Completely Conspicuous Episode 112: Even the Losers
Another installment of Driving With Kumar as I discuss the mental anguish of rooting for losing sports teams. Warning: Bumpy drive to and from work led to some rough-sounding audio at points.
Topics:
- Tough times for fans of Toronto teams
- The Leafs' suckiosity tougher to deal with now that I watch every game
- Considered not watching anymore
- Season's become a car wreck; hard to turn away
- Switching allegiances is out of the question
- Leafs made a couple of big trades over the weekend
- How do fans stick with bad teams?
- Case in point: The Pittsburgh Pirates
- New Orleans Saints are a nice story after years of mediocrity
- My Super Bowl prediction: Colts (but rooting for Saints)
- Blue Jays won World Series in '92 and '93
- Jays were horrible first several years
- Lately they've just been thoroughly mediocre
- Winter Olympics are about to start
- Looking forward to hockey tournament
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Los Campesinos - There are Listed Buildings
- Calories - The Mortal Boys
- The Red Pens - Hung Out
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The Los Campesinos song is on the album Romance is Boring on Arts and Crafts Records. Find out more at http://loscampesinos.com. The song is courtesy of IODA Promonet; download the song for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
The Calories song is on the Calories/William Split 7" on Tough Love Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/caloriesband. Download the track for free at http://drownedinsound.com.
The Red Pens song is on the album Reasons on Grain Belt Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/redpensband and download the song for free at http://clickyclickymusic.com.
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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 http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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