From Off Wing Opinion:

The OSHL will teams in six Canadians cities- Halifax, Quebec City, London, Hamilton, Toronto and Kitchener- and will have a unique format. The season will be comprised of four 11-day tournaments each comprised of a round-robin and a playoff. Each game will also include a shootout which won't decide the outcome of the game but will contribute to points in the standings- wins will be worth three points, shootout wins worth two, making each game worth five points that can be split between the teams. Each team will have a roster of 12 skaters, including the goalie, who will play three 17 minute periods of 4-on-4 hockey.

all penalties will result in penalty shots

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Rob has worked out a formula to create a composite listing of guitarists from seven different lists.

Stevie, you'll be especially happy I think.

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1 Not bad but wheres SLASH at......... a bit far down the list near to kurk cobain, he's the don writer not guitarist.Kirk hammett's the Don guitarist and should easily be in the top 20 at LEAST and.But at least we've estabilished HENDRIX'S is the DON MEGA OF ALL TIME but then hammett should be behind him

Posted by: Creepin Death at September 16, 2004 09:33 AM (S1nA7)

2 DON MEGA?

That's gotta be my new stage name.

Don Mega of Bacterial Infantry.

Posted by: Rob @ L&R at September 17, 2004 05:01 PM (LXSXo)

3 A WHILE AGO I HERD THE LAST PART OF A FEATURED ARTIST ON THE RADIO AND DID NOT GET HIS NAME.IT HAS GOT TO BE A REAL MYSTRY! HE IS A YOUNG GUY, DEFINETLY ROBIN TROWER INFLUNCED AND JAZZED IT UP A BUNCH, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE IT MADE UP FOR WHAT ROBIN ALLWAY LACKED[EXCEPED IN A FEW RECORDINGS] DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHO THIS PLAYER IS? I WOULD BE GRATEFULL FOR ANY INFO. E-MAIL ME AT GGEORGE54@AOL.COM

Posted by: GARY GEORGE at April 02, 2005 07:30 PM (ywZa8)

4 who the hell put jimmy,page as #18 on there list are they crazy!

Posted by: joe kane at April 26, 2005 11:48 AM (FWSq9)

5 ok....i think Henrix is a verry awesome guitar player i have no doubt, but i REALLYYYYY dont agree with Steve Vai being WAYY back there....steve Vai alot of ppl think that hes one of the greats, the man can play, he can play like no other that i have ever seen in my entire life, when you put him behind guys that he could he have played beter then them when he was 16 thats sad b/c manny ppl in the world that hes great. i do to , i think of all the things that he has done for the music world he should get more reconishion, GW mag just said in his last interView, steve how does it feal to be practicly at a levle where its basicly humaly imposible to play what you play, and he said if feals good lol but its sad that hes way up there buy one of his CD's or go see one of his conserts then look at all the guitarists you thought were amazing and it will make them look like like they just picked up the guitar, im not saying that the guys up at the top suck there verry good lol but i mean he surpassed them all when he was 19 playing with Frank Zappa, im just saying Vai writes thing's that we cant even grasp the consept of actuly playing it, hes truly in my eyes the best guitar player to ever lived, thats just my thoughts

Posted by: Eli at April 28, 2005 10:50 PM (qZnR6)

6 BRAND NEW list is up! Sorry, still no Janice, Lancelot or Walter.

Posted by: Rob@L&R at June 08, 2005 01:53 PM (Bif8D)

7 I think Angus Young is at least in the top ten because who can roll around on the floor and still keep a perfect note in hand, and also who can play a ten minute solo behind his back while running around the stage?

Posted by: Sean Macomber at June 12, 2005 02:07 PM (Je/MS)

8 I think that Joe Satriani is one of the top ten guitar players in the world. He can give Jon Petrucci a run for his money. I dont even like the guy, but he has talent. Just listen to him and find out. Download his wicked Instrumental song.

Posted by: justin gagne at July 15, 2005 06:04 PM (Y9Ucp)

9 i think angus young deserves some more credit he should be at least in the top ten and kurt cobanin should not be on the list he was all to simple special mentions slash, steve vai joe sat dave gilmore and joe perry hendrix is all rite but not the best Aussie rock 4 eva

Posted by: p+show_- at July 19, 2005 10:14 AM (H9PF6)

10 yo yo give it up for da cheese u now wat im sayin g guitring up for life since 001 baby give it up for me main man hendrix kicking it freash out da compton ace freely is da man with da skill and plus he's kicking it on the west sode of this ghetto

Posted by: p+((taper at July 24, 2005 08:12 AM (H9PF6)

11 OK, Clapton has gotta be the greatest, Jimi could of been but for too many chemicals maybe? Page, Beck, Allman, Eddie VH, Santana, Knoppfler, Steve Vai and Keith Richards probably round out the top 10. Angus,Iommi,Hammett and Dimebag Darrell are some other greats and Blackmore is under-rated. Is Cobain the most over-rated???

Posted by: Clint at September 05, 2005 10:24 AM (xCeC2)

12 u2 u are the worst band ever bono go f@#$ your self. Simple plan is the gayest band ever and good charlotte sucks ass. you can all go to hell and like nuts zeppelin rules pink floyd rules the who rules rock on!

Posted by: Josh harder at October 14, 2005 03:09 PM (hGMhv)

13 i like the list, but there are still players up there that really should'nt be. i play the guitar to a reasonable standard and i listen to others playing. there are technically amazing guitarists out there. Yngwie Malmsteen, kirk hammet to name but a few, no-ones saying there not amazing guitarists but if all you are judging it on is technical ability then there are hundereds of guitarists that should be on there. take page, frusciante and clapton for example. you probably know someone who can play lots of their stuff Zeplin, chili peppers and cream or clapton. but they are 3 of the best players who ever lived. take Yngwie Malmsteen he is a technically amazing guistarist but you may never go home have a beer and listen to it or play it. apart from to show of to your mates or to listen to one song say "thats fast" and imediately turn it off.

Posted by: les at October 26, 2005 05:38 AM (7+30N)

14 1,Jimi Hendrix 2,Jimmy Page they are my heroes

Posted by: genedog at October 29, 2005 08:44 PM (61xa6)

15 best guitar player of all time is 1 of these: (not in any order) kurt cobain eddie van halen slash NOT HENDRIX

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More lovely ladies have joined the Hot Jets cheerleaders, rooting for Rocket Jones in the upcoming Blogger Bowl 2004.

Welcomed into the lineup are Big Hair, half of the crew in charge over at Left & Right.

Also, a big Yay to Dawn of Caterwauling. She has a really mean kitty cat, and I'm not afraid to use him! Beware the Short Bus of Savage Bloodletting!

With these additions, all of Brazil is celebrating, and I hear they've dedicated all of Carnival to the Hot Jets.

Yeah, it's hype season. Either that or Ricky Williams just stopped by to say bye.

Lest I forget the rest of the lineup:
Helen, of Everyday Stranger!
Gir, of Your Moosey Fate!
Tink, of Flitting Here and There!
Stevie, of Caught In The XFire!
Heather, of Angelweave!
Kat, of Mostly Fluff!
Nic, of Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax!
Susie, of Practical Penumbra!
Mookie, of MookieRiffic!
Sarah, of Trying To Grok!
Blogoline, of Blogoline's Journal!
LeeAnn, of The Cheese Stands Alone!
Denita, of Who Tends The Fires!
Emma, of Miss Apropos!
Lynn S., of Reflections in d minor!
Jennifer, of Jennifer's History and Stuff!
Cindy, of Squipper!
Lemur Girl, of... uh, Lemur Girl.

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Here's your chance to write cheers for the Hot Jets cheerleaders!

Real. Funny. Naughty. Just made-up or whatever. Put 'em in the comments. Might even be a prize. Darned if I know what, but suggest prizes too and maybe we can work something out.

About the title: no, I'm not apathetic about this, I just thought it was funny. You don't? Oh well.

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Wind Rider officially retires from the Air Force on 1 August after more than 24 years of service.

Visit him at Bloviating Inanities or Silent Running and say thanks.

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Everyone loves to harrass the umpires or speechifier or ballplayers or comedian or other public performer.

So what's the best heckle you've ever heard?

Idea shamelessly stolen from the excellent San Fransisco Giants blog, Waiting for Boof.

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1 A spruiker was trying to drum up business for a Billy Graham crusade at an AFL (Aussie Rules) game during half time. He finished off by saying that everyone was welcome regardless of denomination or religious affiliation because "after all, we're all Christians". Someone in the crowd shouted loudly "Except the Umpires".

Posted by: Ozguru at July 30, 2004 08:17 AM (wQBle)

2 Being the mascot to a school sucks...Someone from admissions tried to kick clyde today, so Clyde had to **innocent smile** accidently hit them in the back as she turned around...Can you guess who Clyde was today Dad??
HAHHAHAHA

Posted by: Robyn at July 30, 2004 10:15 AM (gWcjd)

3 Some guy at an ECHL Chesapeake Icebreakers (the team is long gone) game was hilarious. Sadly, I can only remember one of his heckles: "Ref, if you had one more eye you'd be Sammy Davis Junior!"

Some guy at a Caps game last year, when everyone was skating (and playing) as if they were in tar: "OK, slow it down!"

And me, after the first period of Game 3, Stanley Cup finals, Washington vs Detroit. The Caps had only *one* shot on goal that period (while Detroid scored on their second shot): "OK, which one of you jokers took the shot?"

Posted by: Victor at July 30, 2004 10:21 AM (L3qPK)

4 Me and my pal Norm have built up a good repertoir of heckles, such as:

I've seen better bunts at a bake sale!

C'mo-o-o-n! Yoko Ono has better pitch control!

This game has more foul balls than a rooster convention!

[to an infielder who flubbed a grounder:]
You shoulda realized something when Allstate turned you down...!

[To Jose Canseco when he did a brief stint in the Atlantic League:]
C'mon, Jose, let's see ya play like you did in the majors!! Oh wait....


[Delivered slo-o-wly and gutterally with a fair measure of frustrated anger:]
SWING at the STRIKES and TAKE the BALLS!


Okay, those aren't show-stoppers. But we usually get a cackle or two from the surrounding folks.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 30, 2004 09:28 PM (UQ7tM)

5 works at any sporting event with an official...

"get off your knees ref, cause you're blowing the game."

or for the hockey fans out there...

"are you sure your not pregnant ref, cause you already missed the first 2 periods"

those are my best 2

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What Hot Jets cheerleader lives in a castle (for real) and has a prehensile tail?

Ok, trick question. The answer, of course, is our newest lovely (ta dahhhh!): Lemur Girl!

I'm not positive about the tail, but she only appears in long skirts and didn't deny it when I asked. I'm earnest and forthright, not nosy and pushy thankyouverymuch. She's also added her email address to her page, which is one of the ones I commented about a few days ago.

Our latest addition brings the Hot Jets squadron to an uneven seventeen eighteen. That appeals to the non conformist in me (mental note: take shoes off next time to count). The rest of the crew:

Sarah, of Trying To Grok!
Emma, of Miss Apropos!
Lynn S., of Reflections in d minor!
Heather, of Angelweave!
Kat, of Mostly Fluff!
Nic, of Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax!
Susie, of Practical Penumbra!
Mookie, of MookieRiffic!
Helen, of Everyday Stranger!
Gir, of Your Moosey Fate!
Tink, of Flitting Here and There!
Stevie, of Caught In The XFire!
Jennifer, of Jennifer's History and Stuff!
Cindy, of Squipper!
Blogoline, of Blogoline's Journal!
LeeAnn, of The Cheese Stands Alone!
Denita, of Who Tends The Fires!

I wish I could claim the power to unleash the power of an Instalanch, even a mere feeble shadow of one, but I can't without your help. So go to each one of the sites listed above and enjoy the great blogging there. There's more to becoming a Hot Jets cheerleader than just the swimsuit audition. It takes brains, and these ladies have it in spades. So go visit and drop a comment on 'em.

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Coming Appearing soon on a television screen near you: LOGO. A network devoted to gays and transgendered people.

Is there really a big enough audience to make this work?

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Bill's pee pee is all better. Translation: his prostate infection is well on the way to being cured.

Meanwhile, news breaks that Saddam has a prostate infection.

Totally unrelated, but doesn't it make you grit your teeth to hear someone talk about their prostrate gland?

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...around and about, at various blogs (the ones with class and good looking women), a little picture for Rocket Jones and the Blogger Bowl 2004? I have, and they look goooooood.

Babes with Brains, gotta love the Hot Jets!

Denita's template-meister Eric even put together an animated version. Woot and tres cool (pardon me, my nuance is showing).

Susie's got one.
Nic is one of the cool kids too.
Now Gir really shines with not one, but two Rocket Jones logos and a blip. It's a good thing she likes spontaneous combustion, because she's on fire!
Squipper has the logo up! Squipper, Squipper, Squipper. That's a fun word to say!
And let's not forget:
Helen gave a hearty cheer and shout-out.
Emma, official spokeswoman for "Security Mom's for Rocket Jones".
Now Lynn is a cultured lady, so it should be no surprise that she's a Hot Jet. Cream rises.
Stevie cheers on in her own no-bull style.
Jennifer's gone missing, but before she left she gave a Hot Jet holler.
Now Mookie is a special head case. She's had the summer blahs, complicated by the fact that she's been working, planning for vacation, and doing a ton of summer homework. I don't remember having to do that much over the summer.
The lovely Blogoline lent her voice to the cheering. Yay!
Now LeeAnn is going on vacation, so her cheering is being rationed to make it last.
Heather has been busy with summery fun-ness, but not too busy to cheer.
A little bit sweet, a little bit dark. Kat.
Tink has been having a rough month, family-wise. Send good thoughts her way, she could use the well-wishes and strength.
Sarah tries to grok, which could possibly interfere with cheering, or it might mean that she understands on a deeper level what it truly means to be a Hot Jet.

I've heard from reliable sources that Jim has been recruiting cheerleaders as well. Best of luck, guy, too bad the truly great ones have already become Hot Jets!

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The Hot Jets just keep getting hotter!

Welcome Helen from Everyday Stranger to the Rocket Jones Hot Jets cheerleader family. Yay!

This is significant because she's living near London, and she says:

And the Monarchs? Puh-leeze. I want real men playing real football!

Hey, listen to the sizzle:
Susie, of Practical Penumbra!
Nic, of Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax!
Gir, of Your Moosey Fate!
Emma, of Miss Apropos!
Lynn S., of Reflections in d minor!
Stevie, of Caught In The XFire!
Jennifer, of Jennifer's History and Stuff!
Mookie, of MookieRiffic!
Blogoline, of Blogoline's Journal!
LeeAnn, of The Cheese Stands Alone!
Heather, of Angelweave!
Kat, of Mostly Fluff!
Tink, of Flitting Here and There!
Denita, of Who Tends The Fires!
Cindy, of Squipper!
Sarah, of Trying To Grok!

Recap: Rocket Jones - Real Man. Hot Jets - Best.

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Seems that our beloved Mu.Nu domain has been banned in South Korea because one of our bloggers has a link to the terrorist beheading videos. Actually, it was originally on his old Blogspot site, and in an amazing show of restraint, the government of South Korea has apparently banned all access to Blogspot sites as well.

What is that they say about judging one's character by the enemies one makes?

Simon has more.

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...an ordinary day, where you do ordinary things and go to your ordinary job. But today is different - even if you don't know it yet - because when you log on, something extraordinary will happen. You won't just be gaining access to your files, today, you'll be gaining access to The Twilight Zone.

Classic television introductions! Mondo retro-hipness thanks to Fred, who also posts wicked cool Mars pictures of the day.

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The problem with the L.A. media isn't that it's dominated by liberals but that it's dominated by idiots. -- Cathy Seipp

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But still, I really like this picture.

(in the extended entry - no nudity, but use your own judgement concerning your workplace)

Found at Kimochi-ii!!!, which definitely isn't work-safe. more...

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Time to call in the big guns, literally! Get yer mind outta the gutter, because I'm talking about Sarah, who has a picture on Trying To Grok of herself in a tank. Woohoo! Ya know, it never hurts to have a little armor support.

She graciously accepted, and mentioned that she's already been recognized for her cheerleading - check this out. Actually, don't bother, unless you want to deal with a bunch of annoying popups, and then read some lame anti-intelligence (in the literal sense, not in the "spy" kinda way) nitwittery. It's a hate site, and Sarah's been named to their Hall of Infamy for being a true supporter of the US military. At least they mention that she writes well and interestingly, they just don't like her opinions.

Anyways, welcome to the Hot Jets Sarah!

That little banner is starting to crop up in other places...

The Hot Jets are:
Stevie, of Caught In The XFire!
Jennifer, of Jennifer's History and Stuff!
Mookie, of MookieRiffic!
Emma, of Miss Apropos!
Blogoline, of Blogoline's Journal!
LeeAnn, of The Cheese Stands Alone!
Gir, of Your Moosey Fate!
Heather, of Angelweave!
Kat, of Mostly Fluff!
Lynn S., of Reflections in d minor!
Tink, of Flitting Here and There!
Denita, of Who Tends The Fires!
Cindy, of Squipper!
Susie, of Practical Penumbra!
Nic, of Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax!

Pick a sweetie, any sweetie. In fact, go visit them all.

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Velociman did this one a while back, and I meant to, but never got around to it. My results are in the extended entry.

Which Childish Practical Joke Are You?

Aside to Velociman: you've been comment spammed on the post with some rather rude links. Just lettin' ya know. more...

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So I'm putzing around the rocket workshop today, taking care of some items on the ol' to-do list, when I remember an old post idea I wanted to do. Jot it down and come back to it later, and when I do I googled up a few things to research. And I found this page, which has nothing to do with what I was looking for - honest! - but with a title like Bikini Karate Babes, how could I not investigate, eh?

In the interview with the creator, he has this to say:

Bikini Karate Babes is a fun and silly game. If you're looking for the greatest fighting game since Tekken... you won't find it here. But if you're looking for something unique with solid gameplay and high replay value, then this game is for you!

BKB uses actual video images of real women. You can control these women in real time. It is by far the best example of interactive video controlled in real time ever made. The animation is excellent, not choppy like so many 'other' games using video images. The full range of motion is captured for every punch, kick, and jiggle!

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Tombstone Generator thanks to LeeAnn, Susie and others...

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Title courtesy of the spirited Gir. How can you not love someone who quotes Invader Zim?

Well, using my pitiful Paint Shop Pro skills, I've come up with a banner for the Hot Jets.

Feel free to add it to your template, or post it once up, or ignore it altogether. I'm easy.

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