As I am a hockey fan, my friend and I attended nearly every game during the Olympics (some overlapped, so I couldn’t see them all). We had four tickets to the gold medal game of Canada vs. USA (my friend is Canadian). He cried when they played O’ Canada after taking the gold.
I sold the other two tickets for $2,000. Each.
I met The Great One (Wayne Gretzky for you heathens who do not love hockey) and a bunch of Canadian players.
@orangemarlin. This came out a few years ago. Perhaps you have already seen it. Shows the “other side” of hockey. Truly an excellent ethnography. There’s a feature on Wayne’s brother who played briefly for the team.
I really enjoy that one about every 5 years. I think it is kind of a Christmas movie. The fate of Hans Gruber is to me the most satisfying ending of any action movie ever.
“Scrooge,” a musical version of Dickens’ masterpiece starring Albert Finney, is lots of fun and heartwarming as can be. If you’re a Dickens fan and a fan of “A Christmas Carol” as literature, it’s even better. Finney, at age 34, does an amazing job of playing a mean-spirited, cynical man who is in his 70s or 80s. Alec Guinness plays Marley’s Ghost brilliantly. The music is good too. Very light fare, but a nice boost during the holidays.
Stars on Mars. I’m taking a break from my crime shows and have stumbled onto a reality stupidfest that’s so addicting. C’mon, Andy Richter and Lance Armstrong, to name a few. Yeah, I need to finish putting up holiday decor and mow more leaves.
