Greetings everyone, I get the pleasure of filling in for Meltdown this week! So feel free to shoot me an email for "Rip & Rock" at 9:00pm and "Mandatory Metallica" at 10:00 all this week. The address is black@wrif.com

My only apperence this week, (as I'm working nights) is Friday afternoon, noon to 2pm at a Cingular Wireless location (check the events page for full details).

May I talk hockey for a moment? The NHL draft lottery, for the chance to select Sidney Crosby (the next big thing) 1st overall is this Thursday. The teams with the best statistical chance of winning the lottery are Buffalo, Columbus, Pittsburgh and New York. Most conspiracy theorists think Sidney will go to the Rangers (#1 market in North America) or Pittsburgh to play with Mario and maybe save that franchise? I think, for the sake of Hockey, Crosby's best fit is Chicago. Chicago is also a huge market, and the Blackhawks need help big time. Either way we will know on Thursday evening.