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Last week, Lynch proclaimed Singles the best soundtrack in movie history. I disagree. Right off the top of my head, I’d say Garden State is a stronger soundtrack. Singles might be the best of the 90s, but that’s it. What do you think? Best soundtrack - not including movie musicals or concert films? Sound off!

There’s a great feature article on the station and profiles of all the DJs in the March edition of Urbane Magazine. It was a free pullout in today’s (Wednesday) Calgary Sun. If you missed the paper, I’m told it will be distributed?the rest of the month at various hotspots throughout the city. In all of my pictures, I seem to have a double chin. I’m on the cover with Roger Kingkade, and there’s a profile picture inside. And as a special bonus, there’s a picture of me in the RV. I look pretty harsh, but it was sort of a surprise photo shoot. They edited some of the interview questions I submitted, and if I can find my original, I’ll post the full piece here soon. They asked what my favourite song is, and I said “The Mexican Hat Dance because I like Mexicans. And hats.”

Here are a few pictures that didn’t make the magazine:

And the winner is…Don Wood. Everybody had a great set, and the toughest thing of all was picking just 1. I’ve been thinking about the process lately, and while the set-up is similar to that of American Idol, it differs in one big way. In American Idol, the singers are basically just doing karaoke, and when you get right down to it, the songs don’t mean a whole lot to them personally. Stand-Up comedians are very attached to the material, as they write it, deliver it, and it’s?based around their personality. It’s personal, and that makes the judging even harder. I tried to be as constructive as possible. I’ve been to the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal about 15 times, and each time have seen dozens of the best comedians the world has to offer, so I tried to share what help I could.?Calgary’s got some great comedians, and some great comedians in the making. Back to tonight: we had another fantastic sell-out crowd, which helps immensely. Don has a unique style to his act, which will help set him apart when he goes to Toronto to represent Calgary for the big finals, and a shot at the $25,000. I believe the finals will be televised on the Comedy Network, so I’ll definitely keep you posted on an air date.

Another competition rolls through Calgary Yuk-Yuks on Friday March 9th. This time around it’s affiliated with the Just for Laughs Festival. I’ll be a judge for that one as well, though I think the format is more anonymous for the judges.

If you were at any of the shows, feel free to leave some comments. Thanks!

Here’s a picture of me and a pair of the judges (l to r: myself, Jasen, Nancy)

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Tonight is the last night of The Great Canadian Laugh Off in Calgary. This is part of a national search, and I’ve been one of three judges in an American Idol style competition. We’ve had full houses the last couple of Tuesdays, and tonight should be no different. All of the finalists from the last three Tuesdays will perform to see who will head to the finals in Toronto and a shot at $25,000. If you’re planning on going, buy your tickets early, as it will sell out. If you do come out, make sure you say hello.

My alter-ego, Mexican wrestler Jorge “The Taco Snake”?Holliday was in the studio today looking for a fight.

Back in late August of last year, I did a commercial for Best Buy, where I race another guy towards the store. It was a fun?shoot. My wife was Tanya Henley, an actress/comedian I’ve been friends with for?many many years. This guy Bill Turnbull - who’s the drummer in a Toronto band called Debaser - was the other character in the spot, and?a funny, good guy. The commercial ran a whole bunch in the fall, and returned to the airwaves last night during the Flames game. Ironically, a few weeks ago I was kinda pissed off at Best Buy because they screwed up the delivery of my TV by a week. I’m still kinda unhappy with the service I received, but happy I’ll be getting a cheque in the mail soon. Guess it all balances out.

My stunt double and I (I’m the pasty guy on the right):

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Bill (on the right)?and his stunt double (wearing a padded suit and red wig:?

A listener pointed out that Switchfoot had mentioned me (not by name) on their tour blog. Here’s what they said:

today started visiting a radio station and doing a couple tv spots for canadian tv. i’ve been to my fair share of radio visits with these guys, but this dj seemed to be one of the smarter ones in awhile. he actually asked good questions, which then jon somehow turned into the guitar being a metaphor for songs. i don’t know how that worked, but it did.

See the post here.

These are simple rules, with very few exceptions. The mullet hair cut is never cool, not even in an ironic way. The only exception is for hockey players, like Ryan Smyth of the Oil, who have had it for years. Like mandatory helmets, he’s grandfathered in this case. As for moustaches, if you’re under 40 years of age, you shouldn’t have one. They are ridiculous. Exceptions: Cops, gay guys, and guys in bands with super-ironic handlebar or fu manchu styles. I don’t know why cops often have moustaches, but you can’t fight tradition. The moustache seems to play a part in gay culture, and that’s cool too. The worst moustaches are those guys with young or babyfaces who grow a moustache cause they think it makes them look more mature. No. It makes you look more ridiculous.

Mike D came in to talk about his calendar. It’s basically a different landmark in Alberta for each month, with Mike standing naked, back to camera, in front of said landmark. It’s pretty funny. I’ll get some pics up later today. You can check out the website or e-mail Mike at ass@assberta.com.

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