Comments on: That one rink in Or-uh-gone http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/ Peace, Justice and Hockey Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Alex Charns http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-48 Alex Charns Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:27:00 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-48 Game 4 should be a wild one in E-town. As for my Red Wings, they didn't consult with me on their Euro-based goal-scoring woes. It's that bias against Dixie hockey (redneck hockey is the preferred term at the RBC). When I was in Motown I played basketball and they didn't consult with me either. I ordered three bumper stickers. I suspect a lot of my beer-league buddies will want them after they see them on the J-tron at Game 5 of the Finals if they arrive in time. Go Canes! -Alex Charns Game 4 should be a wild one in E-town. As for my Red Wings, they didn’t consult with me on their Euro-based goal-scoring woes. It’s that bias against Dixie hockey (redneck hockey is the preferred term at the RBC). When I was in Motown I played basketball and they didn’t consult with me either.

I ordered three bumper stickers. I suspect a lot of my beer-league buddies will want them after they see them on the J-tron at Game 5 of the Finals if they arrive in time.

Go Canes!

-Alex Charns

]]> By: Himself http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-47 Himself Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:50:00 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-47 No, I didn't make the Oregon to N.C. trip to help fill out the crowd (if I had, I'd have been rooting for Buffalo anyway). But I did order a copy of your book from Amazon. Looking forward to it! BTW, I'm still rooting for Edmonton. What a show in game 3, eh? And what the hell happened to Detroit, anyway? Did all those Swedes just give up, having won Olympic gold? No, I didn’t make the Oregon to N.C. trip to help fill out the crowd (if I had, I’d have been rooting for Buffalo anyway). But I did order a copy of your book from Amazon. Looking forward to it!

BTW, I’m still rooting for Edmonton. What a show in game 3, eh? And what the hell happened to Detroit, anyway? Did all those Swedes just give up, having won Olympic gold?

]]> By: Alex Charns http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-46 Alex Charns Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:28:00 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-46 We could have a series of "How Hockey Saved . . ." books. Did you make it down here for any games considering the empty seats? BTW - I grew up in the Detroit area so the Oilers already hosed down my birth-hometeam. Yours in hockey protest, Alex Charns We could have a series of “How Hockey Saved . . .” books. Did you make it down here for any games considering the empty seats? BTW - I grew up in the Detroit area so the Oilers already hosed down my birth-hometeam.
Yours in hockey protest,
Alex Charns

]]> By: Himself http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-45 Himself Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:42:00 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-45 Hey Alex: Awesome! My "wife":http://wackymommy.org/ has talked about writing a book on How Hockey Saved my Marriage. She claims I'm unbearable when I don't get enough ice time. And it helped me lose all of (well, most of, anyway) the baby fat I gained when she was pregnant. BTW, after last night I don't think I can root for the Oilers any more. Interesting pattern emerging in the Stanley: Teams from Alberta getting beat by sunbelt teams... Hey Alex: Awesome!

My “wife”:http://wackymommy.org/ has talked about writing a book on How Hockey Saved my Marriage. She claims I’m unbearable when I don’t get enough ice time. And it helped me lose all of (well, most of, anyway) the baby fat I gained when she was pregnant.

BTW, after last night I don’t think I can root for the Oilers any more. Interesting pattern emerging in the Stanley: Teams from Alberta getting beat by sunbelt teams…

]]> By: Alex Charns http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-44 Alex Charns Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:47:00 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2006/06/02/that_one_rink_in_or-uh-gone/#comment-44 Have you read "How Hockey Saved the World* (and defeated George W. Bush, but not necessarily in that order)" (iUniverse 2006) by a certain hockey-playing Durham, NC Canes fan? Check out an excerpt and a great hockey protest photograph at http://indyweek.gyrobase.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=32411 Yours in hockey (Go Canes!), Alex Charns P.S. The chant "More hockey, Less War" was heard in the RBC last night, Game 1, by a collection of Oilers and Canes fans joining their voices in the concourse. Pres. Bush was not in attendance. PPS Love your bumper stickers. Have you read “How Hockey Saved the World* (and defeated George W. Bush, but not necessarily in that order)” (iUniverse 2006) by a certain hockey-playing Durham, NC Canes fan? Check out an excerpt and a great hockey protest photograph at

http://indyweek.gyrobase.com/g.....?oid=32411

Yours in hockey (Go Canes!),
Alex Charns

P.S. The chant “More hockey, Less War” was heard in the RBC last night, Game 1, by a collection of Oilers and Canes fans joining their voices in the concourse. Pres. Bush was not in attendance.

PPS Love your bumper stickers.

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