Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Slam article on Canoe.ca by Bill Lankof Removed? Not so fast!!
"It's the biggest thing to happen in The Land Cod Forgot since the invention of the pogey cheque -- Newfoundland's native son Brad Gushue will represent Canada in curling at the 2006 Olympics in Turin.
The last time Newfoundland made such a big international splash the Titanic tried deep-sea diving.
For Newfoundland, and for a sport looking for new blood, Gushue's victory is opportune because:
1. The local sport of baby-seal whacking is no longer coming across on TV as a great spectator sport. Most Canadians don't mind the rough play, noting it's part of the game, but it's a hard-sell on American networks.
2. Newfies finally have someone named Skip to look up to again whose livelihood doesn't depend on a cod fish to be born later.
3. Newfoundland has Newfie Screech, ice, rocks.
Curling? Booze, ice and rocks. Brad Gushue, The Natural. Coming soon to a National Film Board video.
4. Gushue can dance. No Sharpies required. His victory jig looked like Glenn Healy had snuck up and given him a blast of the bagpipes from behind. Gushue reacted like a man making himself comfortable on a nest of yellow jackets.
5. Locals now have something to chew the fat over --other than that yucky whale blubber they've been gnawing on for those CBC retrospectives the past 50 years."
The last time Newfoundland made such a big international splash the Titanic tried deep-sea diving.
For Newfoundland, and for a sport looking for new blood, Gushue's victory is opportune because:
1. The local sport of baby-seal whacking is no longer coming across on TV as a great spectator sport. Most Canadians don't mind the rough play, noting it's part of the game, but it's a hard-sell on American networks.
2. Newfies finally have someone named Skip to look up to again whose livelihood doesn't depend on a cod fish to be born later.
3. Newfoundland has Newfie Screech, ice, rocks.
Curling? Booze, ice and rocks. Brad Gushue, The Natural. Coming soon to a National Film Board video.
4. Gushue can dance. No Sharpies required. His victory jig looked like Glenn Healy had snuck up and given him a blast of the bagpipes from behind. Gushue reacted like a man making himself comfortable on a nest of yellow jackets.
5. Locals now have something to chew the fat over --other than that yucky whale blubber they've been gnawing on for those CBC retrospectives the past 50 years."
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