I?talked about how there are plenty of bars in Calgary that put the Leafs games on TV, which is good, but?none that I’ve been to actually put the sound on for the games. I said that I’d even been to a bar in Los Angeles where they had a room with the Leafs game and the sound on.

I also explained that the Leafs have been my team since birth,?BUT, that now that I live in Calgary my team is the Flames…unless they play the Leafs. That happens once every year or three. So basically I’m a new Flames fan. I’ve actually cheered on the Flmaes in the playoffs in the past few years before coming here. After this discussion, the following unsigned e-mail arrived in my inbox from a J369:

?SUBJECT: Wake up, this is not Toronto bud

I just got home, turned on the radio and some guy was going on and on
and on and on, whining about the Leafs. And ended up telling the bars in
town to turn on the Leafs games and turn on the sound. Wake up, this is
Calgary, where you live, work, enjoy low taxes, good wages, job
opportunities, and great standard of living. Support your home community and
everything that goes with it, include the sports teams, or go back to
the ex-centre of the universe. 92.9 is not on my radio any more, but CJAY
stays - they support Calgary And I will actively encourage everybody I
know to do the same.

I told him I don't want him listening to my show anymore.

This is the un-edited version of a call I received asking me about smoking.

smoking-long.mp3

I don’t actually smoke, and hopefull I’ll be around a bit longer than 6 months.

If you’re into the social networking sites, be a friend:

MySpace

Facebook

…and you can always fire off e-mails to josh@x929.ca

So, I’m new to Calgary, and a single guy. Judging from the calls, there seems to be quite a few of us out there. Initially I thought it might be a good plan to get a gang of single guys togther and hit a hotspot, or do a crawl. Now, I’m thinking that might be kinda scary…a bunch of us desperados coming into a place trolling for women. So I have a new idea.

I think it might be cool to throw a big singles bash for both single men and single women who are X92.9 listeners. I’m sure there are lots of single people listening who might be game. Maybe we could have a limited but equal number of passes for both men and women. That would ensure it wasn’t a sausage-fest (too many dudes)?or a clam-bake (too many ladies.) No couples!

If this were to happen, who’s in?

P.S. anyone know the girl on the left?

Theme to today’s edition:

• E-bail: Using an e-mail to either cancel an appointment or to break up with someone.
• E-bandon: To suddenly stop e-mail someone.
• E-cest: To have cybersex with a family member.
• E-gnoring: To ignore people on the Internet, to ignore someone virtually.
• E-gypt: Being on the wrong side of a bad online transaction.
• E-rand: An online errand or chore.

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!

More words to add to your vocabulary:

• Cinemuck: The combination of popcorn, soda, and melted chocolate which covers the floors of movie theaters.
• Copafeliac: Somebody who can’t control their urges to grab members of the opposite sex.
• Drink bait: Term used to describe when a person’s role at a bar is to receive free drinks as gifts from unknown people and then give them to his/her friends instead. Typically played by a female, who will give her free drinks to her male buddies.
• Multislacking: Doing multiple slacker-esque things at one time, like watching TV, eating pizza, and chatting online.
• Vacationship: A long-distance relationship in which the couple only gets together for idyllic vacation-like excursions, therefore avoiding the “real-life” issues of dating.

I got a really surprising e-mail this afternoon:

Just an FYI - the F word is as offensive to the Homosexual community as the N word is to the Black Community. Until yesterday afternoon, I had been so thankful to have a station with some balls and music with some heart..but I would seriously rather listen to Celine Dion, Brian Adams and Nickleback 24 hours straight than the hateful and homophobic words I heard coming from you yesterday as you explained that despite your enjoyment of ANTM and your excitement over the Season Premier - you are absolutely not a F***** !!I seriously hope that you just didnt know how disgusting that word is to the Gay Community, and will make a point to scratch that word form your vocab!

And here’s what I e-mailed back:

Wow. Your letter surprised me, as I’ve often referred to myself as the gayest straight guy I know. I work with gay people, I play with gay people. I’m not sure if you heard the whole segment, but I was mentioning that I really liked

America’s Next Top Model, and then imitated in a redneck voice the typical homophobic a$$hole and what they might say about that - “What are you, some kinda faggot? yer as queer as a three-dollar bill!” etc. Homophobes make me angry. I’m not sure if you heard us tackle the issue of the homophobic NBA player last week, but I had an on-air debate with some homophobic guy who said he wouldn’t want a gay guy in the same locker room because it would make him feel uncomfortable - I told him that was ridiculous…if he was uncomfortable, he should be the one changing in another room. I would never use the word faggot as part of my own vocabulary. But as a homophobic character trying to point out the typical stupidity of homophobes, I think it’s fine. I’d be glad to discuss with you anytime via e-mail or phone. Have a good week

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: