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On Rioting
(image source: yfrog/ niamhsays) The building on the right is the Queen Elizabeth Theater. I was lucky enough to work there for five weeks last summer. It didn’t have burning cars and rioters outside when I was there. Wicked the musical is playing there now. Here is an account of what it was like for a…
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Game 7: Over and Out
My feelings about game 7 are a little bit tempered by the rioting that went on in Vancouver. I will put up a separate post about that later. For now, my thoughts are with my friends in Vancouver, like @ryanclassic, @alixiswright, and @alanah1. I feel bad that they can’t celebrate a Cup win, and that…
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Game 6: Can I Get a Hey Now
My plans for the night were initially to watch game six with an aquaintance here in Toronto. I wasn’t looking forward to watching the game in Canada, as I figured it would be fraught with the classic signs of the Canucks fans already tasting silver: the call of the Lou for every save made, complaining…
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Why Milbury Has A Job
Last night, I got home from work and turned on the Tony Awards. Yes, that’s right. I rarely watch the Tonys, but there was no hockey on, basketball holds no interest for me, and I am a theater person. It also helped that Neil Patrick Harris was hosting, and Sutton Foster was nominated for Best…
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Can’t Argue Much With That
Last week, I took Tom Benjamin to task for his commentary on the Nathan Horton hit. But he nails it when it comes to the Lapierre / Chara idiocity: 1) I don’t like the “embellishments” any more than anybody else. Not only are they bush, they are proving to be counter-productive costing far more calls…