Comments on: Reader Reports: Alex Ovechkin Signs DVDs at Sterling Best Buy

By: The Machinist: November 19, 2010

The Machinist: November 19, 2010 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:45:27 +0000

[...] Reader Reports: Alex Ovechkin Signs DVDs at Sterling Best Buy The article that has inspired literally tens of people to buy Avoid Responsibility t-shirts. [...]

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:47:57 +0000

Ha. @Hittman.

You don’t have to go to school. I took some classes in college and studied under the guy who ran the first all-digital studio in NYC back in the early 1700′s.

By: Hittman

Hittman — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:06:39 +0000

Do you have to go to school to be an audio engineer or is that like being a master of custodial arts?

By: CapsFan

CapsFan — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:39:33 +0000

Huh. I was at the Hockey and Heels event and had a great time. Yes, I saw a couple of young women break the rules about posed pix but I didn’t get in a swivet over it. I wasn’t there to date a Cap. I was there to have a great time and learn more about hockey. On that basis, H&H was very successful. I saw myself on the Jumbotron at Verizon last night when they showed a short recap of the event. I have some personal short videos of my experience and I sure look happy.

Clearly some rules are needed when you have 200 women in attendance and they need to practice face offs, shoot pucks (twice), try being a goalie, see what Caps level exercise looks like, get your picture taken with the Winter Classic uniform, and listen to Bruce explain how he analyzes game tapes — all in three hours.

Since H&H sold out in five minutes, I think they can anticipate a sell out next year, too. At any price.

BTW, despite what I said about not looking to date a Cap, if Peter Bondra ever becomes available, he is MINE.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:50:52 +0000

PROSPECT WATCH PLEASE ! ! !

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:36:29 +0000

@Brad, as an audio engineer, I am not a fan of Sony’s car speakers. Or much of anything they make.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:27:50 +0000

whats wrong with xplod speakers? i put those on my christmas list

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:17:56 +0000

@Mary uh-oh….. i think i’ve used an emoticon in every comment I’ve ever made here

By: Mary K

Mary K — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:27:27 +0000

This is why I love this blog.

@JadedFan, sucks to hear about the Hockey N Heels event.
(Hopefully emoticons aren’t banned in the comments section!)

By: JadedFan

JadedFan — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:45:21 +0000

Shoot, you think the Best Buy handlers were bad, you should have been at Hockey N Heels at Kettler last night. First, they made a big announcement stating that taking posed pictures with the fellas was strickly verboten and to keep moving in the lines and basically don’t make any eye contact with the players whatsoever, which I thought was a nice touch. So of course after taking my shooting lesson with Carlson and then waiting for the rest of the girls to get their turn to not speak with or fraternize with the players, what do I see by two young chicks not only posing with Carlson for photos but, gasp, TOUCHING him!!! Needless to say I was perturbed since I didn’t get my chance to neither touch a player NOR have my photo taken with one. When someone said something to the handler in charge at the time she brushed it off with a “well, I couldn’t STOP her!!!” Not cool Caps handlers, not cool at all! And we will remember that crap next time we ante up our $50! Last year they let us take photos all we wanted AND touch players! AND the year before that they actually had the players involved meet the girls at a nearby bar afterwards and not only speak with them but, again, GASP, drink with them! What the heck is going on with the Caps PR people anyway??? Just because they are becoming popular does that mean they are trying to remove them from interacting with the fans at all??? I, for one, think that’s a real shame and pretty soon it will be like Pro Football. No one will ever get the chance to have a conversation with one of the Caps anywhere at any time. Sad.