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Archive for July 13th, 2008

I Met Sombrero Guy

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

I met Sombrero Guy at the Fan Fest on Saturday. He is a great guy. I believe he was with his mom and his sister. We had a nice chat in the elevator. He even asked for my autograph and had my picture ready to be signed on an autograph card, which is always so flattering to me. Nice to meet you Sombrero Guy!

Now This is Hockey

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

I love this one. Check it out. A very cool new way to play hockey!

We Need the Revenues to Pay the Players

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

We have started a new Washington Capitals Spirit Squad. Sponsors have asked us to do this for many years.

We need the revenues to pay for the huge increase in player payroll. We will develop this team in the best manner possible and we will not offend anyone. This effort is one that is fairly consistent across the league and across sports.

But when you grow a payroll like we have, a team must develop all available sources of income. It is the nature of the business. I am hopeful that people will give it a chance but we are moving forward with this effort. I am a family man with a wife and a daughter. I promise we will not offend anyone with the Capital Spirit team. 

Hahaha - Aren’t They Funny?

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Isn’t this great journalism? The Examiner as an enterprise and the newspaper industry as a whole should be so proud. This is true Pulitzer Prize material. Congratulations.

As someone once said, “Nero fiddles while Rome burns.”