For any Canuck fans going to the game on Tuesday, stop by La Cage Au Sports next to the Bell Centre before hand. My friends and I will be there around 4.:00 .
It's located at 1212 Rue de la Gauchetière O, Montréal, QC, Canada, right next to the Bell Centre
The place:
www.cage.ca
How to get there:
Google Maps
We're ready to party and show the Hab fans what we're made of. See you there!
-Earl
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Summ-thing, Summ-thing
Ernest's Executive Summary
After a good 72 hours into our trip, and my two friends impatiently waiting for me to contribute to the blog, I finally decided to write something up. Unluckily I could not find a Nintendo DS lite before my trip. I would be rather playing this now.
Unlike Earl and Myles writing blogs in the comfort of the hotel room, I’m composing this entry while in the back seat of the Buick Rendezvous driving along some New York interstate. Usually when you are driving with a few friends, you’ll share some stories, some laughter and perhaps plug your iPod to play while you drive. At this time, none of that is happening. Right now, all I hear is the heavy rain hitting our vehicle, the monotonous sound of the windshield wiper going back forth, and the repetitive slapping of our car flag hitting our window, which sounds like a heavy snorer in deep sleep [Myles notes: Ernest is the heaviest snorer of the three of us, and in case you were wondering, he gets a bed to himself, although, to be fair, he’s got a cold, and we don’t want it].
I will admit right now, I won’t write much about the Canucks in my blog entries. Consider my entries a break from the routine Canucks subject, but more about the ins and outs of our trip. I’ll leave the Canucks stories to Earl and Myles.
Day 0 – Flying to Toronto
We took the red eye flight to Toronto. Do you think red eye flights are really enjoyable for the airline stewardesses who work them? Besides working what is similar to a grave shift, they deal with all the bitter customers who constantly complain about pillows, blankets, and the yelling babies around them. Why bother with bringing a full drink cart down the aisle. I think you will be able to serve the whole plane, if you just brought 4 drinks: Coffee, milk, red bull and water. I think airlines would make more money if they sold pills on the plane, like Gravol or even Nyquil.
Day 1 – In Toronto
So we got in our rental car and head to Toronto. A miscalculation on my part resulted in a wrong turn to our hotel. However, my fellow Canucks fans did not mind at all, as they played like little kids, wondering what they will see more on the trip – Tim Hortons or Starbucks. Honestly, they did this all day, like two little bratty kids punching each other each time they saw a punch buggy.
After a well deserved nap, we pounded the pavement and ventured into the center of the universe wearing our Canucks gear. I decided to adventure alone, trying hard to fulfill my mission of a DS lite. Like getting Jessica Simpson’s phone number, my efforts were slim.
After going to the Hockey Hall of Fame, we had dinner at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant. Considering that we were but a few Canucks fans in a sea of Leaf fans, it was a good - plus we had our first round of shooters!
Everything else we did on Day 1 was something to do with hockey. So I’ll leave it to my compadres to share their end of the story.
Items I gained: a Blue Go Maple Leafs foam finger
Items I lost: My black scarf
Game of the Day: Canucks 6 – Maple Leafs 1
Nintendo DS Lite search : 2 Stores - Nothing
Day 2 – Heading to Niagara Falls
With a hockey hangover, I woke up. You know what I found really convenient about this hotel is the 24 hour marketplace within the hotel compounds. It was 3AM and I only needed something to drink, and pop in the vending machine wouldn’t cut it. I needed bottle water and some juice. Yes it was more than what a local 7-11 would charge, but the marketplace was sure useful. I’m pretty sure there are many times where people at home would love to have a place where they can just put some sweats on and walk in their socks to get something they needed right then and now. How about if someone had diarrhea and needed Pepto Bismol right away? Or if you picked up a girl, and you needed a condom right away, because the one in your wallet has expired. Two thumbs up on the Marketplace.
I spent the afternoon in a sports pub watching the Seahawks playoff game. Although the sports pub was on Yonge Street, the Toronto version of Granville Street, it was no Shark Club. Being a full sports bar, I would think it would be bustling with lots of sports fans. Instead, I go into the bar with some old people routinely pressing buttons in some old fashion interactive game. I almost mistook this place for a Bingo hall. Although I’m in my late 20’s, I think I was the youngest one here.
Items I gained: 2 Hard Rock Café Shot glasses from Toronto
Items I lost: My blue Seahawks Visor
Money I won: $21.25
Game of the Day: Chicago 27- Seahawks 24
[Myles notes: Ernest would lose his virginity if it wasn’t screwed down]
Day 3 – Leaving Niagara Falls
After a quick workout in the morning, we spent more time getting packing to get out of the hotel room then we did going around Niagara Falls. I guess when you are with a group of guys, you really don’t need to spend that much time in a romantic setting like Niagara Falls. It’s not like we are holding hands or making out as you hear the splashing of the water. However what was cool was the fact that our car was under an inch of frozen ice.
Apparently, the mist of the falls has frozen over the vehicle overnight [see photo]. I thought of pissing on the vehicle to melt the ice, but instead the valet at the hotel had some ice scrapers. I guess that will do.
We decided to go through the state of New York en route to Montreal. On the turnpike, we ended up at a truck stop to have a snack. Luckily, our truck stop had the grand opening of Fuddruckers, a burger joint that I used to love growing up in Victoria. Even though there were other customers in the restaurant, we will still outnumbered by employees to a 2-1 ratio. I can have my personal slave putting my tomatoes and salsa on my food, and actually feeding me, and they will still have sufficient of staff remaining to serve the restaurant. That’s how ridiculous how many staff there was on site.
After a good 72 hours into our trip, and my two friends impatiently waiting for me to contribute to the blog, I finally decided to write something up. Unluckily I could not find a Nintendo DS lite before my trip. I would be rather playing this now.
Unlike Earl and Myles writing blogs in the comfort of the hotel room, I’m composing this entry while in the back seat of the Buick Rendezvous driving along some New York interstate. Usually when you are driving with a few friends, you’ll share some stories, some laughter and perhaps plug your iPod to play while you drive. At this time, none of that is happening. Right now, all I hear is the heavy rain hitting our vehicle, the monotonous sound of the windshield wiper going back forth, and the repetitive slapping of our car flag hitting our window, which sounds like a heavy snorer in deep sleep [Myles notes: Ernest is the heaviest snorer of the three of us, and in case you were wondering, he gets a bed to himself, although, to be fair, he’s got a cold, and we don’t want it].
I will admit right now, I won’t write much about the Canucks in my blog entries. Consider my entries a break from the routine Canucks subject, but more about the ins and outs of our trip. I’ll leave the Canucks stories to Earl and Myles.
Day 0 – Flying to Toronto
We took the red eye flight to Toronto. Do you think red eye flights are really enjoyable for the airline stewardesses who work them? Besides working what is similar to a grave shift, they deal with all the bitter customers who constantly complain about pillows, blankets, and the yelling babies around them. Why bother with bringing a full drink cart down the aisle. I think you will be able to serve the whole plane, if you just brought 4 drinks: Coffee, milk, red bull and water. I think airlines would make more money if they sold pills on the plane, like Gravol or even Nyquil.
Day 1 – In Toronto
So we got in our rental car and head to Toronto. A miscalculation on my part resulted in a wrong turn to our hotel. However, my fellow Canucks fans did not mind at all, as they played like little kids, wondering what they will see more on the trip – Tim Hortons or Starbucks. Honestly, they did this all day, like two little bratty kids punching each other each time they saw a punch buggy.
After a well deserved nap, we pounded the pavement and ventured into the center of the universe wearing our Canucks gear. I decided to adventure alone, trying hard to fulfill my mission of a DS lite. Like getting Jessica Simpson’s phone number, my efforts were slim.
After going to the Hockey Hall of Fame, we had dinner at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant. Considering that we were but a few Canucks fans in a sea of Leaf fans, it was a good - plus we had our first round of shooters!
Everything else we did on Day 1 was something to do with hockey. So I’ll leave it to my compadres to share their end of the story.
Items I gained: a Blue Go Maple Leafs foam finger
Items I lost: My black scarf
Game of the Day: Canucks 6 – Maple Leafs 1
Nintendo DS Lite search : 2 Stores - Nothing
Day 2 – Heading to Niagara Falls
With a hockey hangover, I woke up. You know what I found really convenient about this hotel is the 24 hour marketplace within the hotel compounds. It was 3AM and I only needed something to drink, and pop in the vending machine wouldn’t cut it. I needed bottle water and some juice. Yes it was more than what a local 7-11 would charge, but the marketplace was sure useful. I’m pretty sure there are many times where people at home would love to have a place where they can just put some sweats on and walk in their socks to get something they needed right then and now. How about if someone had diarrhea and needed Pepto Bismol right away? Or if you picked up a girl, and you needed a condom right away, because the one in your wallet has expired. Two thumbs up on the Marketplace.
I spent the afternoon in a sports pub watching the Seahawks playoff game. Although the sports pub was on Yonge Street, the Toronto version of Granville Street, it was no Shark Club. Being a full sports bar, I would think it would be bustling with lots of sports fans. Instead, I go into the bar with some old people routinely pressing buttons in some old fashion interactive game. I almost mistook this place for a Bingo hall. Although I’m in my late 20’s, I think I was the youngest one here.
So at the pub, I was being lame and drinking orange juice all afternoon. Due to the
Seahawks lack of key plays down the stretch, I was disappointed, but entertained with a 27-24 loss to the Bears. At least the game was entertaining, as I don’t think anything else in the bar would keep me awake. [Myles notes: Earl and I hate the Seahawks. They always disappoint their fans, and they are impossible to bet correctly. Pick them, they lose; go against them, and they win. Nonetheless, we already have a bet, which team will get further in the playoffs NEXT SEASON, the Shithawks or the Chargers.] The waitresses was hideous looking, as I wonder how many drinks it would take for me to find her hot enough to sleep with. Earl then remembered that I drank just orange juice. So he believes that if I drank 12 full glasses of OJ, I would have become delirious enough to sleep with her.
Speaking of drinking lots, I must tell you the story of what happened to some poor lady in Sacramento. Some radio station had a “Hold your pee for a Wii” contest. For those who do not know, the Wii is the latest new video game console built by Nintendo. Well, in the contest, the participants had to drink a very large amount of water, and hold it in without going to the bathroom. Well, it looks like someone who did not win the Wii not only did not win the contest, but apparently died because of the intake of water for this contest. Boy, I wonder how the executives at this radio station now feel.
At Niagara Falls, my friends decide to write for the blog within the hotel room. The football game was on, we all had our laptops on. You would think that all of us work for some newspaper trying feverishly to submit our reports. I deserve to leave the madness and soak myself in the hotel’s hot tub.
Random points from the rest of the day:
The Chargers lost that night.
The casino buffet only had unpeeled shrimp (which is a lot of work!), but it does have sugarless cheesecake, and we then gambled the night away.
There was an express line to get into the Casino for those over the age of 30. Myles used it! [Myles notes: No ID required. Sweet!]
Items I gained: 2 Hard Rock Café Shot glasses from Toronto
Items I lost: My blue Seahawks Visor
Money I won: $21.25
Game of the Day: Chicago 27- Seahawks 24
[Myles notes: Ernest would lose his virginity if it wasn’t screwed down]
Day 3 – Leaving Niagara Falls
After a quick workout in the morning, we spent more time getting packing to get out of the hotel room then we did going around Niagara Falls. I guess when you are with a group of guys, you really don’t need to spend that much time in a romantic setting like Niagara Falls. It’s not like we are holding hands or making out as you hear the splashing of the water. However what was cool was the fact that our car was under an inch of frozen ice.
Apparently, the mist of the falls has frozen over the vehicle overnight [see photo]. I thought of pissing on the vehicle to melt the ice, but instead the valet at the hotel had some ice scrapers. I guess that will do.We decided to go through the state of New York en route to Montreal. On the turnpike, we ended up at a truck stop to have a snack. Luckily, our truck stop had the grand opening of Fuddruckers, a burger joint that I used to love growing up in Victoria. Even though there were other customers in the restaurant, we will still outnumbered by employees to a 2-1 ratio. I can have my personal slave putting my tomatoes and salsa on my food, and actually feeding me, and they will still have sufficient of staff remaining to serve the restaurant. That’s how ridiculous how many staff there was on site.
Also, here’s a thought that I pondered. If there were only 6 other customers in the restaurant, and it was their first day for business, how was I order number 731? What number did they start at? Would it not make sense to start your business with order #1. Stupid Americans.
-Ernest
-Ernest
Monday, January 15, 2007
Montreal Calling
What I’m looking forward to:
• The city – I’ve been there in the summer and it’s great. We’ll see what I think when it’s -30 instead of +30. Then again, Club Supersexe is Club Supersexe
• Poutine
• Smoking in church
• Meeting more Canucks fans on the road, en francais
What I’m not looking forward to:
• The people/attitude
• The cold & and slipping on the icy sidewalk (my dad once caught Pierre Elliot Trudeau after he slipped!)
Canucks memories:
• Yuck, the Canucks are 25-71-13 all time against Montreal
• I can’t honestly say I remember this brawl but it’s pretty cool:
• I do remember being stuck in Kamloops in a blizzard coming back from an Okanagan ski trip in 1990. Since the Canucks and Habs were playing at least I had something to do. Unfortunately the Canucks didn’t show up that night and the Habs won 10-1. I think I ended up switching over to Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
• Last year’s game was great – 6 goals in the first 14 minutes. Nice that we were sitting with a Habs fan too! (Andre got Myles' ass in his face for goal number 5 while he cried and deflected calls from his friends). Not that I should be complaining but the game was pretty boring after that.
• Stealing Jyrkki Lumme for a pick that turned into the immortal Craig Darby.
Bets on the game:
Myles and Andre have a 5 bucks per point bet going all season on the Canucks and Hab respectively. A night out out of drinking is on the line between me and Robbie.
-Earl
• The city – I’ve been there in the summer and it’s great. We’ll see what I think when it’s -30 instead of +30. Then again, Club Supersexe is Club Supersexe
• Poutine
• Smoking in church
• Meeting more Canucks fans on the road, en francais
What I’m not looking forward to:
• The people/attitude
• The cold & and slipping on the icy sidewalk (my dad once caught Pierre Elliot Trudeau after he slipped!)
Canucks memories:
• Yuck, the Canucks are 25-71-13 all time against Montreal
• I can’t honestly say I remember this brawl but it’s pretty cool:
• I do remember being stuck in Kamloops in a blizzard coming back from an Okanagan ski trip in 1990. Since the Canucks and Habs were playing at least I had something to do. Unfortunately the Canucks didn’t show up that night and the Habs won 10-1. I think I ended up switching over to Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
• Last year’s game was great – 6 goals in the first 14 minutes. Nice that we were sitting with a Habs fan too! (Andre got Myles' ass in his face for goal number 5 while he cried and deflected calls from his friends). Not that I should be complaining but the game was pretty boring after that.
• Stealing Jyrkki Lumme for a pick that turned into the immortal Craig Darby.
Bets on the game:
Myles and Andre have a 5 bucks per point bet going all season on the Canucks and Hab respectively. A night out out of drinking is on the line between me and Robbie.
-Earl
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Fan-tastic showing in Toronto
All across the city we've been running into Canucks fans... at the Hockey Hall of Fame, Wayne Gretzky's restautant and at the game, we met people who travelled all the way from the West Coast, as well as some other awesome people who are just fans of the team, like our new friend from Hamilton. We discovered that there are at least a couple more groups of fans that are travelling to multiple games.
Ernest met the guy in the yellow Tanti jersey that we saw in the airport. Earl found a big group that are going to all the games and I talked to a number of people who suggestd that we would meet again in Ottawa. I sat next to 2 guys, one who was a leafs fan - his friend, a Canucks fan. Leaf-fan claimed to also be a Canucks fan... but I think we was just saying that to prevent embarassment, as the Canucks really to it to the home team.
Pictured with the small flag but not attending the game were the owner's of the Collector's Den (3 locations in the lower mainland). We hope lots of Canucks fans got on TV, but we disapprove of cheesy signs that spell out station identifications. Sorry kids, we're purists.
Adventures in Leafs Suck
Today was a good day. Nothing in particular happened in the morning (although in retrospect being able to check in to our hotel at 8am and have a nap was probably the Apple Auto Glass TSN Turning Point of the day). So our adventure resumes in the early afternoon at the Hockey Hall of Fame. After being pretty disappointed by the lack of Hartford Whalers collectables in the gift shop (although impressed by the Kansas City Scouts and California Golden Seals jerseys) we headed into the HHOF. I was scouting out good photo ops for my Leafs Suck t-shirt – I decided that maybe a picture beside Tim Horton was below the belt (even though the coffee sucks). That didn't stop me from snapping a few great shots:
Which Leafs Suck? Mats Sundin sucks!
Which Leafs Suck? Mats Sundin sucks!
Of course I had to get my picture with the Stanley Cup, and that led to this exchange:
Me: Could you please take our picture with the Stanley Cup?
Leafs Fan Decked Out In Jersey: No problem
Me: Thanks
[I walk up to Cup, he starts taking picture, I lift up my jersey to reveal Leafs Suck shirt]
LFDOIJ: "Leafs Suck"? Ouch. Well, I guess you have a point. [Takes picture]
This waitress at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant didn't see this coming, but she thought the photo was funny.
Later at the game…
I don't often have nice things to say about Toronto, but I will compliment them on offering large size beers. They were pretty big (maybe 800mL?) and well worth the $13.
Canucks were completely outplayed and out-shot in the first period, but since we have an all star goalie and they don't it was 1-1 after the first.
One great heckling moment, after a bad McCabe turnover:
Me yelling: McCabe can't skate backwards!
Woman next to me: I don't think that he can skate forwards either.
At least the fans know that they suck…
Then we exploded for a bazillion goals, see Myles' post for a bunch of pictures and details. Good work Raycroft, a .714 save percentage is what it takes to lead your team to the cup. My section loved the shirt:
After the game there was much high fiving and celebrations with random Canucks fans, including a girl with her own Leafs Suck t-shirt.
During the 2nd intermission, SportsNet's Jody Vance got in on the 'Leafs Suck' action! Unfortunately, we couldn't find Jim Van Horne's moustache or Hazel Mae's leather mini skirt to complete the SportsNet hockey-fight judge trifecta.
Afterwards we headed out of the ACC and moved on to some more beers and shenanigans. I won't bore you with the details except to point out that Ernest could have totally got some if he hadn't passed out by 10:45, and to point out that 10:45 EST is actually 7:45PST.
Great fucking day, the rest of the trip is basically a freeroll
- Earl
p.s. Bets won on the day: My buddy Doyle has to buy me a 6 pack of Heineken and buy himself a 6 pack of Alberta Genuine Draft (the worst fucking beer in the world) and drink the AGD while I enjoy my Heinekens. I also won a bet with Ernest that Naslund would score and a bet with Myles that they wouldn't play Cotton Eyed Joe. (they didn't) (Thank God)
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Red Eye? More Like 'Red Ear'
The three of us left Vancouver at 10:50pm (PT) last night and arrived at 6:30am (ET) this morning...which translates to approximately a 4 hour and a half hour flight/nap... except now it's morning, and the 4 crying babies that were on the plane with us made sleeping really difficult.
Points of interest:
Security checked Earl's ultra-streamline laptop, but didn't bother with my Apple iBook. I don't know whether to feel complimented or insulted by that.
I managed to sneak "over 150 mL" of toothpaste onto the plane in my carry-on.
Ernest asked Earl how many people he thought would be attending the UBC T-Birds vs Regina Cougar hockey game at GM Place (before they show the Canucks/Leafs game on the Jumbotron)? Earl answered, "900. Which will break the previous CIS attendance record of 300."
While waiting for our baggage, we saw a guy wearing a yellow Tony Tanti Canucks jersey! Very nice! Also, Ernest is going to wear that hideous green Seahawks toque for the entire trip, or, and more likely, until the Shithawks lose to Chicago tomorrow. More on football in a future entry.
We rented a Buick Rendezvous, which is quite comfortable, and now extra stylin' with our canucks magnet on the side. By 9 o'clock have already checked in to the Mariott on Yonge Street. After watching a little soccer (Liverpool leading Watford 3-0), finishing this update and taking a nap, we are off to breakfast and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Points of interest:
Security checked Earl's ultra-streamline laptop, but didn't bother with my Apple iBook. I don't know whether to feel complimented or insulted by that.
I managed to sneak "over 150 mL" of toothpaste onto the plane in my carry-on.
Ernest asked Earl how many people he thought would be attending the UBC T-Birds vs Regina Cougar hockey game at GM Place (before they show the Canucks/Leafs game on the Jumbotron)? Earl answered, "900. Which will break the previous CIS attendance record of 300."
While waiting for our baggage, we saw a guy wearing a yellow Tony Tanti Canucks jersey! Very nice! Also, Ernest is going to wear that hideous green Seahawks toque for the entire trip, or, and more likely, until the Shithawks lose to Chicago tomorrow. More on football in a future entry.
We rented a Buick Rendezvous, which is quite comfortable, and now extra stylin' with our canucks magnet on the side. By 9 o'clock have already checked in to the Mariott on Yonge Street. After watching a little soccer (Liverpool leading Watford 3-0), finishing this update and taking a nap, we are off to breakfast and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Leafs Blow!
There's a hilarious ode to the Maple Leafs in today's issue of 24 hours newspaper written by Graeme McRanor, plus much abuse of that nasty blue jersey on the 24 hours podcast site...
Oh Maple Leafs
I plead of thee
Give up the chase
Of the Stanley dream
Oh Maple Leafs
When will you see
Your team is nothing
Like it used to be
Darcy Tucker
Mats Sundin
One little f**ker
And a Swedish has been
Oh Maple Leafs
Your team rankles
We’ve seen better skating
From oldies with cankles
When will you score
When will you win
Your goals are soft
Your stats so grim
Oh Maple Leafs
Turn on the heat
Basements get cold
Especially in the East
Yes, Raycroft sucks
Leafs blow
But not nearly as much
As the city of Toronto
I plead of thee
Give up the chase
Of the Stanley dream
Oh Maple Leafs
When will you see
Your team is nothing
Like it used to be
Darcy Tucker
Mats Sundin
One little f**ker
And a Swedish has been
Oh Maple Leafs
Your team rankles
We’ve seen better skating
From oldies with cankles
When will you score
When will you win
Your goals are soft
Your stats so grim
Oh Maple Leafs
Turn on the heat
Basements get cold
Especially in the East
Yes, Raycroft sucks
Leafs blow
But not nearly as much
As the city of Toronto
Oh, and lookie, there's a plug for Canucks Week! Thanks 24 hours!
The Mediawhore
Ernest has been on the Jumbotron (Canucksvision) at GM Place more times than the 'stacked' girls in the tight t-shirts! He has also been on almost every local news channel and was even lucky enough to be shown on Hockey Night in Canada a couple of years ago with Lisa... Lucky, because he was with Lisa, not because he got on TV. That happens all the time.
Earl and I don't normally care to be on TV, but things might be different when we are in the opposition's building and the Canucks are scoring up a storm. Expect us to bring back 'high-fiving', and to see me shaking my ass in some Hab-fan's face, while mouth the words "How do you like that, Andre?" to the camera. Or simply, the 'shocker'.
-Myles
Thursday, January 11, 2007
1 day until we leave for The Big Smoke.
Here are my thoughts on Toronto:
What I’m looking forward to:
• Seeing a hockey game in the CENTRE OF THE FUCKING UNIVERSE
• Watching the Leafs blow it
• I guess there are worse places to be for Hockey Day in Canada
• Watching the Seahawks lose on Sunday
What I’m not looking forward to:
• The city
• The people
• The Tim Hortons coffee
• Recovering from the beating I take for wearing my Leafs Suck shirt
Canucks memories:
• Greg Adams! Greg Adams! Game 5 double OT!
• Even though we ended up losing this game was amazing. Naslund totally undressed Joseph on a penalty shot (why can’t he do that in shootouts these days?)
• My (Leafs fan) friend ran into Mats Sundin before the Canucks-Leafs game last year. He approached him and said “Mats, my friend Earl hates the Leafs, could he get your autograph?” Here it is:
• Here’s a slide I made for him to display at his desk after the Canucks beat the Leafs last year:
• The Leafs blowing it against the Kings in 93 after the Kerry Fraser/Wayne Gretzky/Doug Gilmour incident (ok, this wasn’t a Canuck memory but I still enjoyed it)
Bets for the trip (lots more of these coming:
• Number of Jumbotron appearances: I’ve got 0, 1 is a push, Ernest has 2+ (He is a Jumbotron whore after all)
-Earl
What I’m looking forward to:
• Seeing a hockey game in the CENTRE OF THE FUCKING UNIVERSE
• Watching the Leafs blow it
• I guess there are worse places to be for Hockey Day in Canada
• Watching the Seahawks lose on Sunday
What I’m not looking forward to:
• The city
• The people
• The Tim Hortons coffee
• Recovering from the beating I take for wearing my Leafs Suck shirt
Canucks memories:
• Greg Adams! Greg Adams! Game 5 double OT!
• Even though we ended up losing this game was amazing. Naslund totally undressed Joseph on a penalty shot (why can’t he do that in shootouts these days?)
• My (Leafs fan) friend ran into Mats Sundin before the Canucks-Leafs game last year. He approached him and said “Mats, my friend Earl hates the Leafs, could he get your autograph?” Here it is:
• Here’s a slide I made for him to display at his desk after the Canucks beat the Leafs last year:
• The Leafs blowing it against the Kings in 93 after the Kerry Fraser/Wayne Gretzky/Doug Gilmour incident (ok, this wasn’t a Canuck memory but I still enjoyed it)
Bets for the trip (lots more of these coming:
• Number of Jumbotron appearances: I’ve got 0, 1 is a push, Ernest has 2+ (He is a Jumbotron whore after all)
-Earl
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