Off Topic: A note of apology to Raw Charge readers and the community
by John Fontana on Jun 21, 2011 11:16 AM EDT
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PrintI don't like writing about myself on the site. From time to time, I do it. From time to time, I insert I-me-mine into an observation/opinion about the team / franchise / league bit of news or something else in a front paged story. But I don't want to become the story, though, so I try to abstain from it.
And yet, if you've noticed the lack of updates of late at Raw Charge, you might be scratching your head as to figure out why. Why no Steven Stamkos contract discussion? Why no news about the only-a-matter-of-details Brett Connolly signing? How about bite-my-shiny-metal-ass Eric Brewer's contract? What about the Rich-meister's return? The Forum renovations? The salary cap increase? What the blood hell is going on with Raw Charge that it lacks stories right now?!? The season's over, but the news is still out there!
Yeah, about that...
I've had, am having, will continue to have personal issues stealing my attention as of late. Oh, I'm fine - in a matter of speaking. No one died. I haven't been diagnosed with (another) affliction that tore the very fabric of my life. It's just a personal issue right now that has taken my desire to write and curved it away from the team I love and the sport I love and the site I love. It's made it easier for me to focus on myself (not in a "superhappyfuntime!!!" kind of way) and harder to focus on doing the news, opinions, absurdities of the NHL.
I'm not walking away from Raw Charge, or stepping away from the site for a break or anything like that. But I do feel like I must apologize to the community, to readership, to the curious, that the leading Tampa Bay Lightning blog has been far too silent since the end of the 2010-11 season. There are certainly things to talk about, to discuss, to speculate on.
And we haven't. My focus is just plain, flat-out, off right now. And I sure as hell want it back.
So, please bear with me here. Though my friends and colleagues Cassie McClellan, Clark Brooks, Meredith Qualls, Matt Amos, Dani Toth, Nolan Whyte and Tina Robinson are all part of the staff here on the Charge, I'm the one who makes things go (or in this case, lacks making things go). So this (the lack of coverage) is on me.
My bad.
I'll do what I can to get back in the swing of things, as this post is an attempt to jumpstart that... It's just not easy right now.
Thanks,
John
This post was written by a member of the Raw Charge community and doesn't necessarily express the views or opinions of Raw Charge staff.
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You horrible, awful person! How dare you have a life outside of the blog? HOW DARE YOU?! ;o)
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.
by Cassie McClellan on Jun 21, 2011 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This.
:-)
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Hang him from the highest mast you can find Cass
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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by Kevin Power on Jun 21, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nah. Too much work. Instead, I’ll just make him squirm – just for fun. ;o)
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.
by Cassie McClellan on Jun 21, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Same stuff, sifferent day.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jun 22, 2011 10:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What? Beer? :o|
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.
by Cassie McClellan on Jun 23, 2011 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Take your time, take care of what you’ve gotta take care of, and be well. Hockey will be here when you get back.
Goaleez R weerd.
by CAustin on Jun 21, 2011 11:45 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
First and foremost
You’ve got to take care of yourself. All the best, John.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Jun 21, 2011 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Best to you John
Sometimes life takes us away from our interests and passions. Happens to the best of us. I send my best wishes to you and hope to see you back soon.
The quality staff you put together is more than capable of entertaining us in your absence.
Take Care!
by Slip Mahoney on Jun 21, 2011 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Take your time with personal stuff. Blogging is secondary to family, friends, and real life stuff you have to tackle my friend. I am sure you already know this but it helps to be reminded of it.
That is why you have underlings and minions that you can whip and torture until they do your bidding.
@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
by Dig Deep on Jun 22, 2011 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No, no – that’s my job. John’s too soft-hearted for the whipping and torture. So, since I’m his chief minion, that task has devolved to me. I try to not make anyone cry, tho…too much. ;o)
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.
by Cassie McClellan on Jun 23, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Youscareme.
@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
Good. My job here is done. Next! :oD
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community. Follow me on Twitter: @dagmar27.
by Cassie McClellan on Jun 24, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
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