The Great Outdoors and the first Eastern Conference Quarterfinals watch party for Lightning fans
It'll be a rockin' Game One -- both in play and at the Curtis Hixon Park watch party. Details are within this post....
The gamble and the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
A fan asks who to bet on in the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Bolts or elsewhere in the field?...
Call him “Roy”; Jeremy Sande’s pitch to play John McClane in the 6th Die Hard film, “McClane”
A special twist on the in-development Die Hard prequel/sequel: A casting pitch by a whole-be John McClane....
Another benchmark change is looming for the Lightning in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2018-19 Lightning are bre3aking records, the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs brings two new record holders....
Songs in the queue for Spotify Playlist review
The life of a Spotify Playlist Curator. It's a list of songs I'm to review and potentially add to one Spotify playlist or another of...
For those on Reddit and who enjoy the Adult Contemporary class of music, join me on /r/AdultContemporary
Join me on Reddit's Adult Contemporary community. Simply click the link and you'll be redirected there....
Lightning’s success generates all too much silence in the Tampa Bay sports media
The hype, the hope, the proudness of what the Lightning are doing? It's not there in traditional media in Tampa Bay at current like it...
Questions and would-be stories for Truman Burbank’s Life After Seahaven
A sequel pitch as we're left to wonder what happened to Truman Burbank as hhe let the world he'd always called home....
The NHL on NBC and NBC Sports Net needs broader appeal
A blog post based off a tweet which was born from fans harping -- per usual -- at the quality of an NBC Sports Net...
Record-breaking vies against playoff contention in the Lightning’s remaining schedule
Tampa Bay played oh-so-well through 66 games. They're on the verge of breaking an NHL record, but their final opponents will not make it a...
The storm continues with Tampa Bay Lightning hockey
Entering the last game of Feruary, the BGotls are 12-02 for the month....
Eugene Melnyk and the suffering of hockey fandom in Ottawa
Ottawa is the pit of despair as the virtual rebuilding of the franchise has made the market a failure. A fan cites their grievance with...
Retelling the tale of True Love and remaking The Princess Bride
It's not a reboot or The Princess Bride, it's closer to a sequel in the literal telling of the s6tory of True Love....
A tweet of note regarding the Tampa Bay Lightning and the 2019 NHL trade deadline
Via Joe Smith of The Athletic, a quick remark about things at this coming deadline (and deadlines in general):...
Lightning strikes blaze the NHL standings and Tampa Bay sports
They're winning... oh, are they winning...!...
Via Reddit: To put the Tampa Bay Lightning’s success in perspective at this point (Feb 16, 2015)
This article will redirect you to a post on Reddit.com/r/hockey that puts the Tampa Bay Lightning's success in perspective....
Spotify playlists and the follower flaw
In simplicity, a Spotify playlist having followers does not mean they are playlist listeners....
My thoughts on the Bolts and the new alternate threds
Just a few words on the 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning alternate jerseys. #DisrupttheNight doesn't do it for me....
Summarizing my life with Neurofibromatosis Type 2
I was asked to contribute "my story" as an NF2 patient. In summary, in rief, you can find it here....
Soft rock, easy listening, adult contemporary and the Tampa Bay music scene
There's a new Spotify playlist that highlights adult contemporary songs by Tampa Bay based musical artists. I'm looking for more to highlight too....
Music Tampa Bay’s 2015 Top 100 list is now a Spotify playlist
Just over half of the 100 songs featured on the 2015 list are available on a new Spotify playlist....
When life immitates art and the 45th President of the United States
Donald Trump is coming off far too much like Veruca Salt and Salt's send-off song is all too fitting....
A lackluster competitiveness and the drive to improve (or lack thereof)
Edmonton Oilers fans have errupted over mediocrity ongoing with the club. Yiou don't see the same for fans of the football team in Tampa Bay....
Attendance in Tampa Bay sports sides with the might of the Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are among NHL attendance leaders. Their attendance numbers top the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
Alex Ovechkin, Vladimir Putin, and the mired line of sports and politics
#8 being a fan of the Russian President raises questions (and blurs the politics/sports divide more than protesting players....
The Lightning storm of the 2018-19 NHL first-half
The halfway point of the 2018-19 NHL season hasn't arrived, but the Bolts are on a OMGWTF pace....
The one where Kevin Pollak answered a question of mine on Reddit
In 2015 I got Kevin Pollak to allude to a little anecdote he had during filming of "A Few Good Men"....
Introducing The Softer Side of Indie 2019 Spotify playlist
A playlist of current soft rock and easy listening on Spotify - open to listeners and for submissions....
Louis Domingue has served the Lightning well in a time of backstop need
Some have talked down the effort of Louis Domingue serving as Bolts netminder . Dommer's done the job and done it well....
The Tampa Bay Lightning thrives while the Tampa Bay media look elsewhere in sports
Late this summer, before the NFL season was underway, the Tampa Bay Times did the Tampa Bay-media thing and played up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
The indie music scene and Lonely Oak Radio
Are you into the independent music scene or do you have curiosity into what’s currently going on in that music realm? Perhaps you’d like to...
“The Playlist Exchange” is a promotional avenue for content on Spotify
Just a heads up for musical artists who are looking to promote their tunes on Spotify as well as for people running niche playlists who...
Reacting to chatter of expanding the NHL playoffs
A season in professional sports is played with the intention of winning a championship. That’s basic sport, ain’t it? You play a regular season with...
“Die!! Can I get fries with that?”
Reviewing morning headlines… I’m not sure if I should be laughing or cringing at this one. Woman chokes a McDonald’s restaurant manager over ketchup Police are...
Like all history, this “Revolution” remains relevant
The world has changed quite a bit in 50 years but a song has regained immense relevance. It’s a song that societies around the world...
The bitterness of politics meets the cold of ice hockey
2018 election year campaign contest… Nikita Kucherov vs. Jack Eichel. Seeing I’m a Kucherov supporter, I’m sharing his ad here....
2017 Music Tampa Bay Top 100 — now a Spotify playlist
Music Tampa Bay‘s annual Top 100 lists (which ran from 2008 through 2017) featured a wide swath of music — we’re talking genres and time-of-publication. Some...
Just where did Rusty Fedotenko go? I’m glad you asked!!
Anyone ever wonder what happened to Ruslan Fedotenko? Real estate. He's involved in townhomes on Treasure Island. Read about it here https://t.co/b4CUMNcFmc #TBLightning #TBLightningAlumni —...
A new Spotify playlist of Tampa Bay musicians and music
In spring of 2017, I took to the task of taking aMusic Tampa Bay Top 100 list of 2016 post was an attempt at exposure...
Personal note: I’ve taken back “Boltsmag”
Just a heads up: When I started blogging about hockey, the posts were published on Boltsmag.com. Upon me founding Raw Charge, I pointed the domain...
Wishful thinking: Rebooting a classic piece of TV without the cheesy comedy
Right now, a modern retelling of a 1960’s television show is on my mind and yet modern retelling limits it unless it’s done right and...
A visit from the 2018-19 NHL season
Twas the night before hockey In old Tampa Bay With Lightning comes thunder…And sometimes, even rain! The fans were all curious; what on Earth...
A quarterback alone cannot cure what ails the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It’s a shell game at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season with Jameis Winston and Ryan Fitzpatrick sharing time at QB. Not that...
I fear Donald Trump’s reaction to the United Nation’s laughter
The laughter by those attending the U.N. speech was fitting and appropriate. The geopolitical knee-jerk response by Donald Trump likely won't be....
That mascot Gritty is now a heralded PR SNAFU
One day after my little piece on that shitty thing called Gritty, I got a PR email regarding the mascot that seems to have a...
Philly’s Gritty monstrosity – A fitting declaration for a weak mascot
Mascots and pro sports are a way to rile up the fans in a good way, a caricature personality that associates with a sports team....
Wordiness and a would-be song; “Cool Dude, Loose Mood”
Poetry and I are not strangers, the evidence is here on the site in the “Creative Writing” section and elsewhere if you look around. I’ve been...
It’s not very clear how to recycle Cochlear sound processor technology
I want to recycle Cochlear sound processor technology as well as accessories and Cochlear doesn’t lay out how to do that. And that’s bad....
Really… Just Do It
“Here’s a truism – everything is a big deal up until you actually do it. Don’t dwell or dread on doing something, making it so...
When events lead to self-realization and rolling along while lost at sea
I don’t know what was worse: How the news of Tuesday and the stepping-down of Steve Yzerman laid out one hell of a road bump...