Hmm: How was I spending the final hours before Gabe's birth? There was this, the Friday before. (OK: The link to my final Quickie column before he was born -- the actual day before -- seems to not be working. This happens from time to time, usually with the few old columns I'm specifically trying to get to.)
I actually wrote one of my favorite Lead Items ever that day. Here it is:
Two Words for You:
What kind of moronic fans boo any national anthem, let alone the wonderfully benign anthem of our wonderfully benign neighbors to the North?
Apparently, Sharks fans do.
It's not just disrespectful; it makes all sports fans in the
Sing along to the tune of "O! Canada!" with these updated lyrics below:
"Boo
Boo
So hated by Sharks fans!
But it's no patriot love...
...to rip another's land!
Fans show no heart...
...But they get a rise
From Oilers vi-si-ting!
But an act so snide,
Shark fans are so dumb:
It's only motivating!
God keep our ice...
...Jingoism-free!
Boo
It backfires miserably...
Boo
Your team's now down 2-3!
So: Did YOU spend the final days/hours before your kids' births immersed in anything memorably sports-related?
-- D.S.
2 comments:
The day my daughter was born (back in May '05) the Astros were 15 games under .500 and they started their tear to the World Series.
Well Dan, I too had some memorable sports moments shortly before my child was born....
I had just got done with my college baseball practice around 5:00 and me and the Mrs. went out for a walk. During the middle of the walk, it was time to go -- so we went. Our daughter, Perla Jade, wasn't born until 1:19 in the morning the next day, but I was lucky enough to watch my Cleveland Indians on ESPN (though they lost) for the first few hours of the enduring labor pain that my mate was going through.
Was it wrong that I asked her not to cry so loudly when Hafner came up with 2 on and 2 out late in the game? I mean, I wanted to be just as focused in the game as Pronk was, and her belly-aching (pun intended) kept getting in the way of the game and Joe Morgan!
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