Remember the guy before the tailspin? Yeah, people liked that guy...

Here's a lame quiz, just because I haven't put anything up here in a while.

TEN YEARS AGO

How old were you? 12
Where did you go to school? Lawrence Grassi Middle School
Where did you work? Unemployed
Where did you live? My house
Where did you hang out? In Canmore at that age??? Home!
What was your hair style? Same as now. Short.
Did you wear glasses? Nopes.
Who were your best friends? Cody, Dillon, Taylor, Ben...short list. God, Canmore sucks ass!
How many tattoos did you have? At age 12? Are you kidding me?
How many piercings did you have? See above.
What car did you drive? My bike.
What was your worst fear? Not getting promoted to corporal. And it happened!
Had you driven yet? Nopes.
Had you been to a real party yet? I guess pop and chips parties don't count, eh?
Had your heart broken? Hell no!
Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Single.

FIVE YEARS AGO

How old were you? 17
Where did you go to school? Strathmore High School
Where did you work? Unemployed! YES!
Where did you live? My house
Where did you hang out? Mostly at the movies in Calgary
What was your hair style? Same as now. Short.
Did you wear glasses? Yup.
Who were your best friends? Dustin, Mick, Sarah, Jen, Jen, Peter, Chase, et al.
How many tattoos did you have? Self-mutilation's not my flava.
How many piercings did you have? See above.
What car did you drive? 1988 Ford Bronco. Best. Truck. Ever.
What was your worst fear? Not getting accepted into the army. And it happened too!!
Had you driven yet? Here there and everywhere.
Had you been to a real party yet? That New Year's party at my brother's wasn't just real...it was legendary
Had your heart broken? Nopes!
Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Taken.

MARCH 2007

How old are you?: 22
Where do you work? Labatt, but I'll probably be unemployed again soon due to my poor performance. Woohoo! 3 for 3!
Where do you live? In my parent's basement
Where do you hang out? The bar, Lister, or the movies. But mostly work.
How is your hair style? Short
Do you wear glasses? Contacts mostly
Who are your best friends? Dustin, Heather, Andre, Mick, Mick's entourage.
Do you talk to your old friends? Depends which old friends. And facebook doesn't count as talking to them.
How many piercings do you have? Self-mutilation
How many tattoos? See above
What kind of car do you have? 1988 Volkswagen Jetta. God I love that car.
What is your favorite band/group? STEVE WINWOOD
What is your biggest fear? I'm not so sure I should put something here, given how well the other two turned out!
Have you been arrested, if so how many times total? Nope
Has your heart been broken?: No...
Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: BITTER!

In Defence of Kevin Lowe

Alright, so there's been a lot of bandwagon jumping and people saying they're not renewing their season tickets and some "Fire Kevin Lowe!" and all that stuff, so I just have this to say:

1) If Smyth had become a UFA in the summer, you would have griped about how Lowe let him walk away for nothing. If he signs with the Oilers in the summer, Lowe will have grabbed two decent forward prospects and a first round draft choice for next to nothing. Genius move. If not, well, they've got the prospects, the draft choice, and about $5.5 million in cap space that they otherwise would not have had.

2) With the salary cap in place, it's going to be really rare to see players play out their entire careers with one team. We see this with the NFL all the time. Get used to it.

3) Name one trade that Lowe has made that has not worked out in the best interests of the Oilers. Anyone? (The panicky Chris Pronger trade doesn't count.) Name one prospect that Lowe has traded that went on to become a star with another team. Anyone got a name? There was bitching about how Lowe traded away "the future of the Oilers blueline" Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka for old-balls 31 year old defenceman Chris Pronger and we all know how that turned out...Stanley Cup Finals appearance. There was bitching about how Lowe gave up too much to get Dwayne Roloson and that turned out the same way...Stanley Cup Finals appearance. You complained about losing Mike York to get Mike Peca. Peca was awesome in the playoffs. What has York done recently?

4) Heart and soul of the team...isn't that what some of you dummies said about Georges Laraque?

5) YES, the Oilers have packed it in for this season. NO, they wouldn't have made the playoffs had they kept Smyth. NO, you can't expect the team to make the playoffs every year. If anything, the team should have traded more vets so they could rebuild properly...which every professional sports team has done at one point or another, and the Oilers will have to do it as well to get something better than 8th or 9th place finishes every season. This is called "putting things into perspective."

So basically to everyone STILL crying out there...you're wrong, and Kevin Lowe will prove you wrong.