Your “Do You Ever Feel Like A Plastic Bag Drifting Through The Wind?” Saturday Evening Open Thread

As of last night, this video has 1,112,055,580 views. I thought that was a lot, but then right alongside was “Roar”, which has over 2.5 billion views. Apparently, “Gangnam Style” is the record holder, with 3,181,065,840 views. Thus ends “Inane facts intro”, with Beerguyrob.

The reason I bring this up is because tonight is the start of Vancouver’s week-long fireworks curse, the “Honda Celebration of Light”.

There are three nights, Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday, each one put on/sponsored by a different country. This year, it’s South Africa, Sweden and South Korea.

Now, my annual rant about this event.

I hate fireworks.

Not in a “THERE’S POOR PEOPLE, FOR GOD’S SAKE!!111!” kind of way, but in a “big fucking deal” kind of way. Mostly, I dislike having to pull 100 pound dogs out from under beds where they go hide. But it brings in tourist revenue, and I do make a nice sum from the stags that come to the ballpark first before hitting downtown. And since I have friends who work in the service sector & this is a big-money night for them, I don’t get all high & holy about it.

But consider me irked. IRKED!

Tonight’s programming:

• MLB:
  • Blue Jays at White Sox – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
  • Dodgers at Braves – 7:00PM | MLBN
• CFL:
  • Stampeders at Roughriders – 9:00PM | TSN
•  Futbol:
  • International Champions Cup:
    • Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City – 7:00PM | ESPN
  • MLS:
    • Toronto FC vs. Chicago – 7:00PM | TSN4
    • Sporting KC vs. FC Dallas – 9:00PM | ESPN
    • Whitecaps FC vs. Minnesota – 10:00PM | TSN2
• UFC Fight Night
  • Prelims: From Calgary – 6:00PM | FOX / TSN5
  • Main Card: Alvarez vs. Poirier – 8:00PM | FOX / TSN5

• Comedy Central – The Bruce Willis Roast – 10:00PM

It’s on the Comedy Network in Canada either at 12:30AM ET/PT (according to my TV guide) or Sunday night at 10:00PM ET/PT (according to their schedule).

Otherwise, ENJOY YOUR EVENING!