Archive for December 13th, 2007

Oh wait, maybe he did.

Just as Tony Parker and Eva Longoria are in damage control about an alleged affair with some topless model, screenshots have popped up of text messages allegedly between Tony Parker and said attention seeker.

I like that they’re in french. It adds a little je ne sais quoi to the little tryst.

Je parles francais.

Il y a des pamplemousses dans mes fenetres. Voila un crayon. J’ai faim. Voulez-vous couchez avec moi, ce soir?

See… it’s all good til that last one. It’s the last one that gets you in trouble. Tony. Allegedly.

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Yesterday I spent the afternoon broadcasting from the Safeway at Oak and King Ed for Nat and Drew’s Foodbank FillUp. I had my MacBook, and 4 wireless connections popped up - but I couldnt crack any of them.

For a blogging addict, this was painful. Pain. Full.

So, a day late, not a dollar short, here’s yesterday’s show notes.

- Woot! It’s the word of the year.
- Got some kids that dont know if they believe in Santa or not?  Check out MakeBeliever.com, where you can get a personalized video from Santa sent to them.

- If you always have the kids when you’re shopping and can’t figure out how to get their gifts, try this little trick.

- Pam Anderson and her new husband, Rick Solomon, each starred in pretty popular sex tapes.  It’s no surprise Pam answered “We’re in every night having sex,” when asked about her life as a newlywed.  Get ready for the reality show.  Pam and Rick will be the new Nick and Jessica.

- Dont use your cellphone as a modem.

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How secure are you in your career?

Are you a humble servant punching a clock, constantly looking for something better? Are you self employed, always looking for the next opportunity to grow your business?

Maybe you’re totally happy with the job you have right now, you bust your butt doing more than asked and just want the status quo to keep on keeping on.

Maybe you have a job for life with a strong union protecting you even if you show up for work drunk or stoned.

I’ve been on the radio at 95.3 in Vancouver for almost 15 years. That’s a long time. I’ve been in radio for 17, that’s a good kick too.

Last week our ratings came in, and they were less than expected. Now I know my stuff, I work hard, I communicate well and I do a good job. My boss tells me that, my listeners tell me that, I know that.

Last month our company was sold. Our General Manager retired this week. National officers are in town for meetings today.

A colleague just sent me an email. “Are you safe?”, he asked.

I wrote back, “Gretzky was traded. Nobody is safe.”

Now that’s not to say I want a change, or expect a change or need a change. Good Lord, I LOVE my job. I am eager to put the dozens of ideas I have to make things better in motion. My comment is just to say, if you don’t have a little bit of fear in you, you’re working for a union that will grieve your dismissal even if you show up for work drunk and stoned and I don’t work in a union.

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Close your eyes. I’m going to say a phrase, you say the first thing that pops into your mind. Okay, maybe dont close your eyes, after all, this is a blog.

The phrase: Rock N Roll.

What do you think of? Sex? Drugs? Motley Crue? Bill Haley and the Comets? The Beatles, Rolling Stones, U2 …

Did you think of Madonna? Probably not. But Madonna has been announced as an inductee into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

Many are announcing this as a “no brainer.” If it was the Music Hall of Fame, or the Hall of Fame of Contemporary Music, sure. Rock N Roll? Nope.

I mean, it’s not like she didnt try. In a recent tour she went all Sid Vicious in a kilt and weilded a mighty axe.

But try as she may, Madonna is not Rock N Roll.A musical icon? Yes. A legend? Yes. An innovator? Yes. Rock n Roll? No.

Change the name of the museum, I get the sentiment - it’s just the title that’s wrong.

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I’m nasty, so I call her Miss Jackson.

The best interview I ever did was with Janet Jackson in August of 1998.

How sad is it that I haven’t topped that in almost a decade? Well, recent interviews with Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne were pretty good. You can hear my archives on my official page.

The point of the post is the new track from Janet Jackson, Z100 is streaming Feedback if you want to listen. Janet’s album from earlier this year, 20Y.O. stunk out the joint, so she’s trying to hit it back again quickly.

Janet is an artist that had full Control of her career early on, but now seems to show you that it’s less about the singer’s talent and lyrics, and more about the producer’s ability to find new beats and sounds.

I think the new Janet track is generic. It could be done by anybody, it says more about the producer than it does the artist. But I hope it gets Miss Jackson back on top.

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Is your child bored because it’s winter and there are no flies to pull wings off?

Is he longing for Halloween when he can torture animals with firecrackers?

Does he miss summer vacation road trips playing eye spy for road kill?

Want to send him down the glorious path to certain incarceration?

Get the budding torturer on your list a road kill doll complete with guts and skid marks!

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I have seen 2 movies in the past 6 months. It’s an effect that is directly proportional to the birth of my son. My mom babysat for us to have a “date night” for the Bourne Identity Ultimatum Supremacy 3 and then a couple weeks ago we saw American Gangster at the Twilight Drive In.

That’s it.

There was a time when I would see 3 or 4 movies a month and I would be fully versed in the pros and cons of each nominee for the Oscars or Golden Globes. This year I haven’t got a clue.

Even with the ability to download movies freely on the internet, I’m still not motivated to go and grab anything and cosy up with my Creative Zen and watch a flick. Nothing interests me.

That said, the Golden Globe nominations were announced today. The nominees are:

MOVIES:

Picture, Drama: “American Gangster,” “Atonement,” “Eastern Promises,” “The Great Debaters,” “Michael Clayton,” “No Country for Old Men,” “There Will Be Blood.”

Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”; Julie Christie, “Away From Her”; Jodie Foster, “The Brave One”; Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart”; Kiera Knightley, “Atonement.”

Actor, Drama: George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”; James McAvoy, “Atonement”; Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”; Denzel Washington, “American Gangster.”

Picture, Musical or Comedy: “Across the Universe,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “Hairspray,” “Juno,” “Sweeney Todd.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “Enchanted”; Nikki Blonsky, “Hairspray”; Helena Bonham Carter, “Sweeney Todd”; Marion Cotillard, “La Vie En Rose”; Ellen Page, “Juno.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd”; Ryan Gosling, “Lars and the Real Girl”; Tom Hanks, “Charlie Wilson’s War”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Savages”; John C. Reilly, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”

TELEVISION:

Series, Drama: “Big Love,” HBO; “Damages,” FX Networks; “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; “House,” Fox; “Mad Men,” AMC; “The Tudors,” Showtime.

Actress, Drama: Patricia Arquette, “Medium”; Glenn Close, “Damages”; Minnie Driver, “The Riches”; Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”; Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters”; Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”; Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer.”

Actor, Drama: Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”; Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”; Hugh Laurie, “House”; Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”; Bill Paxton, “Big Love.”

Series, Musical or Comedy: “30 Rock,” NBC; “Californication,” Showtime; “Entourage,” HBO; “Extras,” HBO; “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”; America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”; Tina Fey, “30 Rock”; Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies”; Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”; Steve Carell, “The Office”; David Duchovny, “Californication”; Ricky Gervais, “Extras”; Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies.”

I got nothing.

The awards are scheduled for the new year, but the show might be super boring if no stars show up. There’s word the actors will boycott in solidarity with the Writers Strike.

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Today’s column in 24hrs tracks down some of the geekiest people in my address book to find out what they want for Christmas.

Got a “hard to buy for” on your list? Today’s piece is a must read (page 14).

BTW, they edited out one of my paragraphs for space… Here it is to get you started:

iPod Family $89-$329
http://www.apple.ca
Most of my friends want something from Apple. HiTech Mommy Cat Schwartz would dig a MacBook while local blogstar, Meg Fowler, says “if it has an Apple icon and likes to be touched, I’m down with it.” Social media marketer, Jordan Behan, agrees “a simple 8Gb Nano with a longer lasting battery than my ancient 10Gb would suffice. Heck, even a shuffle would be good for those Skytrain rides.” Yes, there are other media players but anything from Apple is sure to bring the biggest smiles this season… (more)

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