How Animals Eat

I kept seeing a video pop up on the interwebs last week. I just ignored it. Then my sister sent it to me.
Did I laugh? Admittedly, yes...

I'm not sure what it is about this video. The stupidity of? Maybe. The concept? Perhaps. The fact that it's got a pink morph suit? Likely. Whatever the case, I got a few good chuckles out of it. Hopefully you will too.

The most surprising part for me is the view count. 40,000,000. That's a lot of people! Especially when you figure this was likely shot in a guys bedroom.

**Disclaimer - Shut your brain off now, it will save you the bother later**

Jurassic Park

This is the movie that made me love and fear dinosaurs as a kid. I loved it! It was one of those movies that you watch over and over and over and over until your parents are begging you to shut it off... that was Jurassic Park for me as a kid.
Infact, it made me always watch the bathtub... just incase a raptor was behind the curtain!

Fast forward X number of years and I still really like it. Mind you, I don't watch it over and over and over... I have more of a life than I did when I was 5.
The one drawback was never being able to see it in theaters. I was alive for the release, just didn't see it.... that changed this week.
To celebrate 20 years of dinosaurs having a field day on an island, it's been re-released in 3D. How could I pass that up?

I'm not normally a huge fan of 3D, but that was the only way to see it. I'm happy to say it works fairly well most of the time. MOST of the time. There was a bit of stuttering and blur at some points. Otherwise, it was good.

The true gem is the film itself. Seeing it on the big screen was amazing.
Even though I know what's going to happen next, I still jumped a bit and felt my heart race.

Not to mention the beauty of the films score is 100% better booming all around you.

If you're a huge fan of the film, I'd give 'er a look. Especially if you never saw it in theaters the first time.

If you HAVEN'T seen it before, I'd advise a visit here -
http://www.pluggedin.ca/videos/1990s/q1/jurassic-park.aspx.
It is a thriller with dinosaurs so expect some less that cheery scenes... involving teeth...

Sharathon 2013

It was a week ago today that I woke up at 7:00a.m. That is a sign that it was no ordinary day. In fact, quite the opposite. My normally busy place of employment had become so crammed full of balloons, people and phones it wasn't funny. Sharathon had arrived!

Over the two sleep deprived days we laughed, people cried and God provided. It was awesome! As I tend to do when a camera is handy, I took some pictures to document these amazing two days.

Enjoy!

 Maria Lopez waves... yes, that is the caption this shot gets. Deal with it.

 Andy Taylor gets ready to jam it out on the air.

Steve Jones uses the fancy wireless mic.

 Tim Massarany chatting to an invisible friend!

 Turns out he was talking to Pastor Mathew Fox from Simpcoside Lifepointe Church in Orillia!

 Taking pledges in Phone Central

 Scott Jackson in studio.

 Life board member Andrew Hamilton get bit by the radio bug!

   Phone Central action shot.

 3SN Host Kyle Jenkins re-enacting his favorite scene from Jurassic Park.

 Pip Lucas trying to get a handle on the Promotions department. Congrats on the job!

Jen Melanson wrapping things up before mat leave

Barrie Colts

I have never seen a Colts game. I have lived in Barrie (and area) for the better part of 3 years and it still hasn't happened. I have wanted to, just never gotten around to it.

That changed this weekend.

Joined with some family and friends, we took the trek to the Molson Center to watch game two in the first round of OHL playoffs.
Barrie was leading the series against Kingston 1-0 going in.

What a game! The Colts scored 17 seconds into the first. Suffice it to say the crowd went nuts. They scored again 2 minutes later.
That was basically what the rest of the night entailed! The Frontenacs eventually got their act together and scored... with a two man advantage.

Barrie wound up winning 7-3.

I loved it! Aside from some really goofy penalties from the Colts it was 2 and a half hours of solid hockey.

We got to do the wave, see a guy get kicked out for being rowdy (he was let back in after a few minutes) and even had a brush with celebrity greatness, Charliehorse!



Will I ever do it again? An emphatic yes. Beats watching it on t.v any day.

Prosper & GPM Interview

I recently had the chance to chat it up with Prosper of Prosper & GPM fame.
He'll be joining us at Air Raid 22 this summer, so why not get to know him a little better?

The Almost

Whenever I really love a band, I'm always scared of seeing them live. The thought of a group that brings me much joy being loose, boring or using tracks really does scare me. I'm not kidding.
The Almost is no exception. I really loved their album Monster Monster... could their live show be able to top the awesomeness they captured on the disk?

Yes. Yes it could.

I joined a buddy of mine at the 905 Venue in Whitby (Ajax/Oshawa... it's sorta confusing) on Sunday for the concert. Amazing venue for a youth group. It's in an old club so it's ideal for music, smoke machines and merch. Plus, that's where they do youth!

After a really good worship set and quick message, The Almost took the stage... wow, did they take the stage.

Unless I am mistaken, no tracks. I heard mistakes, which is very refreshing. However, they were few and far between.
Aaron Gillespie has one amazing voice. Going from singing to yelling to singing with ease. It makes for quite the dynamic... add in 3 guitars all doing different things.... well, you get the idea.

They covered instant classics like Monster Monster, Lonely Wheel and Hands as well as some stuff from their new (!) album Fear Inside Our Bones. After hearing the title track, I'm Down and Ghost, I'm more excited than ever for the April 9th release.

Afterward, got to grab a shirt and bumped into Aaron.

All in all, a really stellar night.

Hawk Nelson Interview

As you have probably assumed from the title, I recently interviewed Jon Stiengard from Hawk Nelson!
Here's what the lead singer had to say -