Things are going to get a little dicey around the Lounge as I try to watch a few games and also the live Eastern Time version of "30 Rock" on NBC.
On Oct. 1, I went to a talk with Alec Baldwin, which was part of The New Yorker magazine's annual festival, where the actor (A) showed either a lack of respect or, coming from a guy who grew up on Long Island, some keen sense of humor at the expense of the New York Rangers and (B) expressed some concern about which "30 Rock" actor -- you can venture a guess -- would jump the tracks during the live show.
Context on the Rangers slam/keen insight: He was talking about the controversy about the proposed mosque near Ground Zero and all the disapproval a group he was in received when they proposed a project that would have placed the new Yankee Stadium at Ground Zero.
No go on that one idea, which he said was slightly motivated by the idea that ONLY ONE major league team, the Knicks, played in the 212 area code. Except for my "oooooo," no one in the audience made any significant reaction. The reality? Either Rangers fans don't read, don't read The New Yorker or were too keen on keeping their money to drop some cash and hear this particular Long Island son talk.
"What's that Mr. No Cup Since 1983?" a typical erudite Rangers fan might inquire of Mr. Baldwin's brethren. "Coffee and a Lighthouse Project arena are for closers. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU."
Good times. No word on when The Newarker or The Uniondaler will have their literary weekend festivals. Good luck with that.
Now about the tragedy that is/are the Ottawa Senators. The Universal Cynic blog paints a decidedly stark portrait of the situation in ol' OTT-A-WAH, what with some early losses and a growing number of empty seats.
Nothing like a little losing to test the bond of fans with their teams. Ottawa is not the only team in this boat. The Florida Panthers are not good right now, and new GM Dale Tallon cannot spend his way to the cap and beyond, the way he did in Chicago, to get the Panthers back in the hunt right now.
So I expect things to be tough there. But maybe Mr. Tallon gets some blank checks and goes crazy, knowing there may be another son of a legend who can come along and get the budget and cap situation back in order. Who knows?
And my third team in distress is the Minnesota Wild. Two games in Europe made me realize how much I don't want to watch them play in North America. But here they are tonight playing host to the Edmonton Oilers at 8:30 Eastern. That's the same time that "30 Rock" starts. You know my pick.
Here are the picks to click. The big screen in the Lounge gets the Lightning/Flyers game at 7 pm (Versus) and that stays on the big screen until "30 Rock." At 9, the Lightning/Flyers game returns to the big screen. Red Wings/Stars gets the play on the modestly sized HD monitor at 8:30 (Center Ice). The Blues/Predators will get some live look-ins on either screen and as for Hurricanes/Senators, Oilers/Wild and Panthers/Flames -- specifically Ottawa, Minnesota and Florida -- you get live Internet radio drop-ins until I change my mind about you. FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "The League" get DVR treatment.
Why no live look-ins for the Senators, Wild and Panthers? Here's Linda Ronstadt to tell them why.
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