Wednesday, February 15th

The preparations continue for our 1,000th show. Starting Monday February 27th, we'll countdown the 100 most memorable moments in Best Damn history wrapping up with the top 20 moments on Wednesday March 1st (Our 1,000th show). During the down time, we checked in again with our producer, Charlie, who shared his thoughts on holidays and hockey.

The day after Valentine's. How many guys do you think are reeling today, wishing that they could have that day back? Valentine's Day belongs in the pantheon of worst "holidays" with Secretaries Day, Arbor Day, Parent's Day (we already have Mother's Day and Father's Day) and Valentine's evil cousin - Sweetest Day.

(SIDEBAR: Best holidays - St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Halloween and Thanksgiving)

Speaking of holidays, is it just me or does the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team think they're on vacation? Tied Latvia today, 3-3. Latvia. Yeah, the same Latvia with 89-year old Arturs Irbe between the pipes. Latvia, who before this "Miracle on Ice," was best known for Vilhelm Ostwald winning the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry. Look, rule of thumb: any time you tie a BALTIC State in anything, you've got problems.

At least our friends to the North won their opening game. Canada, under the guise of Wayne Betsky, beat host Italy, 7-2. His mind has got to be on his wife, though, with all the gambling allegations going on. For those of you who have been living in ... well, Latvia ... here's what's going on: Janet Jones Gretzky, best known for her stirring performances in "American Anthem" and "Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach," has been linked to an illegal gambling ring. Wiretap recordings have Wayne on tape trying to keep his wife from being implicated.

Guilty or not, one thing is for certain - Janet's stock went way up with me. We all make mental checklists of what we want in a soul mate. Somewhere between "good cook" and "honest person" is "hot chick who gambles on sports."

Finally, let's go back to what I mentioned previously. I have a problem with "American Anthem." At what point do movie producers sit around a table and say, "You know, this movie is missing something. (pause) I got it! MITCH GAYLORD!"

Mitch Freakin' Gaylord.

Peace, and I'm out.