Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Observations from Game 7
- the crowd's singing of the national anthem was so loud that i couldn't even hear the singer.
- the single seat was no big deal. i ended up talking to the 2 guys sitting next to me the whole night.
- i had a great seat right behind the canuck's goal.
- white towels cost $3. i think the first 5000 got them free though.
- you gotta pick the right moment and right grip when you want to wave your towel, otherwise you'll hit the guy next to you in the face. and are you supposed to go clockwise or counter-clockwise? i didn't see any specific instructions. i was going counter-clockwise.
- i bought a program too because i wanted to get rid of the change in my pocket. it sucked and i didn't even read it. i threw it under my seat and it was gone by the time i got back to my seat after the 2nd intermission.
- right when i was about to yell "cycle!" some guy 2 rows behind me started screaming it.
- and did you see that Sedin twins cycle the puck for the first goal?!
- i drank alcohol in my no-alcohol seat. i think the guy at the end of aisle made a face at me, but he can fuck off because it was game 7.
- i could see Naslund's face clearly when he scored his goal. don't see that in the nosebleeds!
- 18,000+ people singing the Bouncing Souls' version of Ole! makes me smile.
- didn't i tell you Linden was a playoff warrior? i did.
- i had been waiting for a short-handed goal all series.
- the crowd was standing and screaming for the entire last 5 minutes of the game.
- i pretended i hated the Leafs because it's cool to hate the Leafs. really, i don't mind them so much. they coulda eliminated some more American teams before they lost to Ottawa.
- Al MacInnis lost the Blues the game.
- Cloutier shoulda still been the first star.
- i only took a few photos, and they kinda sucked. i wasn't bothering with photos.
- i didn't have to tell the kid in front of me that "the Canucks lost because Daddy drinks".
- what? no riot? i'm ashamed of you Vancouver!
- well, there were streakers on Dunsmir St. afterwards.
Sounds like you have a lot of fun :)