When CBC Sports approached us last week and asked us to put together the Ultimate Canadian Sports Rock Playlist to coincide with the NHL Playoffs, I was fully into it.
Then this weekend happened. First, my own hockey team the Vancouver Flying Vees were eliminated from our playoffs (I'm the goalie and allowed three goals in the third period - yikes!). Then my beloved Vancouver Canucks went down 3 games to none in the Stanley Cup Finals.
All that personal sports misery aside, this brings us to our...
Poll Question of the Day #1:
DO YOU HAVE AN EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO SPORTS?
Yes or no? If yes, which is your team? What sports do you play? If no, how much do you hate sports?
Poll Question of the Day #2:
WHICH SONGS SHOULD WE PUT ON THE PLAYLIST FOR CBC SPORTS?
Let me know what you think by commenting on our blog, emailing me grant.lawrence@cbc.ca, or tweet us up @cbcradio3. Listen to your requests by hitting the PLAY button for Radio 3.
Also on today's show, David Myles, East Coast Music Award winner for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year!
Here's my ECMA predictions from last week... I think I nailed about half of them correctly, including Songwriter for David Myles!
Here's the complete list of ECMA Winners.
Oh and... how was your weekend! I saw Joel Plaskett and loved it!