What a rush

The first part of CBC's Canada Russia '72 aired this evening. It was filmed in Fredericton and Saint John. I remember stumbling across an outdoor location shoot downtown last spring, so it's neat to see it all come together. Watching hockey never fails to bring out my inner Canadian.

I also can't help but notice the excellent musical backdrop, featuring classic Canadian songs, like "No Sugar Tonight", "Signs", and "Oh What a Feeling". One would almost say that these songs rock. One could also, by association, say that Canada rocks. Aren't I clever? Say, you know what would be a really good idea? Let's make a show with all these songs in it. What's that? We need a plot? How about a train trip across Canada. Oh, and let's throw an aging rocker and an up-and-coming artist together and watch their worlds collide. That sounds riveting. You know what else is good? Rhyming. People will eat it up with a spoon.

It's a good thing I'm not a bitter, sarcastic, hypercritical person.