Ohhhhhhhvertiiime winnnnnnerrrr!

The guy just up there is Sportsnet commentator Kevin Quinn. You can hear his signature overtime call (possibly), as well as painfully unentertaining quips and puns from roving reporter/goomba Gene Principe as the Oilers take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow, Feb. 24.

Thanks to everyone for tuning into episode four of The Great Banana Hoax. I was flying solo this broadcast, as my counterpart went down with an upper body injury - listed as day to day.

Topics I ruminated over during the show included father/son NHL duos, Golden Bears hockey updates, interesting facts about John-Michael Liles, a brief retrospective on John Ware for Black History Month and a brief feature on former North Star Dave Gagner - father of Samwise.

It was a bit lonely in the booth this time around, so I kept myself company by playing even more of my favourite songs of the psychedelic and garage milieu. Here they are, in no particular order (artist, song, album):

1. Jefferson Airplane - "It's No Secret" - Takes Off!
2. Moby Grape - "Omaha" - Moby Grape
3. Mountain - "You Can't Get Away!" - Nantucket Sleighride
4. *The Plastic Cloud - "You Don't Care" - The Plastic Cloud
5. *Simply Saucer - "Illegal Bodies" - Cyborgs Revisited
6. Hawkwind - "Hurry on Sundown" - Hawkwind
7. Glass Sun - "Silence of the Morning" - Overdose of Heavy Psych
8. The Vagrants - "Summer Rain" - The Great Lost Album (and other 7'' recordings)
9. Os Mutantes - "A Minha Menina" - Everything is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes
10. The Pretty Things - "Joey" - Silk Torpedo (7'')
11. Jorge Ben - "Take it Easy My Brother Charlie" - Jorge Ben
12. Donovan - "Universal Soldier" - Universal Soldier
13. *Buffy St. Marie - "Codine" - Vanguard Visionaries
14. *Alexander "Skip" Spence - "Little Hands" - Oar
15. The Small Faces - "Ogden's Gone Nut Flake" - Ogden's Gone Nut Flake
16. Blue Cheer - "Parchment Farm" - Vincebus Eruptum
17. The Byrds - Dolphin's Smile - Notorious Byrd Brothers
18. Atomic Rooster - "Night Living" - Heavy Nuggets: 15 Lost British Hard Rock Gems
19. Opal - "Rocket Machine" - Happy Nightmare Baby
20. Spaceman 3 - "Revolution" - Playing With Fire

*denotes Canadian artist

In a couple of weeks, I will be attending an Edmonton Rush lacrosse game. I will have the chance to interview players, watch the game from the "catwalk" at Rexall, and enjoy a complimentary hot dog and pop. I'm going to put a segment together on my experience at the game, which should be ready in a couple of weeks.

One thing I just realized - David Bowie's album Low is nothing more than bleeps, bloops and whale-sounding guitars.

Never play Lady of Spain again!

Greetings all. Thank you for tuning in to episode three of The Great Banana Hoax, now also known as Lighting the Lamp. A thousand thank yous to Golden Bears' forward Ben Kilgour for dropping by the station to yak hockey. Two things I learned: there ARE pro hockey teams in Louisiana, and Petr Klima is a much better player than I give him credit for. Also, props to my co-host Jordan for the Tony Hand feature. Had the hockey gods allowed Hand to don the copper and blue, who knows what the legacy of the Oil would be. Am I sensing a replacement for the Silver Fox? Not likely, but a man can dream...

Other topics discussed this week included Darren McCarty starring in a Wrestler-style film titled The Grinder (insert devil horns and nu-metal guitar riff) and on-ice hair farmers of the early 90s (re: Todd Gill). We also had fun with an online Slapshot soundboard and hockey cards from the O Pee Chee 91-92 complete set.

This week's selection of music had a noticeable garage rock flavour. Like we said, psychedelia spans the genres. Again, in no particular order:

1. Cream - "Passing the Time" - Wheels of Fire
2. The Gories - "There Before the Grace of God Go I" - Outta Here
3. Transylvania 500 - "Schlockey Night in Transylvania" - Rock and Roll Party
4. Black Sabbath - "Solitude" - Master of Reality
5. The Five Canadians - "Writing on the Wall - Pebbles Vol. 5
5. The Fe Fi Four Plus 2 - "I Wanna Come Back" - Pebbles Vol. 5
6. Firebirds/31 Flavours - "Free Fuzz", "Free Drum" - Overdose of Heavy Psych
7. Moody Blues - "Departure/Ride my See-Saw" - In Search of the Lost Chord
8. Bubble Puppy - "Hot Smoke and Sassafras" - A Gathering of Promises
9. The Misunderstood - "Children of the Sun" - Before the Dream Faded
10. The Brogues - "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" - Nuggets Vol. 2
11. Love - "7 and 7 is" - Nuggets Vol. 2
12. The Pretty Things - "Defecting Grey" - S.F. Sorrow

Next broadcast will be February 22nd. If you have a topic you would discussed on the show, just leave a comment on this ol' blog.

#1 with a bullet, baby

UPDATE: 5th year Golden Bears forward Ben Kilgour will be a guest on the next episode of The Great Banana Hoax. This season, Ben has bulged the twine 10 times in 22 games played. We'll be yakin' hockey, hockey cards and the best pre-game tunes to play in the ghetto blaster. G'bears!