@sonicpd - Normally we’re not ones to brag but @sonic1029 was recognized as Rock Station of the Year at the Canadian Music Week Awards in Toronto

The Rickster (wondering how this is the best way to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of SONiC 1029).

Just in time for the second half of the Olympic experience to begin for Vancouver.

The Rickster (wondering how Canada will continue to own the podium on so many different levels).

The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour
Enoch, AB - River Cree Resort & Casino - April 17th

Price Level 1 - $129.00 - Rows 1-12
Price Level 2 - $99.00 - Rows 13-22
Price Level 3 - $89.00 - Rows 23-33

VIP Meet & Greet Package - $650.00
Hot Sound Package - $550.00
Hot Seat Package - $300.00
Tickets at Ticketmaster

The Rickster (wondering how he’s seen CoCo in New York, Toronto, San Francisco, and now Edmonton).

Ratings for the 2010 Oscars were way up from the previous year. The Nielsen Co.’s overnight ratings showed that 41.3 million people tuned in on Sunday (March 7th) night — up 14 percent from 2009. The figure also marked the largest Oscar audience in five years 

A few things that were Oscar worthy and Razzie worthy about the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

- Steve Martin could have hosted the show himself
- Nice to see the Oscar scenes again (more clips from the movies is always a good thing)
- the most predictable Academy Awards until the small categories and the Best Adapted Screenplay (Precious)
- cringe every time a team goes up to receive an Oscar. There’s always one person that gets more mic time than the other and when the microphone gets cut off, all bets are off.
- Ben Stiller as an avatar

- best line of the night - Steve Martin “I wrote that speech for him”
- Robin Williams playing it straight
- it’s ironic when costume designer Sandy Powell doesn’t know how to dress
- beautiful set for the Kodak Theater
- Paranormal Activity and the Snuggie bits worked so for Martin and Baldwin
- The Hurt Locker’s Paul N.J Ottossom finishes his speech after winning two Oscars in a row
- what gives with Michael Jackson in the memoriam?
- they get rid of the songs nominated for Best Original Song for interpretive dancing?
- not cool with the producers cutting acceptance speeches so actors can talk about those nominated for the acting categories
- standing O for Jeff Bridges but his speech deserved a standing ZZZZZZZ
- Sandra Bullock = best acceptance speech of the night
- Barbra Streisand looks like an older Jennifer Aniston
- the following was my reaction of Tom Hanks and the quickest Best Picture announcement in the history of the Oscars

The Modern Rock Countdown - 20 of your favourite modern rock songs with a rewind of the week that was - airs every Saturday at 10am, 6pm, every Sunday at 10pm, and every Tuesday at 1am.

WEEK ENDING MARCH 6TH, 2010 (LAST WEEK IN PARENTHESES)

20 - JUST BREATHE - PEARL JAM (16)
19 - COUSINS - VAMPIRE WEEKEND (15)
18 - GOLD GUNS GIRLS - METRIC (20)
17 - AUDIENCE - COLD WAR KIDS (19)
16 - I KNOW WHAT I AM - BAND OF SKULLS (18)
15 - CAMILLO (THE MAGICIAN) - SAID THE WHALE (13)
14 - I’M YOUR DADDY - WEEZER (14)
13 - PERFECT IN BETWEEN - CHAMPION (17)
12 - SAVIOR - RISE AGAINST (8)
11 - ANTI-VENOM - UBIQUITOUS SYNERGY SEEKER (10)

10 - ST. VERONIKA - BILLY TALENT (11)
9 - THE ROYAL WE - SILVERSUN PICKUPS (12)
8 - SICK MUSE - METRIC (5)
7 - BACK AGAINST THE WALL - CAGE THE ELEPHANT (6)
6 - O MY HEART - MOTHER MOTHER (9)
5 - HEADS WILL ROLL - YEAH YEAH YEAHS (7)
4 - RESISTANCE - MUSE (4)
3 - NEW FANG - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (3)
2 - 1901 - PHOENIX (1)
1 - HELL - TEGAN AND SARA (2)

The Rickster (wondering how overwhelmed he was by the response for RICK’S SIXTEENTH ANNUAL “And the OSCAR POOL goes to…….”).

VANCOUVER 2010 - 14 GOLD 7 SILVER 5 BRONZE
Just got back from one of the most amazing experiences and an epic Olympic games. Thank you Vancouver.

WHO I SAW
- Kevin Martin’s curling foursome
- Shannon Szabados
- Joshua Jackson
- Chris Gailus from Global
- Squire Barnes from Global
- Crotchi and Miga
- A lot of old friends
- A ton of volunteers in their baby blue jackets
- the best transit system in the world
- a lot of proud Canadians
- a lot of happy visitors from all over the world
- a lot of hungover friends the day after
- the unity of a country
- a quiet Vancouver airport on the day after the Olympics
- the fun put back into the no fun city of Vancouver

WHERE I WENT
- the cauldron
- International Broadcast Centre
- every Olympic venue in Vancouver
- Robson Square
- Granville Island
- Pacific Coliseum
- the lineup to the hudsons bay building
- Olympic Village (no sign of sex)
- the best Winter Olympic games ever that showcased a city and a country that displayed their true patriot love.

WHAT I SAW
- the Closing Ceremony (I was given a kit that included moose antlers,
blinking light, Sochi snow globe, reflective sheet, a poncho, and a
program)
- the show was a well oiled machine with a dress rehearsal an hour before the ceremony
- the spirit of the Olympics
- a lot of scalpers making a lot of money
- the men’s gold medal hockey game on Robson Street
- the lineups to all of the houses (including Molson Canadian House) and
attractions (like the Royal Canadian Mint!!)
- airport-like security to get into the houses
- fireworks in Yaletown
- East Hastings
- live broadcast of CTV News
- a lot of pins
 - the corporate effect of the Games - everywhere you went, you saw Visa,
Bell, Samsung, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Royal Bank
- 3.3 million dollars worth of red Olympic mittens worn by everybody
- an Olympics that defied the odds and recovered from a shaky start.  A truly moving and memorable seventeen days

The Rickster (wondering how they’ll be an OFF AIR webisode on the sights and sounds of Vancouver 2010).

Curler Kevin Martin has given Canada its 13th gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. The Edmonton skip defeated Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud 6-3 in the final. It was Canada’s 25th medal of the Olympics, surpassing its Turin total of 24, and making it Canada’s best-ever Winter Olympic performance.

Congrats to Kevin Martin, third John Morris, second Marc Kennedy and lead Ben Hebert (the team is rounded out by alternate Adam Enright and coach Jules Owchar).

Canada has a chance for a record 14 gold medals. The best mark for the Olympics is 13 shared by the Soviets in 1976 and Norway in 2002.

It all comes down to the final event of the Vancouver 2010 - Canada vs. USA - Men’s Gold Medal Game.

The Rickster (wondering how he will be at the Closing Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics).

Canada has guaranteed a Winter Games record for number of Canadian medals and now the country is about to accomplish the unthinkable - record number of gold medals at a Winter Olympic Games.

Canada’s men’s speedskaters win gold over the United States in the team pursuit.

The team of Denny Morrison, from Fort St. John, B.C., Lucas Makowsky, of Regina and Mathieu Giroux of Montreal beat the Americans by 21-100ths of a second over the eight-lap, 3,200-metre event.

Jasey-Jay Anderson from Mont-Tremblant, Que., is the most celebrated snowboarder in Canadian history and after 20 years and four Olympics, he had done it. Anderson was Olympic champion.

Lyndon Rush, of Humboldt, Sask., along with teammates David Bissett of Edmonton, Calgary’s Lascelles Brown and Chris Le Bihan of Grande Prairie, Alta., win bronze finishing just 1-100ths of a second behind Germany’s Andre Lange.

The Rickster (wondering who’s owning the podium now).

The Modern Rock Countdown - 20 of your favourite modern rock songs with a rewind of the week that was - airs every Saturday at 10am, 6pm, every Sunday at 10pm, and every Tuesday at 1am.

WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 27TH, 2010 (LAST WEEK IN PARENTHESES)

20 - GOLD GUNS GIRLS - METRIC (DEBUT)
19 - AUDIENCE - COLD WAR KIDS (17)
18 - I KNOW WHAT I AM - BAND OF SKULLS (15)
17 - PERFECT IN BETWEEN - CHAMPION (19)
16 - JUST BREATHE - PEARL JAM (13)
15 - COUSINS - VAMPIRE WEEKEND (11)
14 - I’M YOUR DADDY - WEEZER (18)
13 - CAMILLO (THE MAGICIAN) - SAID THE WHALE (14)
12 - THE ROYAL WE - SILVERSUN PICKUPS (16)
11 - ST. VERONIKA - BILLY TALENT (12)

10 - ANTI-VENOM - UBIQUITOUS SYNERGY SEEKER (8)
9 - O MY HEART - MOTHER MOTHER (10)
8 - SAVIOR - RISE AGAINST (9)
7 - HEADS WILL ROLL - YEAH YEAH YEAHS (6)
6 - BACK AGAINST THE WALL - CAGE THE ELEPHANT (7)
5 - SICK MUSE - METRIC (4)
4 - RESISTANCE - MUSE (5)
3 - NEW FANG - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (3)
2 - HELL - TEGAN AND SARA (2)
1 - 1901 - PHOENIX (1)

The Rickster (wondering how the country will shut down to watch Canada take on the US for the men’s hockey gold medal in Vancouver).

It’s time for the Canadian men athletes to step up, and that they did.

Two gold. One bronze. One roof.

Charles Hamelin won the men’s 500-metre gold medal and then was part of Canada’s four-man team that raced to victory in the 5000-meter relay at the Pacific Coliseum.   François-Louis Tremblay won bronze in the 500-metre short track speed skating.

The results give Canada 10 gold medals in Vancouver — the first country to reach the total — and push its overall count to 21 medals (3 away from tying their most medal count at the Winter Olympics).

The Rickster (wondering how this could be the most memorable weekend for our Canadian athletes in Olympic history).

Canada’s Cheryl Bernard will have to settle for silver after losing the women’s curling final at the Vancouver Olympics.  The 43-year-old Calgary skip dropped a 7-6 decision to defending Olympic champion Anette Norberg of Sweden.

The Rickster (wondering how Joannie Rochette should carry the flag during the closing ceremonies).