Hockey fans are RE-REs
It's finally over - The Stanley Cup is won and we can all stop the bullshit Canadiana. Blast me if you will, but I am sick of the stupid and stereotypically Canadian attitude our country seems to exhibit during hockey season. I just don't get it. I mean, sports fandom in general bothers me - it doesn't make sense at all. Who gives a rats ass about which team is better than another - what contribution does it have to society? What good does it bring us in any way. It's just stupid. Why we encourage people to essentially become animals like racing horses for the amusement of the masses is beyond me. And why they make millions of dollars also baffles me. Don't even get me started on soccer. I just don't get it.
So maybe the drunken revelry and the sense of brotherhood sports fans seem to draw from watching grown adults behave like children just doesn't appeal to me. I guess my distractions come in other forms. I guess we all need something to cling to or get drawn into. I just wish that as a whole, our country could be distracted by other things as opposed to the classic Canadian cliché. Wouldn't it be a different world if we were as obsessed with astronomy or the Nobel prizes or even D&D... Hockey is just so tiresome and old. It's sad really.
I will admit though, I picked up my landlords from the airport today and their plane landed during thee last couple of minutes of the game, so they didn't know who won. I’ve never seen 200 people run off the plane so quick and rush out into the baggage area to be disappointed. 200 frantic faces turned to frowns - it was terribly interesting. I be that's what it's like to watch a bunch of high school kids run to the casting list for the musical after they post it at lunch - 4 cheer, but 50 are sad. It was a strange day to be in the airport.
One the final note, I went to the Urban Well tonight to watch the improv show there. The first half had the roughest time winning over the audience because the echoes of the Oiler fans' sadness was very obnoxiously drunk. My heart goes out to you guys - that's a tough crowd and you valiantly fought for your ground - I’ve been in your shoes before. The second half was the 'vets' and I must say, when Ian has a camera crew on him, he's a firecracker. IT was good to see Scooley (sp?) outside the VTSL - he’s very calm and cool while he performs, it's almost effortless - almost eerie.
So maybe the drunken revelry and the sense of brotherhood sports fans seem to draw from watching grown adults behave like children just doesn't appeal to me. I guess my distractions come in other forms. I guess we all need something to cling to or get drawn into. I just wish that as a whole, our country could be distracted by other things as opposed to the classic Canadian cliché. Wouldn't it be a different world if we were as obsessed with astronomy or the Nobel prizes or even D&D... Hockey is just so tiresome and old. It's sad really.
I will admit though, I picked up my landlords from the airport today and their plane landed during thee last couple of minutes of the game, so they didn't know who won. I’ve never seen 200 people run off the plane so quick and rush out into the baggage area to be disappointed. 200 frantic faces turned to frowns - it was terribly interesting. I be that's what it's like to watch a bunch of high school kids run to the casting list for the musical after they post it at lunch - 4 cheer, but 50 are sad. It was a strange day to be in the airport.
One the final note, I went to the Urban Well tonight to watch the improv show there. The first half had the roughest time winning over the audience because the echoes of the Oiler fans' sadness was very obnoxiously drunk. My heart goes out to you guys - that's a tough crowd and you valiantly fought for your ground - I’ve been in your shoes before. The second half was the 'vets' and I must say, when Ian has a camera crew on him, he's a firecracker. IT was good to see Scooley (sp?) outside the VTSL - he’s very calm and cool while he performs, it's almost effortless - almost eerie.
posted by Mike Fly at 12:00 AM
3 Comments:
Cheering for a sports team is as stupid as cheering for an improv team, hey?
Why you gotta hate?
I don't cheer for improv teams. I watch shows. I take part in creation and art.
Hating is easy. Loving requires a lot of effort.
There are some things that are easy to love:
1)Chocolate
2)Dead Hookers
Don't let something as harmless as hockey let you down.
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