Editor’s note: While Gregor and Brownlee interview Oilers, GMs and big names of the hockey world, Wanye is off in his own world again interviewing people that he holds in extremely high regard. Personally, I’m impressed with the initiative he’s taken on this one.
— bingofuel

Long time citizens of the OilersNation know that when things are extra awesome ‘round these parts there is only one thing one can do: ghost ride the whip.

But did you know your ol’ pal Wanye conscripted the entire OilersNation Department of Research and Human Trackology™ and found the guys who made the clip? Did you know they are Canadian? Did you know that one of them has kissed a life of ice and snow goodbye and now lives in Australia and the other guy is making more internet movies, including an awesome entry for a Doritos ad? How’s that grab you? Does it grab you directly by the nutteroos and hold on tight?

Us too.

Yeah, the Nation Scienticians stayed up around the clock for days and finally tracked down Adam and Andrew — authors of the infamous video clip we have all come to love AND the DJs behind the remixed the version of Ghost Ride the Whip that has tattooed itself on all of our brains on numerous occasions.

This is completely for real shit, Nation. Don’t think we’ve made this up. Want to know more?

I’m a very immature 25 years of age, and although I exude a certain Bay Area flava, I was actually born and raised in Halifax, NS. My Mastercard number is 5191… waaait a minute!

The whole thing happened almost by accident. At the peak of our boredom, some friends and I decided to kill time by blogging about ghost riding the whip. One day my friend Andrew excitedly called me over to his house to hear an epic new ghost beat he had just created. This became the song we all know and love. Once we finished bumping the jam at full volume, he emailed it to me and I started putting the video together. At the time, we had no idea what kind of impact it was going to have. One million Youtube views later, we helped inspire kids all over the globe to risk their lives and their parents’ cars.

After hearing countless stories from my friends about playing minor-league hockey against Sidney Crosby, I like to pretend that I know more about hockey than I actually do. All I can say is that I’m glad it’s our national sport. God knows lacrosse couldn’t hold the fort on its own. Oh, and one time in high school Georges Laraque came into a gas station I worked at to buy condoms.

The initial reaction was overwhelming. The hits just kept climbing and we couldn’t believe what was happening. Suddenly a couple of dudes from Nova Scotia were regarded as the authority on ghost riding the whip. Once ghost riding hit the mainstream, several US networks played our clips in their news stories, the full video was featured in a Chicago art show, we were approached by a couple television producers, and a well-known Bay Area DJ asked us to review his ghost riding documentary. Then you got hold of us and let us know we had a fanbase in Edmonton. Every time we think the ghost ride train has grinded to a halt, it keeps pulling us back in. We’ll never escape it.

I don’t want to talk about it; I’m still upset about the Ryan Smyth trade. Sorry to bring that up.

You know, as far as I can remember, he didn’t wear a helmet in his playing days. I think we owe the man something for that. Perhaps a “Part Of Our Heritage” moment at the very least.

We’re doing everything we can to fulfill your request. If the song can help the Oilers kick ass in the playoffs, then it’s served its purpose.

Absolutely.

The song is all about making people happy, and we want to spread the joy as far as we can. Just as long as Carlos Mencia has nothing to do with it. He sucks.

I tried numerous times to contact Youtube regarding the take-down, and all I got was an automated response saying that it had “Inappropriate Content.” It seems weird to me that it was the highest ranking ghost ride video for over two years and then suddenly became inappropriate. Being that I need to stay on good terms with Youtube for my career, I decided not to rock the boat.

However, the original video is still available on Revver.com, and its lesser known sequel “Tell Me When To Ghost” is still on Youtube.

Well, Andrew used the Ghost Ride experiment to help springboard his career in SEO and Internet Marketing. He’s now quite successful and works out of Australia.

As for myself, I’ve decided to pursue my lifelong passion of video production, and am attending film school this coming fall. My most recent video is a submission for the Doritos Guru contest, and can be viewed here.

The winner is chosen by votes from the Canadian public, and you can vote once a day. All you do is click the “thumbs up” icon to the right of the video and create a login. You can win prizes just by voting. The deadline is March 18th. I am blatantly asking you to vote.