The Eagles' Breakfast

The End

2010-02-09T05:21:00.000-08:00

This will be the 150th post on this blog and it'll be the last.

Ahhhh ... sad I know.

With the launch of the new Swift Current Online.com, we've been givin an Eagle page that works pretty much like a blog. The posts will continue, just at this site instead. http://tiny.cc/f9i7V

Thanks to the handful of people who visited this site over the last year and a half, hope to catch ya at the new place!

Day late

2010-02-02T05:59:00.000-08:00

This may be a day late and a buck short, but The Kings of Leon acceptance speech at the Grammys for Record of the Year was awesome.

They may have a clothing line ... but at least their still rock stars.

Breaky

2010-01-27T06:14:00.000-08:00

I stole this picture right off of Jons blog,(you have to read this really quick to get the full effect) jonkeen.blogspot.com. Is it just me, or does this picture make Craig look like Grandpa Mactavish ... killer sweater vest.

I'm not going to lie and say I grew up watching Craig Mactavish play for the oilers ... but I did grow up watching my brothers idolize the former Oiler captain! I was to young to really appreciate the pedigree of the Oilers franchise in the late 80's early 90's ... but because my brothers cheered for the blue and orange ... I cheered for the blue and orange.

There's lots of coaches out there that scare me. I was just watching OTR yesterday and they had Mike Keenan on reminiscing about all his past coaching gigs ... that's a guy I'm not fond of, John Tortorella is another one. I feel like they throw temper tantrums for the cameras, not the players. That's why I respect Craig Mactavish, if he was throwing a temper tantrum, it was to benefit his players by either sticking up for his guys, or trying to spark a fire under their *%$#!! He never did stuff like that for the spotlight and I enjoyed his calm demeaner as the Oilers head coach. Plus, he had some fun interviews over his years in Edmonton!

When you've played with all the greats and are considered one yourself ... you gotta have some great stories for the Special Olympics/Bronco Charity Breakfast that's happening tomorrow morning at the Living Sky Casino. Call the Broncos Stable for tickets 773-1509, tickets are $25 bucks or $190 for a table and don't worry, you won't be late for work!

Mr. Cochrane

2010-01-25T05:14:00.000-08:00

I always go into an interview pumped about how many cool questions I'm going to ask! I think to myself, "I'll ask this question which should lead to this and then I'll hit him with this and we'll have a good laugh about it and the artist will think I'm awesome at interviews!" Unfortunately, I'm not very smooth and I end up in the dressing room ... extremely nervous sounding like a 14 year old hitting puberty ... "Hello Mr. Cochrane."

The good news is .. Tom Cochrane is a super friendly guy and was very gracious to let The Eagle interview him backstage in his dressing room at the Living Sky Casino. It was just before he went on Sunday night so we talked about the power outage Saturday and what he thought of Swift Current.

Scattered Thoughts

2010-01-21T03:53:00.000-08:00

Earthquake Relief Day was a huge success. Thank you so much for donating to Haiti Relief! Here were the final numbers:

The days total: $6488.37
From the Bronco game: $3351

Total: $ 9839.37

GWR total across 17 communities: around $165, 000 !!

Awesome.

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Here's some pictures of our Eagle winners from the Kootenay Ice game ... Murray, Leanne, and Dalton Chalk! They won some tickets from us for the Eagle Family Fun Zone!

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Now some random pics from the game .... (I don't remember my camera very often so that's where this bombardment of random pics come from)

Before Warm Ups (from the Music booth)

Carol and Brenda

Another shot before Warm Ups

Earthquake Relief Day

2010-01-18T06:23:00.001-08:00

This is Blandine and Jerry. My fiances Auntie and Uncle adopted them about 3 years ago from a Haitian Orphanage. I don't know much about Haiti, but from what I've heard ... it's a pretty rough place. But that doesn't mean there's not a lot of great people who live there.

These two are the most adorable loving kids I have ever met and their Mom and Dad went through a terrible amount of work just to get them here so they could live a normal life. There's still a ton of children just like Blandine and Jerry over there right now dealing with the magnitude 7 earthquake that happened last week. Not only is this a chance to help out the Haitian people suffering from the Earthquake, it's also an opportunity to bring awareness worldwide to the terrible living conditions people deal with there.

We'll be pushing for donations Wednesday for "Earthquake Relief Day" but if you feel like donating now ... please go to any Innovation Credit Union Branch or the Shaunavon Credit Union and give some money to the Golden West Radios Haiti Relief Fund. All of the money will be donated to the MCC. You can also go to Swift Current Online and click the "Help Haiti" link to donate with paypal or by credit card.

Olympic Torch Relay

2010-01-11T04:51:00.000-08:00

This was very cool to see for those of us who were at the Olympic Torch Party at Kinetic Park and didn't see the tour through town. What an awesome moment for the Torch Bearers! I'm jealous of Katie Durant, the final torch bearer who got to light the cauldron on the big stage.

But something tells me Coke, one of two MAJOR sponsors, wouldn't be very happy with the people who started a Pepsi created chant at 1:24 of the video.

Messin Around

2010-01-06T10:58:00.000-08:00

The background story to this is we have a dress code at work. I know ... we're radio guys ... we should be able to wear sweat pants ! I agree 100%. Anyway, people are pretty owly when others don't follow the rules.

Here's how the conversation went:

Trent (CKSW mornings): Shandra (newsgirl) is wearing jeans and I'm not .. you guys should go in there and lose it on her?

Chance/Chris: Why don't you lose it on her Trent?

Trent: I'll only do it if you video tape me ....

And that's how this video came about ...

It was fun to fool around even if it only took a minute ... we need to start doing that more often like the good ol days!! (good ol days to me means 2 years ago)

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This morning we were talking about Robbie Burns Night. Haggis got into the conversation and this was the picture we were looking at while discussing the party on the 23rd.

50/50

2010-01-04T06:44:00.001-08:00

The 50/50 at the World Jr's have been ridiuclous! They've gotten well over 100 grand at times and I can't wait to see what the Gold Medal game gets to. If you've been lucky enough to get up to Saskatoon to see a game, you'll probably agree that the electronic way they're doing it is impressive. Real time updates, fast ticket purchasing, random numbers instead of an arms length ... its very cool.

This is also very awesome ... they can't actually make the draw electronically. It has to be done manually so they have this system set up that actually prints out every ticket sold. Crazy.

The Start

2010-01-04T05:41:00.000-08:00

It's an e-mail I got from my mom. Which is cute, because a year ago she didn't know how to turn on a computer.

It was a refreshing thing to read ... especially to start a New Year. I don't believe in New Years resolutions ... but if I had to make one ... it would be to live 2010 like it was 1963!! (minus the mind altering drugs ... don't lie Lucy ... there was mind altering drugs)

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TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE

1930's, 40's, 50's,
60's and 70's!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered
with bright colored lead-base paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes,
we had baseball caps
not helmets on our heads.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.

Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight.. WHY?

Because we were always outside playing...that's why!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on..

No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were OKAY.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps
and then ride them down the hill,
only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's,
no surround-sound or CD's,
no cell phones,
no personal computers,
no Internet and no chat rooms.

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping pong paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to report abuse.

We ate worms and mud pies
made from dirt, and
the worms did not live in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes..

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn
to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.. They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all..

If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!

You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ?

Vegas Flop

2009-12-29T04:26:00.000-08:00

The question I should have been asking a week before the Christmas Vegas Vacation was ... "What can a guy do in a 24 hr span while visiting sin city?"

The 3 day 4 night expedition down to the states turned into a 24 hr affair after our flight was canceled two days in a row due to fog and then a freak rain storm in Great Falls, Montana. By the time our plane finally landed in Vegas ... we literally had 24 hrs before we had to be back at the airport.

What else could possibly go wrong after something like that ... well ... Let me list them for you!

It was so windy in Vegas, they shut down the Belaggio fountain due to the fact they would have soaked most of the strip had they went on with it.
New York, New Yorks roller coaster was shut down due to wind.
The only think I felt I had to attend was the Tournament of Kings at the Excaliber (medieval feast)... except the only night we were in town, was the only night it didn't play.
Our room at the Luxor got given away due to the canceled flights ... so instead of having awesome rooms in the pyramid ... we stayed in the East tower. It was alright ... just not as awesome as the actual pyramid.
We wanted to hit up a club ... but most of them were closed .. it was Tuesday.

I spoke of the wind ... well it made it so cold ... we couldn't even walk outside. I'm not kidding. At one point my hat flew off my head into oncoming traffic! Luckily my crazy woman is crazy ... and ran out to save it!

All we could do was laugh. It seemed everything we tried to do got ruined. But it could have been worse ... we could have been in a plane that was trying to be hijacked.

Vegas

2009-12-15T05:57:00.000-08:00

I'm Vegas bound on Saturday !! A few people have called in to help me out with the coolest things to do in Sin City. Minus people telling me to go to Strip Clubs ... most tips have been very helpful. Ya, I can see that going over well ... "Hey baby, I'm gonna take your Dad and Brother and we're going to spend the day at the peelers ... have fun shopping!"

Yes, it's a family Vegas trip ... we're looking for family fun ... not naked ladies.

This is where we'll be staying ... the Luxor!

We were thinking about hittin up "Cirque De Soleil The Beatles" ... I think that would be awesome!!

The Dad in law and myself really want to go to Hoover Dam ... maybe we can see Megatron and the Cub that's hidden inside. Sorry, I geeked out a little on Transformers there.

If you've been to Vegas and know some awesome stuff to try out .. let me know!

Tiger

2009-12-11T05:28:00.001-08:00

Everyone else seems to be talking about it ... why can't I??

Tiger Woods Voicemail Slow Jam - watch more funny videos

Birthdays

2009-12-07T05:40:00.001-08:00

Got this on the Breakfast Boys Facebook Group wall on Friday:

Jerilyn Anderson Sim: On the birthdays this am...your pronunciation of "Chastan" was impeccable... never before has it been properly pronounced on radio! Kudos to you! I don't think that you need pronunciation supervision anymore. lol

Here's what it sounded like:

Since we're on the topic, I need some input on birthdays. Please leave your comments and ideas below.

Do you like to know famous people birthdays?

Are you sick of the birthday music?

What would you do to make the birthday of the day more enjoyable?

Christmas Parties

2009-12-04T06:05:00.000-08:00

Our Golden West Radio Christmas Party is tonight in Moose Jaw. They bus us to the Spa for a big supper and some speech's ... then back on the bus for the trip back to Swift Current. This morning ... we had a few tips for people getting ready for their Christmas party this year.

Post Depression

2009-12-02T05:23:00.000-08:00

Ever since Sundays loss there has been a lot of disappointed Rider Fans all over the Southwest and really, its turned into a country wide depression … everyone I talk to is either too upset to talk about it .. or they're so upset they just yell and hurl invective at whoever gives them the oppurtunty to do so!

But out of all the people I've talked to … I'm really concerned with one particular person more then anyone .… and his name is Jon Keen.

He's not just depressed and dissapointed like most of Rider nation … he's downright mean! I've heard him yelling at random people over nothing, the other day I walked into a room and caught him crying … which was weird … and you know it's bad when the sight of Green ... turns his face red with fury!

That's why I thought it was imperative to get some professional help for him …

December Randoms

2009-12-01T05:27:00.000-08:00

- December 1st .... the festive time of the season is here ... and it snowed last night! I guess people are officially allowed to put up a Christmas Tree, get on the roof and install lights, and start sipping egg nog without me getting super angry!

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- Have you heard Christmas trees are no longer called Christmas trees??? Apparently the politically correct name is ... Holiday Tree. I guess I'm politically incorrect ... cause there is no way I'll ever stop calling them Christmas Trees and I refuse to replace the saying "Merry Christmas" for "Happy Holidays". You do what you want ... but I'M NOT CHANGING!

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- The Holiday Train will be in Swift on the 9th at 12:30 pm ... and The Odds will be on it. Is it going to be weird to hear Hetrosexual man on the Holiday train?

- If you had three days in Vegas just before Christmas ... what would you do? I'm looking for some pointers because I'm going for the first time and I need to pack the most I can into those three days!!

- I place the blame on Luca Congi. When Rider fans are looking for someone to blame ... don't we always blame the kicker?

- The new garbage schedule is really screwing with my routine. Monday night, I clean out the fridge ... then Tuesday morning I take out the garbage. Well ... Monday night I cleaned out the fridge ... and this morning I remembered our day is now Friday instead of Tuesday ... which means my house is going to smell like garbage juice for another 3 days. Gross.

- I was on location at Canadian Tire Sunday just before the Rider game. I got talking to one of the managers who told me they've sold $60,000 worth of Rider gear in the last week. That's insane!!! 13 grand Friday night, and 16 grand Saturday night ... safe to say the Rider Franchise is making a few bucks off the colours Green and White.

RIDERS

2009-11-27T04:53:00.000-08:00

GO RIDERS!!!!

TORCH!

2009-11-26T06:29:00.000-08:00

The story is here as to why I'm holding the Olympic Torch!! I'm sure you'll see a lot of these over the next few months ... I don't care .. it was still super awesome that Canadian Olympic Pole Vaulter Kelsie Hendry was in the station yesterday and let all of us, and I mean ALL of us, get pictures with the torch!

Can't wait for January 10th when the Olympic Torch relay party hits Swift Current at the Kinetic Exhibition park!!

Gainer

2009-11-25T04:26:00.000-08:00

If Gainer the Gopher is now allowed into the Legislative chamber with a round of applause from the MLA's ... it's no wonder the whole province is going crazy!! That's a picture from yesterdays Legislative Assembly where Premier Wall welcomed the beloved Roughrider Mascot.

"This Sunday marks Gainer's triumphant return to McMahon Stadium. Let's not forget that this is a gopher that's been embroiled in controversy in Calgary — in 2006 the Stampeders actually banned Gainer from McMahon Stadium for the Riders playoff game there," Wall said.

Sundays gonna be a lot of fun!!

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I just got word that we have three Grey Cup tickets. Section F, Row 52. We're going to auction these tickets off across Saskatchewan on all our Golden West Radio stations which means you have to be generous to get them ... your bidding against every Rider fan across Southern Saskatchewan!! All proceeds will go to the Make a Wish Foundation and they go up for auction tomorrow morning at 6!! We'll take the final bid at 8:45.

Riders

2009-11-23T04:04:00.000-08:00

- It was so loud at the game yesterday I couldn't hear the announcer. When the "HENRRRYYYY" chant started ... it was deafening.

- The best place to watch a CFL football game is Mosaic Stadium. Which puts me on the fence for the dome ... do I want it? Yes. Am I sad that Mosaic Stadium will be no more? Yes. Especially after watching history yesterday afternoon.

- The amount of people from the Southwest that make the trip to Rider games is ridiculous! Every ride back from a game is like watching a never ending sea of tail lights all the way down the #1.

- If they're going to continue to show Wendy's commercials on the big screens ... they better put a damn Wendy's at Mosaic Stadium! Something happens to me when I see that Baconator ... BACOOOOONNNNNN!

- How many people do you wish you could punch in the face throughout a Rider game? For me .. give or take ... 1 or 2. Yesterday it was 1 ... just because Wes Cates isn't getting any blocks ... doesn't mean he's not a good running back. Now shut up and stop complaining ... we're winning by 17!!

- Thanks to my buddy Mark for taking me yesterday ... I don't get to nearly enough Rider games and it was a lot of fun! Especially considering the last time there was a West Final in our province I was still 8 years from being born!

- I feel bad for ZZ Top. They play the Credit Union Centre on Sunday ... and it might be to 5 people.

- Good luck finding tickets to the Grey Cup .... Dash Tours might be the only way you find a way into McMahon Stadium next weekend ... and it won't be cheap.

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This was sent to me from a friend who used to do news for the radio stations. Thanks Trina! I laughed till my side exploded.

In this video ... Trent Redekop (CKSW mornings), Ryan Switzer (Magic 97 mornings), Jon Keen (voice of the Broncos), Ken Audette (morning news) and myself.

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Doolys

2009-11-16T04:36:00.000-08:00

It was the summer of 2005. I had just got offered a part time job at the radio station and was super PUMPED about it!! Unfortunately, reality set in and it was time to find another source of income if I was going to work part time in the broadcasting industry.

My resume got handed around to a few places in town for the position of bartender. I have no idea why the bartender position was so important to me. There wasn't really a whole lot of people looking to hire a kid, who was barely of age to drink himself, a job as a drink slinger!

My first interview was with Helga from the Legion ... I think she took a liking to me but in the end ... the hours didn't work out ... and I don't think I was good enough at darts to hold my own in the basement. A few other jobs fell through, but then Derrick scheduled me in for an interview. After talking with him for 5 minutes I was officially a bartender at Doolys! I was elated! My dreams were coming true ... my foot was in the door with radio and I was about to serve booze at a pool hall for money! In my mind, I was a year away from becoming a mixture of Howard Stern and Tom Cruise.

My employment lasted exactly 4 hours ... actually I don't think you can even count those 4 hrs because I didn't actually pour a drink. That day, before I could even work my first night shift, I was offered a full time position at the radio station which promptly put a stop to my bar tending fantasies!

So, instead of serving booze at Doolys, I just frequented the facility on a regular basis. Some of my fondest memories were getting my ass kicked by our then General Manager Deb Gauger at our staff Christmas parties ... she's what you would call a "pool shark."

Doolys has been closed for about a year now. While I miss the friendly atmosphere and the sounds of the pool hall, there are better things coming to that building.

Right away your thinking, "Great!! Another bar opening in Swift Current ... that's just what we need!!" Actually, its the furthest thing from another bar. East Side Church of God has purchased the old pool hall with plans to turn it into a Downtown Ministry Centre for kids!

I strongly believe that our youth are our future. While I don't have any kids, I plan to someday, and would like to think of this town as a safe place to raise them. But from what I've been hearing over the last few years ... it's just as tough being a teenager growing up in Swift Current as it is in any other huge city. Drugs, abusive relationships, and bullying are three things that are obvious problems. This Downtown Ministry Centre is being geared as a safe sanctuary for kids where those three things are not permitted. In fact, there are big plans to have programs to help kids who are in those situations already.

It will be a place where kids can go and just be kids without dealing with adult pressures. While I'm not sure of the plans exactly, you can be sure to see a big stage for bands, a gaming facility, big screens for movies, and all sorts of pool/Foosball/air hockey tables.

I believe the first move will see the Fresh Start Program get into the building and start using the facility to run the Soup Kitchen twice a week instead of once a week. A program that has been very well received and much needed in the community.

Over the next few years when they're in these starting stages of this massive project ... please think about donating your time or money towards this great centre for our youth.

Kiss

2009-11-10T04:52:00.000-08:00

Eldon Campbell (on the left Gene Simmons), Jon, Chance, Andrew Murphy (on the right Gene Simmons)

We had our "Live Like a Rockstar: Kiss" finale last Thursday at the Buffalo Brew Pub. Eldon ended up winning the big prize pack:

2 tickets to the show tonight
2 nights stay at the Delta Bessborough
75 dollar gift card to Avocados

Andrew was awesomely dressed too so we hooked him up with GNR tickets for their show in January.

If your going to Kiss tonight in Saskatoon ... drive safe, have a lot of fun, and call the Eagle to let us know how the show went!

Sasky Splash

2009-11-09T06:39:00.000-08:00

This is the guy who got me a mortgage ... either really cool ... or a little concerning.

Tyler Bragg in the Rider hot tub.

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1976 was a long time ago ... are there any Rider fans around that were old enough to truly relish in the Riders 1st place finish 33 years ago? From what I've heard, the fan base back then was way older then now ... so I'm looking for someone probably in their early to mid 60's.

I would just love to talk to someone who has been cheering for the Green and White for that long ... plus I always tell my better half we should have grown up in the 60's and 70's ... I just love those eras!!

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

2009-11-04T04:18:00.000-08:00

It's not like I was having a bad day yesterday ... but it definitely got better after I saw these commercials on youtube!

Conspiracy Theory

2009-11-03T06:08:00.000-08:00

Is the Swine Flu really that much worse than the regular flu? Or is this just a big conspiracy to turn our world into a global mass of germa phobes in order to boost up prices on cleaning products, hand sanitizer, and vaccinations.

Is this a way to give our economy a much needed boost after a terrible recession? Kleenex, Advil, Hand Sanitizer, Lysol ... the list of huge companies that would benefit from a global virus taking the population by storm is endless!

Think about it ... these are companies who employ thousands of workers! Get people thinking they NEED hand sanitizer, and it all of a sudden becomes a necessity rather than a want. The Gov't gets to spend a little bit of money without having people angry at them ... the big drug companies, who also employ thousands of people, start pumping out the drugs which costs a ton, and everybody feels safe because they're now immune to this horrible horrible Swine Flu that's killing people all over the world....

Did I go a bit too Mel Gibson on ya there? Probably. Is there some sort of conspiracy to the whole Swine Flu ... nah! Am I going to get my shots ... yes ... yes I am.

The inaugural flight for Swanberg Air in Swift Current happened yesterday. I just checked out their website to see how much it would cost to go to Calgary for the weekend .... $357 to Calgary on a Friday ... $315 back from Calgary on Monday. A bit to pricey for a radio guy who has the 6 hours to drive there, but I can definitely see lots of oilfield companies taking advantage of this service.

I think its awesome! Thumbs up to John Parker and the crew from Southwest Community Futures and anyone else who helped out on this project! Just another reason Swift Current is the best small town to call home in Saskatchewan!!

Facebook Comments

2009-11-02T04:41:00.000-08:00

This is going to be something I do more frequently .... posting random funny status/comments I find on Facebook.

The first edition of "Facebook Comments" is more on the serious side. Marissa Marten is a high school student from Hazlet who is a big fan of the Eagle and the "Breakfast Boys" Facebook Group. She posted this on our wall last week:

Marissa Martin: Can you guys talk about small school being shut down for no reason? You don't have to, but it would be nice to hear your guyses input on the subject

To be honest ... its a touchy subject that we've talked about on air before. It always garners the same response. Some people call in mad because we were talking about it, others phone in to plead for their schools, some just call our boss to say we're horrible DJ's because we think small town schools should get shut down ... which by the way is not the views of this morning show. Some people just hear what they want to hear, its called selective hearing. Anyway, I tried to answer her question the best I could on our Facebook Group "the Breakfast Boys".

Chance Duperreault: Marissa, we've talked about this before on the show and my opinion still has not changed.

To shut down a school in a small town is like pulling the plug on the community. I come from a very small community that had its school shut down in 1989 and it crippled our village. Sports teams disappeared, young couples vanished with their children, the few well respected teachers left (including my Dad) and it became a summer destination due to Lake Diefenbaker being 1 km away.

I don't agree with shutting down small town schools.

But with that said ... if a school is struggling to keep enrollment up, it's in the kids best interest to be offered the best opportunities which would come from a larger school that offers more class options, sports, and more teachers to help these kids learn.

I'm not saying thats whats going on in Hazlet because I really don't know enough about the schools situation. But I do know when they shut down our school (Riverhurst) .. while it crippled our small community, we as kids, benefited by having enough numbers in a larger school to field large sports teams ... plus we were offered different courses that we couldn't have taken in our small town.

Does it suck to see a small town die ... of course. Is it worth it to benefit our next generation ... I think so.

I hope it doesn't happen to Hazlet Marissa ... it sounds like you guys have a pretty neat little school with a very great staff.

Jon Bon

2009-10-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

My woman turned into Elaine from Seinfeld when I told her about Bon Jovi being the next BIG Mosaic stadium show. She actually left bruises on my chest when I told her the news. I never knew this before, but apparently girls around Saskatchewan find Bon Jovi attractive and would pay some serious money for tickets to see the show July 28th. After I stopped crying from her physical abuse of my body we had this conversation.

Chance: "It's going to be pretty expensive."
Tanya: " I don't care, I will pay any amount of money to see Bon Jovi!"

So, I guess I'll be taking my then wife to see her celebrity freebie ... I hope she doesn't accidentally bump into him back stage!!

Here's the tricky part about Bon Jovi. It's one of those concerts where you'll see bunches of woman and couples. But you'll never see a couple guys going to Bon Jovi together ... unless they swing for the other team. No guy would be caught dead at a Bon Jovi concert with another buddy .. its just part of the code of guys.

If you want to go to Bon Jovi and your a guy ... you have to go with the Mrs.... if you don't have a Mrs .. find a girl to go with. Its the only way. You can still go with a group of buddies ... but that group needs to have atleast one woman in it ... otherwise ... there'll be a lot of guys with their girlfriends snickering at you!

Ticket prices or the date they'll go on sale have not been announced ... its suppose to be set up by the start of November.

Will it sell out like ACDC and the Stones ... I don't think so ... but it will sell out, and every woman in Saskatchewan will be there.

Be warned ... your wife, girlfriend, or mom will turn into Elaine when they hear the news.

Music

2009-10-20T05:37:00.000-07:00

There has been some unbelievable concerts in Saskatchewan over the past year or so. Just off the top of my head ...

The Foo Fighters - the only show I've seen where they had a totally different stage set up in the middle of the arena where they moved to half way through the performance to do a half hour acoustic set.

The Eagles - 3 shows in Saskatoon ... 3 of them!!! All of which sold out, and all of which rocked!

Green Day - They win the craziest audience participation award. About 10 times they had people from the crowd on the stage singing their songs or playing their guitars. It was mind blowing!

The Offspring - Maybe the coolest guys I've seen on stage. At the half way point, they did this little intermission thing where one of their fat roadies came to the front of the stage and waved his hands back and forth to some hilarious music, during which they threw out massive beach balls and had jugglers come on stage.

Collective Soul - Just went to this one on Friday ... I've had several chances to see these guys in my life and I wish I would have done it sooner .... It was an intimate show, which means we got real close without getting crushed. They sounded awesome and their guitarist blew me away!!

ACDC - Hands down, best concert I've ever been to. The energy of the 40,000 people their, the stage show, a monster sized Rosie tapping her foot to the music while humping a train ... BEST SHOW EVER!!

Now we look forward to the next big shows .... Kiss and GNR.

I know which show I would rather see ... but what about you?

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This is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a long time. It might be more for people who really appreciate musicians. This was taken from all around the world by many random people ... all shot by the same guys and then spliced together afterwords. Amazing work really.

Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

Pics

2009-10-08T07:36:00.001-07:00

They may look very random ... but they all have something in common.... that's all you get until Friday ... 7:15 am.

Swift Current Election 2009

2009-10-06T06:12:00.000-07:00

Here's what I like about each candidate:

Don Robinson

- He kinda looks like my Dad.
(Don to the left, Henri Duperreault below)

Jerrod Schafer

- He's the closest to my age ... and invited me for a ham sandwich and soup when he announced he was running for Mayor.

Stacey Ellertson

- Probably the best mustache I have ever seen.

October 28th is the election ... all the info is at swiftcurrentonline.com.

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Eddie!

2009-09-23T04:49:00.000-07:00

Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen played himself in an episode of "Two and a Half Men"Monday night.

"I was asked to do a cameo for 'Two and a Half Men'. I typically shy away from these requests as I am not an actor, but Charlie Sheen and I are friends and since it was a scene with him, I agreed. Charlie and I had a great time, even though I was very nervous. The cast and crew were a pleasure to work with and helped me feel a little more at ease."

He's still recovering from delicate hand surgery due to a bone spur, a twisted tendon, and a cyst in the joint of his left thumb. He explained that the hand problems first popped up during VAN HALEN's last tour, saying, "During the last leg of our tour, I started developing pain in my thumb and my pinky. I didn't think much of it at the time. It got progressively worse to the point that about three months ago I wasn't able to play at all. My pinky and my thumb were totally locked up and felt like there was something broken."

His acting is stellar! ... he fit right in on the set of Two and A Half Men. (said very sarcastically)

Commercials

2009-09-21T04:56:00.000-07:00

There is nothing like a great commercial. Sure sitcoms, movies, and sports are fun ... but they aren't nearly as fun as a good commercial. Why? I think it's because we expect to be entertained by everything on TV ... whether it be your reality show, a football game, or your favorite rom com... you expect to be entertained in some way ... otherwise you wouldn't be watching. But with commercials, over the years, we've been trained to think they're boring and meant to make you buy products you don't want anything to do with. They've just been a distraction from your favorite show all these years.

I think finally companies are starting to get the big picture ... advertising is not going to get you big sales RIGHT NOW!! But ... if you have a funny commercial and it plays quite frequently ... you may just get your product in the mind of your buyers which means next time they're out shopping ... sub consciously, they might just find themselves buying that product.

It's the same with radio ... just ask Murray from Fine Furniture Oasis .... he has done so much advertising over the years that everyone automatically thinks FFO when they're looking for an ottoman. I don't care what you say ... when you need something for the house ... you automatically recite these words in your head ... Fine Furniture Oasis 145 2nd ave. NW!

Anyway, here's my favorite commercial out there right now ... I use Axe ... but may just change because of it!

Swift vs. West

2009-09-14T04:51:00.000-07:00

Although her last name shares our first ... it doesn't mean I can't laugh at what happened to country singer Taylor Swift last night at the VMA's in New York.

Kanye West took it upon himself to ruin a 17 years olds dream on National Television. Don't get me wrong ... I think what he did was horrible ... but because it happened to a country singer ... I thought it was hilarious!!

Curse country music.

That Beyonce though huh ... she is something.

Bronco's New Dressing Room

2009-09-10T05:21:00.000-07:00

Life Starts Now

2009-09-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

Three Days Grace will put out their new album September 22nd called "Life Starts Now." Its a week of some pretty great albums coming out ... Pearl Jam's "Backspacer" comes out on the 20th and Default puts out their new one "comes and goes" on the 29th.

This is a video from Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace lead singer) on their new single "Break" which is debuting on the Eagle this morning.

Trooper

2009-08-28T10:37:00.000-07:00

Thats me with Ra McGuire, lead singer of Trooper. Probably one of the nicest guys to talk to and a super fun interview. He's so wise .. like a miniature budda! That wisdom might come from him being 59 years old! Don't let the age fool ya, they still rock like they were 20 and still play just as many shows if not more than they use to!

The Skycentre was rockin once again when they took to the stage. What a place to have a show ... it really is a state of the art facility. There is not a bad seat in the house.

I wish they would start getting more rock acts though. After selling out Fake Bon Jovi, Nazareth and now Trooper ... you can see Swift Current loves its Rock and Roll!!

All in all ... it was a great show and very informative. The informative part came when I went outside with Lindsay and Rri (casino employees both alumni of the Radio stations) and saw the back of the Casino. No wonder there seems to be a lot of Rats hanging out in that part of town. The field behind the Casino has 6 foot tall weeds everywhere. Gee ... I wonder if thats where the problem might be.

I digress ...

It's always great to see Canada's party band and it was awesome to have them back in "Rapid Raspberry" ... if you have no idea what I'm talkin about ... go check out our Facebook Group and listen to the interview in full ... Just search the Breakfast Boys.

Around the World

2009-08-21T05:20:00.000-07:00

I really do love lazin' around on an afternoon watching track and field. Even more so with these electric Jamaican runners! I mean, everytime Usain Bolt hits the track ... he breaks a world record!! Its Amazing!! Plus ... stuff like this happens from time to time! In the video you see Melanie Walker fresh off a hurdles gold medal getting a victory lap from a mascot that doesn't end very pretty ...

I can just see the headline now ... "Albino Alligator Eats Trainer" ... and no one will be surprised. There's a reason trainers train alligators and crocs on land.

Finally, Mike Meyers was on David Letterman the other night promoting "Inglorious Bastards," the new Tarantino flick starring Brad Pitt. Is it just me, or is it really surpirsing to hear the names Quentin Tarantino and Mike Meyers in the same sentence. One is a director famous for blood and guts ... the other ... a Canadian funny man. It surprised me!

Anyway, Dave asked Mike what he did for summer vacation which started this story ....

The Eagle Night at the Drive In

2009-08-17T06:58:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday we had the Eagle and Cypress Motors Night at the Clearwater Drive In! It was deemed a huge success! Let me list some stats to prove that point:

- 2007 (the first Eagle Night at the Drive In) .... 37 cars show up.

- 2008 (the second Eagle Night at the Drive In) .... 15 cars show up.

- 2009 (you get where I'm going with this) .... 85 plus cars show up!

- over 300 people attend Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen!
- We give away a crap load of prizes and Jason Unreau wins ACDC tickets!
- Clearwater Drive In goes through 40 lbs of popcorn!
- They also go through 20 lbs of butter! ... My bum is still jiggling.

I don't know what it is about attending a Drive In ... but it's almost magical. It reminds me of the 60's when people actually carried on conversations with people they didn't know, everyone owned some sort of a muscle car, and it was nothing but _____, ______, and Rock N Roll!! (Not that I ever lived in the 60's ... but I've heard good things)

We couldn't have asked for a better night too! It rained all the way to the landing before letting up, giving us a beautiful night for a Drive In movie! People were using lawn chairs, kids were on the playground in front of the big screen, and popcorn was being consumed in high volumes! What an awesome time!

Here are some pics ....

Left to Right: JonKeen and Chance

Line up was almost to the #4 highway!

Left to Right: Champ, JonKeen, Chance, and Carla

One half of the drive in

From Left To Right: Chance, Jason (winner of ACDC tix) and JonKeen!

Ba ha ha ha!

2009-08-10T05:20:00.000-07:00

This is super funny .... yet sad at the same time. It happened just outside of Sturgis a couple days ago. They were right in the middle of doing "Love in an Elevator" when a fuse blew. While the engineers tried to replace it, Steven Tyler thought he would entertain the crowd ... to bad he's 61 and has zero balance what so ever. He fell off the stage, broke his shoulder and had to get stitchs on his melon! Maybe he should just stick to the Waltz.

Because of what you see in this video from youtube, Aerosmith has canceled their show in Regina that was suppose to be last night. The field had been covered and prepared for the show while over 1000 people were ready to work the event. Apparently they're trying to re-schedule another date to play Mosaic stadium but something deep down inside says it won't happen.

If you remember back in 2006 they were suppose to play Saskatoon but than Steven Tyler had to deal with his Hepatitis C which ended their tour just before they played Saskatchewan. Actually, I think he needed surgery on his throat. Either way, they promised to come back and never did .. now who knows when this show will be made up, their saying sometime this fall.

Ozzy

2009-07-30T05:53:00.000-07:00

He's lead one of the most interesting lives of any musician out there. You think of the most prolific artists in history .... Led Zeppelin were only together for 12 or so years, Jimi Hendrix was big for about 8 or 9 .... Ozzy has been part of the biggest Metal bands for the last 40 years and is still writing great music.

His story is ridiculous. He's the grandfather of Heavy Metal. He truly has lead a life of sex, drugs and rock n roll ... and somehow is still living!

We've all watched at least one episode of The Osbournes ... and I'm sure we all agree that Ozzy may be mentally handicapped. Lets just remember, the four years they shot that show ... Ozzy was either drunk or stoned in every episode. (this came out a couple months ago after he claimed to be sober for the entire duration of the show)

Am I saying Ozzies life is awesome and I wish I could be like him ... not even a little bit. It's a sad story really. But, there are things we could learn from the Prince of Darkness ... He's got 7 children ... 5 biological and 2 adopted. Yes he's been in two marriages, but the one with Sharon has lasted 25 years! That's incredible and mind boggling when you consider the life he's led. Obviously he's doing something right for his family.

I really think this new documentary his son Jack is producing will be a good watch. He's trying to depict his father as the man he really is instead of the senile, funny, bumbling guy everyone saw on The Osbournes. Check out the trailer.

WRECKAGE OF MY PAST from MIKE PISCITELLI on Vimeo.

Smile

2009-07-28T07:37:00.000-07:00

Its like I just found out what Youtube was! I can't believe I haven't seen this before today. This video has been watched by over 40 million people and it made me smile this morning.

Here's the background story:

I'd been living in London when my world turned upside down and I'd had to come home. By the time my plane landed back in Sydney, all I had left was a carry on bag full of clothes and a world of troubles. No one to welcome me back, no place to call home. I was a tourist in my hometown.

Standing there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting their waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling faces, hugging and laughing together, I wanted someone out there to be waiting for me. To be happy to see me. To smile at me. To hug me.

So I got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign. I found the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft, with the words "Free Hugs" on both sides.

And for 15 minutes, people just stared right through me. The first person who stopped, tapped me on the shoulder and told me how her dog had just died that morning. How that morning had been the one year anniversary of her only daughter dying in a car accident. How what she needed now, when she felt most alone in the world, was a hug. I got down on one knee, we put our arms around each other and when we parted, she was smiling.

Everyone has problems and for sure mine haven't compared. But to see someone who was once frowning, smile even for a moment, is worth it every time.

The guys name is Juan Mann and has been on all kinds of shows including Oprah since that hit the Web.

On a side note .. that song that accompanies the video is by a band called "Sick Puppies" who are out of Australia. They are climbing my favorite bands list extremely fast .. check their new album out called Tri Polar .. it came out last week!

Surprising? ... not really.

2009-07-23T05:48:00.000-07:00

I realize this blog is becoming a miniature version of CNN. Is it because I love CNN? Probably not. Do I embed so many CNN videos cause it's an easy way of blogging? Yes.

You don't really have to watch every minute of this 10 minute story to realize the point their trying to get across. You actually only have to watch the first 30 seconds. In that 30 seconds they say that drivers using a cell phone are 4 times more likely to get in an accident than a drunk driver.

Drunk driving is not cool. But neither is being on the phone and driving.

Let's be honest, how many times have you got mad at a dude driving drunk? Probably never ... its something you don't really broadcast if your doing it.

How many times have you thrown an F-bomb at someone doing something stupid while on the phone driving? At least 2-3 times a day!!

My only question ... If talking on the phone and driving is 4 times more likely to get you in a crash than drunk driving ... what are the odds while texting?

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Is it awkward passing people on the Chinook pathway? Or is it just me?

I was bike riding on there last night ( did the whole pathway in an hour .. no big deal) and had a couple very awkward "hello's" thrown my way. Since when was saying hello to another individual so weird? Can I not say hello to another human being without feeling like I did something wrong?! I even got a couple no responses! Nothing is more awkward than saying hello to someone ... and getting absolutely no response ... not even a smile ... not even a smirk!

To make it worse ... people have to turn around at some point to get back to where they were coming from ... and when that happens .. you often meet the same people twice. For me last night, that meant two awkward moments with everyone I had met the first time.

I thought "well, maybe I'll get a hello this time." Nope ... TWO no responses from at least 3 people!

Next time someone does that to me ... I'm going to stop right in front of them and not move or say a word until they return the hello ... you wanna create an awkward moment?? That will truly be an awkward moment!

Massive Shark

2009-07-15T04:52:00.000-07:00

***WARNING*** It's about to get extremely geeky around here!

So, that is a Basking Shark found washed ashore in Babylon New York. CNN really doesn't have much of a story about it ... just the video coverage.

Because I'm fascinated by Sharks ... and have spent some time watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel ... I think the right thing to do is explain what a Basking Shark is!!

Here are some fun tidbits on the Basking Shark:

- in 1851, one got caught in a Herring Net in the Bay of Fundy (between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) .. it measured 40 feet and weighed and estimated 19 tons!! Its the largest ever recorded ... just to put it in perspective ... the one in the video is only 15 feet long!!

- Basking Sharks are pretty harmless ... all they do is open their mouth and swim! They collect plankton by doing this ...

Creepy hey!?

- That mouth usually opens to about 3 and a half feet wide. Which means our CKSW Sales Manager could stand right up in there!

- They live as deep as 3,300 feet ... roughly 1 km.

- They usually travel in groups of 3 or 4, but have been known to be in groups as large as 100!!

- Finally, the Basking Shark, once considered a nuisance along the Canadian Pacific Coast, were the target of a government eradication program from 1945 to 1970. As of 2008, efforts are underway to determine if any sharks still live in the area and monitor their potential recovery.

That's what I know about Basking Sharks ... I understand if we can't be friends anymore due to the nerdiness of this blog post.

Randoms

2009-07-13T05:03:00.000-07:00

This summer has been a busy one for weddings, and not just weddings, but mc'ing them. I've done two so far and have one more next weekend. I don't consider myself an MC extraordinaire. In fact, I don't even think I'm really that good at mc'ing at all!! But I have learnt a few things over the last couple of weeks ... if your confident behind a microphone and you just act like you normally would in everyday situations ... people will enjoy the job that you do. It also helps when you have friends who make a living mc'ing... thanks to Switzy for some tips a couple days in advance of those weddings!!!

If your mc'ing a wedding, here's a freebie that usually goes over well ....

Barrett and Justine … you’re going to make a great married couple … your marriage will be one that others look up to and learn from … I couldn’t be more happier for the two of you … it just felt right today when you got up there and said I do … but I want you both to promise me something … Barrett .. promise me this … that you will do all these things for Justine through your marriage:

-Compliment her-Cuddle her-Kiss her-Caress her-Love her-Tease her-Comfort her-Protect her-Hug her-Hold her-Spend money on her-Wine and dine her-Buy things for her-Listen to her-Care for her-Standby her-Support her-and Go to the ends of the earth for her.

Justine … if Barrett does these things … all that you’ll need to do to keep him happy for the rest of your lives … is Show up naked and bring beer.

I used that at the end of the banquet and it seemed to go over pretty well.

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Is it weird that this freaked me out ... lady bugs = cute ... millions of lady bugs = Chance Duperreault Freaked OUT!!

Twisted Sister

2009-07-02T05:02:00.000-07:00

I don't know what it is about old bands making new music. All of it sucks. I've never heard a band that made music in the 70's and 80's .... make good music now.

I've come to two conclusions:

1) Their old music was so good and so iconic that there's no way they could ever top it.

2) They've just lost touch with how to make music.

The video was kind of cool though.

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I know its been a month since I said I would post about the Offspring concert ... but here's the review anyway.

Frickin AWESOME!!!

I'm still working on getting pictures and videos from a buddies camera ... hopefully I can get some of them up.

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We start phoning people tomorrow for our Summer Contest ... Tomorrow we'll give someone the Beachcomber draw which is 125 dollar gift certificate to Beachcomber Hot Tubs and Culligan Water ... plus 4 tickets to the Riders vs. Alouettes July 18th ... just gotta answer your phone the Eagle Rocks and if you haven't gotten us your number yet .. visit these businesses to get them to us ...

Canadian Tire
Swift Current Indians
Beachcomber Hot Tubs
Voth's Countrywide
Pinnacle Sports
Comfort Inn
Boston Pizza

100th

2009-06-15T05:37:00.001-07:00

This blog was started pretty much a year ago. It's seen some good times ... it's seen some bad times ... but through it all ... it's made it to 100 posts!!! That's something to really be proud of! But what I'm most happy about, is our 5 faithful readers! Chris, Jon, Ryan, Jessica and Trent ... (they all work here or use to) thank you for making this blog such a success!! Here's to 100 more posts!

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You've probably noticed I've become addicted to posting CNN news stories ... for one ... it's more interesting ... and two ... its easier to throw up a video rather than use my brain to think of something witty to write about. (it's helped me get to 100 posts!)

Golfing would become WAY to easy if they did this in Swift Current ... you wouldn't have to worry about putting around Geese Crap!

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I've been waiting to see these guys since I first heard "Come Out and Play" at the age of 11. Tonight ... IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!! I'm heading up to Saskatoon for their show at the Prarieland Park ... check back on Wednesday for a recap!!

Letterman vs ... who?

2009-06-12T06:42:00.000-07:00

You'll find out the whole story from this video but I gotta say ... who does this broad think she is? She's the reason Obama ran away with the Presidency, she's a terrible role model for woman, and now she tries to get some press by bad mouthing the greatest late night guy this world has to offer ... Sarah whatever your name is ... go back to Alaska.

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This is a picture of Brett Micheals after the Tony Awards ... if you scroll down ... you can watch the video of what happened. He's saying he had no idea he had to get off stage sooner than he did and the Tony Awards are basically saying its his fault ... which is also funny!!

Brett Micheals

2009-06-10T06:33:00.000-07:00

How did I miss this at the crappy Tony Awards on the weekend? Oh yeah ... it was the crappy Tony Awards.

Shout Out!

2009-06-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

Now the first edition of ... THE BREAKFAST BOYS SHOUT OUTS!!

I love grocery shopping ... while I do frequent every grocery store in town ... there's only one that is close to my heart ... and that's The Wholesale Club. Every time I'm in there ... they're blasting the Eagle!! I literally mean BLASTING!! Most places you can just faintly hear a radio station in the background ... not the Wholesale Club!! They crank that *%$# up!! There's nothing quite like grabbing some groceries to the sultry sounds of Led Zeppelin or ACDC!!!

That's why we're giving a "Shout Out" to the best grocery store in town!! The Wholesale Club!

Cleaning ...

2009-06-08T05:07:00.000-07:00

It's the most unsatisfying thing you can do .... cleaning.

The only time my house gets a good cleaning is when guests are coming over. Unfortunately, friends were staying at the den this weekend which meant I had to clean the place. So, I took off a couple days due to the extensive scrubbing that would have to be done, picked up some cleaning supplies, watched about 3 hours of TV procrastinating, than got down to work!!

Bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedrooms ... I even got out the stainless steel cleaner and made the fridge/stove combo sparkle!!

After all this work I was ready for guests ... which is where the unsatisfying part comes into play. They walked in the door... walked to their bedroom, used the bathroom, wondered through the kitchen, and peered out the window into the backyard. Not one word came out of their mouth at how awesomely clean the house was. They never said anything about how good the towels smelt, or how great the lawn looked. All they could talk about was my nerf gun collection.

Whatever ... my nerf gun collection is pretty awesome so I didn't mind. But here's the part that is annoying ... if I hadn't done all that cleaning ... they would have noticed how gross I am ... but in an effort to not be that gross guy, I spent hours and days cleaning that stupid house just to get no response.

That's why I hate cleaning ... and that's why I think its useless.

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Now I understand why my better half never wants to go camping with me ... she might wake up in a tent, freezing to death with a foot of snow on the ground!! What is happening!?

Cypress Hills Park got over a foot of snow on the weekend!! I know people who were getting married there ... how crappy is that!!?

While we're on this topic though ... if I see one more person on Facebook with the status "So much for global warming" I'm gonna track them down in person, and punch them in the face! This is what global warming is ... know what your talking about ... idiots!!

Conan

2009-06-03T05:41:00.001-07:00

This made me laugh out loud for about 10 minutes last night ... which was awkward cause I was all by myself.

This whole chat with Tom Hanks is great but if your short on time .. just skip to 1:50 left in the interview!

Wedding Season

2009-06-01T06:29:00.000-07:00

Wedding season is officially on us. I went to the first one this weekend ... and now have five more to attend this summer! Three out of those next five I have to MC.

I'm not sure why I get asked to MC weddings ... yes I realize I talk on the radio ... but that doesn't mean I'm good at public speaking. But I am honored to do it.

I've realized there are two things during a wedding that can make things go a lot smoother and ease the tension of tieing the knot!!

Number one ... You need a funny Priest.

Let me explain.

Your at a wedding, its in a church without air conditioning and its 30 above outside. Your sitting beside a man that smells like he hasn't washed his suit since the last time he was at a wedding which was last summer, your significant other is nagging you to take beautiful pictures, and your Uncle Bob won't stop talking about his bowl movements.

Not to mention, if your the one getting married ... there may be thoughts going through your head like ..." am I making a huge mistake?" ... "Do I really want to be with this woman for the rest of my life!?" .... If that's actually happening ... you probably shouldn't be getting married ... but that's another blog post.

Either way ... its nice to have a tension breaker. Which is why you need a funny Priest! A few jokes here and there can really loosen up a crowd ... it can relax the bride and groom ... and lets be honest ... most people feel uncomfortable in a church ... but if the Pastor is funny ... it almost makes them forget where they are for a half an hour and lets them enjoy two people making a life long commitment.

Number two ... the dance needs booze.

There are a lot of different people at a wedding dance. There are old and young people, relatives and friends, wedding party and guests ... and lots of people from both parties that have never met! Lots of strangers, lots of different personalities and lots of awkwardness.

That is why you need a little booze. Once the drinks start flowing people lose that shyness and start to mingle with both parties. Great conversations are started ... like the debate on why your friend Whitey can't pick up a woman ... Is it because he doesn't have game? Or does he like men?

The other reason you need a little booze is to get people on the d- floor. People do not dance unless there's a little liquor in the system and a wedding dance doesn't work unless there are people ... dancing. A good DJ helps that too ... but they 're hard to come by.

**** side story... I was once at a wedding here in town where the DJ was from Regina, he got drunk, demanded 300 extra dollars to keep playing for one hour (this was at 11 o'clock and on the PA system in front of the whole dance) ... and than got in a fight outside the legion! After that he took off in his station wagon drunk. Stuff like that ruins weddings. ****

So ... when planning a wedding for the future ... remember those two things and you'll be fine ... and so will your guests!

Finally ...

2009-05-20T05:13:00.000-07:00

In order to make my 3 blog post monthly minimum, I thought I better get some pictures up here.

The Monster Truck Spectacular happened a good 3 weeks ago and I'm just getting these to you now.... I know ... I'm lazy. At least next time this happens, you'll know that when I say "more pictures to come before the end of the week," I really mean in the next month or so.... Enjoy!

Bounty Hunter ... The feature Monster Truck

Trick Street Bikes ... very cool!

Martial Law

Maniac

While we were on the floor looking at the Monster Trucks I ran into our morning news girl Marilyn. You can tell she's from the country ... in her early twenties, she was right in line with all the little 8 year old boys getting all the drivers signatures!!

She tried to tell me it was for her little brother ... but I don't buy it for a second!!

Check out our Facebook Group "The Breakfast Boys" ... I've posted some videos on there as well.

More to come ...

2009-05-04T07:09:00.000-07:00

Wolverine is a great movie ... its in the Cinema Twin ... and I would recommend it to anyone!

Could they have found a better actor to play the role of Wolverine ??!! Look at the similarities!

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Monster trucks were this weekend in Regina ... I'm just uploading pictures and videos this morning so look for those to be on here by tomorrow morning at the latest.

They were pretty awesome!

Jason Segel

2009-04-28T07:01:00.001-07:00

It's taken a few years to realize it, but this man is by far my favorite actor.

I had an epiphany this weekend that has been in the works since 1998. First of all, what the hell is an epiphany. Its a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience of course!! I didn't look at Dictionary.com for that.

This epiphany happened while enjoying the heck out of "I Love You Man" at the Cinema Twin this weekend. Basically, Paul Rudd is getting married and realizes he doesn't have any friends to be in his wedding party so he goes on a mission to find a best man and hilarity ensues. Paul Rudd, Andy Samberg, Jamie Pressly, Jon Favreu ... its a pretty stellar line up.

What I came to realize Saturday night, is that every movie that Jason Segel has been in ... I've laughed so hard that I've cried ... every one of them.

The first movie I ever saw with him was "Dead Man on Campus" in 1998. Sure his role was very insignificant, but with Zack from Saved by the Bell and some other dude as the main characters, it was a solid movie. Jason (we're on a first name basis now) was 18 when this movie came out.

Then came "Slackers." An unbelievable movie where three guys cheat their way all the way through University and than get black mailed by a geek. Jason was the main character in this movie at the age of 22.

Then a 5 year stint where I didn't see anything with him .. but in the last three he has come back with "Knocked up", "Forgetting Sarah Marshal" (possibly the funniest movie of last year), and "I Love You Man." Oh yeah, did I mention he also wrote those three scripts, all before his 30th birthday.

Those five movies are hilarious and you should watch them .... that is if you can put up with some male nudity ... he apparently has no qualms being naked.

**** Mom, look away*****

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The Quest For Kiss is going pretty good. We're now 192nd as of this morning ... keep voting at kissonline.com to bring them to Swift Current ... I know we can do better.

ACDC

2009-04-20T06:57:00.000-07:00

44 minutes. That's how long it took to sell 38,000 tickets to AC/DC at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. In Manitoba, Winnipeg sold out Canad Stadium in 30 minutes, a venue that holds 41,000.

About two hours after tickets were on sale I logged onto Facebook and found that there were two emotions. The first was: "I HATE TICKETMASTER!!" or "I HATE SCALPERS"!! The second was: "I"M GOIN TO ACDC!!!" or "WOOOOO ACDC"!!! It's to bad the first emotion was used more than the second.

This made me think ... how can people log onto ticketmaster right at 10 and still not get tickets? And how are tickets already on other websites selling for thousands of dollars more before the show is even sold out? Something seems fishy, but how do we prove it? Here I thought this whole credit card/non transferable thing was going to stop scalpers .. apparently not.

If you didn't get tickets ... we've got some to give away ... good luck!!

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I'm not proud to say it .. but I've developed an addiction over the last two weeks. I cannot stop playing Sims 2: Castaway for the Wii!!

I wake up at 4 in the morning, which means bed time usually comes at 8 or 9. There's only been a handful of times that I've missed that bedtime ... a couple of them has been going to concerts in Saskatoon and having to work the next day .. and the others have come in the last two weeks due to my addiction.

I can't explain it ... I just can't put the Wii controller down. I can't quite put my finger on it .. the other day I was sitting there playing, thinking to myself, "I am not having fun right now, so why am I playing this game?" After that thought I played for another two hours.

I've escaped the island twice now, which means I should be done .. but I still can't quite!! There's still parts of the island I haven't explored, goals I haven't achieved, and huts that I have not built!!!!!

My name is Chance ... and I've become a gamer... REEEEEHHHHHHH!! (that's Jons Geek noise)

Canada vs. The World

2009-04-13T06:59:00.000-07:00

Ok, so maybe Swift Current won't get on the top 40 list of places Kiss will tour. There is some steep competition. But I have not given up hope! "THE QUEST FOR KISS" will continue ... but I am also very proud to be a Canadian!

Right now, there are 7 Canadian cities in the top ten to bring Kiss to their communities .. and that's against the whole world!!! Winnipeg is at the top, then Kingston, then Calgary ... and Saskatoon is in the mix.

Even if Swift Current was in the running, we don't have the facilities to host the band, which means they would probably play in Saskatoon anyway. The good news out of all of this ... when the dust settles ... Kiss will be coming back to Saskatchewan!!!

Again, the Quest for Kiss will not end ... vote for Swift Current below !!!

Kiss ... in Swift!!

2009-04-07T05:18:00.000-07:00

Click on this .... and vote to bring Kiss to Swift Current!!! I'm not even joking!

Movies

2009-04-06T06:33:00.000-07:00

I love movies. I love watching movies, I love picking out movies, I love the food that goes with movies ... heck, I may even have a non - sexual crush on movies.

Sometimes I feel like a bum when I don't do anything all weekend but watch movies, but than I think to myself, "you love movies! ", and I instantly feel better about life!!

Here's some movies I've watched lately:

Monsters vs. Aliens

I say this about every new cartoon movie that comes out .. but ... it was by far the best animated movie I've ever seen!! Seth Rogan stole the show by being the voice of Bob ... I almost peed my pants when he was trying to wheel the plate of jello!!

Reese Witherspoon did a pretty good job of being Ginormica too.

Its a must watch.

Role Models

Possibly the worst movie I've seen in a long time. There was still some pretty funny parts in it and everything, but I would not waste my money on seeing it.

I will say though, Paul Rudd is quickly becoming my favorite actor .. even if this was a horrible show!

Seven Pounds

How in the *&%$ did Will Smith go from being on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, to doing a movie like this!!??

Yes, it was really good, but only if you like feeling horrible after a movie.

A great show all the way through until the end ... I don't want to wreck it ... you'll figure it out about half way through.

I would still rent it ... its one of those "make ya think" movies.

Twighlight

I don't know what all the fuss was about. I can think of three vampire movies that were way better than this one .... Underworld, Blade, and 30 Days of Night.

I think the only reason this vampire movie did so well was the fact they geared it toward 14 year old girls.

Not worth paying money for, but if you can watch it for free, its not a complete waste of time.

There Will Be Blood

I know its been out for a long time but I just watched it the other day. One word ... awful. After watching this movie, and just recently no country for old men, I've now completely lost all respect for any movie that gets nominated for an Oscar.

I just read this morning Fast and Furious made over 72 million dollars in the first weekend which broke a crap load of records ... it sounds like it came as a total surprise ... I think its the next one to see, especially with all the old cast back.

Junos

2009-03-30T05:26:00.000-07:00

So ... Nickelback won 3 Junos last night in Vancouver ... surprised? Probably not.

Here are a couple things from the Junos that were great ...

1. Sam Roberts performance of "Them Kids" ... not one of my favorite Sam Roberts songs but live .. it was really good.

2. Russel Peters opening monologue. Anyone who can make reference to cocaine and the Barenaked Ladies, and Anne Murray and sex scandals in the same breath, gets two thumbs up in my case!! Not because I condone drugs or sex tapes, just because it was really really edgy. Not to mention he ended by making out with Divine Brown!!

Just to show you how great the monologue was ... take a listen. Click Here

3. The time. Start to finish ... two hours. Thats it. It was refreshing. Other award shows could learn from us.

4. The induction of Loverboy into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by famed producer Bob Rock was also cool ... but not as cool as they're before and after pics !!!

Too Far?

2009-03-23T05:07:00.001-07:00

****Warning - the name Bon Jovi is used 15 times in this blog ... make that ... 16 ****

Bed of Roses, North Americas #1 tribute to Bon Jovi, played the Skycentre in the Living Sky Casino Saturday night.

That's their lead singer Darryl (Bon Jovi) .. and as far as tribute bands go, they sounded like Bon Jovi, he looked kind of like Bon Jovi, and the guy even had Bon Jovi's moves down pat. Plus, I think he changed outfits 12 times during the show! What more could you ask for?

The question I have is ... when your in a cover band ... where do you draw the line? Where does your stage identity, in the this case Bon Jovi, end and your real personality begin?

I got the opportunity to MC the event and met the guys before the show where I found out, Darryl (Bon Jovi) actually has Bon Jovi's real tattoos on his body. They're not fake, he actually went out, and got the exact same tattoos as Bon Jovi! Is that too far? Has he crossed the line of paying tribute to a great musician, to being that crazy lunatic super fan that ends up going to jail for stocking the great Bon Jovi??

Maybe that's a bit to deep for a Monday morning ... I should probably just talk about all the cougars that were at the show and how "fake" Bon Jovi woo'd them all with a bunch of roses and frequent trips into the crowd ... I honestly believe those ladies thought he was actually Bon Jovi!!

Which makes a guy worry ... what if your wife's celebrity freebie is Bon Jovi ... and "fake" Bon Jovi tricked them into thinking he was actually Bon Jovi!!!!

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Carson Hadden now officially has more disposable income than I do!! This little guy won the hearts of Bronco fans, the title of the Ultimate I-Fan, and 500 dollars cash by dressing up like a crazy Bronco fan for Friday nights playoff game!!! It was decided by the rinks applause and when Carson was pointed to, it felt like the Broncos scored a huge goal!!

I was talking to his Grandpa Kim ( a loyal Eagle listener) at the pre-game BBQ in the Molson Room and said "You better watch out, he's gonna win the cash tonight if your not careful!"

Kim, you can send my cut to 134 central avenue north!!

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Have you done your taxes yet? If not ... check out Ufile.com. You can do your own taxes all online, send it away online, pay only 15 dollars, and if your lucky enough to get a refund, it'll come in two weeks rather than 6-8 if you mail it in.

I wouldn't recommend this though if you have a complicated tax return, took me about 45 minutes to do it for myself last night. A few snags, but all in all, very fast and easy!

Ultimate I Fan

2009-03-19T05:18:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow at the Broncos first home playoff game ... the Eagle and the Innovation Credit Union have teamed up to find the Ultimate I fan ...

Sure this could constitute as a super fan ....

Thats just disgraceful, but replace with a Bronco jersey, and it then becomes innovative ...

Creative ... but in order to be one of the final 6 in the Ultimate I fan ... I think you might have to be a fat guy without a shirt on ....

This guy would have a shot at winning some stuff ....

Same with this guy ... he would probably get the I pod touch ... or 2nd place ...

By far my favorite ... if you have that much back hair ... and take the time to carve a number into that mound of fur ... you deserve to win 500 dollars cash and have the title of the Ultimate I Fan!!! ... on second thought, the girl beside him, who probably did the shaving, deserves the money more than the hairy dude .... or is that a girl?

St Patty's Day

2009-03-16T07:21:00.000-07:00

St Patty's Day is tomorrow. I always get a little sad around this time because the day of the Irish gets absolutely no props .... not even a day off!! So this morning we thought the least we could do was adapt "Twas the Night Before Christmas" into a St Patty's day version.

Twas the Night Before St Patty's Day

Twas the night before St Patty's day .. and all through the house,
No one was stirring not even my Uncle, the Souse

The Green dye was placed on the table with care,
In Hopes the drinking would start before people got there

The men and woman were all snug in their beds
to get rested up for the next days events

When down in the kitchen arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed to see what was a matter

When, what to my wandering eyes should appear
A little leprechaun drinking my beer

He was slightly old but lively and quick
I knew in a moment he was there for a quick nip

What to do I thought to myself
This Greedy little leprechaun is ram sacking my house

I grabbed up the phone and called my good friends
"Get over here now before the good times end!"

Within minutes a party had started in my kitchen
green dye and beer, fist fights, nothing was missing

I looked at the leprechaun, a right old jolly elf
and laughed at the site of him in spite of myself

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
I knew I had nothing to dread

He spoke not a word and went back to drinking
That crazy little leprechaun, who knew what he was thinking

and then he dashed from the house with a twinkle in his eye
a beer in his hand, and a glass of green dye

He sprang out the door and gave a lady a whistle
and a way he went like the down of a thistle

But I heard him exclaim as he ran out of sight
Happy St Patty's day and to all a good night

Things I Hate

2009-03-13T05:24:00.001-07:00

I'm sitting here listening to Theory of a Deadman's new single "Hate my life" ... and I'm furious. What does a rock band know about working for a living, not getting layed, and hating their boss? The song starts out with this line ... " So sick of the hobos always begging for change,
I don't like how I gotta work and they just sit around and get paid" .... Hello ... their homeless ... they don't make any money! That's why their homeless! Idiots.

This gives me an opportunity to discuss the things I hate ... I've dubbed this list .... The Things I Hate List ... ( Solid name I know)

1: Country Music

I don't know if its the twangy guitars or the woe is me lyrics, but I cringe every time someone turns on CKSW.

2: Forgetting Names

I have the worst memory in the world and I'll be the first to admit that its hard to remember everyone's name ... but if I've known you for over 6 months and you still don't know it ... just don't talk to me.

3: "That" Gym Guy

You don't have to wear the smallest shirt in your closet ... you don't need a phone while working out ... and yes, we know you try hard, there's no need to make loud grunting noises.

4: All Bran

It may keep you regular, but its disgusting!! And No, All Bran Buds do not taste better than normal All Bran!!

5: Napping

It always seems like a good idea ... until you wake up at supper time and realize you will not be able to go to bed till at least 11 now!!

6: Mechanics

I don't hate all mechanics or think they're all crooks ... but I do believe the ratio of people getting screwed is higher than people getting honest work done to their automobile!

7: News

I really hate news ... how can you watch the News and still be happy about life. Besides the squirrel watersking at the end, there is not one happy story in a news cast ... killings, recessions, fires, break ins, crimes, violence, scandals .... it is never fun to watch the News.

8: Reality TV

I think its safe to say reality TV has gone overboard ... just stop with the crappy shows already!! Bring back The Fresh Prince of Bel Air!!!!

9: Country Music

Did I mention that already? I hate country music.

10: No Country For Old Men

I don't necessarily hate that movie in particular (maybe its the word "country" in the title) ... I just hate movies that leave everything up for interpretation ... Maybe I should change the title to "I hate Interpretation."

There .. 10 things I hate .. Stay tuned next week for 10 things that are awesome!!

Hockeyville

2009-03-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

Apparently people didn't like Elgar ...

Humboldt's quest to become Hockeyville 2009 ended abruptly Saturday night. Scroll to about 1:30 ...

They were about 110,000 votes shy of getting the 100,000 dollars along with the pre-season game that will see Vancouver play the Islanders.

Which leads me to believe the NHL hates the Islanders. First they have to travel all the way to Saskatoon for training camp .. then they have to play a pre-season game in Terrace BC ... This must be Gary Bettmans way of getting back at Garth Snow for wearing all that over sized equipment his whole career.

Random Thoughts About Stuff

2009-03-09T05:06:00.000-07:00

- I watched the longest movie ever yesterday. It's called Australia. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman are the big stars. They're both from Australia and only one of them gets to use their native accent due to Nicole Kidman playing an english chick. The plot in this flick changed about 8 times ... off the start it was a movie about cows, than it was a movie about betrayal, than it was about war .... than turned into a love story ... and if you plan on watching it, set aside a good 2 and a half hours!

- What the hell is with that stop sign in front of the aquatic centre!? It's absolutley useless .... especially because coming the other way there is none!

- Did you know an iced capp has 250 calories, 33 grams of sugar, and more caffeine than a coffee!!

- Comedy nights are fun!! The Great Plains College put on a Telemiracle comedy night where they raised just over 2 grand on Friday night at a packed Beatty Playhouse!! The two comedians that took to the stage did not disappoint ... especially the second one who had to deal with all the drunks in the crowd! Between an old lady who the comedian ended up calling mom ... and the girls who didn't think there were 12 million sharks in the ocean ... it made for a pretty teery eyed Duperreault.

- Whoever says the Casino isn't doing well is a liar! I drove by there Sunday morning and the parking lot was packed! Plus I know there were probably 10 guys that spent their life savings in there over the weekend ... safe to say the community so against having a casino seems to be embracing it quite well. Which really came through loud and clear the other day when my 90 year old next door neighbour told me I should go more often.

- Telemiracle raised 3.8 mill!! That is the second highest total behind 2007's whopping 5.6 mill ... either way ... Nice work Sasky!

Jail Bait

2009-03-02T06:25:00.000-08:00

Shaunavon had their annual Radio-Thon Saturday where they raised 15 grand for Telemiracle ... the whole gang went down from the Swift Current radio stations ... Kyla (CKSW), Switzer (Magic 97) and Sean (Eagle) made it down there for the early shift .... then myself, Trent (CKSW), and Chris Martens (Magic 97) went down for the afternoon shift.

They had a jail and bail set up where you pay to put someone in jail and then they have to raise money to get out! We were there for maybe 20 minutes and Trent was already cowering in the corner of the clink!! Click here to listen!

It was all fun and games until I got thrown in!! Click here to listen.

This is a pic I stole from Ryan's blog .. ryanswitzer.blogspot.com .... They had a three legged sheep they were raffling off for fun ... it was one of those things where you buy a ticket and put your buddies name on it hoping he wins the sheep! In the background you can see the jail we were put in!

It is official though ... 15 grand to Telemiracle .... how can you not LOVE SHAUNAVON!!???

Just for Fun

2009-02-27T09:40:00.000-08:00

This is from J Dubs Blog (news broad) ... Just follow the directions if you have some time to kill.

1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random”or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RandomThe first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7daysThird picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together. (if you don't have it, here's an online photo editor: pixlr.com/)

5.- Post and tag five people.

This was mine ... its a little small but basically the name of my band is BURTON PEEKE and my first album is "Dies With Thunderous Applause" .... thats the album cover underneath..... not to shabby.

Snow

2009-02-26T06:05:00.001-08:00

Here's a list of things I find embarrassing:

1) Falling on ice in public.

2) The noise my car makes when I brake or turn and ....

3) Saying it's going to snow 2-4 cm and then have 11 cm hit the ground!!!

Here's what I need from Environment Canada ... just a statement we can read as a disclaimer after the weather ... something along these lines ...

"The Eagles five day forecast is taken from Environment Canada, an organization who really have no idea whats going to happen with the weather... they're really just guessing!"

I'm starting to think it's better to listen to the pig spleen forecast!

On the upside ... is there anything better than the huge snowflakes that fall super slow all day long with no wind what so ever!!?? Nope ... there really isn't.

I mean ... I'm a man ... a super manly man ... who loves lifting large amounts of weight for no apparent reason and BBQ'in steaks ... but when I saw those big snow flakes ... I just wanted to go skipping through that snow !! Of course holding hands with a smokin hot broad .... yeah ... a super hot sexy lady.

Enjoy the snow, it'll all be gone by Monday.

Millionaire ....

2009-02-23T04:23:00.000-08:00

There's two things that need to be addressed this morning ... both negative and to do with the word millionaire. I think point form is best ....

1: Slumdog Millionaire

Is anybody surprised this was the Best Film of 2008 at this years Academy Awards? Not really ... here's the formula for the Academy, it's one question ... has anybody seen this movie? If the answer is no ... they win all the awards.

At the beginning I thought it was a good idea to watch the whole thing ... 4 hours later I hated my life!! There were 4 awards worth watching ... supporting actor and actress ... best actor or actress .... the rest was a bunch of grubby guys winning for best sound editing, or the most awesome dude with greasy hair awards.

Don't get me wrong ... I like Hugh Jackman ... I mean the guy is Wolverine ... but he was horrible as host. By far the worst I've seen in years past. But how can you expect much from him after seeing Jon Stewart, Ellen Degeneres, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, or even Chris Rock host in previous years.

There was another bright spot .... Heath Ledger won Best Male Supporting Actor for being the craziest son of a *&%$@ I've ever witnessed in a movie!! He was the only one who really deserved his award for "The Dark Knight" ... plus ... the guy died for crying out loud ... give him an award dammit!

On a side note ... did you know Mickey Rourke used to be a big deal?

On another side note ... Jessica Biel ... What the hell?

2: 50.3 million

The 649 got to 50.3 million dollars over the weekend ... did you get your ticket? Sorry about your luck if you did because the winners were from Ontario and Quebec .... 3 from Ontario ... 1 from Quebec ... who will all get 12.5 million. Second place will get 4.5 million and then there's 20 other cash prizes that will be given out worth 224 thousand!

I hate hearing about Ontario or Quebec winning anything ... BOOOOOO!! I want someone from Western Canada to win ... I would even prefer someone from Manitoba winning .... and thats saying a lot to how much I hate Ontario and Quebec!!

It's fun to think about what you would do with that kind of money though isn't it? I don't think I would quit my job ... but I would do some travelling ... buy a mansion .... than hire a staff of writers to make our morning show the most hilarious thing in Canada .... not that it's not already.

The Premier

2009-02-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall, called in this morning after Jon and I were yappin about the 13.5 mill The Great Plains College is getting and the new roofs several of our schools will receive because of the 142 million being dispersed among 102 schools in the province! The conversation went something like this ...

Chance: " The Comp will be getting a new roof ..."
Jon: "But where will all the Seagulls hang out? There must be a Seagull Re-location fund!!"
Chance: "I guess that will be one of our hard hitting questions next time the Premier is on the show ... which by the way has been a long time!!"
Jon: "Yeah, its way over do!!"

(cue the Premier phoning in)

Premier Wall: "There will not be a Seagull relocation fund!"

It's always great to hear from the Premier of the Province! Mainly because its just cool to know he listens to the Eagle when in town, and second, it makes me feel better to know the guy running our province loves AC/DC!!

There is one bad thing about the Premier calling though. Every time he calls, I'm never sure how to address him. Do I call him Mr Wall, Premier Wall, Brad ... I don't want to sound disrespectful, but at the same time, I've always known him as Brad ... that cool guy that does politics and lives in our city! I'm sure he doesn't mind people calling him by his first name, in fact I'm certain he prefers it ... but I think from now on I'll just stick to Premier Wall!

After we got off the phone with Premier Wall, we were just talking about movies and Jon came up with this comparison ...

Jon: " You know in Independence Day when the President gets in that jet and goes to battle with the Aliens ... that's like Brad. He's just that type of guy!"

Ha Ha, I thought it was a solid comparison ... and now that I look at the picture ... they kind of look alike!!

You can listen to the whole thing on our Facebook Group .... search "The Breakfast Boys" and you'll find it!

Outdoor Hockey

2009-02-05T04:29:00.000-08:00

I realize that most cities in Saskatchewan have outdoor rinks ... but are any as picturesque as the ones we have in Swift Current? I don't mean to be incredibly bold or anything, but I seriously think we have some of the best outdoor rink facilities you'll find in this province!! Just look at Riverdene! North Hill!! These rinks are both nestled in beautiful parts of the city, in a park, where there's tons of trees, and they all have indoor facilities to warm up or get ready in.

I've lived in a few cities that can have some pretty harsh winters .. Winnipeg .. Saskatoon ... and while living there, I did not see an outdoor rink that was as beautiful as the ones we have here. The rinks in those cities consist of a sheet of ice with junky boards, no indoor dressing rooms, crappy mesh, and no one tending to them!

I guess I just wanted to give props to Swift for our outdoor facilities .. they are top notch.

I'm talking about this because we have been hitting up the outdoor rinks like crazy lately .. and over the last week I have had some pretty good laughing sessions because of it.

The first came when Jon got hit in the face with a puck ... the event itself wasn't so funny (it was actually kind of serious there for a couple minutes) ... the funny part was the days after he got hit in the John Mellencamp. His schedule following the "puck to the face" was two Bronco games and a TV appearance calling the Saskpower Scotties for Sasktel Max! His cheek was huge!!!

The second funny moment was when Assistant Coach Tim Kehler joined us ... as we were playing a game of shinny a 20 something kid hopped on the ice with some pretty flashy skates to join in the game ... and Tim yelled out "Who's Federov playing for?" Ha Ha ... too good.

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We were all up in arms this morning over a story I read in the Star Phoenix. SGI is thinking about putting a restriction on kids licenses if they get them in rural communities ... meaning they will be able to drive, just not in big cities. The only way to be granted permission to drive in the big cities would be to go get your license in those cities!! Ridiculous! Have they been in our downtown??? ... have they witnessed the handful of people a day driving the wrong way down a one way!!!???

Nine years ago when I took my drivers test ... it was in Moose jaw .. and I lost 50 + pts the first time around!! I can only imagine how many I would lose if I had to take that test in Swift with all the one ways and the highway 1 and 4 intersection!!

Marley ... that darn dog!

2009-01-30T05:26:00.000-08:00

How cute is that dog? The cutest ever... that's the answer to that question. Which is why I cried like a little girl when I watched Marley and Me the other night with the Ms's. Honestly ... I don't want to ruin the ending ... but the dog dies. That cute little son of a gun does not make it. His cute little snout, his crazy dog demeanor, his out of this world personality ... gone. You would cry too if you watched it ... its super sad.

Now with that said, its probably one of the better movies of the year ... the show has a ton of hilarious scenes in it ... like when they're taking him to get snipped ... the dog jumps out the window, Owen Wilson catches his back end before he gets away, and while Jennifer Aniston continues to drive, Marley is running with his two feet on the pavement while Owen Wilson holds his bum ... ha ha ... super funny.

I just have to warn you though .. the ending is a tough one to take ... I cried ... I cried a lot ... and I'm a man, like a manly man. Like I'm pretty much the manliest man you could find ... I love watching football and eating nachos, I enjoy making fun of crappy pop music, and I am always burping and farting and finding new areas to scratch. Just the other day in fact, I got hit in the face with a puck while playing hockey at Rotary park and I didn't even bleed ... that's how much of a man I am. But .. I still balled like a baby at the end of Marley and Me. Be careful is all I'm saying.

On a side not ...while crying at the end of the movie ... I could understand why Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide in real life at the end of shooting that movie ... I mean ... the dog dies .... it's very depressing.

I also found out a weird thing about human beings. Do you ever see people crying like that when people are killed? No, no you don't. I don't remember anyone crying after 300 .. or Lord of the Rings, or Pulp Fiction ... but I think everyone in the Cinema Twin cried after Marley died. In fact ... two days after watching Marley and Me, I decided to check out a movie called Shoot em Up ... I bet there were 350 people killed in that movie, and I didn't even think about crying once! Show me a dog that dies of old age though ... and the flood gates open.

The Human Race is weird ...

Copyright Infringement

2009-01-26T06:03:00.001-08:00

The anticipation for this post, I'm sure, is monumental. "Gee Whiz! Copyright Infringement!! That sounds so educational!! I can't wait to read it!! Get over here kids .. Chance is about to educate us on Copyright Infringement!!!!" .... I bet that's what went down when you read the title of this blog.

January has been an all time low in my blogging life. I've compiled two posts since the 1st of the month ... this will be number three. Technically I haven't even done that many!! Let me explain ...

Jon was reading my last post and brought something to my attention .... take a look at what he had on his blog about the Radio Industry ...

It isn't hard work by any means... I've done hard work. Radio isn't hard. Don't let anyone ever convince you it is. Stressful yes, and lots of hours at times, but hard? No.

I always wonder why people leave this business because they think the grass is greener. Nine times out of ten they're back on the station's doorstep looking to get their old gig back.

The pay could be better. But, it is what you make it.

I digress....

That was from Jons Blog, jonkeen.blogspot.com, posted Jan 19th ... now here's an excerpt from this blog Jan 21st ...

People who are in radio tend to be bitter about how much they get paid. Here's what I have to say to them ... you have the best job in the world. You don't have to do manual labour, you have an opportunity everyday to make someone laugh or smile, and yes, the pay may not be that unbelievable ... but the perks of the job (all inclusive trip to Jamaica) seem to out weigh all the other crap.

I digress ...

Apparently Jon is pursuing legal action and will be talking to his lawyers on grounds of Copyright Infringement. I will fight this to the death!

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Minus 42. That's what Swift Current woke up to this morning ... stupid wind chill. But here at the radio we like to look at the upside of things ... some schools were closed, some buses got canceled, and as Bryan said this morning when he phoned in to win some Cold FX ... "we got shut down this morning, its a beer windchill!!! (rather than beer clouds ... following along??)

Only in Canada will you see a temp of minus 42 Monday ... and by Friday ... have plus 3 for a high! It's a great country isn't it? Keeps life interesting if anything!

What the %#@!

2009-01-21T04:31:00.000-08:00

Well ... its been over two weeks since I've blogged. Not that I come at ya with riveting material when I do actually write on this thing, but over the last week I had some stuff I could've actually wrote about and didn't ...so here it is in a nutshell.

Lets start with the Inauguration ... How good is Barack Obama at creating hope? Unreal good is the answer to that question! His speech yesterday was so amazing my body forgot how to run while I was listening, which in turn made me drool on my shirt ... and I may or may not have peed in my pants a little too.

I really couldn't tell you how well Barack will do in the wake of everything that is going on, mainly because I don't know anything about American politics ... or politics in general. But I do know that when watching the Inauguration yesterday, I felt extremely happy to see George W. Bush get booted from the White House. In eight years he's started two wars that drained the US of a ton of money, saw thousands of people die in Terrorist attacks, and put his country in the worst economic situation they've ever been in. He will for sure go down as being the worst President in the history of the USA. Not to mention the skits that were created while he was in office.... what will SNL, Jay Leno, David Letterman, The Colbert Report, or Conan O'Brien do!!!???

After yesterdays festivities ended I felt as though the only way to go was up ... I'm not sure if that's because Barack is now the first Black President in the US or if it's because the economy is as low as it can go ... either way ... the future is looking up.

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The Eagle Incredible Journey ended on Friday and we flew back to Canada from a week in Jamaica at Sandals Grande Ochos Rios Beach and Villa Resort. All the gourmet food you could eat, all the booze you could drink, and more beach than you can handle.

People who are in radio tend to be bitter about how much we get paid. Here's what I have to say to them ... you have the best job in the world. You don't have to do manual labour, you have an opportunity everyday to make someone laugh or smile, and yes, the pay may not be that unbelievable ... but the perks of the job (all inclusive trip to Jamaica) seem to out weigh all the other crap.

I digress ... Brody and Jess the winners who came with us are great people. They're young, love to party, and are just plain friendly! We couldn't have asked for better winners. But I do need to clear something up ...They've been dating for over a year ... not 3 months. There ...the rumour is over with, no more bugging from the Breakfast Boys ...

Here's the weird twist in the story ... while we were in Jamaica we qualified people all week long for another shot at winning the same all inclusive trip. We got four people down and let Brody pick the winner out of a hat. Well the guy he picked ended up being his boss from River Side Electric ... talk about a raise in his future! So Rick Friesen will now have the same vacation to Sandals Grande as his employee Brody did! CONGRATS!!

The connections are crazy when you live in a small town. Here's some more:

Rick Friesens wife ended up being my girlfriends prof at the Great Plains College!!

One of the other final four worked with Brody at Intersport back in the day ... I guess Brody dated here daughter for a while!!

Brody ended up working with a couple of my buddies.

Tanya's (the Mrs) cousin works at the Comp where Brody's mom works and they both checked the Breakfast Boys Facebook Group everyday for new pictures!!

Its always amazing how everyone in Swift is connected in some way... its what I really love about our city!

I've also heard quite a few people decided to book trips to Sandals because of the broadcast last week .. that's always fun to hear... and when I say this I'm not just trying to sell you on our resort, I'm being serious .... its the best resort you could ever stay in!! Its luxurious, its a party, its fun, it's romantic and the Jamaican people are just genuinely nice folk!! Check it out with your travel agent ... you'll be surprised how affordable it is.

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I was going to write about something else here but I got distracted and forgot ... until next time!

2009!

2009-01-05T04:18:00.000-08:00

It's the first blog post of 2009!! At the risk of sounding cliche ... Where did 2008 go!!!?? Time flies when you're having fun I guess. Somethings never change. How bout that weather though? Sure gonna be a long winter if this keeps up.

In all honesty ... I'm excited to see what lies ahead in 2009. From my perspective 2008 was a total bust! We didn't win the Grey Cup, a bunch of people died that were very close to me, and we didn't win the Grey Cup.

When the clock chimed 12 o'clock New Years Eve ... I didn't hear it because I was sleeping. But the next day, I asked the Ms's what her New Years resolution was. She didn't have one. But I sure did ... when I told her it was to have a Mathew McConaughey body ... she laughed at me ... out loud ... for like 15 minutes. So now my New Years Resolution is to read more books, sorry J Dub, it sounded like a good New Years resolution.

So I look forward to the New Year ... we'll be kicking it off the right way by going to Jamaica for a week on the Eagle Incredible Journey, two of my best friends will be getting married in the summer, and I'm sure some other good stuff will happen.

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Speaking of the Eagle Incredible Journey .. You could win an all inclusive trip to the resort and not have to hang out with stupid radio folk!! When we're in Jamaica next week .. listen for the Jamaican Jet only in the mornings to win an all inclusive week in Jamaica @ Sandals: Grand Ochos Rios Beach and Villa Resort!!

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I'm not so angry about spending a ton of money on clothes because of Christmas gift cards .. the new shirt/pants combo already got a couple compliments this morning ... and my ego is now HUGE!! So big in fact ... I don't think Eagle Control is large enough for Jon and I to hang out in.

I've Been Had!

2008-12-30T04:35:00.000-08:00

I've always thought I was smart with money. I hang up on guys who want to up my credit card limit, I cover my keypad while typing my password, and I tend to budget quite well. I wouldn't call it cheap ... but maybe thrifty. Twenty five years I've gone without doing anything really stupid with money ... and that all came crashing down yesterday. The culprit ... gift cards.

Over Christmas I got a couple gift cards to various places in town. I now understand why stores love gift cards ... you always end up spending more than you have on the card!!! I spent an extra 170 dollars in one store yesterday and barely even had a bag full of clothes ... do you know how many items of clothes you can get at Salvation Army for 170 dollars!!??? A LOT. That's the answer to that question.

Anyway, my woman said I looked good so I justified spending that much. (She came in under her gift cards!! An art I obviously have yet to master.)

We then went to another pricey place in town to use more of our gift cards ... again, I was tricked into spending more money ... tack on another 68 dollars above the GC's I got for Christmas!! It's like a sickness ... once the flood gates open up, there's no stopping the plastic!! I found myself wanting to go buy more things at places I didn't even have GC's for!! It was all my girlfriend could do to control me!!

The good news is I felt sick to my stomach about spending that much money .. so the shopping spree ended there. By now you can tell the thrifty comment I made earlier, is really just a cover up for me being a cheap skate. I can't help it ... its years of backpacking and being a student that have formed me this way!

After the dust settled .. I had two shirts .... a pair of jeans ... two dress shirts ... a pair of dress pants ... and a belt. Not bad for 250 bucks. Saying that makes me want to yack. I really am cheap.

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I'm 25. My birthday was on boxing day. I don't feel any different. I don't feel older. I don't have aches and pains. I haven't got any white hairs. But I do shake my fist at young kids who walk by my house ... but I've been doing that since the age of 21. Thanks to everyone who gave me a shout out on facebook, it felt nice.

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The Living Sky Casino opened yesterday. I think I'm going to let that sink in for a couple weeks before a blog is in order ... stay tuned.

Radio

2008-12-18T04:24:00.001-08:00

I just got back from a short little vacation in Alberta. The Ms. and I drove out to Calgary and then down to Lethbridge for a couple days to visit family and friends. What a time to go on vacation ... we didn't fill up the car for more than 69.9 the whole trip and after driving close to 1500 kilometres ... we spent maybe 70 dollars on gas!!!

Anywho, I digress ... I realized something on our little expedition. You can now drive across the prairies listening only to rock!! Now that Medicine Hat has stepped up their game with Rock 105, you can drive from Winnipeg (power 97) to Regina (The Wolf) to Swift Current (The Eagle) to Med Hat (rock 105) to Calgary (Cjay ... or x92) !!! Its a very cool thing! I think it just shows how far radio has come. Three years ago a guy would lose the Wolf around Chaplin and have to put up with the crap the Eagle used to play ... then when that faded out .. My 96 would be the only FM station you could get ... and don't even get me started on that kind of music. Very cool to hear rock radio right across the board. No offence to what the Eagle used to be or what My 96 is .. its just not my kind of music.

I did notice something a little strange driving from Lethbridge to Med Hat though ... Rock 106 in Lethbridge (a Rodgers radio station) is playing the exact same music as Rock 105 in The Hat (also a Rodgers radio station). I'm not talking about rock n roll .. I'm talking about the exact same song at the exact same time of day. What I'm trying to say is both those Rodgers stations are using the same play list ... just using different DJ's and commercials. I was flipping back and forth as I got close to the Hat and sure enough ... exact same songs ... minutes apart from each other. I thought that was kind of weird for a big company like Rodgers who have radio stations all over the country. I mean ... Lethbridge and the Hat are so close ... why would they do that? It got me thinking ... does every Rodgers rock station use the exact same play list?

Some of the highlights of the trip ... the Lethbridge water tower!! Have you ever heard of it? Its the old town water tower that is now converted into a Restaurant/bar ... very cool!! .. but expensive! The Strathmore Station is also neat ... an old train station converted into a top notch restaurant! You can tell a guy is getting old when all he can talk about after a vacation is the food he ate.

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Check out the new poll ... its to get you in the Christmas spirit.

F this guy

2008-12-16T09:17:00.000-08:00

I wanted to punch this piece of garbage right in the face when I read this BS.

"Velvet Revolver are seeking to recruit Irishman Phil Conalane from Million Dollar Reload.
Though a surprising choice, Phil is experienced but relatively unknown on the international stage, which would fit Velvet Revolver’s bill of fresh blood as they try to rebuild their career following the disappointing sales of their last album, Libertad, and the GN’R return that has left them reeling. Phil is also well known as a good songwriter, something that scuppered Velvet Revolver’s plans when they previously tried to bring in the less-than-prolific Josh Todd of Buckcherry. "

Here's the back story. Before VR formed ... Slash, Duff, and Matt Sorum were jamming with Josh Todd and Keith Nelson of Buckcherry ( Buckcherry was on hiatus at that time). Basically they wrote some songs and were all thinking it was going to be something very cool. Then out of nowhere Slash said he didn't want to work with them .. they hired Dave Kushner and Scott Weiland and never looked back. Unfortunately the rumour is they used a few of the songs they did with the boys from Buckcherry which is brutal. Atleast Keith Nelson got a writing credit for Dirty little thing.

The good news is Buckcherry got back together and ended up making their most successful album ever! 15 was unbelievable !! "Crazy Bitch" catapulted them into platinum status selling over a million ring tones and becoming their first top 100 hit settling down at #59. That was followed by 4 other singles, one of which became their first top 10 hit. "Sorry" landed at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album is 2x platinum now ... which means 2 million albums sold ...

Don't even get me started on their debut album which went Gold and included "Lit Up".

Bottom line ... whoever wrote that story needs to watch their mouth. Get your facts straight. No one likes to hear your personal opinion. Josh Todd may not be a lyricist god .... but he seems to do all right .... plus he's still in a band ... that's more than anyone can say about Velvet Revolver ...

Metallica

2008-12-08T04:20:00.000-08:00

One word ... incredible.

Let's start with the light show. The first song was such a crazy laser show I almost had a seizure. Which is kind of ironic because I laughed to myself as I stood in line outside the Pengrowth thinking ... " I can't believe they have sings up warning about the lights!" They really did ... it said something along the lines of the light show being so intense it could cause seizures.

The play list was pretty good. The only reason I say pretty good is because they played a lot of new stuff and that's never really that fun at a concert with a band like Metallica. They have way to many good songs in their archives. Plus I heard the first night they played a bunch of stuff off of "and Justice for all" which is my favorite album. They did play "One" but that's about it. They re-visited the oldies with "Master of Puppets," "Ride the Lightning," and "Seek and Destroy," and they hit up the Black Album playing "Sad But True," Enter Sandman," and "Nothing Else Matters!" All in all ... it was a solid set.

How long has Metallica been around for? The answer is a couple years shy of 3 decades ... and the old boys still rock!! They took the stage at around 9:15ish and played almost till midnight! Can't complain about the length of the show!!

The stage set up was cool. Basically ... it was a 360 degree stage which meant it was in the middle of the stadium and every side was used for seating ... very cool ... I have never seen anything like that before. It looked like the score clock got in the way of the stage being right in the middle of the stadium which sucked cause they had to put it on the other side of it which was farther from where we were!!

The best part of the show was "One." All the lights went out ... the guns starting firing ... and as the bombs blew up ... fire came out of the stage ... so awesome!! Then James walks out and starts the song as flames fly from the stage. Kirk joined him and started his soloing magic ... Lars waited till the last possible moment to run on the stage and start drumming ... Rob was on the other side of the stage so I couldn't really see what he was doing. Best part of the night for me.

The funny story of the night came with our winners. We got to the Pengrowth Saddledome in the Cruiser. The place was a zoo!! There were people everywhere!!! I really wanted to get a picture of Daylyn (winner of live like a rock star: Metallica) and her man Kerry in front of the Saddledome sign standing in front of the Cruiser. I basically had to run people over to get that close but we did it. The funny part was all the people yelling at us. If you haven't seen the cruiser ... one side has the Eagle logo on it .. the other ... Magic ... which was the one facing the crowd of METALLICA FANS!! You can imagine the comments and invective being hurled our way. "Get the @*#% out of here with your MAGIC #*%#&%#*%!!!" one guy yelled. I had a good chuckle. We got some good pictures, that's all I cared about.

Metallica was worth the 5 and a half hour drive ... and to be honest ... I fulfilled a dream of mine this weekend .. and that was to see the greatest metal band of the last 30 years. I can now check that off my bucket list.

New Idea

2008-12-03T08:21:00.000-08:00

It looks like people thought Jamaica and The Mayan Rivera Cruise were the best Incredible Journeys we've put on. For those of you who are lost ... it was a poll that was on here last week. Unfortunatley San Diego and New Brunswick got zero love. Just think, you can win a trip to Jamaica this year and go to what people have dubbed, THE BEST IJ EVER!!! Just listen for the Jamaican Jet.

WARNING!!!! More talk of Ellen ahead.

I've put up a new poll ... don't judge me. It's got a purpose. The other day we got on one of our birthday tangents where a celebrity was having a birthday ... we didn't know anything about that person, so we talked about people who had something to do with them instead. For example ...

Chance: Julianne Moore is 48.
Jon: Who's that?
Chance: I'm not totally sure. She's got red hair.
Jon: Red hair?
Chance: Yeah, you know... the one with red hair....
Jon: ....
Chance: She looks like that chick from Silence of the lambs ..
Jon: Jodie Foster?
Chance: Yeah she's a great actress isn't she?
Jon: Jodie Foster or Julianne Moore?
Chance: Jodie Foster.
Jon: Yeah she is but man was Anthony Hopkins ever creepy in that movie!
Chance: You know who else is creepy ... Nicole Richie
Jon: Not as creepy as Oprah.
Chance: She doesn't even matter .. Ellen is way better than her anyway ..

You can see how we get going. It happens a lot. Anyway, Lucy Liu was turning 40 and I mentioned something about her doing some investigative reporting for Oprah. Jon then pointed out how terrible Oprah was, and how he would pick Ellen any day of the week rather than Oprah. I mean come on ... that's pretty obvious .. Ellen is unbelievable. Anyway .. that brought to my attention that we have been talking about Ellen a lot as of late. I thought to myself ... you either need to stop letting people know you watch Ellen ... or embrace the fact that you are a morning DJ who has a non sexual crush on Ellen. I've decided ... I am going to embrace her!! Well, I'm not actually going to embrace her ... well maybe someday ... I hope...

Here's my plan. We're going to start doing an Ellen bit everyday of the week. I don't know exactly what its going to be or how it will go yet but I am starting to brain storm. Everyday I'm going to e-mail the audio to Ellen's "people." I will do this for as long as it takes. They can't ignore us forever!!! My hope is to hound them until they give in and get a couple of Rock Morning Show Jocks from Swift Current Saskatchewan onto the Ellen show.

Got any ideas? I mean for helping us on our quest to get on Ellen. If she can reach for the stars and try to get George Clooney on her show .. I can try to get on her show!!

Leave your comments and check out the poll question ..

Christmas

2008-12-01T04:06:00.000-08:00

Its December 1st. Anyone who has decorations up right now should be ashamed of themselves. Don't you know the rules? No Christmas decorations till its December. That's the rule. I didn't make up the rule, its just the rule. Abide by it. It's for your own good. It's to protect you from looking ridiculous when there's still 5 days to Halloween and you've already got the blow up Santa on your lawn. You don't really want to be the guy with the blow up Santa on your lawn when its October 19th do you? Do you?! I mean, its safe to put the blow up Santa up now because it's December 1st, but if you have it up already, that means you broke the rule, you put the blow up Santa on your lawn before December, and you oughta be ashamed of yourself!!

Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas decorations. Lights, trees, blow up Santas ... they're all great! Just don't make me look at them for more than the allotted time!!!

This is the first year I own a house for the Christmas season. I thought to myself, "Chance, you should put some Christmas decorations up. " Obviously I would have to wait until the December 1st rule to put them up, but I was thinking about this around November 25th. Unfortunately, my thoughts for Christmas lights went down the drain when I noticed my 80 year old neighbour Grizzwalling her house ! How can I compete with that? She's been buying Christmas lights for a good 60 years longer than I've been alive!!!

What was I going to do? I wasn't going to try and compete against her and her lights! But I did go over there on November 14th to tell her to SMARTEN UP! I yelled ... " MARG! YOU ARE TWO WEEKS TO EARLY TO BE PUTTING UP A BLOW UP SANTA!! DAMN YOU MARG!! DAMN YOU!! She didn't hear me ... she's 80!

We really are in the Christmas season now, and to be totally serious for a moment, its a season where you should be thinking of others. Sure its about the presents, the food, the decorations and the presents .. but its also a time to help others who may not have it as good as you do. There are a ton of ways to do it. The Salvation Army is a good place to start. Volunteer, donate ... do anything you can to make some one's Christmas as good as you know yours will be ... it'll be better than any present you get .... unless you get an I- phone ... THOSE ARE SOOO AWESOME!

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Scientists have found chunks of the meteorite that blew up in the sky a couple weeks ago. People reported seeing it all the way from Yorkton to Fort Mac to Edmonton and here in Swift. In fact, some were convinced it landed behind the Swift Current Mall! The meteorite chunks were found about 40 kms south of Lloydminster in Saskatchewan and could lead to Scientists discovering a lot of things about our solar system. Check out the video of it originally coming down .....

Fa - Boooo - tin

2008-11-27T04:08:00.000-08:00

I hate those commercials. Why would you ever purposely advertise the wrong name of your business? People everywhere now refer to Fabutan as Fa- Boo- tin. Drives me crazy. If I were a franchisee .. I would be furious.

Alright ... now that I've made myself out to be a rough and tumble man ... lets talk about something that seems to get guys in a lot of trouble with their buddies .... yes ... tanning.

Everyone has been in that situation where you've done something to get harassed by your circle of pals. You had to much to drink and only made it to 9 o'clock .... You cheer for the Leafs when everyone else cheers for another team .... or the one that happens the most .... You found a girl that would date you and are now spending to much time with this lady. I'm speaking from personal experiences here so if those examples aren't dead on ... I'm sure you can shape them into something that has happened to you that you get harassed about constantly from your close buds.

I've been hassled about all these things before. But I think I got it the worst after a couple of my close friends found out I was tanning. I didn't realize it ... but by tanning ... I have turned into a woman. Who would have thought 8 minutes in a tanning bed would give me lady parts!!

Apparently, in order to be a man, I have to stay on a strict diet of beer and potato chips, watch nothing but football, treat woman like crap, and not even think about tanning! I had no idea this is how I had to live my life.

For one ... I like tanning, its relaxing and feels good when its minus 40 out! Two, its good for you in the winter months when your deprived of Vitamin D, and three, if your going on a trip ... its a lot better to tan gradually, than burn your skin terribly the first day on vacation and spend the rest of your trip applying aloe vera gel!!

Bottom line ... I like rock n roll, working out and watching sports ... but ... I also like cooking, tanning and watching Ellen Degeneres! She's the best thing on TV right now ... you should have seen what she did to Mariah Carey yesterday ... ha ha ha ... to funny ! Sorry, I get carried away when its a conversation about Ellen ... focus Duperreault ... to sum up ... I'm a man .. and I like tanning!

The Busy Season

2008-11-24T06:13:00.000-08:00

Its safe to say November and December are the busiest months in radio. How can I tell? Well let me list off the amount of things we gave away this morning:

6:15 - Row of Rich's for 60 bucks

6:45 - Kevin Thorn Action Figure for Rock N Wrestling

7:15 - Row of Rich's for 80 bucks

7:45 - Birthday cake

7:50 - Tickets to Men Without Shame

8:10 - Qualifying for an All inclusive trip to Jamaica

9:20 - Mandatory Metallica - Qualifying for a trip to Calgary to see Metallica.

I get asked this question quite a bit, "What keeps you in radio?" I never really knew how to answer it fully. I would always say, "well I get up in the morning and don't hate going to work, that's why I do it." But now I know why I love radio so much ... its giving away free stuff !! How much fun is it to see the look on some one's face when they win a trip to Sandals Jamaica !!! A lot of fun .. that's the answer to that question!

The Jamaican Jet will be flying by every now and then over the next few weeks .. its the only way to qualify for the Eagle Incredible Journey: Sandals Jamaica.

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I'm sure people pull pranks on their co-workers all the time. It's no different here. I like to send e-mails from other peoples e-mail accounts when they accidentally leave them open. Usually, its an e-mail to our boss telling him how much they love him and how they want to take the relationship to the next level. Which might not seem all that funny, but when the e-mail is usually from a guy to our boss, who is also a guy, it becomes a lot more funny. Lets just say it's been a really good run of messing with people.

Unfortunately, they've caught on and have discovered my e-mail open on several occasions. To those people, I have two things to say, one: Get your own prank you non witty #@$#@% and two: This is my prank ... I will get the last laugh.

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Check out the poll ... it has to do with the Eagle Incredible Journey ... pretty straight forward and I think I know which one will win, but give it a look anyway.

The Incredible Journey

2008-11-17T09:03:00.001-08:00

This is Mary and Al ... our winners from last years Incredible Journey...

A small part of the resort they stayed in ....

One of the many swim up bars they spent a lot of time at ...

"Another day in paradise" Mary would say as the week went on ...

This is also the place ... you could be travelling too come January 2009 ...

The Eagle Incredible Journey is Back ... listen for details

Remembrance Day

2008-11-12T06:25:00.000-08:00

Usually I come away from Remembrance Day thinking ... "I don't think people did enough to remember our fallen heroes," or "The Ceremonies could have been better."
That was not the case after yesterdays Bronco game. The Bronco's staff should feel awesome about the job they did before the Broncos lost to the Calgary Hitmen. They had Travis Steinly and the Mudflaps sing a Tim Mcgraw song that was very fitting for Remembrance Day ... and it sounded good! I hate Country music, so that's a stretch for me to say. Then they had a moment of silence, and a couple Veterans on the Red Carpet for the ceremonial puck drop ... and then they stayed on the ice for the National Anthem. All I have to say is ... great job you guys ... great job.

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A call Friday morning got me thinking about radio in general. Basically, a listener was mad that I talked in between songs. Before we started those song I had said something along the lines of ... "40 minutes without a commercial." He was angry because I was talking in between songs, therefore advertising our station. I was kind of surprised by the whole thing. I had never heard anybody angry about the DJ saying the names of the artists before. Here's how it went ...

LISTEN

Does it make you angry when we say what station your listening too?

Music Adds

2008-11-06T04:07:00.000-08:00

Here's how a typical Wednesday goes. Start the morning show at 6 ... end at 10 .. and then head upstairs to have a music meeting with Ryan my boss. We basicaly just look over the new music and decide what we're going to play and what we're not going to play. This usually creates an argument about which songs we should or shouldn't add, kind of like a few weeks ago.

I don't know if you've heard, but Nickelback is coming out with a new album November 18th called Dark Horse. When they released their first single I realized it was going to be the candid terrible, slow, love song that would chart on every radio station known to man ... its just how they roll in the Nickelback camp. This started an argument, Ryan thought we should play it and I thought it was a bit sappy for The Eagle. In the end the Boss had the final say and "Gotta Be Somebody" got thrown in the Eagle music library.

Here's where the story gets good ... when I saw I wasn't going to win this musical battle I put a disclaimer on the new Nickelback song. I told Ryan, (the boss), that if we were going to add this sappy Nickelback song to the Eagle, we had to add their next single no matter how it did on the charts. It made logical sense to me because I knew they would have a crazy rock song to release at some point. Well Ryan agreed ..."Chance, you add 'gotta be somebody' and I'll let you add the next Nickelback single as soon as they release it."

Well .. they released their next single earlier this week .. it's called "Something in Your Mouth" ... enjoy, I know I will when it plays four times a day on the Eagle!!

Bond

2008-11-05T04:29:00.000-08:00

It could possibly be the best Bond Theme ever written. Jack White ... who is a mastermind when it comes to old school sound, and Alicia Keys ... who is crazy good on the piano and has an unbeleivable voice. Its called "Another Way to Die", and it is solid.

But lets be honest for a minute .. when was there a good Bond Theme? Chris Cornell sucked it up the last go around with "You Know My Name" for Casino Royale, Madonna's "Die Another Day" ... come on, and does anyone even remember the one Garbage did for The World is Not Enough? I think Sheryl Crowe is AWESOME!! But she sucked it up with her attempt at the Bond Song for Tomorrow Never Dies.

The Quantum of Solace is coming out November 14th. Its going to be Daniel Craigs second go at being Bond and I expect big things. Everyone was all over him for being picked to follow up Pierce Brosnan as the most notorious character in movies to date, and when all was said and done, I thought he NAILED it! Did you see Casino Royale? It was unbeleivable!

Take a listen to Jack White and Alicia Keys ... its the best Bond Song in years.

Facebook

2008-11-03T05:20:00.000-08:00

This is why I love Facebook ...

I now present "The Best Halloween Costumes 2008" ...

My Boss, Reschy, and I think Monkey

Jr ... or Hulk .. I can't tell

The guy in the middle is Borat! Ha Ha ... priceless

and the winners, Cade, Mark, and Landon ... an unstoppable trio (it was the fake dusters that won it)

Inside Info

2008-10-30T05:11:00.000-07:00

Remember these guys? I do. It was Swift Currents first real rock show! Default and Mobile played the Credit Union I-Plex to start the summer off and it was GRAND.

Around that time I got to meet the guy who was responsible for bringing those two bands to Swift Current. He's a concert promoter from Saskatoon who runs the Roxy on Broad which is a rock bar ... they have shows there all the time. One of the conversations we had before the show, had to do with some of the other acts that could possibly come through town over the next year.

Keep in mind all of this was just speculation at the time, but a few bands he threw out there were Seether and Three Days Grace. That conversation lead to one that just recently caught my attention a little more than usual. I remember him mentioning something about Collective Soul maybe playing here shortly after New Years. Well yesterday I found out they're going to be at the Prarieland in Saskatoon for the New Years Eve Party!! Could that possibly mean Collective Soul will be the next big name to come to Swift Current? I guess we'll find out ... until something is officially announced ... its all just speculation!!

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I need to give a shout out to people who work two jobs. I don't know how you do it. Over the last couple weeks I've been helping my brother side the Morse Town Hall. Here's what my schedule has been like ....

4:15 AM - alarm

6:00 AM - start morning show

12:30 PM - Done @ work

1:00 PM - Drive to Morse, Side all day long

9:00 PM - Drive home, Go to bed

(Repeat)

Being from Riverhurst, a small farming community, where I used to work 17 hour days at the Potato Barns ... you would think this would be no problem. But apparently I just can't hack it ... I have been dragging a** lately and I've come to the conclusion that in my old age I've turned into a softy! I guess 3 years of radio has beaten the farm kid out of me!

Anyway ... I just wanted to say this to those people who work two jobs or just work extremely long hours ... your amazing ... you are twice the man I am ... and if your a woman ... your still twice the man I am.

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The last poll ended with 80% saying Chinese Democracy will come out November 23rd. 10% said maybe ... 10% said HA HA HA.

I changed the question .. its about the Broncos ... hope you check it out.

Metallica

2008-10-27T06:55:00.000-07:00

Look at that man. One of the greatest lead guys in the history of Metal. He looks ... evil ... but so Awesome. To be honest, I'm a lil scared of him. He's like 6'4 and makes Lars look like a midget when he stands beside him. He's wearing a frickin jean jacket with the sleeves cut off! His go tee is white ... I mean ... he's so old ... yet so menacing! He ends off every word by throwing an AH on the end. " St Anger-AH in my head, he never gets respect-Ah " ... you know what I'm talking about. His name is James Hetfield, and you could see him in person!!

This morning we released the details on our next Live Like A Rock star Series ... we'll be sending two people to Metallica in Calgary December 5th!! (its a Friday!) The Pengrowth Saddledome is sold out for two nights, both December 4th and the 5th ... I'm trying to tell you these tickets are RARE! Not only will you be there to see James, Lars, Kirk and Rob .. but you'll also be staying in the KING Room at the Travelodge Hotel Calgary Airport ... plus we'll drive you from your hotel room to the show and back again in the Eagle Cruiser ... which means there will be fun to be had at the show!!

Here's how you win ... starting Thursday, listen for "Mandatory Metallica" and be the first caller as soon as you hear a Metallica song, we'll put your name in for a shot at winning Live Like a Rock star with Metallica!!

Again .. it starts this Thursday.

A Killer Blog Combo

2008-10-22T04:25:00.000-07:00

It looks like every man, woman, and child in North America will be getting a free Dr. Pepper! I say that because Dr. Pepper promised to do so, if Chinese Democracy came out before the end of this year and with a release date of November 23rd ... it looks like they'll be out a couple mill!!

This release date is different from the others for a couple reasons ... one ... they linked themselves with a huge business associate, Best Buy. Two, they released the first single to radio this morning, interestingly enough, titled Chinese Democracy.

We played it for the first time and let me be the first to say ... it is good!! I mean, I really expected it to suck .. after all the money spent, the 20 different band members Axl went through over the last decade and all the hype this album has gotten ... how could it be good? Well .. I don't know how they did it .. but what I hear so far .. makes me warm and fuzzy on the inside!!

I'll be the first to say ... I can't wait until November 23rd to drive to a different city, walk into a Best Buy, and buy the new GNR album !

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I took this off of CNN ....

Perhaps it's fitting that AC/DC's 15th studio album will be sold exclusively through one retailer (Wal-Mart) — because this collection consists of little more than a single song.

The Aussie outfit's first album in eight years kicks off with the single ''Rock N Roll Train,'' a meaty, medium-paced riff assault with a terrific, growling performance from singer Brian Johnson and a lead-guitar solo courtesy of Angus Young that erupts out of the song like the baby monster pummeling its way through John Hurt's chest in Alien. And, with the exception of some slower, more atmospheric moments during ''Rock N Roll Dream,'' all 15 tracks on Black Ice could be described in almost exactly the same way.

Of course, the appeal of AC/DC lies with their more-than-30-year-old commitment to the same no-frills metal groove. But that groove now seems in danger of becoming a rut. True, ''Stormy May Day'' has some nice slide guitar, ''She Likes Rock N Roll'' boasts a smidgen more funk in the playing of bassist Cliff Williams, and ''Anything Goes'' is both the disc's most hummable moment and its most wistful. But all these midtempo songs are still incredibly similar to one another, as they are to the almost identically paced ''Big Jack,'' ''War Machine,'' and ''Decibel'' (though the latter does contain an all-time-great dumb lyric: “Decibel!/That’s the history of Rock N Roll!”). Even 2000’s fairly monochromatic Stiff Upper Lip had more varied material — as well as 75 percent fewer songs with the word rock in the title. B–

Who is this idiot? SHUT UP! .... ya ... ya stupid idiot!!! In all honesty ... the album is good ... it sounds like AC/DC ... what else do you expect when you go and buy an AC/DC album ... do you expect a techno album? .... idiot.

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Money Well Spent

2008-10-20T05:55:00.000-07:00

Today is a celebration. A celebration for the ages. A celebration that shall extend into the late night and well into the new year. A celebration of the greatest rock n' roll band in the world putting out their first album since Stiff Upper Lip ! I call this celebration ....

THE BLACK ICE CELEBRATION !!!!

Give me a break ... I'm not about to sit here for half an hour thinking of something witty to call it ... way to much work.

ACDC's new album comes 8 years after their last one in 2000. I can remember exactly what I was doing when Stiff Upper lip hit shelves ... I was in grade 10, we just got out of school ... I was riding in Chris Durell's truck down main street in Central Butte Saskatchewan and "stiff upper lip" was pumping through his massive stereo ... people walking on the street could probably only here the bass ... it was way to loud ... and I loved it!!!

Usually new albums will drop on a Tuesday, but it seems lately that bands are opting out of releasing their new collection on the same ol day. Metallica, for example, just released "Death Magnetic" on a Friday. The other weird thing about Black Ice is it will only be sold by Wal Mart ... which is kind of a lie. That's just happening in the US ... Wal Mart has promised ACDC that they will sell at least 2.5 million copies of Black Ice, which is why it's being sold exclusively through the store. Up here, you'll be able to buy it anywhere and everywhere. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in Safeway ... or Humpty's (apparently they sell shirts now, so anything is possible)

I've had the opportunity to listen to the whole album and lets just say, you will not be disappointed ... it sounds exactly the way it should ... like an ACDC album!!!

Randoms ...

2008-10-15T05:06:00.000-07:00

This has absolutely nothing to do with how I voted last night nor am I trying to pretend like I know anything about politics ... but wasn't last nights election useless? There's not a new Gov't ... there's not a majority Gov't ... and David L. Anderson is still our guy. What has changed? Nothing, that's the answer. I can think of one word to sum it up ... Useless.

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The CFL just announced that Theory of a Deadman is going to play the half time show for the Grey Cup in Montreal. I think my response was the same as everyone else in this country ... yes they're good ... but are they Grey Cup half time show good? The answer to that question is no .. they're not. Don't get me wrong .. they're a rock solid band ... "She likes to shake her A**, she grinds it to the beat!" Whoever comes up with lyrics like that knows how to rock ... but in the past the CFL has booked larger acts. Bryan Adams, The Tragically Hip, Lenny Kravitz! Theory of a Deadman still plays clubs for crying out loud ... at least get someone who can sell out arena's!!

Actually I had a funny conversation about Theory of a Deadman the other day ... it was with one of my buddies. It went kinda like this ...

Buddy: "what do you think of that new Nickelback song?"
Chance: "You mean that crappy one off of Dark Horse that sounds like a boy band? I think it's terrible!"
Buddy: "No the one where he's talking about his girlfriend shaking her ....."
Chance: " ..... ohhhhh ... you mean Theory of a Deadman, Bad Girlfriend!"

It was confusing ... but then again .. so is trying to figure out the difference between Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman at times!

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We added two songs to the Eagle play list last week that I think was ... daring. The only reason I say that is because they aren't big name bands ... and they both sound a little different from the music you'll normally hear on the station. The one is Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire" ... which I would call a lack luster song ... and the other is Rise Against - Re- Education (through labor) ... an unbelievably great song ... but it's pretty heavy compared to the norm.

What does this mean? Not much really ... I just like talking about music.

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This is a great time of year to be in radio. There are times where I get to work and think ... "What am I going to talk about today?" I'll be the first to admit .. sometimes it gets kinda slow in the biz!! But right now ... I can't find enough time in a day to talk about what needs to be talked about. The Bronco's are awesome ... The Riders are being controversial as usual ... Christmas is coming quick ... we've got all sorts of contests going on ... there was a federal election last night.... its crazy, in a good way!

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Vote on the poll I got going. It's about the Grey Cup half time show.

Election Day

2008-10-14T07:23:00.000-07:00

Its been so long since I blogged that I literally forgot my password for this site! Took me 10 minutes to go through all the passwords I could have possibly used till I guessed the right one!

This is just a short entry. Not because I don't have anything to write about .. mainly cause my keyboard is busted and it's making me furious.

It's election day ... I know most people are already certain who they are going to vote for. But I am on the fence. It's going to be a game time decision ...

Here's the info you need for voting in Swift:

Voting locations ... Oman, Fairview, Irwin, and Central schools .... Trailview alliance church ... the I-plex social hall ... and the Rec Centre.

Phone this number to find out which one for sure - 778-3030 or go to this website elections.ca/home.

Good Luck.

To Prove a Point

2008-09-30T08:40:00.000-07:00

I'll be the first to tell you I don't know anything about politics. I'm an un-educated man when it comes to political views, and to be honest, I could really care less. Before you start stereotyping me into a young rambunctious kid who doesn't care, let me tell you why I feel this way ...

I enjoy life. I'm not going to be that guy who gets up in the morning and thinks, "I hate my job, my family, or my life in general." I wake up thinking, " I can't wait for today to begin so I can go to work, hang out with my friends, and make out with my smoking hot girlfriend!! This is my life ... looking forward to spending time with the people I care about, doing things that are fun and worth while.

To me, news is everything that is bad in the world. If you don't believe me, let me ask you a question. Has there ever been a time you felt good about life after watching a news cast? If you answered yes ... you are one of those people who wake up in the morning thinking ... "I hate this world." There is never anything uplifting in the news ... hurricanes killing people and wrecking hundreds of thousands of lives, murderer's being set free, and politicians causing pandemonium in their countries. All of it so depressing. Unfortunatley, there aren't always water skiing squirrels to end news casts. That's why I don't watch the news or care about politics ... it makes me think ... "Is this world going to make it 10 more years?" That, my friend, is depressing. Which is why I just don't give it the time of day, there are better things to be doing.

With that said, I do believe the election process is important. I've never missed a vote since I've been old enough to do so and I've always been educated enough to make the proper choice. I do believe politics and politicians are important to our country. It creates order, which we need. No I don't block out the worlds problems ... I know all about the US and their horrific economy ... I've heard about George Bush and how terrible he is ... Yes, Barack Obama is awesome and John McCain is Old. I've seen Stephen Harper's creepy commercials, and shortly after, Jack Layton's anti-Harper ads. I know about all the natural disasters and the creeps in the world , and I read enough on the Internet to be educated on the whole oil situation. But that doesn't mean I need to know everything about politics. I think a lot of people are the same way I am.

This brings me to my point. This morning we had Shauna Feaguson in from the Chamber of Commerce. (sorry Shauna, I butchered your name .... bad!) She was talking to us about the People Awards Gala that the Chamber is putting on in October. I think its an awesome event. They'll be giving away an award for Citizen of the year and sharing some great feel good stories about certain people in the Southwest. I can think of a handful of nominees just off the top of my head for Citizen of the year and I know whoever wins it will be honored ... there are a lot of good people in Swift Current and the SW, and to win that prestigious award, would be a great achievement.

We were talking about the dignitaries that will be there ... Premier Brad Wall, local MP David L. Anderson, and Mayor Sandy Larson. The Honorable Dr. Gordon L. Barnhart, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan will also be attending. Here's where the argument began.

I wasn't quite sure what the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan did, nor did I really care. Jon ended up getting on my back about that fact and said something along the lines of ... I was in the minority of people who didn't know who the Lieutenant Governor was or knew what he did.

I think that's a false statement. I really do believe there are more people who don't know about the Honorable Gordon L. Barnhart than do. Am I out of line saying that? I mean ... the guy is the Queens representative for Saskatchewan. What does the Queen have to convey to our province that is so important. From what I understand ... she stopped making the calls a long time ago!

Don't get me wrong, I respect the Queen and I beleive Mr. Barnhart deserves the title he has ... the man has done his fair share of work ... he has a PHD in History from the U of S, he's written many books on prairie history, and has 20 years experience as clerk of the Saskatchewan Legislature and 5 years as Clerk of the Canadian Senate. The Honorable Gordon L. Barnhart is a fitting title, and it's a big deal that he'll be at the Peoples Awards Gala.

The point I'm trying to make ... it's alright not to know who these people are. They aren't that influential in the lives of the working class family, and I believe if you asked 100 people on the street who the Lieutenant Governor is ... half might answer correctly... but I bet only a handful know what he does for our province.

I haven't run this by Keener yet ... but it could be interesting to see who actually knows about the Honorable Dr. Gordon L. Barnhart, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan ... listen for it this week. I have a feeling I'm not alone in saying ... who?

Canada's Band

2008-09-29T05:32:00.000-07:00

With a title like that, most would think, "oh, he's going to have a nice little article on The Guess Who," or "I bet this will be about The Tragically Hip." Unfortunately, I'm not going to blog about The Guess Who or the Tragically Hip ... I'm going to do this post ... on Nickelback. Don't kid yourself, they're more popular than any other Canadian band to date ... for sure in the last 20 years.

Before I even begin ... I have to confess something ... I am a closet Nickelback fan. No, I don't like "Photograph" ... and no I don't care for "How You Remind Me." Actually, to be 100% honest, there are a TON of Nickelback songs that make me wanna throw up ... just a lil. In fact, there are a few written by Nickelback that if heard while driving ... make me want to veer into oncoming traffic. But ... I 'm still a Nickelback closet fan.

I'm a huge fan of songs like "Side of a Bullet,""Because of You,""Worthy to Say,""Animals,""Leader of Men," and "Old Enough." All that is great ... I just hate how they feel like they have to write ballads and love songs when they can write such good metal licks.

It has been an exciting couple of weeks leading up to the release of their first single. First we found out that they were working with Mutt Lange, a guy that has produced some of the best albums of all time including ACDC's Back in Black and Def Leppards Hysteria and Pyromania. Plus the guy married Shania Twain ... and then divorced her. I don't know why for sure, but I think its because she liked country music!!

Shortly after that we found out that they were going to release the album November 18th. Then we found out what they were going to call it... Dark Horse. It all lead up to this morning, their first single was going to be released to radio. I was super pumped. Why not, its Nickelback! The question that was in my head ... "what are they going to go with? Is it going to be something that will be commercially succesful or will they finally realize that its ok to put out some heavy stuff and make the closet fans appreciate you more!!"

Then it happened. I found out what the name of the single was and realized I had made a huge mistake. You know when a song is named "Gotta be Somebody" that its not going be the metal Nickelback that I love ... it's going to be the commercial Nickelback that 13 year old girls love.

I would compare it to "Photograph," "If Everyone Cared," or any other Nickelback song of that nature. Needless to say it was disappointing. I'm not even sure if we'll be able to play the song on the Eagle. It'll probably get spun heavily on our sister station Magic 97.

When the album drops November 18th, I know there will be some heavy stuff on it ... we'll just have to wait for a couple months to hear it because this new song is probably going to get played till 2010 before they release another single.

By the way, you can download "Gotta Be Somebody" for the next 24 hrs on their website. It's free ... which is a good thing ... because its not worth much more.

The Gym

2008-09-23T09:23:00.000-07:00

I make it to the gym 5 or 6 times a week. It takes all the energy I have just to drag my ass off the couch to go, but I usually get there. Yeah sure, I do the whole gym thing to stay in shape, but lately, I think I go to the gym just to get feed back on The Eagle! Being an employee of the radio station, sometimes its hard to tell if you're creating a good product ... some would say you get numb to what you're putting out there, which is why I love hearing any type of feedback. Whether its really good, or a " Your radio station sucks!" All of it is welcome ... the one ups your self esteem and gives you an ego, while the other makes you angry and chops you down a couple pegs.

Lately, Rob has been giving me a lot of feedback on the radio station. Most will know Rob to see him ... he's pretty hard to miss. He's probably the strongest man I've ever met! The other day he was lifting so much weight, the machine couldn't hold any more plates! He's a large man ... which is funny, his nickname is Tiny. Anyway, from what he tells me ... he just started driving a truck that can get the radio station and he really enjoys it. One day he commented on a bit we did where I told Jon I was going to knock him out ... then proceeded to tell one of our callers I was going to knock him out for not voting. Rob told me the reason I wanted to knock everyone out, was because of all the weights I've been lifting at the gym ... its not true, but it was a funny comment.

Last night, he had a question for me. "Chance, what's the deal with that new sexy voice you have on the radio station introducing the newer music?" After explaining to him what that was all about he finally got it ... " Ohhh, you want more single guys to listen don't you!!? "

Those kind of talks are great ... I love that about the gym. Something else I really like ... when people think you have a crappy morning show ... and then they meet you. It seems the more people I can meet in the community, the more they seem to enjoy the show. It has to do with putting a face to the voice I think. It's kind of cool to say, "hear that guy on the radio, I know him." I'm not trying to say I'm a celebrity or anything because I know that's not true, but it's just because you hear that voice on the radio station that it seems kinda cool.

Its great when the good comments come more frequently than the bad, but we definitely get the bad. We have a guy that always calls in when he knows no one will answer the phone .. then he proceeds to tear a strip off of Jon. We call him "The Hater". The last message he left, he even beaked me, which is weird because he usually just rips on Jon. I don't mind criticism, but grow a set buddy .... if you want to talk trash like that .... call when you know we'll answer.

Fall

2008-09-22T05:12:00.000-07:00

Its the first day of fall. You know how I can tell? My gargantuan Elm Tree BARFED all over my front lawn!! Is there a rule somewhere saying that I have to rake those leaves, because I really don't want to. Stupid leaves.

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I know I've been talking about Metallica a lot lately but there is good news about their shows in Calgary. We got tickets to it. Listen for another Live Like a Rockstar Series coming in November.

Just a side note on the shows in Calgary. I am super angry at how they went about selling tickets. In fact, I'm just angry in general at how tickets are sold now a days. Back in the day, people use to line up for them and the ones who were there first got the best seats. Now, they have so many pre sale opportunities by the time the tickets go on sale to the general public, all that's left is the crap seats. I guess I'm just old school about how tickets should be sold. Stupid ticketmaster.ca.

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I am addicted to Wii. I'm not afraid to admit it anymore. Before, I was always the guy who thought video games were a waste of time and hardly gave them the time of day. In fact, I went as far as to torment people who thought video games were cool! In the last two weeks my house hold has gone from having zero video game consoles ... to having a Wii and a Playstation 3!

My name is Chance, and I have a gaming problem ... stupid video games.

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I almost peed my pants laughing at one of the news stories that ran this morning. There was a big drug bust just outside of the city. Apparently the cops pulled over a semi truck full of Marijuana. Rather than saying there was this many kilos or whatever of Mary Jane .... the press release the police sent us decided to put it into terms the public would understand ... they measured it by how many joints the confiscated marijuana would make. How does 700, 000 sound? It's almost like the cops saying, "We know a lot of people do drugs, lets put it in a term the hippies will understand."

I don't know, it made me giggle ... stupid .... drugs.