Saginaw Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau Milks the Colbert Thing Again

So I’m doing my daily scouring of news relating to Stephen Colbert and “The Colbert Report”, and I see an article titled “Colbert Named Honorary Member of SVCVB Board“, and I did a double check to see what the date was on the article and it was today. I though, odd, this sounds so familiar. [...]

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Saganaw Spirit President Honored as OHL Executive of the Year.

This is hot off the press release – Talk about a Colbert Bump! And he’s nice enough to give Stephen a shout-out. [emphasis added.] Goslin Awarded Second Consecutive OHL Executive of the Year Honors Saginaw Spirit President and Managing Partner Craig Goslin has been named the OHL Executive of the Year for the 2006-07 season. [...]

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Even Rocky had a montage!

From the AP News Wire (courtesy of the Washington Post): Stephen Colbert Salutes Saginaw Spirit The Associated Press Thursday, April 12, 2007; 6:00 AM DETROIT — Stephen Colbert used a video montage to pay tribute to the Saginaw Spirit following a season in which the minor league hockey team and the fake news analyst became [...]

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Episode 3047 (4/11/07)

“The Colbert promise – if you don’t like this show, your money back! Cable fees not included. This is The Colbert Report!” Coalition of the Shilling: Stephanie Colburtle the Turtle The Wørd: Season Pass Terrapin Nation: Anna Nicole Smith, Stephen Colbert’s Sport Report Frankli Vali: Vali Nasr, Author – “The Shia Revival” Guest Plug: In [...]

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Preview: Saginaw Spirit on tonight’s “Colbert Report”

From Our Sports Central: Colbert to Feature Spirit on Tonight’s Report Segment 04/11/07 – Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Saginaw Spirit The Saginaw Spirit will be featured on tonight’s segment of The Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert, host of the Report, will be highlighting the Spirit’s successful fifth season. The Report airs on Comedy Central at 11:30 [...]

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Raptormaggedon!

From the Toronto Star: Smith: Friday Raptors mail bag Ask Doug – Every Tuesday and Friday, Doug Smith answers your Raptors questions, only at thestar.com. Mar 30, 2007 09:11 AM Doug Smith Sports Reporter Q: I was wondering if anyone affiliated with the Raptors knows about this one-sided feud Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s Colbert [...]

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Who’s Honoring Stephen Now? The Saginaw County Board of Commissioners!

From the Associated Press (courtesy of MLive.com): Colbert gets honorary post as Saginaw County tourism booster 3/28/2007, 8:51 a.m. EDT The Associated Press SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Satirical late-night pundit Stephen Colbert has earned a spot as a Saginaw County tourism booster — and with it a lifetime pass for a trail system that’s free [...]

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Truthiness at 1/16 scale. Devoted audience sold separately.

This is the last image from Stephen Colbert Day I am going to post. Or is it? Three enterprising individuals from Toronto, who I will call Hero 1, Hero 2, and Hero 3, did a little photography project involving a homemade Stephen Colbert action figure. Eagle’s Nest included. To answer your question, “yes, I actually [...]

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They’re all winners, like Rob Corddry.

(What, he has his own show now? Oh, good for him.) I know that feeling you have – it’s like January 2nd, and the Christmas feeling is expected to be kicked out of your system like one tequila shot too many. Such is the yearning for more Colbert Days. Until His Worship, John “Bullwinkle” Gray [...]

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If you must know, the mascot for the Toronto Maple Leafs is a BEAR.

“I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.” -Rodney Dangerfield And like Rodney Dangerfield, we too were treated to a spectacle at the General Motors Centre on (the first) Stephen Colbert Day. Seeing the crowd, it became obvious that they were a once discordant mixture of Colbert and OHL [...]

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