PODCAST #3 FROM THE 5YC

After personal reasons caused the 5YC boys to pull podcast #2, the boys headed back into the studio Friday with redemption on their minds. After countless meetings and brainstorming sessions, Chad and Joe decided to get back to basics and go with what's always worked...wingin' it.

No script, no plans.

Put 35 minutes on the clock. It's time for the 5 Yard Curl.

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Ten thoughts from a night on the couch

10. This whole weight-gaining thing is slightly more challenging than I thought it would be. I mean, I’m really trying everything over here. I’m discovering eating massive portions is not for the faint of heart. My stomach is like seriously confused. I gave the belly a little after school snack when I got home from school. I devoured two slices of bumbleberry pie, with ice cream of course, a bag of bagel chips and a bowl of pasta with meatballs. I bounced back down to the kitchen at 7, just before puck drop between the Canucks and Wings. Decided to fire up a little appy, consisting of a bag of Lays and some leftover butter chicken with some authentic Indian flat bread. I’m seriously lucky I’m doing this challenge with access to the rentals fridge. I don’t think I could afford to eat this much food on my current salary…..ya who am I kidding, I don’t have a salary. Anyways, by the time dinner came around after the 2nd period my stomach was screaming for mercy. I felt like that spaghetti dude from Seven that dies from gluttony. Just couldn’t possibly fit any more chow in my gut. Must keep eating though. Must meet Dutchy, Pierre McGuire and Jenny Hedger. Must beat Perkins.


9. The NBA ON TNT…YEESSS…IT’S THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AGAINST THE BOSTON CELTICS. Ohh how I missed you Marv Albert. I’m the first to admit that I have a legit man crush on that guy’s voice. I didn’t miss the NBA over the summer however. Just can’t invest myself in a league where the players take weeks, if not months off at a time. Wake me up when Lebron and Shaq meet Kobe and Ron in the Finals. However, tonight’s Cavs game has allowed me to confirm what a lot of us have been thinking for a while. Zydrunas Ilgauskas is from Uranus. (I had written Mars originally, but I felt that my friend RJ would like this post more if I wrote Uranus)


8. Big fan of Gerry Dee. I think he’s approaching Cabbie level in terms of humorous sportscasters. The Wisers Whisky commercial that he stars in is pure gold. The sweater rip, the facial expressions, the slow clap. Amazing. I have no idea what Wisers tastes like, probably just like every other rum and coke I sip on at the bar, but they have my allegiance next time I purchase whisky. And it’s all because of you Mr. Dee.


7. Count me in as someone who’s also a big fan of Chris Osgood. The guy just knows how to win. Look no further than the three rings on his fingers for the evidence. He doesn’t have the best form, size or stats, but I’d take him as my starting goa……Wow, that was a weak goal Osgood just let in to start the game….but back to what I was saying. Osgood shows up for big games and his team has so much confide……NO way, that puck actually just went under Osgood’s pad? Did it really? WOW…He’s being yanked after seven minutes and four shots on goal. Mark Donnelly was on the ice longer than Osgood tonight. However, Osgood is still a lock on my 2010 Team Canada squad. Him and Bert.


6. We get a close up of my boy Shane O’Brien. God, that guy is ugly. Looks kind of like Perkins actually. Especially in HD.

Yes, Big C is getting the HD T.V. tonight. Got to love Tuesdays and the Tuesday night Burnaby school board meetings, and the Tuesday night book club gatherings that occupy the parents. Let me tell you, there is nothing better than a heritage home all to yourself when you own absolutely nothing inside of it.


5. Scary moment for anybody whose ever played hockey as Ryan Johnson goes headfirst into the end boards. The one thing that was admirable about the whole thing is Brad May coming to the rescue. Almost immediately after Johnson goes down May’s flippers are off and he’s trying to help out. Now Brad I’m a huge fan of yours, and that was a very classy act, but what were you planning on doing out there with your gloves off? I could be mistaken but I don’t think you have any experience in dealing with neck injuries or concussions.


4. Just ate some popcorn. It’s that crappy bullshit pre-made popcorn though. That fake organic Smart Food crap that comes in the big chips bag. I had to settle for the rubber flavoured, garbage tasting stuff because I am currently on microwavable popcorn probation at my house. It’s truly devastating.

Why?

Well, two weeks ago I was watching a T.V. show downstairs and threw in some extra butter popcorn in the microwave. But unfortunately I didn’t look to see that it was one of those smaller, snack size bags. You know, the ones that people eat when they are on diets. Like big people trying to lose weight kind of deal.

Anyways, I threw the snack size bag on for the standard three minutes than rolled back down to my cave. Big mistake! I mean big.

I rolled back up only to have both fire alarms sounding and my whole kitchen hot-boxed with thick burnt popcorn smoke. My kitchen now has a permanently burnt popcorn aroma to it. I tried to justify it to my mom by saying I was doing the family a favour by breaking in the new microwave; kind of like you would do with a new baseball glove or fresh pair of kicks. I believe I said I was “giving it some character.” She strongly thought otherwise and laid down the indefinite suspension on microwave usage. And you thought Colin Campbell was tough on infractions.  For the record, I am 23 and I did successfully live on my own in Victoria for five years. Thank you roommates.


3. Ryan Kesler nearly scores the goal of the year (6:35 mark) for the Canucks. I’d do my best play-by-play attempt of the gorgeous rush by Kez but I’ve just started this whole play-by-play thing and I think CIS Women’s hockey players move slightly slower than Kesler. Just an observation, I could be wrong. Regardless, I hate great plays that don’t end up being great goals. It goes for any sport. You know, when a player makes the most amazing play in the world, only to drop the ball in the end zone or miss the wide-open dunk. Everything just goes to waste. I think there needs to be a Sports Center Top Ten of Almost Plays. Something along the line of the best plays that never made the highlights because they were never finished off. However, I guess they wouldn’t really be great plays if they weren’t finished off, would they? I’m confusing myself, but one thing I’m not confused about is TSN needs these weird ideas from me. What they don’t need is another Michael Buble lover from B.C. that spends his spare time between classes talking with girls about the Bachelor. No joke guys, Perkins is like a Bachelor-pedia.


2. The Canucks are unable to score late and fall 5-4 to the Wings. Great game though. Loved the crazy third period. In terms of entertainment, I’ll always take the 5-4 regular season loss to the Wings over a 1-0 snoozing win over the Wild. Also loving the play from the rookie Grabner. I love Euros. Just can’t get enough of the under-producing Euro. I loved Grabs even before he was putting up the numbers. Don’t know why, but if the Canucks have a prospect and he’s Euro, and the media rips him constantly for being inconsistent, he’s a favorite of mine. I just feel like I can relate.


1. Finally, let us compare nights.

• BIG C- A nice, romantic night with the TV; ate tons of food, had some laughs and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

• PERKINS – Hit the elliptical trainer for 40 minutes, got laughed at by community center girls after it took him 20 minutes to figure out how a treadmill worked, went home and ate some carrots.


I may be the underdog and I may not win. But I’m going to have a hell of a lot more fun trying to win than he is.

I Like it Like That

The Ovechkin/Crosby debate will never go away and as much as we love to watch OVY cutting it close, rocking in the club, plugging Eastern Motors, and playing frontman for the newest Washington group "Ovie and the Caps", it just doesn't compare to our Canadian counterpart: Sydney, "Juvenile" Crosby.

You can have the Russian. I'm taking the Kid.

He got me with one song.

Did this happen at Richmond Center?

For those of you that don't read SI Hot Clicks religiously like myself, I bring your attention to this gem from YouTube.

I think someone mixed up the old gas pedal from the brake pedal.

Leaving CBS to do my trash talking

I couldn't have said it any better myself Steve Hartman. I should hire you as my full-time promoter during this weight exchange.

Ladies and gents, the story of Joe Perkins and Chandler Grieve in animal form.

THE WEIGHT EXCHANGE: THE RACE TO 195

There's no underlying jokes and no hidden secrets. For once the title says it all.

In Podcast #2, the 5YC shocked the world with perhaps the biggest face-off since David and Goliath, or better yet, Travolta and Cage. For those of you that haven't had an opportunity to listen to the Podcast we've provided a brief run-down of the the challenge, what's at stake, and the journey the boys of the curl, for better or worse, are about to meet head on.

Synopsis: Chad and Joe share many common characteristics. They don't however, share similar weights. Joe's always been hefty and Chad's always been gawky. That's about to change. From now until December 31st the two will attempt to pass the pounds onto their counterpart. With the goal being 195 lbs. Joe will be trying to shed while Chad will be constantly well-fed. On the last day of the year the two will step back on the scales and see who will be taking home the title and who will be giving up the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Prize: At the end of every year the students of BCIT's Broadcast Journalism begin applying for their internships. Each year, a little known sports network known as "TSN" holds two positions for BCIT students. Chad and Joe have both dreamed of applying for this internship. The dream for one 5YC member is about to vanish. The person who has the greatest weight change towards the 195 lbs. goal will be crowned champion and can immediately begin the TSN application process. The loser will not be able to apply. He'll rip up his internship application and forever wish he had tried just a little bit harder. To think, if he had just gone for one more run, or had one more Big Mac, it could have been his.

Contestant #1:

Name: Chad Grieve
Starting Weight: 160 lbs.
Favorite Food: Beef Redondo
Hardest Challenge to Date: Getting his weight to triple digits
Self-Projected Finish Weight: "I'll gain a couple pounds...but so will Joe"

Contestant #2

Name: Joe Perkins
Starting Weight: 228 lbs.
Favorite Food: Cookie Dough
Hardest Challenge to Date: Writing the word diet
Self-Projected Finish Weight: 204 lbs.

Get Involved: As mentioned on Podcast #2, the 5YC is looking to give away two tickets to an upcoming Vancouver Canucks Regular Season game. To win, sign up to be a fan on the 5YC Facebook Page. Haven't yet? Click here. Once you've become a fan, write a post on the wall. Include two things: 1.) Who you think will win the challenge, and 2.) What their final weight weight will be. On December 31st, once the final weights have been calculated we will take every post and see who was closest to predicting the outcome. That person will win the two tickets for a game in the new year. Make Note: You must be a fan of the page to win and you must get your post up before December 1st.

Continue to stay tuned into the blog, Facebook, and Twitter for updates from both Chad and Joe.

Can you guess which one is Steve Strickers wife?

The two greatest athletes of all time (sorry Wayne but it's true) lined up on the same team in the same sport a couple of weekends ago. One was playing lights out golf, going a perfect 5-0 in his matches. The other one was chomping on a cigar and pretending that his role as Assistant Captain/Adviser actually had an impact in helping the American team capture the Presidents Cup. Last time I checked, Michael Jordan is not Butch Harmon.

Regardless, it was a chance for His Airness to help people forget about his controversial Hall of Fame speech and showcase his new girl to the world.

The verdict? Well,  she definitely is a certified babe, and alongside Mrs. 10 outta 10 Elin Woods the two made quite the impression at the event.  Could you imagine being a fly on the wall at one of their double dates? Yes, please.

And judging by the this picture, I bet a few of the other American and International Players
were just a tiny bit jealous of the two.