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The
Goliard sends The Gaffer to the Winter Games |
 The
Gaffer Abroad
Our
staffer the Gaffer was wrapping up his temporary
assignment in France recently and even though he was
grousing a bit to put his dogs back on American
soil, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to dig a
little deeper into the coffers and dispatch him on
the short trip to Turin so that he might check out
the Winter Olympic Games and give readers the
lowdown. Armed at the beginning only with glitches
involving tickets that were supposed to
be delivered but never were and a semi-confirmed
hotel room in the heart of Turin, The fearless
Gaffer made his way across the Alps (or through
them as the case may be) in order to spend a few
days at the temporary focal point of winter
sports. Below is an excerpt and a link to the full
report.
"The
atmosphere was charged with Czech fans draped in
flags and Jagr and Hasek jerseys. Finn fans were
clearly outnumbered about 4 to 1 but shouted Suomi
chants and wielded inflatable blue and white
hammers to make up for it. The game itself was
fast-paced with few stoppages, superior to most
NHL games we’ve attended. The Czechs, who were
among the favorites to win gold in Turin, had
already lost Dominic Hasek to a leg injury and
then lost Jaromir Jagr in the second period when
Jarkko Ruutu slammed him into the boards. Jagr lay
on the ice bleeding for five minutes while the
referees peeled off Czech players that had piled
onto Ruutu. In the end, the Finns were too much
for the Czechs and extended their unbeaten streak
with a 4-2 victory."
The
Gaffer at the Winter Olympics
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Terridactyl
on Travel
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Nashville
I
visited the Music City recently to investigate my country
roots and kick up my heels. What I found was a country
girls Hollywood.
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