Archive for October, 2005

Go WILDCATS!

Oct 18 2005
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My 14 year old son got a job with the Moncton Wildcats this evening. He went with a friend over to the Moncton Coliseum with a friend (who was already employed there) after school today and hooked into a job. What a proud day for his dad! His job will consist of stuffing programs (and unstuffing leftovers), general gopher work, and if he proves himself, working concessions and 50/50 tickets.He gets paid a decent wage, for good, clean work. PLUS he gets to watch the game! Beats a paper route.

The Wilcats lost 3-2 against the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

 
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Posted by Steve at 11:42 pm, Oct 18, 2005

 

Stage fright, writer’s block, performance anxiety…

Oct 16 2005

After Jody told me that I was added to his “must read” list, I became instantly anxious about content. I mean, how do I come up with something worthy of an audience on a regular basis? I worried and stressed and put three posts on my first day. If I can’t give them something interesting to read, I’ll at least give them a lot to read! Still I fret for content…

But then I watched Growing Up Gotti on A&E. This show

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takes viewers into the private lives of the (in)famous Gotti family, as single mother Victoria Gotti struggles to balance her writing career, her love life, and looking after her three teenage sons. I watched two episodes, back to back. In one episode, the three boys and their cousin participate in a rap recording session and in the other, two Gotti boys go on a blind date with some good old fashioned, nice Italian girls.

60 minutes of my life, gone forever.

If A&E can grab my attention for an hour with this crap, why am I worried about content?

 
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Posted by Steve at 7:28 pm, Oct 16, 2005

 

Heckle Flashback

Oct 14 2005

One of Moncton’s local radio stations, C103, was soliciting the best listener “heckle” to give a pair of tickets to the Just for Laughs Comedy Tour. It reminded me of the best heckle I’d ever heard.

I was on convention in Toronto many, many moons ago, and they had hired a comedian to entertain the crowd during dinner. The guy bombed BIG TIME. He was doing impressions of US-based politicians; and while he was quite good at it, us Canadians were simply not finding the desired humour in it. Folks started to talk amongst themselves and some jeered and heckled the guy. He finally turned to the audience and said something like,”Hey, you guys. I’m getting paid to to this gig, so I’m going to stay here until my time is up. We may as well enjoy it. I’m an impressionist… I can do ANY impression. Tell me what you want to see.”

Some guy in the back yelled, “Do a comedian!”

I almost cracked a rib, laughing so hard… the comedian melted into a puddle on the middle of the stage.

 
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Posted by Steve at 8:33 am, Oct 14, 2005

 

God had trouble with His kids too

Oct 13 2005

Adam and Eve.jpg After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve.

And the first thing he said was “DON’T!“

“Don’t what?” Adam replied.
“Don’t eat the forbidden fruit.“ God said.
“Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve..we have forbidden fruit!!!!!”
“No Way!”
“Yes way!”
“Do NOT eat the fruit!“ said God.
“Why”
“Because I am your Father and I said so!“ God replied, wondering why He hadn’t stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and He was angry! “Didn’t I tell you not to eat the fruit?“ God asked.
“Uh huh,” Adam replied.
“Then why did you?” said the Father.
“I don’t know,” said Eve.
“She started it!” Adam said.
“Did not!”
“Did too!”
“DID NOT!”

Having had it with the two of them, God’s punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.

 
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Posted by Steve at 11:27 pm, Oct 13, 2005

 

I won the lottery!!

Oct 13 2005
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For my retirement plan, I put most of my investment money in something that relies solely on pure, dumb luck. With the rest, I play the lottery.

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation has a game called Atlantic Payday. There are 77 numbers, you pick 4, and if you pick the right 4 numbers you win $2,000 every 2 weeks for 20 years.

I matched 3 out of 4 and got 50 bucks… hmph. Time to retire.

 
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Posted by Steve at 9:39 pm, Oct 13, 2005

 

Panic! I need CONTENT

Oct 13 2005

A friend of mine discovered my blog (increasing my reader count to 3, including myself) and told me he was adding my blog to his “must read” list. Was I flattered? I don’t know, but I do know that my first thought was “Shit! NOW I need content!” Damn.

 
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Posted by Steve at 8:41 pm, Oct 13, 2005

 
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