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I agree DAR. It's very disapointing to see him go, but, as we all know, money talks. Hopefully, our favorite sport doesn't go the way of the high school-college basektball-NBA food chain has by disinegrating three or four years in college. I hope the NHL (or whatever it ends up being) sees the light and doesn't let it become another NBA-like failure. I wish him well in his quest, but it would have been nice to see in green and white. Lets pass the hat to keep Greene . . .

Wow, I suddenly feel so young I remember watching Brouder at the old arena (wearing Cooper-All's I believe). I used to pretend to be him shooting tennis balls at our garage door . . .

What year did you guys graduate? I'm from '89 (ol timer, I know). Troy Mears was our class' star player. He played Goalie in Gretna for a while.

Supertrex, are you/were you a Spoiler?

Wow, I feel so out of touch. A box it is. There is a wealth of information on this board . . . I will inform the Rainy Riverans in a few weeks about the "box" so they can catch up with the rest of their country's verbage.

As of September 2004, a 2-4 = case in Rainy River, ON. The last time I was in Winnepeg was about 10 years ago, so the verbage may have changed in that region but has not yet transended into the Rainy River Region. I haven't heard "box" before, but I may be out of touch, eh?

OK, how about "Larry King and thong"?

"NDSU and hockey" is kinda like "milk and wiskey" . . . they just don't go together.

Ok, $500 is a little off A 2-4 of Canadian beer is only a few bucks more than a case of Bud bottles.

I think a "2-4" (a case) is about $500 Canadian, but with the exchange rate, it's not much more than a 2-4 of US brewskis. There is a definite taste difference between the stuff shipped to the states and the domestic, eh, with my preference for the Canadian version.

I wish we got to hear the horn more often last year There is a taste difference between imported (US version) Blue and Molson than the domestic (Canadian version). The domestic is much smoother and the imported seems a little more Heinekin-like (to me). You really can't beat a domestic long neck Blue or Blue Light. This was discovered after turning 18 and driving either one hour to Emerson our two hours to catch a Jets game in Winnepeg. Sometimes both. To me, the band makes the the college atmoshpere that more "collegey." If I want to hear Guns-N-Roses or Start Me Up, I can go to the dome or plop in a tape in the boombox . . .

I thought some of the former Sioux looked good the last few nights and did you see that Vanek was another healthy scratch!

More of the same "news" on the NHL front www.startribune.com/stories/503/5360435.html

Brookings, SD (SDSU) has June elections as well. If you think you have it tough in GF, try being a college student in a town of 15,000 during the aftermath of the illustrious "Hobo Day Riot." They were out for SDSU blood . . . but it eventually toned done after a few years (for both sides).

Two totally different crowds IMO. You want the hockey faithfull (Columbus crowd) at REA. The people more than likely raising the red flag is the corporate (tax ride off season tix) crowd - the same people who have season tix at the Fritz. The crowd - students and the community - will getter better with time (as the newness weares off and the "true" hockey fans remain) and will hopefully return to the old days of the old Englestad.

Maybe there's a Class B elementary school basketball tournament scheduled at The Ralph those weekends?

Next thing you know Kiss is going to take off their makeup. One thing is for sure, this glam metal is here to stay, along with cassette tapes and Beta-vision. CD's, VHS, "grunge rock" . . . whatever man.

Carolina's over-rated. I'd take Sam Bowie anyday over that Jordan guy.

Hey, did you here the news?!!! The Vikes traded for Hershall Walker! They gave up some draft picks, but man, I smell Super Bowl baby!

Are you sure it wasn't Faces?

No. St. Paul Civic Center my man. Saw Living Colour and Billy Squire there last week . . .

Or maybe I'll catch a movie at the new Columbia Four or at South Forks Plaza . . . I see Rocky III and Top Gun are out, and ohhhh a Die Hard and Cocktail double feature . . .

Ah man, you got cable. You suck. I'm gonna get a 2 litre bottle of Sun Country wine cooler and sulk. Maybe I'll pick up a Circus, Metal Edge or Hit Parader magazine and read about them.

I'll buy the beer if you save me a seat at the FF. I would, however, love to see a football game at Notre Dame, the Big House, Camp Randall, the Horseshoe, etc. Anything besides the %$*@$^ Metrodome.

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