Hi All,
Recently I had a chance to chat with Drew Snider aboard the newest SeaBus “The Burrard Pacific Breeze”. What a great day for a sail, I was also able to get to the bottom of a rumour about the Golden Ears Bridge tolls….Have a look….
Perhaps I should start calling my blog ‘Web Guy’s Picks of the Month’ with the rate I’m posting at.
The good thing is I’ve got GOLD for you. The bad thing is, there was so much to choose from that I encourage you to leave my blog right now, go to BT Bites and scroll through the videos, because I missed a lot of great stuff.
Let’s get started:
Who doesn’t remember, or love, the Hulkster, Hulk Hogan. Riaz caught up with him and had a few words.
Let’s talk sex. If you’re having it, are you happy with it? Well here are 5 tips to make it even better.
Speaking of sex. Kyle Donaldson was the lucky guy who got to host this SPCA segment with two amorous male dogs. VERY FUNNY!
Last week was PRIDE. Gay or not. It’s was time to celebrate our differences and our similarities. We had a guest panel on the show that was not only very informative, but funny as heck.
I’ve never seen it, but I hear the show Walking With Dinosaurs is amazing. We had a baby T-Rex on BT. And if the show is anything like this, I’ll pay a lot of money to see it.
Last, but not least is a little tune dedicated to all the dad’s, sung by Great Big Sea’s Sean McCann. Unfortunately I missed his performance at the Railway Club, but I was really impressed with this one.
Hope you enjoyed these. Have a great rest of your week.
Web Guy
What a fun week it was. Dawn Chubai was on location for most of the World Cup soccer games (see Dawn’s Blog for Details ). Greg Harper was at the Libre Room to see the Netherland’s surprise win over Brazil. Since soccer was the theme, that’s how I’ll start this weeks blog. Not the World Cup, something on a smaller scale; but perhaps with greater impact.
An organization that believes a simple soccer ball might save a young person’s life.
Who doesn’t like bloopers? I cut together this beauty, compliments of our favourite trafficaster, Michel McDermott
The big movie release of last week, at least for the fans, was Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Here’s what Thor Diakow thought of it.
We celebrated Canada Day with a little Trivia. Let’s see if you can outsmart the BT Hosts.
If you’re a regular viewer you’ll know that every Monday we bring in a few cute, adoptable animals from the SPCA. We’re happy to say most of them have been adopted. But, there was one kitten this past week that just wanted to escape.
Thanks for reading and watching. Talk at you next week. Enjoy the sunshine 
For more great videos head to BT Bites at BreakfastTelevision.ca
June 14-18 on BT was one of my favourite weeks. I love it when we go out on location and meet amazing people.
Which brings us to the first video:
1) A bus ride, a whole school of kids and a movie. That’s right. Dawn Chubai, Riaz Meghji and a wack of BT staff jumped on a bus, headed over to Florence Nightingale Elementary to pick up some very happy students. Then whisked them off to the Metrotown Cinemas for Toy Story 3. A lot of laughs, cute kids and happy people. What more could you ask for?
2) June 17, 2010 was National Recess Day.
The BT Hosts relived some of their childhood recess moments, games and traumas. Guess who was being a schoolyard bully?
3) On Friday we were live at False Creek, learning about Dragon Boating, blowing things up, and going head to head in a race for the ages. Well, maybe that’s over doing it a bit. But Greg Harper and his boat crew did challenge Kyle Donaldson and Dawn Chubai to a race for Dragonboat supremacy.
Associate Producer Genevieve Skelton shot flipcam video of some of the fun, Behind-the-Scenes, moments.
Until next week folks. Scroll through the videos BT Bites on BreakfastTelevision.ca for more great behind-the-scenes, celebrity interviews, News Updates and BT Bloopers.
Thanks for reading/watching,
Web Guy
I hope you enjoyed last weeks Best of BT ‘Web Guy’ Picks.
We started out slow this week and finished strong. BT is always fun, but if you can get a band like Wide Mouth Mason to rock the house. Then a good show turns GREAT!
Here are my picks for the week of May 31 – June 4
One of the Editor’s found some footage of Thor and Riaz in the same news story from 2005. They didn’t even know each other back then. Was it meant to be?
I love Behind-the-Scenes footage from movies and television. We are trying to do that more here on BT. Here’s Mark Docherty having a little fun with Michel McDermott
And finally. As promised. Wide Mouth Mason Rocked the BT studios on Friday, June 4.
They were even fun behind the scenes.
Thanks for watching BT and breakfastelevision.ca. Give me your opinions and comments. And I promise to be pro-active. Unless the comments are mean. That’s just not nice
Web Guy
Michel and I are taking part in “Comic Vision” this evening at River Rock Casino in Richmond. A special fundraiser for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Jebb Fink and Graham Clark are both performing at tonight’s event. Visit Comic Vision’s website for more information on the cause and how to purchase tickets.
K
I have had a couple of members in my extended family fight the battle. Some who had beaten it, some who continue to fight, and some who fought hard but lost.
On Breakfast Television you will notice that today, we are are wearing pretty yellow flower pins. April is Daffodil Month and today is Daffodil Day for the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon and on Breakfast Television, we are showing our support!
Every three minutes, another Canadian is diagnosed with Cancer- perhaps you know someone.
You can help, show your support by wearing a daffodil.
Dawn
…..well I did this morning, as what I THOUGHT was a good example of why to WATCH BT in the mornings went horribly wrong! Check it out….
Hard to believe that we’re getting closer and closer to the start of the Olympics! And no matter what side of the fence you’re sitting on (the “for” or “against”) — I think you can agree there’s a certain vibe buzzing around Vancouver and Whistler right now. And it’s exciting to know the entire world will be checking us out!
Traffic is already bad. And it’s going to get worse and worse as each day passes. Tune into BT each morning and Michel will keep you posted on all the traffic restrictions and road blocks. But if you plan to travel around Vancouver, or even up to Whistler during the games, check out this website. It’s loaded with tons of great information for commuters on how to get around during the Olympics.
By the way, I’m going to be in Whistler starting next week doing BT live each morning from the Village. Can’t wait!
K
When you work on a morning show, sleep is your best friend. Last night, “Sleep” and I, just weren’t getting along. I was tossing and turning. And eventually, just gave up and got out of bed. I think I’ve been up since 2:40 this morning. Ugh.
Most of us who work on Breakfast Television, get up around 4 o’clock each morning. Sometimes earlier, depending on the day. If you’re not a morning person when you start doing BT, you quickly learn how to become one.
I’m usually pretty good when it comes to early mornings. I’ve never overslept (knock on wood). I can operate on very little sleep. And I’m not one of those people who needs to be in bed at 6 or 7 each night when I have to get up early the next day. In fact, my usual bedtime is around 10-10:30. I think that’s pretty standard!
The worst night of the week for us “early risers” — is Sunday night into Monday morning. That’s because your body has adapted to a “regular” sleep schedule from the weekend. And it has to make a hard adjustment back into the morning routine for Monday.
Everyone has their own ways of dealing with the early mornings. One thing that helps me cope, is a big cup of coffee when I get to work (Michel and I usually take turns buying java for each other on the way in…although lately, she’s been buying a lot more of them than I have…). But what helps even more, is an afternoon nap. Even if it’s just 20-minutes, that little snooze can go a long way.
My big “secret” to coping with the early morning hours — comes on Friday afternoons. I go home right after work…get right back into bed…and go to sleep (usually for 2-3 hours). This way, I can recharge my batteries and get back onto a “normal” schedule for the weekend so I can have a regular social life, without being tired at 8 o’clock at night.
There’s most certainly a nap in my future this afternoon. Hopefully, “Sleep” and I will make up and get back on track for tomorrow.
Pleasant dreams!
K