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Good point.

It's great seeing Roller finding the time to even watch this series given his rabid interest in the Bulldogs-Grand Rapids playoff series.

As biased as I am' date=' I totally agree. I miss watching playoff games being broadcast from the Forum and Boston Gahdens. That was the real shit. Ray Bourqe'd[/quote'] I've never stopped loving this rivalry, even though my team loses far more games than they win. Lucic deserved the suspension, but oddly enough, Damien "fucking smug coward asshole that sucks" Cox didn't think the cross-check warranted a suspension. Go figure?

This is true too. It can go either way. The young staff needs one run-through with each team in the East and a few of the other top contenders in the other divisions before we'll know what we got. Marcum may be back sooner than later too.

Romero and Purcey (16th overall in 2004) were high picks, so it's great seeing them doing well. Sometimes, prospects that aren't tearing up the minors perform better when they get called up. It seems to be the case so far with Purcey and Romero - and Richmond too. Ryan looked pretty good yesterday.

So, I guess teh Music Hall's box office wasn't selling tickets, or did anyone even try?

Are the tickets also on sale at the Music Hall's box office?

It's either episode 2 or three in the US, but the first episode aired for the first time on Showcase last night.

Although this is where Colangelo earns his money. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. It won't necessarily be bad for the franchise if Bosh gets dealt.

Season V starts tonight at 10pm on Showcase (it repeats a few hours later).

Ha ha! I was indeed watching the Reporters, but I've been following the Bosh situation daily, on the Fan and in both the Sun and Star. Nobody seems to know what he's going to do.

Too early to tell.

Old movies originally recorded in mono often are better than remastered DVDs that have remixed stereo soundtracks. Compare original mono with remixed stereo on any of the Looney Tunes: Golden Collection discs for proof.

How convenient that your favorite era of SNL was the same time as later-day highschool. My guess is that Betty finally let you stay up until midnight on Saturdays. I should have prefaced that that year was very consistent, comedy-wise. Even the early days were hit and miss. Still, nothing beats Dan Ackroyd as Jimmy Carter calmly talking down a guy tripping on acid and asking if the guy has any Allman Brothers.

I think the funniest era of SNL was the one-off 1984-85 year that included: Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Harry Shearer, Jim Belushi, Rich Hall and Christopher Guest. What made that year extra special was the frequent guest hosts such as Eddie Murphy (he did White Like Me, James Brown in the hot-tub etc... as a guest host), Spinal Tap and The Folksmen.

What I do know is that SNL hasn't been funny or relevant since the late 80s.

Well, you need a car to get to most if not all Ikeas, so that ain't very green, whether you drive a hybrid or not. Not everyone goes to Ikea to buy big crappily made items.

I wish more people had their minds on the floor, but the ratings were poor for the series. However, even if it does get cancelled, it is well worth picking up on DVD.

Or last night's Massey Hall show, where Willie only played an hour set.

I don't love the guy, but I'm glad Brian is still in business.

And this just in from the London Free Press: Billy Bob: Pulls plug on JLC gig Fri, April 10, 2009 By JAMES REANEY and KATHY RUMLESKI, SUN MEDIA Bye-bye Billy Bob. Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters have pulled out of their Canadian tour with Willie Nelson and Ray Price and will not be at the John Labatt Centre tonight. The tour turned sour on Thornton after his bizarre interview on CBC radio’s Q earlier this week hit the airwaves and the Internet. He was booed by a Toronto Massey Hall crowd, which also made catcalls, Thursday night. A statement on Willie Nelson’s website said the Boxmasters have cancelled the remainder of the tour. “At this time, no reasons have been announced but the remainder of the tour will continue as scheduled.†The John Labatt Centre’s Chris Campbell said last night that officials there were not told why Thornton dropped out. “We’ve just been notified that he won’t be performing,†Campbell said. He said the cancellation doesn’t change the start time of the concert, set for 7:30 p.m., or the length. Both Price and Nelson will extend their sets, Campbell said. Thornton, the band’s singer, took issue with Q host Jian Ghomeshi’s introduction to the interview, which included references to the star’s career as a Hollywood actor, director and screenwriter. It came to a head — and the buzz began — when Ghomeshi mentioned Thornton’s passion for music. “Would you say that to Tom Petty?†Thornton questioned. One result would seem to be that readers of The Free Press will not know what else he was thinking. An e-mail from the Boxmasters’ media relations team arrived early Thursday. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to schedule this for (Thursday). I’ve got some conflicts in the guys’ schedule,†the e-mail said. On Wednesday, the radio host suggested that Thornton’s past was relevant to provide context for listeners. “There’s plenty of context without all that,†Thornton fired back. When Ghomeshi pointed out that his refusal to acknowledge his film career was odd, Thornton responded: “I think it’s odd that you have to smoke inside a white stripe outside,†apparently referring to a no-smoking policy at buildings in Toronto. Ghomeshi said later in a telephone interview that Thornton left without saying goodbye or thanking the host. During that radio show, the Oscar-winning star found time to insult Canadian crowds. “Canadian audiences seem to be very reserved,†he told Ghomeshi. “We tend to play places where people throw things at each other. Here, they just sort of sit there. And it doesn’t matter what you say to ’em. ... It’s mashed potatoes but no gravy.†Even without the Boxmasters, there is plenty of star power on the bill tonight. Price and Nelson go way back. Nelson was a member of Price’s band early in his career. He now has more than 200 albums in his catalogue and is known for such songs as Crazy, Hello Walls, and his famous genre-adjusting version of Stardust. Nelson, 76, is also known as an author, actor and activist. - with files from The Canadian Press

Looks like it'll be a great show. I love Kramer. I saw him fronting the remnants of The MC5 a few years ago and the guy is still a monster guitarist.

There was some hijinks last night at the show. Check out today's Toronto Star article: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/616601

In other words, he was well cast.

Come on over. It's always in my cabinet. Best.Trek.Ever. Funny enough' date=' I am not that big of a Trekkie. I like what I like but there was a ton of boring garbage I couldnt get past. Most of the films are total crap which is why I am very excited with this early buzz. [/quote'] Khan is great and I really like the director's cut of the original movie. See it in Blu-Ray - there's a new cut out there. The next best film is VI, with Christopher Plumber as a Shakespeare-quoting Klingon villain. IV is dated and pretty terrible and III is ok.