Thoughts on the NHL All-Star Skills Game January 29, 2008
Posted by jphebert in hockey.Tags: all-star, bettman, nhl
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Here are a few observations on this activity:
- Speed race: boooring – bring back the old format
- Too much happening at the same time at once on the once when they did the “team activity”, cameras were not keeping up
- The judges for the last segment were nobodies – where were Gretzky, Bossy, Lafleur or other hall of famer?
They need to shape up this activity, it holds a lot of potential but excecution is, well, bad. When the players have to ask for pucks, you hit rock bottom.
I think these guys got it right.
New Morcheeba album coming out! January 29, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: hooverphonic, morcheeba, portisead, trip-hop
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An all-time favorite at home, Morcheeba is releasing a new album on April 2nd this year. The Antidote (latest release) was kinda weak, no more Skye (the signer, she’s now on a solo career, please come back!). For the upcoming one, they have a bunch of guest singers, so could be very interesting.
New Portisead album! January 29, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: hooverphonic, morcheeba, portisead, trip-hop
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Yep, it’s been announced on http://www.portishead.co.uk/news.php – April 14th is the date for the new album. Finally! Enjoy!
Band worth listening to: Eloy January 29, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: Eloy, genesis, Pink Floyd, prog, progressive, van der graaf generator
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This is pure ’70’s vintage space/symphonic prog that just begs to be listened to since it’s just so good. Eloy’s masterpiece (Ocean) is one of those albums that rank up there with Selling England by the Pound (Genesis), Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) and Godbluff (Van der Graaf Generator). Should you be into this genre, just go ahead and give this rare clip a whirl, you won’t be disapointed. This is Decay of the Logos, tack #3 of 4 on Ocean.
Happy Birthday LEGO! January 28, 2008
Posted by jphebert in General.Tags: 50, birthday, google, lego
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LEGO is 50 today! Not everyday a venerable toy maker lasts that long in the market and that we still have fun with the bricks.
My disappointment is the lack of materials on the www.lego.com site. They route you to the online store to buy new models, no history or milestones. Also, Google added a new logo on their main page:
Can’t believe we lost January 28, 2008
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I coach my son’s novice-B hockey team and we played our best game ever this Sunday and it was 0-0 until the end.. Oh dammit, with 0.9 seconds to go the other team scored. AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! We can’t seem to get “the lucky break” we need! Just too funny! (gotta laugh off these things)
Cassette? January 28, 2008
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It’s just too funny. I ordered some CDs from the record label who handles the band Quidam and the album “Live in Mexico ‘99″ was really cheap so I picked one up. To my great surprise, it was a tape cassette, which explains why it was so cheap! Just too funny, and the only place left I can listen to it is in my car.
NHL- something’s gotta happen January 25, 2008
Posted by jphebert in hockey.Tags: all-star, bettman, espn, nhl, Vs
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I read the blog “Fire Bettman” because I agree with the idea that the head honcho for the NHL needs to go. I don’t wish for anyone to loose their job but I don’t think he gets it. Today’s post is on the mark.
Quite frankly, when the NHL is not selling into it’s key demographic (the north part of North America, like Winnipeg & Quebec City) and is trying to keep teams in Nashville (??) and implement one in Las Vegas (ice hockey in the desert..) they need to re-think where they’re going with this.
Plus, the NHL all-stars are a no-show at the all-star game, which is absurd, just a tad less absurd of showing games on the Vs channel. Talk to ESPN for crying out loud! Talk to local TV stations! Give all these guys a great deal, cancel the Vs contract and get some viewers. Sounds like rocket science?
For those who want a good laugh and like hockey, try this film. Just trust me, it features “Gary Buttman”.
My 2nd white paper – now live! January 23, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Elfiq.Tags: convention, hospitality, hotel, HSIA, Internet, link, paper, technology, WAN, white, white paper
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I published my 2nd white in my career paper this week, it discusses how to maximize Internet access for the hospitality vertical through HSIA. Free of charge of course, just visit www.elfiq.com/hospitality and fill the quick form. Thanks!
