After a lengthy hiatus, The Great Banana Hoax has returned! Our skates are sharpened, our hair greased back and our visors tinted. It's been a busy few weeks in the world of sports, so let's get down to biz.
We took a call from globetrotting sports troubadour Darnell Jenkins, from a remote location in Fiji. Trapesing around the globe, Darnell took in a number of international sports competitions along during his travels. Volleyball in Russia? Check. 9-ball in Belize? You got it. What's next for Darnell? You'll have to tune in next time to find out.
The Oilers dropped a must-win game to their divisional rivals, the Wild of Minnesota. There's just over a handful of games left on the Oilers' sked - let's hope they don't blow it.
Other topics discussed last show included the rare rehearsed-after-goal celebration after Ovech scored his 50th goal with a stick that was "hot hot hot!"; a retrospective on the career of recently retired plugger Gary Roberts (Eagles fan); recently unemployed NHL coaches, including the man pictured above, Barry Melrose; Golden Bears update, and reasons why you should read Oilers blog Lowetide
Of course, this sports pie wouldn't be complete without essential ingredients of psych, punk and garage tunes. Here's a list, in no particular order (artist, song, album):
1. *The Guess Who - "One Day" - It's Time
2. Sir Lord Baltimore - "Hellhound" - Kingdom Come
3. The Mohawks - "Beat Me Till I'm Blue" and "Senor Thump" - The Mohawks
4. Leafhound - "Stray" - Growers of Mushrooms
5. The Tages - Seeing With Love - Sir Psych Vol. 19
6. *Mother Tuckers' Yellow Duck - "One Ring Jane" - 25 Little White Lies: Canada Psych 1966-1972
7. Dead Meadow - "Dusty Nothing" - Howl From the Hills
8. Blue Cheer - "Come and Get It" - Outsideinside
9. Buffalo Killers - "Path Before Me" - Buffalo Killers
10. Julie Driscoll - "Leaving it All Behind" - 1969
11. Thin Lizzy - "Rocky" - Johnny the Fox
12. Hawkwind - "Seeing it As You Really Are" - Hawkwind
13. Birds n' Brass - "Sort of Soul" - 50s P-Funk
14. The Open Mind - "Magic Potion" - Heavy Nuggets
15. The Dogs - "Slash Your Face" - The Dogs
16. Comets on Fire - "Jaybird" - Avatar
*denotes Canadian artist
I had mentioned earlier I would have the opportunity to take in an Edmonton Rush lacrosse game. I ended up using the money I would have spent at the game on a ticket to see Witch at New City - and I'm glad I did. The show was off the heazy, and the Rush ended up getting destroyed by their rivals from Calgary. C'est la vie.
The next broadcast of The Great Banana Hoax will be Sunday, April 5. Get 'er done!
