Archive for the “buzz” CategoryYes, I Ustream my show so you can catch things live when I’m on the air. I thought it would be fun to set up a time lapse for an hour so you could watch it in high speed. (BTW this is a video from the spring, I’m not wearing turtlenecks in July) The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
The jackpot is up to $32M in the Lotto 6/49 on Saturday night. Let’s get some tickets.  I’ll pick the first number and then you just put the number you want on the ticket in the comments section. I’ll group them, in order, into sets of 6 and buy the tickets. Anything less than $10 each will be donated to Team Diabetes Easter Island. Anything greater than $10 each will be split evenly. I pick #4 .. which number do you want on the ticket? Entries will be capped at 10a Friday June 27, or at 119 responses (i.e. 20 tickets), whichever comes first. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
I haven’t played golf since my buddy Roger swung through Vancouver last summer. Before that round, I hadn’t played since Jen and I took a babymoon to Cuba for New Year’s. In 18 months, that would be 4 rounds of golf. I used to play that much every single week - when I was single. Now, with the bebe, it’s tough to get up in the morning and hit the links before work. There’s feeding, diapering, changing and napping to look after. This weekend, it will change. I’m going to see Roger, and Frank, and Erin, and Amber. All pals who have worked at Z95-3 through the years - now they’re all in Calgary rocking the airwaves there. That will be fun, it’s the golf that’s going to be killer. 5 rounds in 3 days. One on Friday, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. Sunday is what I’m looking forward to the most, a couple 18s in the Rockies. First at Kananaskis (below) and then at Silver Tip.  5 rounds of golf in 3 days. I haven’t even mentioned the poker, steaks and wine that will be had. It’s going to be a blast. But a bittersweet one. I won’t be home until well past Z’s bedtime on Sunday meaning I won’t see him on Father’s Day. We’ll postpone the Father/Son festivities to Tuesday, when we’ll head down to Commercial Drive to watch Les Bleus and the Azzurri go at it in Euro 2008. Cheering for France in the heart of Little Italy? I hope Z can protect his old man. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
Such is broadcasting in 2008. You don’t need a traditional network to get your message out. Leo spent $30 000 on equipment for his studio and created his own. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
The Super 7 Jackpot is $27M tonight and you get 3 tickets for $2.
I used to Lotto Pools all the time when this blog was on MySpace, don’t know why I haven’t done it over here. Here’s how it works:leave a comment with a number between 1 and 47. I’ll take the numbers in order and group them together into sets of 7 and buy tickets for tonight’s lottery. Everyone who puts down a number agrees to split the winnings equally with all the other posters. Anything equal to, or less than, $10 each in winnings will be recycled into new tickets with the same people agreeing to split. Post away .. I pick #4, the next 20 commenters are in on the draw. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
Very few actual dates are burned into my brain. I mean, burned in as month, day and year. I know January 28, 1986. That was my 16th birthday, it’s also the day the shuttle exploded. I know the Victoria Day Weekend of 1990 was when I moved for my first radio job at CJIB in Vernon (which makes this weekend my 18th anniversary in the biz!!). I know I started at 95.3 in Vancouver on Labour Day of 1993. Zacharie was born May 31, 2007. My mom and dad were married October 21, 1967. So apart from family or personal dates, there’s nothing really that stands out in my mind - except May 18, 1980.
I have always remembered the exact date Mount St Helens exploded. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I was 10, an age where boys are fascinated things that go boom. But what makes my memory of this date remarkable, is that I was living in Ontario at the time of the explosion. Our family was preparing to move from Kingston, Ontario to Richmond, BC later that summer. At the time of the eruption my dad was out west looking at homes. He brought me home a plastic envelope of ash. It was one of those prized possessions I had pinned to my bulletin board for years until, in my early adulthood, I started moving around a lot and saw it as useless, instead of the vital childhood souvenir it has become. So I don’t have the envelope of ash, but I do think about it every year, on May 18. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
Radio Perez starts Monday on 95Crave. You can hear fresh reports twice a day, 6:15a with Nat and Drew and 5:15p with me. Check out his chat with Nat and Drew this morning announcing the arrival of the Queen of All Media. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
It’s going to be a blast. I can’t wait. BUT .. I have a problem. Well, not really a problem, more like a decision, and I’m having difficulty weighing the pros and cons of each side. I can either pay for the flight, or cash in some Aeroplan points.
Soooo .. is $200 a good value for 15 000 points? I just can’t seem to decide. What would Jesus do? The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
Back to video blogging today with the return of the 120. The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
Earlier this week I put out a call for help with creating some banners and buttons to spread the word about Team Diabetes Easter Island and the effort to raise $10 000 for the cause. My pal, Carolyn, did a little bit of grown up art while her daughter was colouring. Here’s one she came up with:
Here are some thumbnails of others she designed:
If you want to add one of these to your own blog, feel free to click out to the larger version, save-as and then please link back to this address (my donation page with Team Diabetes): https://ocp.diabetes.ca/pledge/cspledge.asp?prId=td&oId=1212656&tId=8410 And while you’re at it, double click on the larger image and make a pledge yourself! The Blog According to Buzz. Spread the word, ya heard?
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