World Junior Hockey Tournament

There are some negative comments about Buffalo coming from the World Junior Hockey Tournament. An 18 year old team USA member as well as a few members of the Swedish press both whined about the city. From WKBW...

Channel 7 also found hockey websites trashing Buffalo. Two sports bloggers from Sweden who are here covering the tournament had this to say.

"Coming to Buffalo was like falling into a scene from the movie "28 Days Later" minus all the zombies. The streets were horrible fate," bloggers said.

The Swedes need to be reminded that their country produced the pop band ABBA, forever rendering irrelevant, their opinion on anything. The USA hockey player seems to be forgetting he is 18 years old. He needs to go to the Galleria Mall and buy a soft pretzel and be thankful he can get into an R rated movie. He should check out Niagara Falls and just shut up and play hockey. This loser's too young to drink, anyway. He's probably a spoiled brat, whose parents mortgaged their house so he could play hockey.

Actually, this is a good opportunity for Buffalo to find out what would make this a great experience for the fans. We have the bars and restaurants, but could do so much more. For example, I think an indoor water park would be a great idea in the future. There's one in Erie, Pa. but why not one downtown? As I've said before, the city has the facilities to be the amateur sports haven of the Northeast. All it has to do is give the families more things to do when they are here.Hopefully, planners will use this to build on for the next event.


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Blue Film Special

If I was Mr. KMart, I wouldn't give this family anything. They're upset because their 9 year old daughter turned on her new (used) DVD player and it had a Kama Sutra sex CD in it...

LOS LUNAS, N.M. -- Two Los Lunas parents said they are shocked after their 9-year-old daughter found a Kama Sutra movie in the DVD player that she got for Christmas.The child was frightened after plugging in her supposedly new DVD player for the first time.

Does anybody really care? It was obviously an accident. Now, they are disclosing their identity and playing the role of the victim. It's real easy to explain. Someone left the tape in by accident. Let's go watch ICarly, now. End of conversation.

"It is Kmart's fault for having the movie in there. If it was a return, they should've checked the merchandise before putting it back on the shelf," said the mother.The 9-year-old's parents said they bought the DVD player to restrict the sorts of things their children watch."You can't undo the images, and who knows where it leads from here," said the girl's father.

It shouldn't lead to anywhere. It should be over with. Unfortunately, we all know exactly where it's going to lead to-an unnecessary, frivolous lawsuit. We got a blue light special in aisle seven. Two crazy, religious parents with both their hands out...

Kama Sutra DVD Found In Girl's Christmas Gift - Albuquerque News Story - KOAT Albuquerque

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Team USA player disses Buffalo

Once the word spreads, hopefully Emerson Etem will be booed every time he touches the puck. He's obviously just another dumb athlete demonstrating the dangers of having a Twitter account when your IQ matches your jersey number. We'll wait for the apology tomorrow followed by the requisite, "it was all just a misunderstanding. I actually love Buffalo." He's lucky Irv Weinstein doesn't live here anymore. From the loser's Twitter account...

"much needed day off, buffalo is a ghost town!! the worst city ever, it makes medicine hat look like paradise, never thought ide say that"

Medicine Hat is located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta in Canada. Etem plays for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted by the Anahein Ducks.

Listen to Baby crying 1 from Huma

He can't say that about us. Only we can say that about us. Go Canada. I'd become a big fan of the team USA coach if he sent this spoiled brat home and called up one of the alternates. Hopefully, he'll get hit in the face with a puck and lose all of his teeth.

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In Lakeway, a crusade against speed traps

Who said there are no more heroes? When Lance Mitchell of Lakeway, Texas sees a speed trap, he goes back a couple of blocks, puts on his orange shirt, and warns motorists. I wish there were more people like this crackpot.

"I saw a cop pull up in the parking lot of the old Lake Travis Elementary," he wrote in March 2008. "About 1,000 feet up the road, there was a perfect spot for me to set up. So, there I stood, holding my 2 x 2 hand held sign, waving my other hand and pointing at the sign."

With the determination of a superhero, he vowed to continue his crusade. "I'll be out again soon! Any time, any place I see a cop blasting out radar, I'll be not too far away, blasting out my message.

Good for him. I think most people know these speed traps have less to do with safety and more to do with pulling in cash for the town.
In Lakeway, a crusade against speed traps

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Bohemian Crapsody

My nephew Michael Coughlin does his best William Hung imitation at the family Christmas bash. The guy with the orange hat is my long lost twin brother. It was announced shortly after this song that there would be no alcohol served at next year's party. (Actually, believe it or not. Alcohol was not a factor in this performance.)

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Christmas

Christmas is definitely for kids. The one thing that often fails is expensive gifts. They often aren't necessary, as the things adults value are not the same as the things kids value. As a last minute gift, my mother bought $5 snuggies for her grandchildren. On Christmas Eve, they left all the expensive electronic junk in the boxes and walked around wearing these bizarre looking outfits...

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Check mate

A Riverside man was charged with 1st degree assault after smashing a glass chessboard over his girlfriend's head.
Listen to Glass Smash from Glass
Shocking, I know. Someone from Riverside actually knows how to play chess...

A Riverside man has been charged with assault and harassment after he allegedly smashed a glass chessboard over his girlfriend's head on Christmas morning.

According to police, the couple was drinking and playing chess in a home on Crowley Avenue near Riverside Park around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. They had a fight over a phone number that was found in the man's cell phone, according to a police document. The victim suffered cuts on her face and head after she was hit with the glass chessboard.

Police arrested Wade L. Anderson, 40, of Tonawanda Street. He was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree harassment.

Riverside man charged in chessboard attack - Police Blotter - The Buffalo News

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It's the thought that counts

A 16 year old Jamestown youth flipped out when he received a Christmas gift that wasn't up to his standards. He must have been hoping for a Red Rider BB gun to shoot up all the crack houses in Jamestown....

A 16-year-old boy landed in the city lock-up after a Yuletide offering sent him into a rage. He hurled a humidifier across a room, breaking the device. He then smashed his hand into a large mirror, causing it to shatter into jagged pieces. It was around 8 a.m., and the teen had just opened a gift that he didn't like, Jamestown police reported.
Teen briefly jailed after outburst over Christmas gift - Police Blotter - The Buffalo News

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Fan fest

Hockey Town USA will be hosting a fan festival down at the convention center until Wednesday. I think this World Junior Hockey Tournament will be a great event. I've said it before. Buffalo should try and capitalize on the community's love for the game. I think Buffalo could become a gateway for amateur hockey players(as well as other sports). All you have to do is look at the Flickinger Center. It is hugely popular for amateur swimming events.

I'm not a huge hockey fan but I think Buffalo could be a huge hockey city. The chicken wing can only get us so far...

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Syracuse sighting

Her coworkers thought she was a bit crazy when my niece Sarah reported seeing a strange looking animal near the New York State Thruway outside of Syracuse. They later apologized after the DEC sent them this photo of an African cat that had been struck by a car outside of the city. They believe the African serval cat was brought here as a pet and then released into the wild (probably after it got too big for the owner to handle.) From Syracuse.com...

One strong possibility is that it escaped from Glenn Donnelly’s private zoo/wildlife area, which he maintains on the outskirts of Weedsport. The former president of DIRT Motorsports keeps 48 different wild/exotic cats at his place, several of them servals.

For the full story, please go to
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/exotic_african_cat_found_as_ro.html

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