Add another notch to my illustrious WWE watching career after a night spent in the Air Canada Club Lounge last night for the WWE Supershow taping of last night’s Raw and this Friday’s SmackDown. It was my first time getting the VIP treatment at the ACC and I have to say it was preferable to SkyDome. Great venue, polite and efficient service, and above average food. I even tried my first Molson Canadian, brewed on-site. It was my first live wrestling show since 2002 when I did the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal circuit, the famous “performance tires” incident. Still my worst driving experience to date.
Anyways, entertaining shows, and fun going with my boss here as he was not accustomed to the ways of the wrestling fan. Toronto is always fun specifically because we do tend to decide when it’s time to heel or face turn someone. Last night it was heels Randy Orton and Chris Jericho receiving the unexpected adulation, while poor CM Punk probably experienced his first round of boos in some time. Good to see the product has been cleaned up a bit, didn’t make it as uncomfortable to be surrounded by pre-teens.
So it’s official, TTC is going to start charging for parking to all commuters in April 2009, Metropass or not. Lots will be set up to handle cash and credit cards. Assuming the rumoured $6 cost remains (they’re attempting to make $4,000,000 in “lost revenue”) that’s about an extra $100 a month, or double the price of the Metropass. Which means I’m going to start driving to work. I can only hope hundreds of others do the same. Interesting to note that when the idea was first floated they attributed maintenance and gas prices as two reasons. As a daily user of the Kipling lot I assure you maintenance is limited as nobody has plowed walkways or parking lots yet, and gas is $0.704 this morning. The article failed to mention greed, suspiciously.
Anyone else notice the shocking coincidence of Rogers, owners of the flailing Sportsnet, refusing to add TSN2 to their channel line-up?
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My dad wants a hores but my mom says no.
The weirdest teams names in sports.
Greatest. Mustache. Ever.
The “Fart” name is goofy, as is the KFC one. Boston “Bruins” is kind of goofy too; why did I ever like them?
You still like them! Love them in fact! Remember, how much you wished ECHL3 never happened so Bruins could be champs forever? Don’t stray, KP.. don’t stray..
don’t you mean ECHL4?
I do!
A part of me wishes ECHL5 never starts. that way, B’s will be 2nd-last champ ever. Besides, it’s another lame duck year for Colorado. Having said that, I would think House would push to throw me out of the league for the 1st statement.