“I Guess we’re not going to the f**ckin’ Brier.”
March 19th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
If you pick up a copy of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, or just google ‘famous last words’ you can come up with any number of great quotes from people about to kick the bucket who ruminate on the deeper meaning of life, the universe,and everything. Here’s some good ones:
“Friends applaud. The comedy is finished.” -Ludwig Van […]
Warren Gets His Way
March 15th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
Earlier this week, CCA Director Warren Hansen waxed nostalgic about how much better curling used to be when it was played on less than perfect ice, handing wins to guys who could find the bad spots and whoever made the fewest mistakes. He must have been in his glory last night as Manitoba and Ontario […]
Awesome
March 13th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
Without doubt, the dumbest comment from this year’s Brier has to belong to CCA director of operations Warren Hansen. Speaking to our buddy Al Cameron of the Herald, Hansen whined about how perfect the ice was, how no one misses a shot, and how much better it was back in the day when the ice […]
The Way it Otta Be
March 12th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
“There’s the way it otta be, and there’s the way it is.”
-Tom Berenger in Platoon
That’s one of my favourite lines when it comes to summing up the essential unfairness of life, the universe, and everythng where what you should get and what you end up with seldom bear any resemblance to each other. Thursday night […]
You’ve Changed, Man
March 11th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
Part of the innate charm of the Brier used to be the fact it was one of the last truly amateur events out there. Curlers competed for the honour of hoisting the Tankard and the bragging rights that went with it. While that’s still what’s it’s all about, now it comes with a nice little […]
Bumping Day
March 10th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
At Indianapolis, ‘bumping day’ is the final day of qualifying where cars have their last chance to bump someone out of the 33 car field to set the stage for the race. Today, I’m borrowing it for a little curling talk as it seems as good a term as any for the day that separates […]
Clash O’ The Titans
March 9th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
In six days of round robin play, there`s generally only a few head to matchups that can generate excitement even before a single rock is thrown. Doubtless Brier watchers had Monday night circled on their calendars the minute the draw sheet came out and set aside draw 8 for Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador. Kevin […]
Plotting the Game
March 8th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
In hockey, soccer, and basketball, you have a goal you can clearly see. In Football, There’s a big set of goalposts at either end to remind you of where you’re trying to move the ball to. In racing, there’s a guy in a cage waving a flag to denote the spot you want to […]
Rockies Redux
March 6th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
Rocket: Dave, you’re the curling blog guy.
Me: Really!
Hey, someone’s gotta do it, and while I’m not going to BS you and pretend to possess the kind of curling knowledge an Al Cameron has, (C’mon, I’m more about turning left than inturning and outturning!) I love the Brier as an event and will do my best […]
The Junior Rules
February 16th, 2009 by Dave Rowe
Waited a day after the race to post this, just to get a little of the emotion out of it before I leap in and start ripping the biggest star in NASCAR….and now…
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the least deserving star in NASCAR’s upper echelon. Every race you go to, you’re surrounded by legions of AMP […]
