Freddie P's Blog

The call came in about 5:40, neighbour John was taking his three boys to the Leafs game at the Silver City Theatre near our house.

It's an experiment by the Leafs this year. For the rest of the season all the games on Leafs TV will also be offered at local theatres.

Somewhat intrigued by the idea I agreed to join them but there wasn't a lot of time to do what had to be done. We had to leave the house by 6:20 to make sure we got decent seats, so that left only 40 minutes to have supper, buy snacks and get beer.

Yes beer. I whipped down to my local Brewers Retail and got 12 cans of Bud Lite, then zipped over to the Dollar Store to buy three bags of roasted shelled peanuts.

Anybody with half a brain knows you don't buy theatre food, it's too expensive - and they don't sell beer so you have to take it in yourself.

So that's what we did. John stuck four cans of beer in his coat and I stuck four in mine.

Problem is, as it turned out, it wasn't enough. John dusted his four beers by the two minute mark of the second period, and I had consumed mine by the second intermission.
But that's OK, now we know what to do for the next time.

As for the game itself, what can I say? Anytime the Leafers blitz their opponent 10-2 you've gotta be happy. Seeing the game on a screen that big while sitting in the front row was quite the experience. However for some it can have an adverse affect.

Halfway through the first period John's son Ben puked into a large soft drink cup.

Category: Neighbour John | Sports