This is my passport photo taken when I was 17. If you look closely you can see pimples.
I was getting ready to go on a big trip, which ultimately would cause me to miss almost the entire Montreal Canadiens 1968-69 season including playoffs. I’m unable to talk about Rogie Vachon and Gump Worsley in [...]
January 11, 2010 in Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Yvan Cournoyer
Tags: 1968-69 Montreal Canadiens, And God Created Women, Brigitte Bardot, Claude Ruel, Empress of England, Gump Worlsey, Har trophy, Henri Richard, Jean Baliveau, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Phil Esposito, Railway Tavern, Rogie Vachon, Rolling Stones, Saville Row, Swinging England, The Beatles, the Who, Tony Esposito | 9 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago I was very hard on young Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn Shocking Admission from Luke Schenn because he had no idea about the Beatles and couldn’t even name any of them. I was quite upset about this.
But lately I’ve been doing some re-thinking, and I’ve decided I feel terrible about this. He’s [...]
July 13, 2009 in Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Elvis, George, Harry Howell, John, John Ferguson, Lawrence Welk, Liverpool, Luke Schenn, Madison Square Gardens, Moose Lodge, Paul, Ringo, The Beatles | 2 Comments »
I don’t know how to say this. Bear with me while I get myself together.
Luke Schenn has admitted recently that he doesn’t know the names of any of the Beatles. Schenn had taken in a performance of Cirque du Soleil’s “Love”, which is based on the music of the Beatles, playing at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. [...]
June 27, 2009 in Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Cirque du Soleil, George Harrison, John Lennon, Las Vegas, Luke Schenn, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Mirage, Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 Comments »
I saw a Paul McCartney concert on TV recently and Paul had a Detroit Red Wings sticker on one of his guitars.
I Iove the Beatles. Always have. But I draw the line here.
John wouldn’t have done this.
December 14, 2008 in Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: concert, Detroit Red Wings, Habs, John Lennon, Montreal Canadiens, Paul McCartney, rock and roll, The Beatles | 14 Comments »
On this day, August 17th, in 1966, the Beatles played an afternoon show in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens.
I was there.
I was 15 years old and had a summer job on a highway, but the boss let me go early and I went down to Toronto from Orillia with a disc jockey my sister worked with at [...]
August 17, 2008 in Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, John Ferguson Sr., Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: 1966-67 Montreal Canadiens, 1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs, Allan Stanley, Beatles concert in Toronto, Carol Vadnais, Charlie Hodge, Claude Provost, Claue Larose, Dick Duff, George Harrison, Gump Worsley, Henri Richard, hockey Stanley Cup, Jacques Laperriere, Jean Beliveau, Jean Guy Talbot, John Ferguson, John Lennon, Johnny Bower, Maple Leaf Gardens, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Orillia, Paul McCartney, Red Kelly, Ringo Starr, Serge Savard, Stanley Cup, Ted Harris, Terry Sawchuk, The Beatles, Toronto Maple Leafs, Yvon Cournoyer | No Comments »