Hockey

Don't know if you've ever had the pleasure of going to a professional hockey game...but man is it ridiculous...

Okay, so, I think Cameron really pegged it when he said that you can describe the hockey crowd with two words: BLUE. COLLAR. I mean, I really didn't know how to describe them except, like, the equivalent of a "redneck" in the South....so, like, a Northern redneck. And I don't mean that as an insult. They were actually hilarious and really fun to watch. We did see LOTS of these:




Yep, that's a mullet. A Northern mullet, though. It's a little different from a Southern one.


So, everyone at the game sounded like they belonged on the cartoon "Bobby's World." Remember this cartoon? They all had really really thick Northern accents.

Secondly, ALL of the women had on mom jeans, Blackhawk jerseys, and only had one care in the world: hockey. They were die-hard fans. It was hilarious. At several points I went to the bathroom, and there was not ONE WOMAN who checked her hair in the mirror other than me. No one even glanced at their make-up. They didn't care. All they cared about was the Blackhawks.

Soo....now let's talk about hockey. Well, it's THE MOST BORING SHIT I'VE EVER WATCHED IN MY LIFE. Basically, it's soccer on ice. There are 3 periods, two teams, two goals, two goalies, and no scoring. They spend 2 hours trying to score and they ever do it. They seem like they might get close and the other team steals it and then the process is repeated. It's so effing boring. I'll admit- it's very exciting when a goal is scored. But that only happened 2 times in 2 hours. I mean...how do people get excited about this sport? Maybe if they widened the goal so that there was more scoring. OR, maybe if they made the goal smaller, raised it up, got a bigger ball, lost the skates, and called the sport BASKETBALL it would be more interesting.

Speaking of...at one point the comedian fan behind us had a conversation with his wife where they had this exchange:

Him: Basketball: WHAT A SNOOZE!
Her: I know! Golf and basketball. They are SO BORING!


I mean....really? Are you kidding me? This sport has 2 goals in 2 hours! Basketball has superior athletes in a fast-paced, competitive game pulling off some of the most amazing plays....PLUS hundreds of points scored....and IT'S a SNOOZE???? Are you kidding me? Cameron and I must have laughed for 5 minutes. It was awesome.

Anyway- the whole experience felt like we were in a movie. A Northern movie. It was surreal. You MUST go if you have a chance. And speaking of-- we got the tickets free from his boss. The game was on Easter Sunday.

But, it was very exciting to be at the United Center. This is where the Bulls play as well. I'm still confused about how they get the huge ice rink out and convert it into a basketball court...but whatever. Here is a picture of me and Cam right by the Michael Jordan statue. The Bulls suck and have sucked for the past few years...so the United Center (and Chicago) really suck all the attention they can out of the fact that Michael Jordan had his career there. And I'll bite. It's very exciting.
















HOCKEY: My new favorite thing to make fun of!!!



Lins