Radio Show Update - July 27

My thanks to those of you out there in 'Crief Case Nation' still waiting for the debut of the internet-based sports radio shows. We have had several near-misses in this process, but I feel as though we are about to turn a corner.

UPDATE: Today we are in the process of finalizing the deal to secure our professional studio location to air the shows. Also will likely be renaming both shows, with reasons to be included in official "It's On" post coming Wednesday.

Some very exciting news in terms of guests to be announced in the coming weeks as well. So keep checking back here for more info.

Bottom Line: likelihood of Sunday show debuting this week, August 2: 90%

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Meanwhile, I'm in the process of beginning to organize the third season of the Kokua Football League; this is the fantasy football league that originated from my days working with the fine folks at Mahalo. So far, I've heard from five of the ten owners I was able to track down from last season, and four of them are eager to return. By the way, if you are not currently an owner and advised me at any point in the last 9 months that you want in, you'll be hearing from me shortly.

So as I plan to begin a new season, I need help selecting a team name. In the past, these have been some of the names I have used:

Oakland Invaders, Montvale Whalers, Central Red Army, Miami Vice, Jessica Biels, Jennifer Garners, Jennifer Love Hewitts, Terry Court Bombers, Mookie Wilsons, Wide Right (sorry Raj), and the Pascack Thrillers.

I'd like to choose a new name for this season... thoughts?

Draft Day with the Kings

So I had the pleasure to be invited to an NHLTweetup with other Los Angeles Kings fans for the 2009 NHL Draft. We had the chance to meet some great hockey fans, and I spent most of the draft with four great people:

- Melody Husky, who's official title with the Kings is Social Networking Coordinator, and made me and the others feel extra special
- Howard K. Brodwin, Managing Director of Team Marketing Systems, and a fellow Jersey boy now residing in SoCal (he and I were the only ones enjoying a hardy laugh that one of the draft prospects was being compared to former 80's Ranger Reijo Rutosalainen)
- Hedid Androl, host on Kings Vision and of the NHL.com program "The Cisco All-Access Pre-Game Show"
- Luc Robitaille, the newly minted Hockey Hall of Fame selection, who flew back that morning from Montreal to be at the event

For photographic evidence, I submit the following photo of Heidi and Luc posing for a picture with me.

Clearly this is my Robert Evans moment.

For those that don't get the reference: in the documentary film 'The Kid Stays in the Picture' about legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans, he talks about the night that he attended the premiere of the film The Godfather in New York, and walked the red carpet with his then wife Ali McGraw and the Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

His famous quote about that experience, "...I had the most beautiful woman in the world on one arm, and the most powerful man in the world on the other."