Monthly Archives: April 2010

14Apr / 2010

Canucks 2010 Playoff Beard Challenge – Day 3

So far the Playoff Beard Challenge is off to a steady start – just me. But word has it there might be something coming down the pipeline on the team side, for those of you who want in on the action, time is of the essence!

Anywho, here’s my progress through three days – some good quality stubble:

Canucks 2010 Playoff Beard - Chris - Day 3

Chris – Day 3

Join the Canucks 2010 Playoff Beard Challenge by keeping us all up-to-date on the progress of your playoff beard by adding your photos to the flickr group – http://www.flickr.com/groups/canucksplayoffbeard/

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11Apr / 2010

The Canucks 2010 Playoff Beard Challenge

Last night, Marnie asked if me if I was going to begin my playoff beard. I simply turned to her, smiled, and cackled maniacally. You know it.

Chris - Day 1

Chris – Day 1

It’s been at least two years since I’ve been this clean shaven as I’m normally sporting a goatee. But figuring it’s proper playoff beard etiquette to start on a fresh playing field, I shaved that bad boy off along with my weekend beard (yes, I’m lazy on weekends). And then I went and advertised on twitter – seems I’m not the only one doing the beard.

So always having been one for some friendly competition, I’ve officially opened the Canucks 2010 Playoff Beard Challenge. To participate, simply take a picture of your beard from Day 1 through to the end of the Canucks playoff run and share it with the world. How to share you ask? Well, you can do one of the following:

And what would a challenge be without rules?

The Rules of the 2010 Canucks Playoff Beard Challenge

  1. You don’t talk about Beard Club.. err.. the Challenge.
  2. You don’t talk about Beard Club.
  3. If you can’t do the beard, commit to something and stick to it (special ritual, personal habit, etc.). We’re here at the Challenge do not discriminate against those who can’t/don’t/won’t grow facial hair.
  4. Once you’re in, you’re in. Unless you’re not. We’re not that hardcore. But keep in mind the idea of a playoff challenge is to keep it going – and Lord knows we’ll make you feel shame should something untoward happen to the Canucks in the post-season AFTER you quit.
  5. The wishes of your significant other do not trump Beard Club. In fact, you should encourage him/her/it to heed the call to challenge and join up.

So are you in? And anything you care to add?

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05Apr / 2010

Different Kinda Earworm

Have you ever had a tune so embedded in your head that you’d find yourself singing/humming/whistling/air-guitaring to it non-stop? To the point that you either drive yourself, or others for that matter, completely nuts? Well, you’ve had yourself an “earworm” by golly. Whether it’s the complete tune or simply a snippet, it drills itself into your psyche and doesn’t seem to ever disappear.

Before you read further, I would like you to complete some homework by learning about the “earworm” in it’s natural environment – radio. Likely the best coverage of the earworm that I’ve seen/heard was straight from Randy’s Vinyl Tap (Randy of Randy Bachman fame) on CBC Radio One. Marnie and I happened to be hanging with her folks the weekend this aired, and as CBC radio is always on, I just happened to catch the episode (Vinyl Tap – Oct. 24, 2009 is what you want). Although they talk about a variety of addictive tunes (and one I’ll talk about in a bit), I have to say that I’m easily affected by ‘em.

My current earworm du jour is “21 Guns” from Green Day – ‘cept it’s not your run of the mill 21 Guns. No, it’s the version we all got treated to during the 2010 Grammy Awards featuring the cast of American Idiot AND Green Day. Maybe it’s the easy to follow lyrics, the slow repetitive beat, or simply the fact that it brings two musical genres I like (Green Day & the Broadway musical) – whatever it is, I find that every time I hear the tune I’m caught humming away.

And by including that video, I’ve now started to hum along EVEN after it’s all sung and done.

So what’s this other tune I alluded to earlier? Well, if you’ve listened to both of the ODEO podcasts of Vinyl Tap, you’ll likely hear them refer to this tune as earworm repellent. Apparently it takes whatever music you can’t get out of your head and kills it dead. Except for me – it’s like earworm fertilizer.

“Mah Nah Mah Nah” by the Muppets drives Marnie completely nuts. Like serious enough to go postal nuts. And it’s an earworm to me. I’m surprised no one has been injured yet.

So what tune or tunes do you find stick in your head? Please share!

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