Media Momentum!
Brief update for you guys on what’s been going on the last few days.
1. My ‘major Toronto media’ source was the Toronto Sun, who will be doing an article Thursday. Was going to be today, but they pushed it back a day in order to give it more attention. This one will have me talking and rocking a new Mikhail Grabovski 3rd jersey, supplied by CoolHockey.com (they gave it to me for free due to my Leafs jersey collection ironically including 2 homes (Kubina, Schenn), 1 away (Gilmour), but no 3rd. Damn you eBay and your irresistible value on Ballard Logo’d jerseys!).
2. The Toronto Star had an article about us today, so grab a Star if you haven’t already! I was busy for most of the day, so I didn’t get the contact email until around 9 PM, but thankfully major supporter of the petition Patrick Clayton (also known as LeafErikson on HFBoards) talked about it. Was hoping I’d be referred to as more than a young guy and possibly with my actual name, but no big deal.
However, just to clear up a fact: It was erroneously claimed that the site was made in response to an HFBoards thread saying the same thing. However, the site was already in progress, in fact the first verison of it a year ago was scrapped, and this is a revival. HFBoards has had a huge part in the growth of it and deserve massive kudos, but this site was going up HF thread or not.
3. I’ll be on AM900 CHML Hamilton at 11:45 AM today talking about the cause. Hopefully I’m more awake for that then I am at the moment, haha.
4. Thanks to all the blogs that have covered this, and the people who have retweeted this on twitter. It helps a ton!
5. More goodies coming soon…I’ve been away from my main computer the last few days so I haven’t been able to fire up Photoshop.
6. UPDATE! I’ll be on CBC Radio 99.1 at 3:40 PM.
7. Latest Update! The New York Times has given us a mention.
http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/the-morning-skate-rangers-sale-talk-habs-financing-and-the-leafs-logo/
Thanks for the continuing support, everyone!
4 Responses to “Media Momentum!”
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I’ll jump on this bandwagon but ONLY if they center the words on the old school logo. I can’t stand how it’s pushed over to the right, and it’s especially obvious with the TORONTO part. I have always liked those third jerseys otherwise…
I’m sure tweaking it slightly to push it over wouldn’t bit the biggest of deals, but personally I kind of like the raw uniqueness of it.
This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of!!? The 11 point Leaf logo is much smarted than any of the originals… Why not go back to the ORIGINAL Leaf logo that looks like it was drawn by a 5 year-old?! Why not make it green? The current 11 point logo is infinitely smarter… While I appreciate the nostalgia when we play another O6 team, the current logo, the logo they have worn ALL MY LIFE, is vastly superior… It’s time to stop living in the past, after all, you can’t go back, only forward!
gmotdot,
Just because the original logo wasn’t around in YOUR LIFETIME doesnt mean jack all, it wasn’t around in mine either! Such a selfish approach and not a real recognition of tradition. And are you kidding me, the 11point leaf looks like a chimp came up with it. As for looking backward, so you’re saying that the rest of the original 6 are stuck in the past too. wow, seems to work out for the Red Wings pretty good.