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My (not exactly earth-shattering) prediction: The insurance company is not going to pay (and I can't entirely blame them), but the community will pass the hat, perhaps an NHLer will get involved, and these kids will see some money. Unless, of course, the insurance company decides that fifty grand they don't have to pay is worth it for the good publicity they would get.

Don't I wish. 30 mins from what was my front door until a year ago.

I think this might be the first time "Just Like Mom" has ever been mentioned on the internet.

If you take another look, it's a fine line between the self-loathing spammer and your run of the mill jaded Phish vet. Can very easily become:

Ummm...welcome to the community?

Collapsed at a critical moment? Luongo'd.

Glad to hear The Sheepdogs put on a good show. They've got to be pretty pumped this week. Heard that getting out of the show (waiting for shuttles) has become a debacle.

Sweet!

Wrong team?

Have a happy one, Bouche!

I'm not givin' anybody a fuckin' R.

Historians have since confirmed that Amy's Farm and its aftermath marked the first time jaded vets started complaining about n00bs ruining the scene.

Sass Jordan was a year or two before I moved to town, but even still, one of my buddy's favourite taunts when watching hockey at Allison Gardens was "Hey, number ___, you're the worst thing to play here since Sass Jordan!" Cracked me up every time.

So the Arcade Fire played effing Bridge Street in Sackville. That is seven kinds of awesome. Not that this is especially illuminating, but here's a brief report from a buddy's FB wall:

And away we go!

Interesting stuff, Esau, thanks. Westport is, in fact, in the Adirondacks, although the two names certainly aren't interchangeable, and I had no idea that was the original name. As for the tuberculosis healing, there were numerous "cure cottages," as they were called, all over the Adirondacks. Many of them still stand today, and are identifiable by their wrap-around porches on two levels, which existed so that patients could be outside in the fresh air 24/7. I actually owe my existence to the cure cottage industry, as my great-grandmother went to the Adirondacks from NYC when she suffered from TB, and it was there she met my great-grandfather (who was already living there, but wasn't a cure cottage patient). They got married, stayed in the area and eventually they had my (maternal) grandfather, who has lived in Lake Placid his whole life and turned 95 last week. :content:

I'm with you on that one. My mother's whole side of the family lives in the Adirondacks, and I have as well at various points in my life. Always annoys me when they are called Muskoka chairs.

Nice. Did anyone see the Palestinian chicken episode this week? I thought it was one of the better recent episodes.

Only saw them twice, I think, but great times were had. Once was at the aforementioned seamless set show with nero in Ottawa in '03 (I won my tickets from JamHub) the other being a nearly private show at George's Roadhouse in Sackville, NB sometime in '02 or '03.

That's a handsome lookin' festival. Wish it had happened in Sackville when I lived there!

Hope to see you. If I do' date=' please make it easy on me and reintroduce yourself - NYE is still only a very fuzzy series of snippits. What will you be seeing? I will likely bounce along randomly until The Hip.[/quote'] Will be looking for you guys, for sure. I'm in meetings all day and probably won't get there until 7:30 or 8:00. Like you, I'll be doing some meandering before settling at The Hip.

Sorry for the folks who were caught in the rain Friday night. Looked nasty. I'm in Ottawa for work for a few days and will be heading to Bluesfest Saturday night. Would be great to run into some friends and skanks.

Saw him today in Yellowknife. I have yet to see a king in my life, so I can't speak to his level of kingliness.