I love Anze Kopitar. He’s one of the best forwards in the NHL today. Apparently he gave an interview lately that was inadvertently very funny.
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Recently, during a game between the Dallas Stars and the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench. He just fell over only six minutes into the game. Thankfully, every team in the NHL has a protocol for emergency medical situations like this. Their crew sprang into action and rushed him to the hospital. The game stopped for quite a while as everyone waited for news. The entire stadium was quiet.
Here’s an excellent article by Mike Heika about Peverley and hockey players in general that says this far more eloquently than I did.
Dustin Penner used to be an LA King. I was sad when he was traded to Anaheim. I was still sadder when he went to the Washington Capitals a couple of weeks ago. This means he won’t be playing against the Kings as often as he used to, now that he’s in another conference.
However, I can still enjoy his tweets. He’s well loved, and despised, as often happens, on Twitter. Recently he shared this with his followers, all 104,400 of them.
Want 2 tickets to my first @washcaps home game.Come pick me up at the grocery store & help me bring my bags into my new place tonight #no??
(I see the emoticons don’t show up. There was a car and a sad face after the word “no.”)
The guy was so new in town, he didn’t have wheels. So, I tweeted something slightly inappropriate.
Dude, if I lived there, I’d take you on my back.
Wait.
That didn’t come out right.
Now, Penner’s a funny guy. I thought he might appreciate the humor, but I doubted he’d even see it. His Twitter feed must be insane.
Then, lo and behold, THIS:
That’s right; he marked my tweet as a favorite. That made my day. So I posted a photo as proof on Instagram. Same deal. I figured my followers would see it, they’d share in my delight and then it’d be over.
But look at THIS. It’s a screenshot of that Instagram post.
See the heart symbol with “dd2527” next to it? That’s Dustin on Instagram. I was sitting on my computer when I got the notification–bing!–that someone had liked my photo. That someone was him! It’s silly that I get a thrill from such a distant, mostly impersonal action, but I do. That’s the nature of being a fan and I don’t care. You have to grab happiness where you can, I say!
Are you on Twitter? Do you follow any celebrities? Have they ever responded to you?
Postscript: There is a happy ending. He did end up getting a ride from someone. Here’s the news article.
The contest is over and Deb won the ARC of On the Surface!
But don’t worry if you didn’t win. You can pre-order your own copy for less than a grande Caramel Macchiato at Starbucks.
If you need convincing, the first review is up on Goodreads by Jane of Dear Author. She gave it 4 stars. Here’s an excerpt:
Totally enjoyed this book…definitely recommend. It’s sexy and sweet and author was able to deliver a funny, caring hero.
I’m floored! I’ve always been afraid to send any of my books to Dear Author, and I still didn’t. Jane got a copy on her own. Carina Press might have sent it to her. The reviewers at Dear Author do not pull their punches. So it’s probably a good thing that I did not know she was reading On the Surface. Otherwise, I may have gotten an ulcer.
Anyway, she says the comprehensive review will go up on her site in April when the book comes out. I cannot wait!
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