Jack Knox is the author of the bestselling Hard Knox: Musings from the Edge of Canada and a long-time and extremely popular columnist at the Victoria Times Colonist. His career highlights include being blasted with blowhole spray by Luna the orca whale, interviewing a nude porn star, and getting a phone call from Barack Obama four days before the 2008 presidential election. In his spare time he performs in a rock ’n' roll band with members of his Tour de Rock cycling team.