Thursday, July 13, 2006
The Long Goodbye
Today, 91.7 The Bounce gave Edmontonians the chance to say goodbye to Georges Laraque. They showed a clip tonight on the news, and I was pleased and astounded to see the number of people who went to the station to say goodbye. I don't have a story to link to, or a photo, but the lineup must have gone for a couple of blocks. The news report claimed that "thousands" came to bid farewell, and I believe it. Just an awesome sight. I wish I had known of it before the fact.
Sniff. Sniff.
***Friday Update*** A couple of stories are now up. Thanks to Rod for the links.
Sniff. Sniff.
***Friday Update*** A couple of stories are now up. Thanks to Rod for the links.
# posted by andy grabia @ 11:16 pm 
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I'm actually considering buying a Laraque Coyotes jersey. I'll probably come to my senses once I see one up close, and remember how God-ugly their uniforms are.
I went by there around 5PM and the line up was still down the block. Georges didn't look tired at all and was taking lots of pictures with people and always had a smile!
Actually, the new Coyotes jerseys look pretty damned good. They ditched the neo-Cubist shit and went with something that actually looked like a hockey jersey, and I like it quite a bit.
Georges is loved in Edmonton. That's for sure.
Coyotes uniform, still ugly. The Coyotes and Ducks, two ugliest uniforms hands down.
The Coyotes and Ducks, two ugliest uniforms hands down.
What about Nashville's 3rd jersey? Wasn't that created to make the other 29 teams feel better about their own threads?
I thought the Predators third jersey was to remind everyone to put mustard on their hot dogs?
The big guy was signing all day (8:00AM to 5:30 PM according to the Journal). The Sun mentioned that Laraque was fund raising too (an autograph for a donation to the Stollery).
Georges is the man. He'll be missed, by the team, and obviously the fans. I remember a story a few years ago about Georges receiving a letter from a child in Lac La Biche hoping to meet #27. Not even bothering to check exactly where Lac La Biche was, Georges got behind the wheel and drove up to their house for a surprise visit. Unreal.
- Rod
C'mon. That jersey single-handedly taught thousands of guys how to locate the clitoris.
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I'm actually considering buying a Laraque Coyotes jersey. I'll probably come to my senses once I see one up close, and remember how God-ugly their uniforms are.
I went by there around 5PM and the line up was still down the block. Georges didn't look tired at all and was taking lots of pictures with people and always had a smile!
Actually, the new Coyotes jerseys look pretty damned good. They ditched the neo-Cubist shit and went with something that actually looked like a hockey jersey, and I like it quite a bit.
# posted by 
: July 14, 2006 7:46 am
: July 14, 2006 7:46 am Georges is loved in Edmonton. That's for sure.
Coyotes uniform, still ugly. The Coyotes and Ducks, two ugliest uniforms hands down.
The Coyotes and Ducks, two ugliest uniforms hands down.
What about Nashville's 3rd jersey? Wasn't that created to make the other 29 teams feel better about their own threads?
I thought the Predators third jersey was to remind everyone to put mustard on their hot dogs?
# posted by : July 14, 2006 10:00 am
: July 14, 2006 10:00 am The big guy was signing all day (8:00AM to 5:30 PM according to the Journal). The Sun mentioned that Laraque was fund raising too (an autograph for a donation to the Stollery).
Georges is the man. He'll be missed, by the team, and obviously the fans. I remember a story a few years ago about Georges receiving a letter from a child in Lac La Biche hoping to meet #27. Not even bothering to check exactly where Lac La Biche was, Georges got behind the wheel and drove up to their house for a surprise visit. Unreal.
- Rod
# posted by : July 14, 2006 10:53 am
: July 14, 2006 10:53 am C'mon. That jersey single-handedly taught thousands of guys how to locate the clitoris.
# posted by : July 14, 2006 11:49 pm
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