Report from Hostile Headquarters

Greetings, Hostile faithful.

I just wanted to raise from the (almost) dead and give everyone an update on the site, podcast, and such.

After our (too short) May hiatus, we’re coming back to you this next Tuesday night with Shoutcast episode 83. Please send your questions in to @HawksShoutcast on the Twitterz or PuckinHostile at Gmail. The more the better, because there isn’t anything going on in Blackhawks land at the moment. We plan on dragging you all through the summer kicking and screaming with all the usual nonsense and ass-hattery, but we also want to hear from you. If you have a segment idea, let us know. I’d like to do some new things this summer. Do you want to hear more of something? Less of something? Would you like us to reach out to a particular guest? Let us know. We are not above anything, in fact, we are probably beneath just about everyone and everything.

I’d like to take advantage of the time, this summer, to possibly try and do a remote podcast somewhere with the local Hostile members. We could invite some of the listeners to sit down, chat, and talk Blackhawks. I really think it would be a fun way to meet some of you and put some voices/faces with the names. Mullets Sportsbar in Homer Glen is usually our default spot, but I’m really open to anything reasonable and central. Again, offer your input, because we are absolute dullards.

For the NHL entry draft, here in Chicago, Fatrick and I will be there for the first night. We might even get the big guy out for day two, but don’t hold your breath. We can’t afford to lose the readership/listenership. I will hopefully be there for both days, and all 7 rounds. If you’re going to be there, let me know. I’d love to shake the hands of our “fives of fans”, and personally thank you for your loyalty.

We will, of course, also be covering all the usual summer Hawks events like the expansion draft, free agency and prospect camp, as per usual. I plan on getting out to personally see the baby Hawks at prospect camp for at least a couple of days.

Finally, I have been bringing this up on the past few Shoutcasts, but we could really use some help with recaps this next season. Ken Kallembach has offered to jump in and take some, but we can never have enough good people helping out. Even five games taken off our schedules helps.

Thanks again for your support. If you could do one thing for us, please spread the word. Our traffic and downloads have been growing by leaps and bounds, and it’s all because of your continued support. Please, share our site and podcast with your friends and family. Even torture your enemies with Fatrick’s inappropriate jokes, or Norton’s conversations with his parents.

That said, We will be in your ears, offending your brain again next Wednesday.