This podcast was recorded on Sunday night, after Reid and I had pushed it back because we were both watching the Leafs/Habs series.  Naturally.  It should have been wrapped up by Sunday, there’s no reason for that series to have gone to game 7.  But with the Leafs, no lead is safe.  Not in a game, not in a series, not anywhere EVER.

You can tell that I knew it was coming off the top of this podcast.  Even mentioned how it was recorded before and would be published after the fateful game 7.  Even with this team, stacked and deep with talent, I had little confidence.  Made no prediction.  Anything to not jinx it.  Which is stupid, you can’t jinx a sporting event.  No matter how many days it’s been since you shaved, washed your socks or any other ridiculous superstition that people think will somehow assist their favourite team.  Ridiculous.  Or is it?   If superstition isn’t real, how could a curse be real?  Because that’s what the Leafs are, CURSED

I knew this was the right thing to do, because after watching them blow it AGAIN last night, I felt almost nothing.  I had completely run out of fucks.  There were just no remaining fucks left in the fuck tank.  So fuck it…

It feels good.  Like a weight has been lifted.  Stop dragging around years of disappointment, resentment and pain.  Free yourself of this blue and white disease.  I’ve already been told that I’ll be sorry when “they win it next year”.  I’m 42 years old and I’m sick of hearing about next year, rebuilds, parades and how _______ will make a difference.

They won’t win next year, it’s not going to happen.  For a while, I actually felt like maybe it was me??   If I watched and followed closely, they’d always lose.  This year, I didn’t really care all that much about the hockey season for some reason, even with the all Canadian division.  Pandemic hockey just fell a bit flat for me.  Until they finished first overall and were set to face Montreal in the first round.  Who couldn’t get excited about that???  So there I was, right back into it and it got off to a great start. So maybe it really is me.  If they do win it all next year, this will be the only possible conclusion.  That I have somehow cursed the team.

I don’t know what I’ve done, or didn’t do, but IF THEY WIN next year after I’ve publicly renounced them, it will become a scientific fact.  Leafs Nation will owe me a HUGE debt of gratitude (and some kind of monetary compensation).

Good Luck!!  I’m off the blue and white bus.  LEAFS SUCK!

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, I’ve got a great guest this week who may still be a Leaf fan, I’ll have to follow up with him and see how he’s feeling.  Reid Henry has an impressive resume that included My Darkest Days and Deadset Society.

Deadset released one album, it went platinum and then the band went on hiatus.  Unusual, but true.  Reid was a new Dad and understandably wanted to spend time with his new son, not out on the road.

The other guys in the band formed Tense Machine who were on Episode 3 of DTTB.

Reid also has some new solo material and his latest single (as revealed in the podcast) is closing in on 10 MILLION streams on Spotify.  We start off with a clip of the song A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL (I’m looking at you Toronto Maple Leafs).
Enjoy

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