Completely Conspicuous 247: Locked Out

Part 1 of my conversation with guest James Gralian as we discuss the latest NHL lockout and why we still give a damn about hockey. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Ceremony, The Mountain Goats, Allo Darlin' and Yo La Tengo. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out James' blog Jerseys and Hockey Love - Seems like we just had a lockout...wiping out 2004-05 season - NHL cancelled first two weeks of regular season - Players are heading to play in Europe - James: Annoyed at the NHL, still love the sport - Plenty of other teams to support: Minor league, college, high school - Jay: Went to more college games during last lockout - Looks like this lockout could be a long one - Jay: The burden of being a Leafs fan - During lockouts, fans find other things to do - Fans will come back, but lockouts are costly - True fans really love the game - Possibility of a new team in the Toronto area - Support for the Leafs in Toronto is similar to Red Sox popularity in New England - The strange journey of Tim Thomas - LA Kings won the Cup and have to wait to raise the banner - Replacement players have been tried in NFL, MLB before - NFL just had embarrassing episode with replacement refs - Will non-NHL hockey players want to become scabs? - New minor league team in Denver - Hard to say whether NHL season will be saved - NHL commish Gary Bettman is very powerful - Hard for fans to sympathize with either side - To be continued - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Ceremony - Everything Burns The Mountain Goats - Cry for Judas Allo Darlin' - Capricornia Yo La Tengo - Stupid Things Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Ceremony song is from a split 7-inch with Titus Andronicus. Download it for free from Matador Records. The Mountain Goats song is on the album Transcendental Youth on Merge Records. Download the song for free from SoundCloud. The Allo Darlin' song is on the album Europe on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free from IODA Promonet. The Yo La Tengo song is on the EP Stupid Things on Matador Records. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.

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