Our Habs might have the odd overpaid two-goal scorer and a semi-comatose forward, and maybe a defenceman who doesn’t get closer than three feet of the opposition, and of course the injury-prone team with no power play did end up slightly down in the standings last season. Slightly. But there could be an excellent silver lining. [...]
December 2, 2012 in Alex Galchenyuk, Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Alex Galchenyuk, Bruce Springsteen, Guy Lafleur, Jon Landau, London Knights, Niagara IceDogs, Patrick Roy, Peterborough Petes, Ryan Strome, Sarnia Sting, Seth Griffith | 4 Comments »
I don’t have my all my ticket stubs for concerts I’ve seen over the years, but I managed to save some. Below – At the Beach Boys concert in Toronto, they let out everyone from the first show just as the second bunch, including us, were coming in, and it was close to a trampling scene. My [...]
August 10, 2012 in Uncategorized
Tags: Beach Boys, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Eagles, Elton John, Kinks, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Melissa Etheridge, Ringo Starr, Robert Palmer, Steve Goodman, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Band, the Who, ZZ Top | 23 Comments »
We’ve lost a big man, and a great man. Clarence Clemons, the huge 6 foot 5 inch saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen’s mighty E Street Band, has left this earth at 69, a victim of a stroke, and for me, a distinct memory comes swirling back. I was lucky enough to see Springsteen and the E Street [...]
June 19, 2011 in Uncategorized
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, E Street Band, Jon Landau, National Arts Centre | 13 Comments »