Song of the Day for Saturday

 We are going to go down the rabbit hole today.  So I thought I would go with a song for my wife from the 70s with KC and the Sunshine band with That's the Way I Like It.  So I look up the video and there is Dead or Alive not to be mistaken for one of my favourite BC punk bands DOA.  Anyways I loved Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Right Round as I would be one of the few guys to dance to that at Changez ( shout out to you Spudzy).  I had no probs with the androgenous shyt that some people did then or now. It is funny I was not a fan of Boy George and Culture Club but Pete Burns RIP (1979-2019)  was so great not as popular but did have quiet a bit of dance club success with beside Spin, they had Lover Come Back to Me, Brand New Lover and My Heart Goes Bang.  Anyways Changez was so fun in grade 13 in 83-84 and the girls did not know what to do with me dancing on their stage, lol.  Memories.  So I will give you both videos.  If you are making any amazon.ca purchases please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else. Thanks. Tell your friends. Hell tell your enemies. Buy your Christmas gifts soon. 

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Song of the Day for Friday

 Welcome to Friday.  I can't believe I have not used Tears For Fears.  My wife and I saw them a couple of times over in D Town. The first was 2010 at the Motor City Casino.  If you would like to see some pics of us at the show, a little write up and some video, you can click here.  There is a nice pic of Soph with Michael Wainwright.  So lots to pick from here.  I decided on Pale Shelter from 83.  Have a great weekend.   If you are making any amazon.ca purchases please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else. Thanks. Tell your friends. Hell tell your enemies. Buy your Christmas gifts soon. 

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Yzerman - The Making of a Champion

 

Here is an extra post for you today.  Yzerman - The Making of a Champion

The book spends some time talking about Stevie Y's time with the Petes in the OHL and his coach rolling four lines.  It turned out to be a good thing later in his career.  The author mentions John Tucker a local Windsor boy and also Mike Illich’s Macedonian roots.  I am sure that makes my wife happy.  The NHL draft in 1983 had  lots of hoopla with 3 US born players being selected in top 5 with Lawton going one, Lafontaine three (from the Detroit area) and Barrasso fifth. Not much fanfare for Stevie Y going fourth. Yzerman eventually became a 50 goal scorer and with that he tossed the puck over the boards to the fans. Coach Demers had to go in the stands and get the puck back from a fan and promised him an autographed stick.

 As he progressed, the best players in the league were Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Mario Lemieux. But in 1989 Stevie Y won the Pearson award which is voted upon by the NHLPA. The book spent some time talking about the Wings coaches and told me a morsel I never heard. In 1979 Scotty Bowman turn down a contract that would’ve given him 10% of the Washington Capitals organization instead he decided to coach the Montréal Canadiens. Yes he got many rings out of that but could you imagine owning 10% of a hockey franchise now. 

Another mention in the book who had ties to Windsor was Bob Boughner and he was described as nothing special. The 89 draft Detroit was set up so well with the Russians .  They almost got themselves  Pavel Bure at 95th but they were told he was ineligible and then Vancouver picked him at 113th and the wings were gonna grab him anyways at 116th. Too bad for the wings but I was living in Vancouver then and got to watch him play in his freshman year and he was outstanding. Just before the 95-96 season they mentioned that Windsor was a city where trade talks between Detroit and Ottawa took place for Yzerman. Ottawa wanted their hometown son back and also wanted to unload Alexei Yashin’s contract. Good thing it never happened as we know what happens in the end. Don’t want to spoil the ending lol. On a final note the book also mentioned that Worlds were cancelled in 2003 due to The SARS epidemic.  Imagine that.

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Song of the Day for Thursday

 My son Aleksei was singing this tune and asked me if I knew it.  Lol, mid 90s.  Cranberries. Linger, of course I did.   The song he was singing was Zombie which is an Irish protest song in memory of two young children ages 3 and 12 killed during the a bombing in 93 in Cheshire England.  If you are making any amazon.ca purchases please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else. Thanks. Tell your friends. Hell tell your enemies. Buy your Christmas gifts soon. 

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Song of the Day for Wednesday

 Butthole Surfers!!  Yes you heard it hear.  Lol.  Maybe not as popular as Pepper or Hurdy Gurdy Man but I loved Moving To Florida when I was as Mike says College.  So now I own property in FLA and now understand.  Trevor Malcolm hit those drums on the bus.   If you are making any amazon.ca purchases please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else. Thanks. Tell your friends. Hell tell your enemies. Buy your Christmas gifts soon. 

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Song of the Day for Tuesday

 Major Tom, Space Oddity, David Bowie, Peter Schilling I posted about them before but I forgot The Flaming Lips version and it is really good.  Can't believe I missed it.  My buddy Glen the other night was like can you find a song that is not on Spotify and I was amazed I didn't at first but I did get quiet a few later.  So I was thinking over what would not be there and I said Flaming Lips with Space Oddity.  So I am in Canada so I don't know if it was there but it doesn't matter because it is TSOTD.  If you are making any amazon.ca purchases please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else. Thanks. Tell your friends. Hell tell your enemies. Buy your Christmas gifts soon. 

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Song of the Day for Monday

 Our Lady Peace from T.Dot played at a local high school when I started teaching in the early 90s and it was a good show.  Starseed is the song from their 94 debut album.  If you are making any amazon.ca purchases please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else. Thanks. Tell your friends. Hell tell your enemies. Buy your Christmas gifts soon. 

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