you’ll laugh you’ll cry and you may even learn something about sports hi I’m
learn something about sports hi I’m
learn something about sports hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with TSN hockey analyst James Duthie
with TSN hockey analyst James Duthie
with TSN hockey analyst James Duthie about his book the day I almost killed
about his book the day I almost killed
about his book the day I almost killed two Gretzky’s let’s talk about the book
two Gretzky’s let’s talk about the book
two Gretzky’s let’s talk about the book the day I almost killed two Gretzky’s
the day I almost killed two Gretzky’s
the day I almost killed two Gretzky’s it’s a book of columns I’ve been writing
it’s a book of columns I’ve been writing
it’s a book of columns I’ve been writing columns for I guess the last decade a
columns for I guess the last decade a
columns for I guess the last decade a lot of coms about hockey but this column
lot of coms about hockey but this column
lot of coms about hockey but this column is about my kids they’re always a tinge
is about my kids they’re always a tinge
is about my kids they’re always a tinge of sports to it but there’s a lot of
of sports to it but there’s a lot of
of sports to it but there’s a lot of it’s really on the fringe of sports so I
it’s really on the fringe of sports so I
it’s really on the fringe of sports so I think it’s a column above my PVR and my
think it’s a column above my PVR and my
think it’s a column above my PVR and my remote control and this one about as
remote control and this one about as
remote control and this one about as unhealthy obsession I had had a
unhealthy obsession I had had a
unhealthy obsession I had had a Kournikova so it’s all over the map so
Kournikova so it’s all over the map so
Kournikova so it’s all over the map so let’s discuss the title tell us how you
let’s discuss the title tell us how you
let’s discuss the title tell us how you almost killed two Gretzky’s I was
almost killed two Gretzky’s I was
almost killed two Gretzky’s I was playing in Wayne’s golf tournament three
playing in Wayne’s golf tournament three
playing in Wayne’s golf tournament three years ago and I was gonna practice round
years ago and I was gonna practice round
years ago and I was gonna practice round I was playing with Walter behind Wayne
I was playing with Walter behind Wayne
I was playing with Walter behind Wayne and I almost killed two of them with
and I almost killed two of them with
and I almost killed two of them with shots over a two hole span because I’m
shots over a two hole span because I’m
shots over a two hole span because I’m streaky that way and I always thought
streaky that way and I always thought
streaky that way and I always thought that would be what a legacy that would
that would be what a legacy that would
that would be what a legacy that would have been to knock off the most famous
have been to knock off the most famous
have been to knock off the most famous Canadian ever and the most beloved
Canadian ever and the most beloved
Canadian ever and the most beloved father in Canadian history Roberto
father in Canadian history Roberto
father in Canadian history Roberto Luongo writes the foreword which isn’t
Luongo writes the foreword which isn’t
Luongo writes the foreword which isn’t necessarily an obvious choice why am i
necessarily an obvious choice why am i
necessarily an obvious choice why am i quite often do these sort of shtick
quite often do these sort of shtick
quite often do these sort of shtick light-hearted pieces for TSN we did a
light-hearted pieces for TSN we did a
light-hearted pieces for TSN we did a piece a few years ago unpack up go Leafs
piece a few years ago unpack up go Leafs
piece a few years ago unpack up go Leafs and it was on Jamie McLennan who was
and it was on Jamie McLennan who was
and it was on Jamie McLennan who was Roberto lawand was backup goalie in
Roberto lawand was backup goalie in
Roberto lawand was backup goalie in Florida and instead of doing a typical
Florida and instead of doing a typical
Florida and instead of doing a typical piece on what backup goalies do we we
piece on what backup goalies do we we
piece on what backup goalies do we we did some elaborate plot line about how
did some elaborate plot line about how
did some elaborate plot line about how secretly he was fantasizing about offing
secretly he was fantasizing about offing
secretly he was fantasizing about offing Roberto so he could get more playing
Roberto so he could get more playing
Roberto so he could get more playing time and we staged the scene where
time and we staged the scene where
time and we staged the scene where Luongo got run over by a Zamboni anyway
Luongo got run over by a Zamboni anyway
Luongo got run over by a Zamboni anyway in the process of doing this Longo was
in the process of doing this Longo was
in the process of doing this Longo was very creative he kept making suggestions
very creative he kept making suggestions
very creative he kept making suggestions about we should do this do this and most
about we should do this do this and most
about we should do this do this and most hockey players aren’t exactly the most
hockey players aren’t exactly the most
hockey players aren’t exactly the most bubbly personalities and
bubbly personalities and
bubbly personalities and so I got to know him a little bit and I
so I got to know him a little bit and I
so I got to know him a little bit and I said this guy’s a lot funnier than
said this guy’s a lot funnier than
said this guy’s a lot funnier than people give him credit for so I just
people give him credit for so I just
people give him credit for so I just thought when I was looking for someone
thought when I was looking for someone
thought when I was looking for someone to do the book that he’d be he’d be good
to do the book that he’d be he’d be good
to do the book that he’d be he’d be good and he’s already gets my warped sense of
and he’s already gets my warped sense of
and he’s already gets my warped sense of humor a little bit now who would you say
humor a little bit now who would you say
humor a little bit now who would you say the audience is that you’re targeting
the audience is that you’re targeting
the audience is that you’re targeting with this book when I started writing I
with this book when I started writing I
with this book when I started writing I didn’t want it to be just for the
didn’t want it to be just for the
didn’t want it to be just for the die-hard sports fans I didn’t want it to
die-hard sports fans I didn’t want it to
die-hard sports fans I didn’t want it to be the typical column you pick up in
be the typical column you pick up in
be the typical column you pick up in your Montreal Gazette every day I still
your Montreal Gazette every day I still
your Montreal Gazette every day I still think it’s for sports fans but I’ve been
think it’s for sports fans but I’ve been
think it’s for sports fans but I’ve been really surprised in just doing book
really surprised in just doing book
really surprised in just doing book signings and getting feedback at the
signings and getting feedback at the
signings and getting feedback at the people that have shown up for the book a
people that have shown up for the book a
people that have shown up for the book a lot of Mom’s show up that I guess like
lot of Mom’s show up that I guess like
lot of Mom’s show up that I guess like the columns about my kids and a lot of
the columns about my kids and a lot of
the columns about my kids and a lot of younger people I had a couple of people
younger people I had a couple of people
younger people I had a couple of people write me said they’re there ten eleven
write me said they’re there ten eleven
write me said they’re there ten eleven year old boys or they ask them to read
year old boys or they ask them to read
year old boys or they ask them to read them a story every night before bed so I
them a story every night before bed so I
them a story every night before bed so I guess kids are enjoying it I panicked
guess kids are enjoying it I panicked
guess kids are enjoying it I panicked when I heard that though because I
when I heard that though because I
when I heard that though because I started to think if there was any
started to think if there was any
started to think if there was any inappropriate things I’d said in the
inappropriate things I’d said in the
inappropriate things I’d said in the book which there probably are a few but
book which there probably are a few but
book which there probably are a few but not too many have you found that TSN has
not too many have you found that TSN has
not too many have you found that TSN has kind of allowed you to be more creative
kind of allowed you to be more creative
kind of allowed you to be more creative in your stick over time in the writing
in your stick over time in the writing
in your stick over time in the writing especially when I signed up the new
especially when I signed up the new
especially when I signed up the new columns in 2000 I said I want to write
columns in 2000 I said I want to write
columns in 2000 I said I want to write but I said I I don’t want to write your
but I said I I don’t want to write your
but I said I I don’t want to write your typical stuff I want to be able to write
typical stuff I want to be able to write
typical stuff I want to be able to write whatever the heck I think about even if
whatever the heck I think about even if
whatever the heck I think about even if it’s really on the fringe of sports and
it’s really on the fringe of sports and
it’s really on the fringe of sports and they were really good they said just do
they were really good they said just do
they were really good they said just do whatever you want and which was probably
whatever you want and which was probably
whatever you want and which was probably a mistake on their behalf but so that
a mistake on their behalf but so that
a mistake on their behalf but so that allowed me to do a lot of things and
allowed me to do a lot of things and
allowed me to do a lot of things and there’s some of these stick pieces that
there’s some of these stick pieces that
there’s some of these stick pieces that we do that I revert a little long ago
we do that I revert a little long ago
we do that I revert a little long ago that I was talking about they’re really
that I was talking about they’re really
that I was talking about they’re really they’re really really loose we just did
they’re really really loose we just did
they’re really really loose we just did one another little ongo piece because
one another little ongo piece because
one another little ongo piece because everybody was asking me if Longueuil
everybody was asking me if Longueuil
everybody was asking me if Longueuil really wrote the foreword I get that
really wrote the foreword I get that
really wrote the foreword I get that question a lot well I said yeah LaJuan
question a lot well I said yeah LaJuan
question a lot well I said yeah LaJuan was actually a very talented writer he’s
was actually a very talented writer he’s
was actually a very talented writer he’s a poet so we will debut the poetry of
a poet so we will debut the poetry of
a poet so we will debut the poetry of Roberto Luongo a collection of short
Roberto Luongo a collection of short
Roberto Luongo a collection of short poems by Roberto Luongo which is pretty
poems by Roberto Luongo which is pretty
poems by Roberto Luongo which is pretty funny and I shouldn’t say it’s funny you
funny and I shouldn’t say it’s funny you
funny and I shouldn’t say it’s funny you let people judge that because of you
let people judge that because of you
let people judge that because of you when you say something that’s funny
when you say something that’s funny
when you say something that’s funny people are always disappointed but no
people are always disappointed but no
people are always disappointed but no it’s been great so you can’t always be
it’s been great so you can’t always be
it’s been great so you can’t always be incredibly creative when you’re hosting
incredibly creative when you’re hosting
incredibly creative when you’re hosting a panel but the other things they let me
a panel but the other things they let me
a panel but the other things they let me do
do
do thank you very much no problem thank you
thank you very much no problem thank you
thank you very much no problem thank you very much
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