
Opening night of the NHL! I'm not a huge fan, but in Canada its a way of life. Here's a Canadian classic, and a rock and/or roll version of it by some other hockey, um, legends (?). Stompin' Tom Connors - The Hockey Song.mp3 From : 25 of the Best (2000, out of print) The Hanson Brothers - The Hockey Song.mp3 [...]

Kathleen Edwards: Hockey Skates [ purchase ] Jane Siberry: Hockey [ purchase ] Although I had plenty of songs I could have chosen for this theme (lots of baseball, and even a boxer... no, not the Simon and Garfunkel one), I'm not really a sports person - of course, at the eleventh hour, I remembered a tune I'd love to cover... and then discovered BoyHowdy already had ... So... since it's been a [...]

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It's Canada Day today! Time to get together, fire up the barbecues, watch the fireworks, and revel in all things Canadian. I was shocked to learned a few days ago that skill-testing questions for contests is a " Canadian thing " after years of thinking that was perfectly normal. Ketchup potato chips are apparently not common south of the border... again something we just take for granted. Canada Day, coincidentally or not, is also the first day of NHL free agency, traditionally a frenzied period of player activity, shuffling team rosters for the upcoming season. And [...]
The Rhyme of the Restless Ones We couldn't sit and study for the law; The stagnation of a bank we couldn't stand; For our riot blood was surging, and we didn't need much urging To excitements and excesses that are banned. So we took to wine and drink and other things, And the devil in us struggled to be free; Till our friends rose up in wrath, and they pointed out the