Now this is more than enough to preclude me from ever watching another James Bond film. They suck now anyway.
I wish I had the time and cash to do a roadtrip like Worlds Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction. It would be great to see North America like that. I know the world’s largest hockey stick and puck are in Duncan BC. I’ve seen ’em.
I got an email from Barb Mac (Thanks Barb!). It appears I should do my a little more homework when it comes to my favourite show The Trailer Park Boys. Jim Lahey the drunken closet homosexual trailer park supervisor, played by John Dunsworth, just happens to be from Bridgewater NS where I’m from. I thought He looked familiar. I thought it was just because he’s an actor, but I guess it’s more than that.
Here’s his official bio from the Trailer Park Boys website:
John Dunsworth (Mr. Lahey) was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, not far from the sea where he now spends most of his time on his yacht when he’s not working. John is one of Halifax’s most venerable and revered actors. He has appeared in countless CBC radio dramas and has held leading roles in over 25 Neptune Theatre productions. In 1970, long before the days of waterfront renewal, John convinced the city of Halifax to lease to him a run-down old building by the shipyards which he turned into Pier One Theatre – Halifax’s first and arguably its most successful alternative theatre company.
John first met Mike Clattenburg in the mid-1990s when he auditioned for a small role in Mike’s short, One Last Shot. Halfway through shooting, John’s small role blossomed into a leading part – a part that garnered him a Best Performance award from the Atlantic Film Festival. From there, John developed that role into the character Jim Lahey, the trailer park supervisor on the series Trailer Park Boys.
John’s recent film credits include principle roles in Sleepmurder for CTV, Blessing for CBS, Shattered City: Halifax Explosion for Salter Street Films and Thom Fitzgerald’s Indie film Three Needles.
John is an avid bridge player, holding master points. He also holds, until somebody proves otherwise, the Internet Scrabble record for having three 7-letter words in a row. Around town, John is easy to spot. He drives an old truck with a thousand pound winch that he uses for hauling granite. In 1987, John founded Filmworks Casting where he worked as Halifax’s most successful casting director. Prior to that, John worked in the transportation industry. To be precise, he drove a cab for three years and worked the CNR trains from Halifax and Sydney.
That’s not my only personal brush with TPB. I went to university with the now ex-girlfriend of J-Roc played by Jonathan Torrens.
As a result of their loss last night in game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals, the Calgary Flames have fired Jarome Iginla and hired on Bubbles a.k.a. The Green Bastard from the Trailer Park Boys in his place.
Thanks to everyone who sent me the other graphic with the white background, but I did my own with the rink and fans in the photo to give it more of a action-shot feel.
Carol’s Mom, Audrey a.k.a. Mrs C, is visiting Cathy, Carol’s sister, in Texas this week. They went to Padre Island on the Gulf of Mexico to watch the release of baby sea turtles by the National Park Service. I guess they’re having a great time and learning a lot about and taking pictures of 
. Sea turtles are interesting for sure, but I think they’d make a great soup to tell you the truth. It’s probably that kind of thinking that adds to their being endangered.
I actually saw a sea turtle in the wild when I was young. It was swimming in the wake of Uncle Lloyd’s boat when we were coming back in from trip outside of the bay of the LaHave River in the Atlantic. Dad took some pictures. It was a big animal, at least 4 feet across the back.
Thanks to Cathy and Mrs C for the links and pictures.
A seven year old boy was at the centre of a courtroom drama this morning when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of the boy. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge awarded custody to his aunt. The boy confirmed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and refused to live there.
When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents the boy cried out that they beat him more than anyone. The judge dramatically allowed the boy to choose who should have custody of him.
Custody was granted to the Toronto Maple Leafs this morning as the boy firmly believes that they are not capable of beating anyone.
Thanks to Pauly for sending this. He, however , had substituted another hockey team’s name in the text. I made the executive descision to change it to one more appropriate.
Wondering what to do with all those cassettes you have laying aorund? Well you can digitize them now with a PlusDeck2 Drive for your PC. Now that is cool.
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