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The music we feature this week is from the Ottawa ska-punk group The Cardboard Crowns. You can download and listen to their latest album entitled “Long Live the King” here! They will be part of the finals for the Live 88.5 “Big Money Shot” on October 18, 2013.
This week we got to sit down with a man with many talents, Glen Gower(@glengower). He was the former director of Ottawa Senator in-game entertainment and organist, performs with the Crush Improv comedy troupe and We hepl the sit down chat with him at the Brookstreet Hotel Options Lounge patio on a gorgeous day and spoke about:
– We get to know a little about Glen Gower and where he is from
– Benefits of living so close to the Canadian Tire Place
– Restaurants he enjoys such as Poco Pazzo and Fresco
– How he got involved with the Ottawa Senators
– What he brought to them
– Favourite moments while being in charge of the organ
– How the entertainment works at a Sens game
– What is OttawaStart.com and why should everyone in Ottawa have it as their homepage?
– The shipwreck discovered by Andrew King
– How Twitter is great for people in Ottawa
After the break we discussed:
– A possible new idea for a new band name
– What Crush Improv is?
– First Monday of every month is now at the Heart and Crown in the market
– What else they do
– What is improv comedy and what is the state of improv comedy like in Ottawa
– How he got into piano playing
– The Canadian Comedy Awards October 3-6
– He is the reason Daniel Alfredsson left the Ottawa Senators
Here is a video of Crush Improv on CTV Morning Live:
