INTERVIEW with BO DALY

By Richard Cranium

Otter and Wednesday night Camel Bo Daly recently returned from a business trip to China where he purchased illegal green laser pointers. After a brief stay in the San Mateo county jail, he was off with his main squeeze to the NYC area and then on to the country of Guatemala for a cup of coffee. We caught up with him last Friday at Yak’s Corner after one of those 10:45pm games.

1. Bo, you seem to be missing a lot of games while you are jet setting around the world. Do you think that is affecting your game?


Well, I have to work to afford the fees at IOAH and the Guatemala thing was a wedding reception for friends of ours that are illegal aliens. I really did miss the games, especially Wednesday when we win. I don’t think being away hurt my game. The problem I have is with my skate sharpening. I used to fall all the time like in this picture.

On my last sharpening, I went with that new flat bottom V. It seems to be working. I’ve also been wearing these around the house to improve my balance.


2. You mentioned work. What is it that you actually do?


I can’t tell you what I do for Gazillion because of nondisclosure agreements but I can say it is in the gaming industry and I spend time in China. It’s a little like this on ice:




3. Your real given first name is Robert. How did the “Bo” moniker start?

When I was a kid, I was called Robert, Bob, Rob, Bert, Bobby, Robbie, Manny, Moe and Jack. I disliked all those names and wanted a first name that meant something to me. When I hit my teens, I played guitar and found my idol. I wanted to be named after him…Bo Diddley…so I called myself Diddley Daly. That didn’t work because I found out what it meant to be diddled ( http://www.yourdictionary.com/diddle ) I figured I would just stay with the Bo name, though I kind of like my new hockey name CUPCAKE.


4. Do you have some other interests outside of hockey and playing guitar?

Oh yes! I like to take pictures especially blurry ones with my finger in front of the lens.


I like to drive.


I go to lots of concerts. Here is one with midgets (editor’s note: little people).

I also like to eat. This is my favorite food.


It is lard made into animal figures and deep fried.


5. That looks real tasty but we heard your significant other has you on a vegetarian diet?

I do fall off the wagon at times with the deep fried lard. She keeps an eye on me like this:

and makes me eat this bland meal even the flowers:


She has a lot going on


so at times I sneak in a couple of these:



6. What is it that keeps her busy?

She is very creative and does drawings, sketches, doodles, illustrations and paintings. I modeled for this painting:


7. Do you two have any pets?

We have two cats. They are named after players on my favorite hockey team, Warner and Ahern. I was just kidding. They are called Carter and Emery after the Philadelphia Flyer guys, who are on a team that is currently behind Pittsburgh and New Jersey in their division.

8. Do they do any tricks like dogs do?

They are much smarter than dogs. Carter plays hockey

and Emery does our laundry.

Here is Carter learning to be homeless and living in a Pepsi box.


9. What is this “homeless” thing all about?

Our asshole landlady is having the building “tented” during the thanksgiving holidays. She found a dead rat that had horns

and now she wants all the tenants to move out so all the vermin can be exterminated. Karin has been in the living room practicing on how to live in the streets.


10. Sorry to hear that. Do you have any other news or personal goals that you would like to tell us?

I’ve been shaving my head for the last few years. I used to look like this:

There is a new theory that is in the early stages of research that implies if you put your head together with your friends, their hair will jump to your head as you pray.