My dad and I went to see our Habs in Toronto when I was little, we got to Maple Leaf Gardens early, and as we stood in the corridor, much of team, maybe all of the team, walked by us – The Rocket, Beliveau, Plante, Geoffrion, Moore – everybody. Shortly after, we went down by [...]

Four photos that have nothing to do with each other. But anyway. Below all these words, Claude Provost, Terry Sawchuk, and Allan Stanley chase after the puck. After that, a ’67 Ford Fairlane ad from an old Life magazine, then a wrestling poster I took off a telephone pole in Orillia, and finally, an Aqueduct [...]

More of my old scrapbook. You can see the entire thing by clicking on “The Old Scrapbook” over in Categories on the lower right-hand side. I know you’re sick of hearing this but just click on the photos to make ‘em bigger.     .

That’s Blake Geoffrion’s dad Danny, in white, being shown stuff by Blake’s future grandpa Boom Boom. Danny is just two years old here, so Blake was still a ways off from being made. Blake’s future uncle Robert is just 5 in this picture, while future aunt Linda is 7. Blake’s future grandma Marlene, looking gorgeous, is, as you [...]

I guess I was a little surprised by a couple of players who received qualifying offers from the Canadiens. You may not agree with me, but that’s great. I didn’t agree with George Costanza when he ate a chocolate bar with a knife and fork. I was slightly surprised that Blake Geoffrion was given an offer. Blake wasn’t [...]

Red Fisher, who covered the Habs from 1955 till 1979 for the Montreal Star, and then the Gazette from 1979 until now, has decided to retire. I have no idea why. He’s only 85 for cripes sakes. And talk about Murphy’s Law. He’s going to be tending his garden next spring while the Habs are [...]

I miss my mother so much. When I was young she encouraged me as I embraced the Habs, and she helped me write early fan letters to the Rocket and others. She took a genuine interest in the team, and I remember how amazed she was when she learned that Marcel Bonin wrestled bears in the off-season, how [...]

In browsing and drooling through Kouli the Greek’s eBay site as I often do, I afterwards asked Koulis if I could once again show some of his fine pictures he has on sale. He said yes because he’s a great guy, so here’s a few. Included in order are: Gordie Howe wearing a Habs sweater, with [...]

In the beginning there was Howie and Mary, and they begat Marlene, who wed Bernard, and the two begat Danny, and Danny and Kelly wed and begat Blake, who now begats a Habs sweater. Howie Morenz – 12 seasons in a Habs uniform, begining in 1923. Marlene, Howie’s figure skating daughter, of whom Boomer put the moves on [...]

Now that my dad has been placed in a home I’ve been going through his old photo albums and finding certain pics I’d like to keep. And in doing this, I discovered the photo below of me, which I didn’t know existed, and which was taken at the same time as the one on the right of the page that I’ve [...]