Fascinating Fact #1…..Kyla Bremner, a woman wrestler competing for Australia in this year’s Beijing Olympics, is a native of my town, Powell River, BC. She’s on the Australian team because her mother is Australian. But make no mistake, she’s a Powell Riverite.
Fascinating Fact #2……I recently saw a documentary on Russian Czar Peter the Great. Peter [...]
August 11, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Fascinating facts, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: 1972 hockey, astrology, Australia, BC, Beijing Olympics, boxin, Canada-Russia Summit Series, Darrly Sittler, Fascinating facts, Golden Gloves, Green Bay Packers, hockey, Hugette Richard, Kyla Bremner, Maurice Richard, Monte Farber, Montreal Canadiens, New York Giants, New York Yankees, NHL, Paul Henderson, Peter the Great, Powell River, Russia, Russian Czar, Russians, San Francisco Giants, Super Bowl, The Rocket, Toronto Maple Leafs, Valeri Kharlamov, Verdun junior hockey team, Wendy Sittler, World Series, wrestling | 2 Comments »
Bill Bryson wrote a great book about growing up in the 1950’s, called The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. I read it and realized he and I have a couple of things in common.
We both lived in towns with great main streets. We both wore Davy Crockett coonskin hats, we practiced our quick [...]
July 21, 2008 in Uncategorized
Tags: 1950's, baseball, Bill Bryson, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Columbus, Couchiching Beach, Dairy Queen, Davy Crockett, hockey, New York, Orillia, rock and roll, Roy Rogers, Spain, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, World Series | 1 Comment »
I miss the Expos.
I miss Warren Cromartie and Tim Raines and Tim Wallach and Steve Rogers.
During the 198o’s, I almost followed every pitch. The Expos were one of baseball’s best teams, and for a nice stretch during these times, they were always in the thick of it come September.
I listened to Dave Van Horne and [...]
June 26, 2008 in Montreal Expos
Tags: 1976 Summer Olympics, Andre Dawson, baseball, Bill Spaceman Lee, Chris Speier, Dave Van Horne, Dick Williams, Duke Snider, Ellis Valentine, Gary Carter, home run, Larry Parrish, Olympic Stadium, Rick Monday, Rodney Scott, Scott Sanderson, Steve Rogers, The Big O, The Montreal Expos, Tim Raines, Warren Cromartie, Washington Nationals, Woody Fryman, World Series | 4 Comments »
Is it possible this could be a dream series after all?
Is it possible that one team, although badly outshot in the series, down three games to one, with one young star, Evgeny Malkin, asleep at the wheel, and the other young star, Sidney Crosby, not behaving like the new Wayne Gretzky, can now make this a real [...]
June 3, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Detroit Red Wings, International Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Evgeny Malkin, Habs, hockey, Marc-Andre Fleury, Martin Biron, Maxime Talbot, Montreal Canadiens, NBA, NHL playoffs, Petr Sykora, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, World Series | 2 Comments »