Monday, April 23, 2007

Ahhhhhh, memories of teargas....

Well, not quite, but the sounds, tones and feel of Robson Street reminded me of the 1993 run for the cup. . .not the teargas part, but the excitment and thrill of everyone suddenly a hockey fan. It was pretty cool walking up and down Robson for the last hour and not just seeing white people! You saw all races and nationalities. It's pretty cool!! The slogan for the Canucks is "We are all Canucks" and it was never more true than walking around tonight!
I wish I could explain the sound. When you are right on Robson Street, you hear all the cheering, honking, etc. Once you are just about into my back all you can hear is a dull roar! There are police a plenty right around my corner, when I first walked out onto Thurlow and Robson Street, there was probably 10 cops on the corner. . .some dumbass thought it would be great to run into the middle of the street, take off his top and spin it around his head. Probably the first arrest or at least ticket of the night. I could smell someone smoking pot (again, there are still lots of cops around, and the smoke from the pot is right around my head!), someone else was drinking. . .it was hilarious!
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