Ok, here's the deal... due to the NHL being a complete after thought in the minds of basically every target demographic they are going after, here si something I can support whole heartedly.It's a defenseman named Rory Fitzpatrick, a journeyman who has battled from the minors to the pros for years now. he's the guy who gets no love or support when he does his job well, but gets sent back down for any mistake he makes. For that reason, a campaign by a head NHL website for fans started this campign, as you can see here... http://www.voteforrory.com/index.html
to write in this guy for the All-Star game. It's genius on just about every level. The NHL, as you can imagine, despises the whole thing. But it REALLY has a head of steam going now. As he is 2nd, which ASSURES him a starting spot in the game (he has absolutely zero chance to get named as a coaches pick).
This is just a FANTASTIC thing. It embodies everything cool about being a fan, and believeing you have a voice. I remember my freshman year of college TRL first came out with that cockmobster Carson Daly hosting. My roomate and I hatched the scheme to see if they REALLY counted all the votes, and came up
with a half hearted attempt to get Ah Ha "Take on Me" into the top 10. Yes, we failed miserably (hey, back then there was no freaking myspace and well we were drinking most of the time). But this really has a chance. You know full well if this succeeds the NHL will change how you vote, so Vote or Die suckas!Vote for Rory!
Heres the link to go vote... http://www.nhl.com/allstarballot/index.html#vote
2 comments:
Yo the 50 shout out is sweet!
Hey! someone out there on the internets is actually reading this stuff. Unfortunately phatboy, Pac wasn't quite around for Puffy's Vote or Die campaign. But Pac wearing the shirt in his coffin would have been off the charts hilarious.
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