RJforPrez

From the random things department: - There were 19 players born on my birthday, which is the 19th of the month in which it appears. - Among them are 4 Sabres. - A now-retired player from another team whom I used to follow because I thought he was handsome is exactly five years younger than I am. - A player from Nova Scotia who played one game in 1925 (no points) has the same name as the man I worked for when I lived in Oxfordshire 25 years ago. But I graduated in a very good year for a SC-winning goalie, so...adieu, and it's been an honor to post with you all.

Holy everlovin' potatoes, that list is a thing of beauty. Maybe a dozen I'm not familiar with (although I recognize all the artists) and half that many that I might have left off, but I could happily drive from here to my mom's house in Hamburg with that playing all the way. I can remember hearing some of the more obscure artists on WUWU/WZIR back in the day - they really shaped my musical taste at an impressionable time in my music-listening life.

"A Christmassy Ted" was included on the set the library had, as well as some interviews with the writers, some bits from when Ted and Dougal hosted Comic Relief, and other random madness. (Note: two of the blocks below have been slightly altered in case this is still meant to be a family forum.)

Thanks to Tondas' recent comment, I requested the full three-season run of Father Ted from my local library and binged them over this holiday weekend. I'd only seen bits and parts of episodes in the past, so it was quite a treat to get it all in one go! RIP Dermot Morgan, gone far too soon (one day after filming the last episode), and then Frank Kelly 18 years to the day after that. I'd say more, but that would be an ecumenical matter...

A solution brilliant in its elegant simplicity - thank you, kind sir.

Speaking as someone who enjoys cooking and doesn't mind the effort needed for something fancy, the juxtaposition of No Dirty Dishes Day and Cheese Soufflé Day is sort of making my head explode.

When I was maybe 12 or 13, my mom worked with a doctor who had seasons in the lower golds; he knew that her girls liked hockey, so my sister and I sometimes ended up there for a game. I also remember being with her at a playoff game against Montreal, sitting in the blues a few rows down from a group of Canadiens fans, and being scared to death that there'd be a fight (up there, not on the ice) and I'd somehow have to keep her - and myself! - safe. All that happened was some singing of "Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye," first by them when they were winning, and then by us when the boys came back and took that game. Once I went down to the ice during the pregame skate and yelled for Mike Foligno until he came over and gave me an autograph. I still have that amongst my cherished childhood possessions... I saw Cheap Trick there at around the same time in my life; Sammy Hagar opened, and I very clearly remember his hollering "LET'S TURN THIS F'N PLACE RED" at some point and thinking, "Mom will never take me to another concert again ever." The last time I was there for a game was with my college roommate, probably sophomore year (mid-'80s), up in the oranges; I was intently watching the game, of course, but she had brought a pair of opera glasses and was just as enthusiastically people-watching. She got caught by surprise by one of the Sabres' goals when everyone jumped up to cheer; she'd probably been checking someone out in the next section over...

Ye gods, I watched only the first two of those 10 times on the vid, and I'm even happier than I was to hear that we'd won! Dude looks beyond belief.

I guess hoping for a win for my birthday was a bit too much to ask. At least I had a delightful dinner, a nice cocktail and some pretty good local chocolate this evening.

And also, #### it in every unavailable orifice. #### ####ing cancer.

Well done, Inkman. You are clearly a fine person. Eleven, I too would love to have been present for the BIL-provided portion of your Thanksgiving! Tonight's menu, put together late yesterday afternoon: Creamy tomato bisque White "chicken" chili Chocolate truffle cookies topped with fleur de sel and a French pear martini enjoyed after making the chili and while making the bisque A very happy Thanksgiving to all! I am thankful for all those who participate in the GDTs, sparing me the horror of listening to the games directly.

Sorry, N's P - I must have missed that (I read sort of sporadically these days), but I would have laughed just as much if I saw that first. I do tend to read along in the GDTs when I remember, but there have been many times when I wasn't sure whether the lads had won or lost. And it's worse when I end up in the CHL thread.

Surely I'm not the only one who honestly laughed aloud at this? (I will admit to having a 12-year-old boy's sense of humor, but come on. That was good.)

Ha! Does it count that I had tomato bisque followed by pistachio-honey ice cream as my pre-dinner meal?

Just got home from singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and have sucked down a mini Haagen-Dazs salted caramel gelato. The throat, she is very, very happy right now. Freude, schöner Götterfunken!

I'll second that emotion.

Per WGR, this is the first time this season we've had a 3-goal win margin.

Nice cheer at the end of the game - good Buffalo contingent in the house tonight?

Although I understand the "let's tank" mentality and am kind of leaning that way myself, I still like to listen to a win, messed up as this one is. Plus - I really hate Columbus and am thrilled that we're ending their win streak.

Nitro - no worries, after all this time simultaneously listening/reading, i'm used to it! BRAWNDO - you're making me jealous! I probably won't get back up north until late spring at the earliest. also - holy crap, maybe I'm better off not there tonight.

Night o' regrets here - not at the game, no television! I read Nitro60's post before hearing the goal on WGR's stream.

Maybe the scheduling gods will smile on us next season and we'll get a Sabres-Jackets game early or late in the season. My man and I were at the game some years back when Buffalo fans took over that bar right outside Nationwide and were booing anyone who came in wearing a Jackets sweater...if I remember rightly, we lost, but it was still a good time. Wasn't that when Sabres fans got a reputation in Columbus similar to the baby-eatin' one we have in Raleigh? (Thanks! I lurked on the old board but posted maybe twice there.)

I never even bothered looking...I've gotten decent seats for $50-$60 in the past. Nationwide is a really nice arena, as I know many of you know. :D I'm mostly a vegetarian, but when I'm back home, I'm all about the extra hot wings. Had a lovely bunch at Duff's last month!

I nearly got on StubHub to grab a last-minute ticket for this game, but it's an hour-plus drive and the weather's been iffy today...I almost wish I'd taken the chance.

I was just about to ask you all whether I should just shut off WGR and my computer and go grocery shopping - sounds like i have my answer before I even got a chance to type. ...hi, longtime reader here, posted once or twice before the big format change, I'm sure you don't remember me. :)