Not to turn this blog into “all Flames all the time” (er, suck it, Chiarelli) but came across this video and found it very interesting, especially the behind-the-scenes of switching the Kiss Cam! 😉
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Calgary Flame’s Unexpected Run To The Top in 2019
Back in October as the NHL season began, I did a post about many of the reasons I was excited for the Flames 2018/2019 season. Coming off a couple very disappointing years (and really, about 15 underwhelming years with only a couple exceptions – unexpected 2003/2004 Cup run, making the second round of playoffs in […]
Music Monday – “I am flesh and I am bone/Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold”
Guest post by Shea who introduced me to this song/artist… “Glitter and Gold” – Barns Courtney
Music Monday – “She asked me to change the station/Said the song just drove her insane/But it weren’t just the music playing/It was me that she was trying to blame”
“Far From Me” – John Prine
Beer Me – Advent Beer Calendar Edition
Beer Me! is a YouTube series where a couple hipsters from BC drink half a dozen of a certain kind of beer (they claim in an hour) rating each on things like artwork, taste, reliability, etc. while getting progressively more wasted. (They also occasionally do a bottle of hard stuff.) There have been some funny […]
.@aoc_dances Is My New Favourite Twitter Account Today
So you may have heard that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had an “embarrassing” video of her dancing in a college video (which, in turn was a remake of an earlier mash-up) highlighted recently but that it didn’t go as well as the anonymous right-wing troll who tweeted it had hoped. Unsurprisingly, instead of embarrassment and scorn, […]
Music Monday – “I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you”
Goddamn, this is a good song. “The Blower’s Daughter” – Damien Rice
Friday Fun Link – Dubai Fireworks (Full)
I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that my highest mark for a presentation in library school was one I did that was actually in a journalism class. My presentation was about online video and how it allows you to transcend both space and time in a way that other previous media (television, radio, etc.) couldn’t. This video from […]
Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”
“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle
Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace
If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)