Tartan Gang On The Road
23-10-2004
Friday evening, the
Tartan Pub sponsored a bus for 30 of its patrons for a road trip to go
see
Brad Denis of the Verdun Dragons fight it out with the Laval Chiefs
at the Bell Centre (instead of the usual Verdun Auditorium).
Unfortunately, the coach made a bad decision of not dressing Brad for
the game. To put it mildly, the decision was not taken very well by Brad.
Needless to say, we quickly lost interest in the game. According to the
coach, this game was going to be different. That, it was. With only
19:53 left in the first period. Yes 7 seconds into the period. The clock
had stopped 5 times for 5 separate fights. The first two fights were
entertaining but it soon became a joke. With 10 'men' in the penalty box
the game went on on as 'normal' for a while.
Then it dawned on us that instead of watching this boxing match without
Brad and paying $8.75 for a
12 ounce beer at the Bell Centre,
we could be paying $8.00 for a REAL beer in a downtown bar. Assured by a
safe ride home on the bus at 11:00, we headed off to Hurley's Irish Pub where Bill
(Hurley) himself greeted us with a smile. In case you don't know, Bill
is another Two Mo native who has made it big in the world. For the next
two hours, we had a grand time with the Guinness flowing 'freely' and the
Irish band playing some of our favourite tunes. We felt like WE 'could
walk 500 miles' instead of taking the bus home. But we did take the bus
home (to the Tartan) and continued the party there. It was quite the
evening and yes Chris Smith, there are pictures (15 in all). Click on
the picture for more pictures. Thanks to the Tartan for providing the
bus and thanks to the coach for benching Brad so that we could enjoy an
'alternate' evening without paying $8.75 a GD domestic beer. Also,
kudo's to the people who managed to sneak in various beverages into the
Bell Centre without the advantage of the customary winter apparel. $8,75
a beer, Garold don't get any crazy ideas. And, sorry Gary Mac for the
lack of communication on our Bell Centre escape. Below is the full slide
show of the trip
