Dancing Dad
For those who haven't seen it, I'll attach a brief video of the Michigan phenomenon known as Jack Johnson Sr., who entertained the home crowd during games by dancing. Sort of. Jack Johnson was asked today whether he dad would stop the routine now that Jack's NHL career has begun.
`` I hope so,'' Johnson said with a laugh. ``He dances but he can't dance. He had a lot of fun with the student section. He actually kind of got sucked into it and then it became a tradition so he couldn't get out of it. It was just a fun thing for the students.''

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at
Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at 

Great coverage on JMFJ Rich! Best coverage anywhere on the subject.
Can you check out the status of Parse. Concerned we may be losing a quality prospect and lots of rumors are flying.