tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post5002036844797452569..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Considering My Next ConversionBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-84417242274794969132009-10-27T20:44:42.761-04:002009-10-27T20:44:42.761-04:00I'm proud to say that "Slapshot" was...I'm proud to say that "Slapshot" was filmed in my hometown of Johnstown, PA. I too am a rather late convert to hockey fandom especially after getting caught up in all the excitement of the Pens' Stanley Cup win last year.ChadS574https://www.blogger.com/profile/01994988806393478852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-25170021796728407712009-10-27T14:37:56.580-04:002009-10-27T14:37:56.580-04:00I am late to the conversation, but do check out th...I am late to the conversation, but do check out the Paul Newman Classic "Slap Shot" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap_Shot_(film) from whence we learn of the original Hanson Brothers.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841579842891991198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-1520762660744412652009-10-24T11:14:19.848-04:002009-10-24T11:14:19.848-04:00Excellent, Hidden One! Thanks for the education!Excellent, Hidden One! Thanks for the education!Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-53046195250462844182009-10-24T11:11:32.799-04:002009-10-24T11:11:32.799-04:00That first one is a cover. Here's the original...That first one is a cover. Here's the original, by Stompin' Tom Connors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJD41-GvIg&feature=relatedHidden Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042188431683942338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-39698591939505939662009-10-24T08:33:53.915-04:002009-10-24T08:33:53.915-04:00It's true: Hockey and soccer fans carry with t...It's true: Hockey and soccer fans carry with them the "hooligan" label--and I've always kind of enjoyed that. You're allowed a sort of license to engage in chaos and free angst--if only from the sidelines. It's cathartic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-34398333835732551682009-10-24T00:00:01.423-04:002009-10-24T00:00:01.423-04:00Don't forget the fighting! Hockey is fighting...Don't forget the fighting! Hockey is fighting occassionally interrupted by skating.<br /><br />I am a major hockey fan -- I love the sport. Spokane Chiefs rock! What I like about hockey is that even the farm teams are pretty good. It's fun, it's athletic, and it has that hint of danger from the fighting.Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.com