The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Posts from — August 2009

A Child And Your Sport

August 31, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Ninth Incarnation

August 30, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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No Sorries For Goodbye

August 29, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Rink Vim Venom

August 28, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Satan’s Choice

August 27, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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The, Uh, Winger

August 26, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Another Montreal Canadiens Poem.

Montreal Mystique Interviews Jack Layton

August 25, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Montreal Mystique interviews Canadian NDP leader Jack Layton. Layton discusses his trip to the Forum, his uncle's tryout for the Habs as a goalie and other unexpected shots on goal from the personable Hudson native.

The Leafs, the Canadiens and the Big Blue Helmets

August 24, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

The newly chosen Leaf leaders bound their heads with outsized and heavy blue helmets, that they might be more conspicuous to the rest of the team.

Jaromir Van Halen

August 23, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Anger Founds Laughter

August 22, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

Is comedy the greatest art form? More of the performer remains behind after his death; his pauses, intonations, body language, sense of irony, arched eyebrow. More than with other public performers, we can guess at more and more deeply at his personality, his possible likes and dislikes. What is so grand about the player who [...]

Cigar Chomper

August 21, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Long Leaf

August 20, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Goalmouth Scramble

August 19, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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The Final Goalie

August 18, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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The Goalie Is

August 17, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Carey, Save Our Cakes

August 16, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Oval Basement

August 15, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Things A Canuck or Politico or Gridiron Artist May Not Believe

August 14, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

In Canada, summer's purpose is to rest from (hating or loving) hockey.

Third Word Shimmer

August 13, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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What’s Wrong With Another (Hockey) Poem?

August 12, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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August Means September

August 11, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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You Said You’d Play Til Fifty

August 10, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Allentown Guffaw

August 9, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Preserve the Dream Projector

August 8, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Vulcan Discs

August 7, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Three for the Other Captain

August 6, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Breakaway

August 5, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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The Leaf and the Statue

August 4, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

The Leaf contended that he and his fellows were stronger than Canadiens by reason of their greater intelligence and guts.

Star Dusk Mask

August 3, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

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Process

August 2, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

A list on a whiteboard, a splash on film, an auditorium of international scouts. How many sports psychologists can a team hire?