When sports writers try to be funny…

 

 

I have a few friends in the print media, lots of them are genuinely funny, but they sprinkle in little shards of funny while writing their columns. It works in short doses, especially when it adds something to the story. This on the other hand? This could be the worst sports column I’ve ever read. Outside of Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick, Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, sports figures, especially columnists should stick to sports, not comedy. I agree that Bettman is a jerk, but this column is filled with so many terrible punchlines and bad jokes that you kind of almost forget the Bettman parts. We get it, you’ve just discovered pop culture references. Well done…

http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/05/bettman-is-still-a-jerk

Something new @ Bluesfest

Billboard magazine recently named Bluesfest one of the best festivals in North America and I can see why. Bluesfest has grown into not just a little something for everyone, but a HUGE something for everyone! I know some blues purists might say, yeah but where are the blues in Bluesfest? To them I say shut up. Go to the smaller stages, you’ll find the blues.

Besides, unlike some of the bitter folks, I HAVE had the chance to talk to a lot of the artists that the purists complain about not seeing enough and they’d rather play the smaller stages! To them, it’s more about the environment they perform in, something smaller, low key. Hell, that’s what the blues is all about! It’s not about playing in front of 40 000 people, it’s more about playing in front of a couple thousand, a couple hundred, a couple dozen. But I digress. This year, Bluesfest wants your body, soul and funny bone! Make sure to check out the Black Sheep Music and Comedy Tent for acts like Deb Digiovanni:

Jim Breuer:

Louis CK and more!