Dan Does Daring

Outrage erupts as Daniel Radcliffe, best known as the wizard boy Harry Potter, expands his acting resume which requires him to bare all in the UK production of Equus. Parents all over are calling for the end of the advertisement depicting Harry Potter naked. But wait! There is no lightning shaped scar on his forehead. There are no glasses. There are no Gryffindor robes or a wise cracking redheaded Ron Weasley. These are not pictures of Harry Potter. Even for those who disagree with the pictures, you can not say it is inappropriate for Harry Potter to have these pictures taken. It isn't Harry Potter. It's Daniel Radcliffe, an actor who portrays Harry Potter. Although he appears in a children's movie, he is no longer a child in the eyes of the British Government.
Do you reminisce about old episodes of "Diff'rent Strokes"? Remember Kimberly Drummond? She was in Playboy. No wait, that was Dana Plato. She also abused drugs and alcohol while filming the TV show, overdosed on valium, and robbed a video store. Parents must remember that actors are people that take various roles in their career. Some you like, some you don't. For example, who would you rather invite to dinner: Hannibal Lector or Zorro? Trick question. They are both Anthony Hopkins.

We Interupt This Program....

What is a good reason to interupt a regular scheduled program? Here are a few logical options:
1. An Amber Alert
2. A weather related emergency
3. An act of terrorism or declaration of war immediately affecting the broadcast area
4. The retirement of a hockey player's jersey
What? What was the last one? The retirement of a hockey player's jersey?
Well, that is what the CBC (the government operated Canadian Broadasting Corporation based in Toronto) did this week.
From 1971 - 1979, Ken Dryden was the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens. His number 29 was being retired to the rafters and while flipping channels I caught a bit of his speech. Realizing that the players boxs were full of players ready to start a game, I watched a bit. Ken Dryden droned on about his success and the gratitude he has for hockey and the Montreal organization. After he finished his speech, the announcer's voice came over the scene and stated that the Ottawa and Montreal areas can find the game broadcast on their local channels and all other stations will return to regular scheduled programming. That meant for us in Wonderland no hockey game. I was somewhat surprised that they would stop programming for Dryden's dry speech and then continue with Dr. Who already in progress. As a hockey fan I would have been happy to sit through the thank yous and gratitudes to see a hockey game. No such luck. Thanks CBC. Thanks for nothing.