8 Random Facts

My main man in Capital City, Pumpernickel, tagged me for 8 random facts about myself a while back. Apologies to him and all those in the wankosphere awaiting my true confessions. I'm sure it was worth the wait.

1) My mother was betting on chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede when she went into labour with me. I am told she was on a major winning streak and wasn't too pleased with my timing, though I've been unable to verify.

2) I rode a bicycle from Calgary to Vancouver when I was 14, along with my dad and my brother.

3) I suffer from gout.

4) I nearly got in an elevator scrap with former MP and disbarred lawyer Mary Clancy. She attacked me for my lack of revolving door etiquette. I'm glad we didn't. She would have kicked my ass.

5) My first concert was The Stray Cats at the Stampede Corral. Brian Setzer was wasted, but he could sure swing an axe.

6) I've been hit by an 80-year-old driver while riding my bike...twice.

7) I'm quoted as an authority of Canadian film in a Serbian textbook on foreign filmmaking.

8) I make the best sangria in the world.

In accordance with my obligations under the International Tagging Treaty, I tag: Daveberta, Sooey, Jody and Cunningham.