Commentary: The Good, The Great & The Ugly
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It’s Tuesday and time for the Good, the Great & the Ugly!
First the good: There really is a pulpable vibe in Toronto on a Leafs home game day. My flight home from Sask went through Hogtown on Monday and included a four-hour layover.
That didn’t bother me at all! I reveled in sitting in a Tim Hortons, watching the Leafs fans stroll by as they’d flown in from across the country for the game, and browsed the Toronto sports store in the airport.
I’ve never been a Leaf fan and never will, but I can appreciate what that franchise has going on. Then they went out and throttled Tampa Bay 5-2.
Next the great: That sports banquet I hosted in Wolseley on the weekend grossed over $103,000 making it #2 all-time for events I’ve worked.
The organizers said, “Lorne Molleken was great but you and Poley were magic together!”
I know how to push the Polecat’s buttons and it dawned on me that the two of us could slay on the rubber chicken circuit. The infamous Rider long-snapper may have retired over 30 years ago, but there is absolutely no one funnier nor more entertaining than the Prairie River, SK product.
Meanwhile I’ve been doing more and more Rider-themed events and dang it feels good! It seems to make the crowd feel good too.
That’s just great.
And finally the ugly: Getting a vehicle to go to Wolseley was a nightmare! I was based in Moose Jaw and the car rental company called on Saturday and said despite my reservation, they had no cars. All other rental outlets were either closed, or out of cars too!
I borrowed my manager’s vehicle but it blew a tire just east of the city Saturday afternoon. In a panic, I asked the lady at the gas station if they had a tow truck and she responded in broken English, “No – but we have UHaul!”
I said I’ll take it! Just like that, I was off to Wolseley in the nick of time. Truth be told, I’d have walked if I had to.
In retrospect, I guess it wasn’t that ugly at all.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.
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