Hi There. Spent an enjoyable birthday with 5500 hockey fans at the Civic Center. Note to AHL commissioner Dave Andrews. Get in touch with the Flyers, the new owners of the Phantoms and tell them to come here and play. Even it's for only a couple of years its a win-win situation for all parties involved. The Flyers win by having their own team to keep developing their prospects. We also know that dual affiliations don't work. The city wins by getting to prove that we belong back in the AHL and deserve that second chance other cities have gotten. The Bethlehem/Allentown area would need a minimum of 2 years to get a new facility built. One thing did not sit well with me Saturday. I wish the Rats P.A. Announcer would have introduced Kevin Dineen as the Portland Pirates coach. He probably would have gotten the biggest ovation of the night. Hearing "Brass Bonanza" played before the opening face-off was so surreal. That song has been a part of my life since I was nine years old and my uncle took me to that first Whalers game back in 1975. What's even more surreal is I still get chills when it's played. My birthday treat was going to Burger King and getting an order of BK breakfast shots. I could eat about 8 to 10 of those little sandwiches easily. I settled for 3. Didn't have any cake or rich chocolate dessert.
One more hockey note. If you have the NHL Network whether it be on cable or dish check out the series, "Voices." Dave Strader was featured and it was great. Every once in a while I'll think about how many great people I've met through the game of hockey. Strades is one of them. Seeing him at Queensbury High football games with his wife Colleen as a spectator, I would tell him that I would defer to him if he wanted to call the action. He'd laugh and pass on my offer.
There's TV show on VH1 called "Best Week Ever." The Knicks last week qualified for being on the "Worst Week Ever." They gave up 61 to Kobe and lost to the Lakers last Monday. Then LeBron knocks down 50 plus points against them Wednesday, and to top it off they blow a lead to the Celtics and lose Friday. Hopefully none of the players wives left them or their dogs died. That would be a real bad week.
Well Duquesne University made headlines again and it was for something good this time. No whining about John Grisham. The men's hoop team knocked off Xavier, who is ranked in the top 10. The Dukes are a surprising 15 - 7 overall and 6 - 3 in the A-10 conference. I'm not sure if they're NCAA worthy yet, but the NIT is a real possibility.
The Adirondack League Basketball Championship games are coming up this weekend and it will be interesting to see who's gonna play in the boys game. There's a 3 way tie in the East Division between Ft.Ann, Ft.Edward and Salem. Then over in the West, Lake George and Corinth are tied.
Unfortunately I have to bring this up because it just won't go away. It's the latest steroid witch hunt in MLB. The only name brought up was that of Alex Rodriguez. These tests occured 6 years ago and the information gathered was supposed to be confidential! 103 other players were found to have juice in their samples. Why weren't they called out and how come A-Rod's name the only one released? I have to know how the reporters got this information and who gave it to them? I honestly really don't care. If these athletes who know what the long term health consequences are want to inject or rub the stuff into their bodies, as far as I'm concerned let them do it whether its legal or illegal.
Mr.Cloutier, would you please stop telling everybody my age and my lack of sexual experience in the same sentence. My life story has already been made into not one, but two movies: "The 40 Year old Virgin" and "Failure to Launch." You also spelled melon wrong. It's with one "L" not two. This just in Pete. Another C-list celebrity has landed at the Warren County airport and wants talk with you over a danish and latte in the coffee shop. Better head over. The police escort is waiting.
Thanks for the growler of Belgian Tripel Clay, I'm saving that beer for special occasions. If Duquesne makes the field of 64, I just might have to toast them with some of it...Leccese out.
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