyzed. It rang more than a little hollow this week when Johnson looked into a TV camera and appealed directly to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to reinstate Jones, who remains on indefinite suspension. His heart may be in the right place, but Tank Johnson pleading for clemency for Pacman Jones is like Charlie Manson asking the parole board to go easy on the Unabomber. There's not a whole lot of credibility at either end of the equation. One article I read yesterday described Johnson and Jones as kindred spirits - a phrase normally reserved for people whose shared experiences are rooted in compassion, understanding and hope, which are not the typical qualities or emotions associated with unrepentant convicted felons. There are many ways to build a Super Bowl champion; recruiting multiple repeat offenders isn't one of them, and the Cowboys are setting themselves up for trouble, on and off the field. As a Giants fan, I'm good with that. In fact, I'm still hoping Dallas signs OJ.
Tue, 2008-05-27 09:51.
Kim Rossi
Every year Canadian Living Magazine searches the country for Canadians who make a difference in the lives of others. Since 2005, they have given out 15 "me to we" awards and honoured each winner with $5000 for their favourite charity.
This year, Teresa Dellar - Executive Director of the West Island Palliative Care Residence has been nominated as one of the 3 finalists under the community category! Teresa's work with the West Island Palliative Care Residence definitely deserve to be recognized!
A winner will be chosen based on the total number of online votes he or she receives, so Join us in supporting Teresa and the Residence by voting today!
Fri, 2008-05-23 09:33.
Ted Bird
It must have been on a night like last night that Bruce Springsteen wrote his famous lament about 57 channels and nothing on. With the Stanley Cup playoffs on a five day hiatus, prime time sports pickings were mighty slim, to the point where I actually found myself looking forward to the basketball game. I realize the Pistons and Celtics in NBA Eastern Conference final is a big deal for hoops fans, but I'm about as well-versed in basketball as Ice Cube is hockey-savvy, so if I'm watching b-ball, you know there's nothing else on. The alternatives last night were Australian Poker on the Score; the US Open Nine Ball Championships on TWO of the four regional Sportsnet channels; the Ms. Fitness USA competition, which sounds like it has potential until it quickly becomes apparent that most of these none-too-delicate flowers look more like Brian Urlacher than Brian Urlacher; Prime Time Sports with Bob "I'm Too Cool to Take Off My Sunglasses Indoors" McCown; and Classic Boxing, which has been a contradiction in terms since about 1980. I didn't bother to surf over to RDS, because in the absence of live hockey or Formula One coverage, it's practically a given that they'd be showing duck pin bowing or mini-putt. It was just as well, because some old friends I hadn't seen in too long dropped by and we did some catching up, which probably did me a lot more good spiritually and intellectually than watching some vacuous filler on sports television. Speaking of vacuous filler, I'm Ted Bird, CHOM Sports.
Thu, 2008-05-22 08:50.
Kim Rossi
Starting Next friday I will be introducing a weekly feature to my blog.. called " The Friday Family Fun Guide".. it'll list events that are family friendly for that weekend and the coming weekend
If you have a family friend event coming up..email me the details kim@chom.com
and check the guide regularly if you're looking for something to do..!!
k
Thu, 2008-05-22 08:50.
Kim Rossi
Starting Next friday I will be introducing a weekly feature to my blog.. called " The Friday Family Fun Guide".. it'll list events that are family friendly for that weekend and the coming weekend
If you have a family friend event coming up..email me the details kim@chom.com
and check the guide regularly if you're looking for something to do..!!
k
Tue, 2008-05-20 08:40.
Ted Bird
Charles Barkley says he's going to quit gambling, but don't bet on it. While Barkley probably means well, the NBA Hall of Famer is already setting himself up for a fall by going public with a vow to stop gambling "for a year or two" after reportedly paying off a 400 thousand dollar debt to a Las Vegas casino. By his own admission, Barkley is a problem gambler, but rationalizes by saying he can afford the losses he's racked up over the years - a figure Barkley himself puts at 10 million dollars, which is almost certainly a conservative estimate, coming from a self-admitted casino junkie. A gambling addict saying he can afford to lose is like an alcoholic saying he can afford to drink because he doesn't have cirrhosis of the liver. Addiction is a progressive disease that untreated never gets better, only worse. It's also something that successfully recovering addicts will tell you they didn't conquer by putting a time frame on it - not a year or two, and especially not forever. One day at a time isn't just a hollow platitude uttered at self-help meetings in church basements. It represents a manageable time frame for overcoming destructive obsessive compulsions, and those church basement meetings - whether they're for gamblers, alcoholics or addicts - have a success rate that's second to none, owing in no small part to their anonymity, which isn't about hiding your identity as much as it's about humility. There's no humility in telling a national TV audience you're going to quit gambling. This much you can take to the bank: unless he changes his way of thinking as well as his habits, Charles Barkley is only marking time between bets. Help is out there if wants it, and the signals - above and beyond the obvious - clearly suggest he needs it.
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:06.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:06.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:06.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:05.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:05.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:05.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 08:05.
Kim Rossi
Environmentalist David Suzuki is coming to Montreal this Wednesday (21st)..and he will be our guest "LIVE" in the CHOM studios at 7:40 am..
If you have a question for him.. email me kim@chom.com and we'll get him to answer it for you..
Suzuki is in town for a board meeting...there is a new advisory board office opening in Montreal next week..
Mon, 2008-05-19 06:17.
Ted Bird
The world championship may be hockey's version of the Miss Congenialty award, but the gold-medal winning Russians reacted to yesterday's overtime victory against Canada in Quebec City with enthusiasm befitting a Stanley Cup champion. The unbridled passion of Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Ovechkin and other modern day Russian hockey stars can still be a bit jarring for anyone who remembers the robotic demeanor of players from the former Soviet Union, for whom anything more than a cursory show of emotion was considered a character defect rooted in moral corruption and smacking of western decadence...Either it was dress down Sunday for the prime ministerial bodyguard working the Colisee, or the RCMP detected no discernible threat from the tattoo-covered fan in the goth t-shirt sitting directly behind Stephen Harper. I'm not suggesting that the gentleman in question isn't an upstanding citizen, but it speaks well of the Canadian security climate when a guy who looks like an extra from a prison movie is allowed to spend three hours literally breathing down the Prime Minister's neck...It's probably coincidental but nonetheless fascinating that for the second generation in a row, hockey's best player has the NHL's worst playoff beard. Sidney Crosby's lame attempt at growing facial hair is comically reminiscent of the organic lint a young Wayne Gretzky tried to pass off as a playoff beard in the 1980s. BEST playoff beard this year: Philadelphia's Scott Hartnell, who looks like he should be wearing a horned Viking helmet and carrying a pole-axe instead of a hockey stick...Heartfelt thanks to retired UPS worker Henry Neuberger of Enosburg, Vermont, who pointed out that Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown was in fact named after Henry's former employer, and isn't a euphemism for what comes out of the north end of a southbound horse.
Wed, 2008-05-14 09:19.
Kim Rossi
DISCLAIMERS...THIS BLOG CONTAINS GIRL ON GIRL KISSING..AND STRONG LANGUAGE
Mon, 2008-05-12 09:48.
Kim Rossi
How bout them odds??
Mon, 2008-05-12 09:48.
Kim Rossi
How bout them odds??
Mon, 2008-05-12 09:48.
Kim Rossi
How bout them odds??
Mon, 2008-05-12 09:47.
Kim Rossi
How bout them odds??
Mon, 2008-05-12 09:47.
Kim Rossi
How bout them odds??
Mon, 2008-05-12 07:53.
Ted Bird
Whether or not the Red Wings and/or Penguins advance to the Stanley Cup final, the playoff performances of Detroit's Johan Franzen and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin have rendered obsolete the already shopworn stereotype of the heartless, gutless European. Not only have the Swedish-born Franzen and the Russian-born Malkin lit up the scoreboard, they've gotten their noses at least as dirty or dirtier than any of their supposedly grittier Canadian and American counterparts...Mike Ribeiro is a far more productive player in Dallas than he was in Montreal, but judging from his mindless assault on Detroit's Chris Osgood, Mickey Ribs has still got some growing up to do...Could Don Cherry have possibly made a more ridiculous wardrobe choice for his ESPN debut? With a little eye liner and red lipstick, he could have passed for a madam at a Japanese brothel...I don't even golf, but after watching highlights from the PGA Players Championship, I'd like to find the guy who designed the 17th hole at Sawgrass and beat him with a Big Bertha driver.....Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown needs an agent, and badly. His owners are guaranteed untold millions in prize money and stud fees, and all he gets is a bag of oats and some peppermints...How about 6 foot 8 Milwaukee Brewers slugger Richie Sexson charging the mound and throwing his batting helmet at Texas pitcher Kason Gabbard, who's five inches shorter and weighs 40 fewer pounds than Sexson. Hey Richie, why didn't you just hit him with your purse?
Thu, 2008-05-08 08:28.
Kim Rossi
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Thu, 2008-05-08 08:28.
Kim Rossi
MOM's get all they desire and need in one spot..and contribute to a great cause at the same time!!!
Thu, 2008-05-08 08:27.
Kim Rossi
MOM's get all they desire and need in one spot..and contribute to a great cause at the same time!!!
Thu, 2008-05-08 08:27.
Kim Rossi
MOM's get all they desire and need in one spot..and contribute to a great cause at the same time!!!
Wed, 2008-05-07 09:07.
Ted Bird
While the latest allegations against Roger Clemens pretty much preclude him from being designated as a chaperone at the Miss Teen Texas pagaent, they're only half as distasteful as the way the seven-time Cy Young Award winner has handled himself publicly since his reputation went south in the Mitchell report on steroids in baseball. Clemen' reponse to published reports that he had several extra marital affairs - including one with a 15 year old girl when he was 28 and married with two children - was to issue a statement admitting he's made mistakes in his past, but refusing to elaborate except to say none of the mistakes involved the existing allegations against him. Who's this guy's spin doctor - Pete Rose? If Clemens hadn't amassed such a fortune playing baseball, he would put to the test HL Mencken's assertion that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. Clemens credibility was already shot after his cringeworthy appearance before a US congressional committee, where his dishonesty was so transparent that it's a wonder his pants didn't spontaneously burst into flames. Between his deer-in-the-headlights routine at Congress and the "I made mistakes but I'm not telling you what they were but they're not the mistakes people said I made" claptrap, there's no salvaging Roger Clemens' reputation. The lies and the denial run so deep that even when he comes clean, he can't bring himself to tell the truth.
Mon, 2008-05-05 08:36.
Kim Rossi
((mom's wanna do it.. with other daddies))
Mon, 2008-05-05 07:29.
Ted Bird
We now know what would have transpired in downtown Montreal if the Canadiens had lost Game 7 in the Boston series: nothing. Canadiens fans only riot when the team wins. In fact, the Bell Center crowd at Saturday's knockout loss to Philadelphia did a nice job of damage control when they offered rattled rookie goaltender Carey Price collective encouragement despite a booworthy performance, serenaded the entire team with one final round of Ole Ole in the game's dying seconds, and sent the Habs into the off-season with a heartfelt and well-deserved standing ovation while the players gathered at center ice to return the salute. That we can be gracious in defeat doesn't excuse the insufferable belligerence when the Canadiens win, but it's something...For someone who apparently places such a high value on machismo and openly scorns anyone he perceives to be a sissy, Don Cherry sure dresses a lot like Liberace.....What's with the women and the big hats at the Kentucky Derby? Winning jockey Kent Desormeaux's wife looked like she was wearing a manta ray on her head. If she wore that thing to a baseball game and it started to rain, they could use it as the mound tarp...The children whom TSN allows to play at its anchor desk are officially out of control. While watching Sportscenter this weekend, I heard the barely post-pubsecent Dan O'Toole report that Houston Astros slugger Miguel Tejada delivered on a pre-game promise to a kid with muscular dystrophy by hitting a two run homer which O'Toole described as "Parky McPromisekeeper." I believe I speak on behalf of the overwhelming majority of TSN viewers when I urge the network to give little Danny his Pinky McSlipper so he can Walky the Plankenstein.
Mon, 2008-04-28 08:40.
Ted Bird
One of Guy Carbonneau's favorite and most sensible coaching mantras has been that for the Canadiens to win, they need their best players to be their best players, and while they've been getting that more often than not from Carey Price, Alex Kovalev and Saku Koivu, they're not getting it from their best defenceman, Andre Markov, whose first goal of the playoffs in Saturday's loss to Philadelphia was overshadowed by defensive zone gaffes on the Flyers' third and fourth goals. For all the debate over whether the Habs should dress Patrice Brisebois, the Breezer has actually been more consistent and productive than Markov in this post-season...While the wholesale shift of Quebec's anglophone hockey audience from CBC to RDS has been a useful exercise in bridging the cultural gap, it's given Hockey Night in Canada newcomer and West Island native PJ Stock less local exposure than he deserves. Stock is insightful, articulate, warm and funny with none of the smug bluster of some of the other TV blowhards...Maybe if the New York Rangers focused less on whether Sidney Crosby dives and more on how not to blow a three goal lead, they wouldn't be down 2-0 in their series with Pittsburgh...If watching former Expo Andres Galarraga's son Armando pitch for the Detroit Tigers makes you feel old, imagine how I felt when I learned that Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth is the GRANDson of former major leaguer Dick Schofield, whom I saw play for the Red Sox and Cardinals in the late 60s and early 70s. That's the bad news. The good news is that I can still REMEMBER Dick Schofield.
Wed, 2008-04-23 09:38.
Ted Bird
I spent most of yesterday answering e-mail and I expect I'll be doing the same today, because even though 80 percent of the listeners who responded to Tuesday's commentary agree that Monday's post-game riot was fuelled by emotionally out-of-control Montreal Canadiens fans, there's a substantial minority who insist on blaming the trouble on a handful of so-called "hooligans" whom the denial crowd claims aren't real hockey fans. Never mind that there was no sign of these troublemakers when the Alouettes won the Grey Cup in 2002 or Italian Montrealers were celebrating the World Cup championship in 2006, and that they only seem to show up after the Canadiens win in the playoffs - hockey fans aren't to blame. Please. Have you been to a Canadiens game lately? Have you seen the gangs of drunken maturity-challenged fans who boo the US national anthem and chant "Boston sucks" or "Leafs suck" before spilling out into the streets, where they're joined in an orgy of celebratory overkill by equally drunken imbeciles who watched the game over too many drinks in downtown bars? Do you honestly think they weren't taunting riot police or dancing around the bonfires Monday night? The organized-gangs-are-to-blame rationalization is a convenient copout for people who can't handle the truth and want to wash their hands of the mob mentality sickness that's undermining Montreal's reputation as a savvy and sophisticated hockey town. Whistle through the graveyard if it makes you feel better about yourself and your city, but ignoring the root cause of what happened Monday is abdicating collective social responsibility and contributing to the possibility of it happening again.
Wed, 2008-04-23 04:55.
Kim Rossi
Montreal Police have posted a number of photos on their website of people doing damage Monday night following the Habs win over the Bruins at the Bell Center...
http://spvm.qc.ca/fr/documentation/3_1_1_actualites.asp?noAct=245
phone numbers and contact information is listed at the link..
k
Wed, 2008-04-23 04:44.
Kim Rossi
Here is Kevin, Pete, Heather and Big Head.. from WZLX in Boston making their You Tube confession that the HABS do in fact rule!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM1f4zVgFkA
enjoy!
Tue, 2008-04-22 09:54.
Kim Rossi
go to http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
he has a kids section.. 10 things you can do to help the environment.. it's a great list to stick on the fridge.. serving as a reminder.. all year round..
And here are a few more..
Change the AC Filter
Clean or replace dirty air conditioner filters as recommended. Save 350 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $150 per year.
Buy Products Locally
Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your store.
Buy Minimally Packaged Goods
Less packaging could reduce your garbage by about 10%. Save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide and $1,000 per year.
Tue, 2008-04-22 08:28.
Ted Bird
Apparently, it was wishful thinking that Canadiens fans would take a near-upset at the hands of the underdog Boston Bruins as a much-needed lesson in humility, and conduct themselves with at least some measure of dignity if the team overcame its first round shortcomings and advanced to the Stanley Cup quarterfinals. Looted stores and burned-out shells of police cars were testimony to another shameful episode in Montreal's hockey history after last night's otherwise uplifting win at the Bell Center, where what should have been a festive atmosphere turned ugly after thousands of people poured into the downtown core to celebrate. Apologists for the new generation of uncouth Montreal hockey fans will argue that there's only a handful of troublemakers and that they're not really fans, but rather a minority of professional ne-er-do-wells using the celebration as a cover to wreak havoc, but that premise falls apart under the least bit of scrutiny. The violence is born of a mob mentality, and as a rule, anarchists don't wear Montreal Canadiens jerseys while they're smashing cars with cement blocks. It's not the first time there's been a hockey riot in Montreal - far from it - but at least previous generations of fans had the decency to wait until the Canadiens actually won the Cup, or used a perceived slight against a cultural icon as a pretext for going on a rampage. As long as so-called hockey fans continue to comport themselves like barbarians at the gates, the best thing that can happen for this city is for the Montreal Canadiens to never won another playoff series, let alone another Stanley Cup.
Mon, 2008-04-21 07:22.
Kim Rossi
((Can I have this dance?))
In the Mile End district.. singles... are passing on speed dating.. and picking up slow dancing.. instead of sitting down and having a quick chat with a perfect stranger.. singles.. are asking perfect strangers to dance.. Montreal's slow dance prom went down at La Salla Rosa.. on a recent friday night.. one guy who was there.. says it's not highschool all over again..this time..you're not nervous.. you can talk to anyone you want..you're all in the same boat.. so find out more.. go to www.slowdancenight.blogspot.com
Mon, 2008-04-21 06:20.
Ted Bird
Was it just four days ago that we were comparing notes on the relative
merits of playing Philadelphia versus facing the Rangers in the second
round of the Stanley Cup playoffs? Fickle fate does not look kindly on
presumption, and Habs Nation's summary dismissal of Boston while the
Bruins still had a pulse is a case study in the perils of impudence.
Going into Game 7 tonight, the Bruins not only have a pulse - they have
momentum, confidence and - as prohibitive series underdogs - nothing to
lose. The only thing the Canadiens have going for them is home ice
Fri, 2008-04-18 09:07.
Ted Bird
You didn't have to be in the free food section to choke down some complimentary crow at the Bell Center last night. The Boston Bruins were serving it up by the troughful to a sellout crowd that was already celebrating the Canadiens first trip to the second playoff round since 2004. It was a stark reminder for the home team that they're fortunate to be up 3-2 after being outplayed in three of the last four games by a Boston team that takes nothing for granted and continues a decades-old Bruins tradition of work ethic and self-sacrifice, whether it's Ken Hodge and Wayne Cashman, Cam Neely and Ray Bourque or Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara performing the toil and paying the price. More than that, though, it was a much-needed lesson in humility for Canadiens fans who've been reacting to each preliminary round win as if it were Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. The ghosts who watch over hockey's most distinguished and celebrated franchise guard against many things, and one of them is unfounded arrogance. You don't wave tin foil Stanley Cups over your head or hold impromptu championship victory parades in the second week of April without tempting the hockey gods. Leafs fans have proven that point ad nauseam over the past 40-plus years. Even the living legends are probably uncomfortable with some of the goings-on in and around the Bell Center. I'm not privileged enough to watch the games within earshot of Jean Beliveau, but my guess is he doesn't join in the "Boston sucks" chorus or hang out his car window and scream like a banshee on Ste. Catherine St., because along with being far too dignified to participate in such juvenile undertakings, the former Canadiens captain has been around long enough to know bad karma when he sees and hears it. If there's a Game 7 next Monday at the Bell Center - and the odds are no worse than 50-50 that there will be - so-called Habs Nation would do well to remember there's a line between enthusiasm and hubris, and that divine right doesn't apply in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Thu, 2008-04-17 08:11.
Ted Bird
One of the many blessings of having the home team in the thick of the chase for the Stanley Cup is that you can disregard the peer pressure brought to bear by misguided patriots who insist that holding a Canadian passport precludes cheering for an American based team as long as there's still one or more Canadian teams in the running. That flimsy premise fails to hold up on a number of levels, not least of which is that it dictates mandatory support for the Leafs if they were the only Canadian team in the playoffs, which runs counter to the natural instincts of millions of Canadian hockey fans outside southern Ontario for whom Leaf-bashing is a cherished national pastime. And since when does geography have anything to do with NHL allegiances anyway? This isn't the World Cup we're talking about - it's the Stanley Cup. Fealty to the body politic is a non-factor. I know lifelong Rangers fans, Bruins fans and Red Wings fans who are Canadian born-and-raised and proud of it, but would rather go bobbing for cobras than cheer for Montreal or Toronto. If it transpires down the line that the Habs get ousted and Calgary is the only Canadian team left, cheer for the Flames if that's what makes you feel warm and fuzzy, but don't expect discerning hockey fans to wrap themselves in the flag for the sake of mindless nationalist sentiment, because that's not what the Stanley Cup is all about. Besides, I don't have any Flames in my playoff pool.
Wed, 2008-04-16 08:51.
Ted Bird
That Bob Gainey - what a knucklehead. From a 2007 unrestricted free agent pool that included the All Star likes of Daniel Briere, Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, Ryan Smyth, Jason Blake and Brian Rafalski, the biggest fish Gainey could land was Roman Hamrlik - a career underachiever who never lived up to the billing that made him the number one overall draft choice in 1994. The Canadiens general manager also signed Brian Smolinski and Tom Kostopolous - a couple of journeyman forwards who'd racked up impressive point totals on their frequent flyer accounts but not much to speak of in the way of goals and assists. Then Gainey completely lost his marbles and brought back Patrice Brisebois - one of the most vilified players in Canadiens history. The only thing more harebrained that Gainey offering Brisebois a contract was Brisebois agreeing to return to a town he was literally run out of 2004. Well, guess who scored the only goal last night in Boston in a 1-0 nailbiter that's likely to propel the Canadiens into the second playoff round, and that's only Brisebois' latest and most notable achievement in a season that's seen the one-time fan and media whipping boy provide veteran presence along the blue line and in the dressing room while conducting himself as a consummate professional on and off the ice. And oh yeah, Hamrlik's been the Canadiens best defenceman in the playoffs and Kostopolous and Smolinski have been their two best forwards. Knuckleheaded, harebrained scheming indeed. It's every fan's right and every journalist's mandate to second guess the home team's braintrust, but in the case of Bob Gainey, you do so at your credibility's peril.
Mon, 2008-04-14 07:06.
Ted Bird
Karma caught up with the Canadiens last night in Boston, where Bruins goalie Tim Thomas pulled the same kind of pickpocket job that Carey Price turned in when Price saved Montreal's bacon Saturday at the Bell Center. With the Canadiens leading the series but momentum favoring the Bruins, tomorrow night's pivotal fourth game shapes up as a telling indicator of both teams' character and resolve under NHL playoff pressure, which is an entirely new experience for close to half the players on either roster, the two starting goaltenders included...In light of the overwhelming consensus that the Bruins were the better team in Game 2 and the Canadiens were fortunate to win, how is it that the three stars were all Montreal players? The three star selection is not supposed to be a popularity contest, and the shameless homer who disgraced that time-honored hockey tradition Saturday should be denied the privilege in the future...Now that Trevor Immelman is the 2008 M 
