Happy Canada Day..
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Football_Bat
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And three days later is America Day.
Mmmmm.... goat ****!
(except for microbrews)
Mmmmm.... goat ****!
(except for microbrews)
Football_Bat
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Hell, the rest of us are.JR said:
micropolitan guy
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"So over the mountains and over the plains
Into the muskeg and into the rain
Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
Swingin our hammers and drawin our pay
Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
A dollar a day and a place for my head
A drink to the livin' and a toast to the dead"
Have a happy July 1.
Into the muskeg and into the rain
Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
Swingin our hammers and drawin our pay
Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
A dollar a day and a place for my head
A drink to the livin' and a toast to the dead"
Have a happy July 1.
And now, courtesy of Oscar Brand, our Canada Day Sing Along!
EVERYBODY!!!!
NB:Â It has been noted that the Grand Banks of Newfoundland would be difficult to walk on as they're underwater but since Mr. Brand was from Winnipeg, we give him a pass.
I have walked on the sand of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Laxed on the ridge of the Miramichi
Seen the waves tear and roar on the stone coast of Labrador
Watched them roll back to the Great Northern Sea
Chorus:
From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland
'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers
From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes
Something to sing about, this land of ours
I have welcomed the dawn from the fields of Saskatchewan
Followed the sun to the Vancouver shore
Watched it climb shiny new up the snow peaks of Caribou
Up to the clouds where the wild Rockies soar
I have heard the wild wind sing the places that I have been
Bay Bull and Red Deer and Strait of Bells Isle
Names like Grand Mere and Silverthorne
Trails of the pioneer, named with a smile
I have wandered my way to the wild wood of Hudson Bay
Treated my toes to Quebec's morning dew
Where the sweet summer breeze kissed the leaves of the maple trees
Sharing this song that I'm sharing with you
Yes there's something to sing about, tune up a string about
Call out in chorus or quietly hum
Of a land that is still young, with a ballad that's still unsung
Telling the promise of great things to come
EVERYBODY!!!!
NB:Â It has been noted that the Grand Banks of Newfoundland would be difficult to walk on as they're underwater but since Mr. Brand was from Winnipeg, we give him a pass.
I have walked on the sand of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Laxed on the ridge of the Miramichi
Seen the waves tear and roar on the stone coast of Labrador
Watched them roll back to the Great Northern Sea
Chorus:
From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland
'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers
From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes
Something to sing about, this land of ours
I have welcomed the dawn from the fields of Saskatchewan
Followed the sun to the Vancouver shore
Watched it climb shiny new up the snow peaks of Caribou
Up to the clouds where the wild Rockies soar
I have heard the wild wind sing the places that I have been
Bay Bull and Red Deer and Strait of Bells Isle
Names like Grand Mere and Silverthorne
Trails of the pioneer, named with a smile
I have wandered my way to the wild wood of Hudson Bay
Treated my toes to Quebec's morning dew
Where the sweet summer breeze kissed the leaves of the maple trees
Sharing this song that I'm sharing with you
Yes there's something to sing about, tune up a string about
Call out in chorus or quietly hum
Of a land that is still young, with a ballad that's still unsung
Telling the promise of great things to come
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Flash
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They shot a movie once in my home town
Every body was in it from miles around
Out at the speedway some kinda Elvis thing
Well I ain't no movie star but I can get behind anything
Get it out get it all out
Yeah stretch that thing
Make it last make it all last
At least until the supper bell rings
Well the taxi driver like his rhythm never like the stops
Throes of passion throes of passion
When something just threw him off
Sometimes the faster it gets
The less you need to know
But you gotta remember
The smarter it gets the further it's going to go
When you blow at high dough
When you blow at high dough
Whoa baby I feel fine
I'm pretty sure it's genuine
It makes no sense how it makes no sense
But I'll take it free any time
Whoever fits her usually gets her
It was the strangest thing
How she moved so fast , moved so fast
Into that wedding ring
[CHORUS]
Out at the speedway, same Elvis thing
Well I can't catch her , but I can get behind anything
Well I can get behind anything
[CHORUS]
Out at the speedway, same Elvis thing
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
Am off for ball, camping, beer and friends for the weekend. Don't miss me too much.
Every body was in it from miles around
Out at the speedway some kinda Elvis thing
Well I ain't no movie star but I can get behind anything
Get it out get it all out
Yeah stretch that thing
Make it last make it all last
At least until the supper bell rings
Well the taxi driver like his rhythm never like the stops
Throes of passion throes of passion
When something just threw him off
Sometimes the faster it gets
The less you need to know
But you gotta remember
The smarter it gets the further it's going to go
When you blow at high dough
When you blow at high dough
Whoa baby I feel fine
I'm pretty sure it's genuine
It makes no sense how it makes no sense
But I'll take it free any time
Whoever fits her usually gets her
It was the strangest thing
How she moved so fast , moved so fast
Into that wedding ring
[CHORUS]
Out at the speedway, same Elvis thing
Well I can't catch her , but I can get behind anything
Well I can get behind anything
[CHORUS]
Out at the speedway, same Elvis thing
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
Am off for ball, camping, beer and friends for the weekend. Don't miss me too much.
My all-time fave song by any Canuck artist: Wheat Kings by the Tragically Hip
Sundown in the Paris of the prairies
Wheat Kings have all their treasures barried
All you hear are the rusty breezes
Pushing around the weather vane Jesus
In a zippo lighter you see the killer's face
Maybe it's someone standing in the killers place
Twenty Years for nothing well that nothing new
Besides no one is interested in something you didn't do
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Lets just see what the morning brings
There's a dream he dreams where the high school is dead and stark
It's a museum and we're all locked up and after dark up in it and after dark
Where the walls are lined all yellow gray and sinister
Hung with pictures of our parents prime ministers
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Lets just see what the tomorrow brings
Late breaking story on the CBC,
A nation whispers "we always know he'd go free"
They add "you can't be fond of living in the past,
Cause if you are then there is no way you are going to last"
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Lets just see what the morning brings
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Thats what tomorrow brings
In a semi-related story, Canuck music icon Gordon Lightfoot got a pretty good ovation from those gathered at last night's Jays-Nats game when his face was flashed up on the big screen. He's looking pretty good...
Sundown in the Paris of the prairies
Wheat Kings have all their treasures barried
All you hear are the rusty breezes
Pushing around the weather vane Jesus
In a zippo lighter you see the killer's face
Maybe it's someone standing in the killers place
Twenty Years for nothing well that nothing new
Besides no one is interested in something you didn't do
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Lets just see what the morning brings
There's a dream he dreams where the high school is dead and stark
It's a museum and we're all locked up and after dark up in it and after dark
Where the walls are lined all yellow gray and sinister
Hung with pictures of our parents prime ministers
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Lets just see what the tomorrow brings
Late breaking story on the CBC,
A nation whispers "we always know he'd go free"
They add "you can't be fond of living in the past,
Cause if you are then there is no way you are going to last"
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Lets just see what the morning brings
Wheat Kings and pretty things,
Thats what tomorrow brings
In a semi-related story, Canuck music icon Gordon Lightfoot got a pretty good ovation from those gathered at last night's Jays-Nats game when his face was flashed up on the big screen. He's looking pretty good...
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Fenian_Bastard
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My favorite Canadian song is ANYTHING NOT BY LEONARD COHEN.
Thank you.
Happy day to our own Great White Northers, as well as Neil and Joni and Gordon and Garth and Robbie.
Thank you.
Happy day to our own Great White Northers, as well as Neil and Joni and Gordon and Garth and Robbie.
Football_Bat
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And Michael J.
slappy4428
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It might be July, but you can't have Canada Day without this -- followed by some bagpipes...
The Hockey Song Lyrics
Hello out there, were on the air
it's hockey night tonight!
tension grows,
as the whistle blows,
and the puck goes down the ice.
The goalie jumps,
and the players bump,
and the fans all go insane.
Someone roars:
"Bobby Scores!"
At the good old hockey game!
(chorus)
Oh!
The good old hockey game!
it's the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!
Second Period.
players dash,
with skates a-flash,
the home team trails behind.
But they grab the puck,
and go bursting up,
and they're down across the line.
They storm the crease,
like bumblebees,
they travel like a burning flame.
see them slide the puck inside,
it's a one one hockey game!
(chorus)
Oh!
The good old hockey game!
It's the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!
Third Period.
Last game in the play-offs too.
Oh take me where, the hockey players,
face off down the rink,
And the Stanley Cup,
is all filled up,
for the champs who win the drink!
Now the final flick,
of a hockey stick,
and a one gigantic scream:
"THE PUCK IS IN! THE HOME TEAM WINS!"
At the good old hockey game
(chorus- repeat 3 times)
OH!
The good old hockey game!
It's the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!
The Hockey Song Lyrics
Hello out there, were on the air
it's hockey night tonight!
tension grows,
as the whistle blows,
and the puck goes down the ice.
The goalie jumps,
and the players bump,
and the fans all go insane.
Someone roars:
"Bobby Scores!"
At the good old hockey game!
(chorus)
Oh!
The good old hockey game!
it's the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!
Second Period.
players dash,
with skates a-flash,
the home team trails behind.
But they grab the puck,
and go bursting up,
and they're down across the line.
They storm the crease,
like bumblebees,
they travel like a burning flame.
see them slide the puck inside,
it's a one one hockey game!
(chorus)
Oh!
The good old hockey game!
It's the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!
Third Period.
Last game in the play-offs too.
Oh take me where, the hockey players,
face off down the rink,
And the Stanley Cup,
is all filled up,
for the champs who win the drink!
Now the final flick,
of a hockey stick,
and a one gigantic scream:
"THE PUCK IS IN! THE HOME TEAM WINS!"
At the good old hockey game
(chorus- repeat 3 times)
OH!
The good old hockey game!
It's the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!
Armchair_QB
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I was fortunate enough to be at Cowboys in Calgary two years ago as they counted down to Canada Day. At midnight the entire bar busted into Oh Canada. Pretty cool.
Outstanding talent in the room as well.
Outstanding talent in the room as well.
slappy4428
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In honor of Canada Day, I brought out my tape of the last game at Maple Leaf Gardens and came up with two trivia questions:
Who scored the last NHL goal in MLG?
Who was the last Maple Leaf to play on the ice that night?
Who scored the last NHL goal in MLG?
Who was the last Maple Leaf to play on the ice that night?
CentralIllinoisan
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Stay cool, you hosers. :D
Sea Bass
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slappy4428 said:
Pretty sure the answer to the first question is Bob Probert.
I don't even know what the second question means.
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Simple one: Who was the last Toronto Maple Leaf to play on the Gardens' ice that night?Fat Dom Gamiello said:
Sea Bass
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Define "Play."
Do you mean the last Leaf to actually have his skates on the ice? The last Leaf to touch the puck? Or is this a trick question that includes the lame post-game ceremony.
I'm not being deliberately dense, I just don't know what you mean.
Do you mean the last Leaf to actually have his skates on the ice? The last Leaf to touch the puck? Or is this a trick question that includes the lame post-game ceremony.
I'm not being deliberately dense, I just don't know what you mean.
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Flash
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slappy4428 said:
I believe the answer to the first question is Doug Gilmour ... as a Chicago Blackhawk.
