100th Grey Cup on today....Argos vs Stamps

I wish this didn't fall on US Thanksgiving weekend every year because this is an event I've always wanted to see in person once.

 

Gordon Lightfoot is also at halftime.

Burton Cummings, accompanied by his trusty Bontempi organ, performs an, uh, interesting version of O Canada. I'll let HC weigh in on the technical merits - or lack thereof - of Cummings's performance.

 

What, no Honeymoon Suite or Loverboy or Moxie?

Actually, how about a repeat performance by Trooper.

 

Missed it. Will have to wait until it's YouTubed.

 

Argos up 24-6 at half.

Trust me, Cummings was beyond awful.

 

The CFL still exists?


(runs away)

 

Calgary looks flat as can be, nothing like the team that played the last two weeks in wins over Saskatchewan and BC. Toronto, on the other hand, looks awfully impressive after an early Ricky Ray interception.

 

CFL games are cool. Been to a few, including a Grey Cup quite a few years ago that turned out to be an awesome game.

Thing about a Grey Cup is, like a Super Bowl, there are a ton of non-football related activities going on, so you either embrace or endure that part.

 

Gord Lightfoot did a modified version of his monumental song "The Canadian RailwayT rilogy" --the second Canadian anthem

Gord's looking very frail and his voice isn't what it used to be but God bless him for showing up

 

Better run hard and fast. The Mounties have your number

 

For a country that is not that large by population (around 35 mil, IIRC), Canada has turned out some noteworthy musical performers over the years.