Posts About "Wayne Gretzky Trade"
Back to Eighty-Five
January 7th, 2015 When the year 2015 hit a few days ago, pop culture experts and historians recalled the Back To The Future movie trilogy with esteemed interest. In Back To The Future II, Marty McFly, Jennifer and Doc jump ahead in time from 1985 to the year 2015. Supposedly, the world was supposed to experience the Hoverboard, the Hovercar, Food...
Dissecting 1989 (Not Taylor Swift)
November 15th, 2014 I will tell you only one recent revelation. Everyone kept saying that the new Taylor Swift album titled "1989" was a slight move away from her country music roots. After listening to her entire album (only once), I must admit that I like the new pop sound that Taylor has produced. For a guy approaching 40, and slowly feeling apathy...
What If Gretzky Returned To Edmonton?
August 24th, 2014 In light of Lebron James' impending return to Cleveland after a successful run in Miami where he won two NBA titles, through his "essay" he felt that is was "his mission" to bring "one trophy back to Northeast Ohio." The return was touching, and many fans in the state of Ohio are anticipating the return of one of their own, back where he...
In Defense of Peter Pocklington and 'The Trade'
August 9th, 2013 August 9, 1988. A day that most Canadian hockey fans will never forget. It was when Edmonton Oiler and icon of Canada Wayne Gretzky was traded to the States with the Los Angeles Kings. A sense of mourning swept across the Great White North, especially in Edmonton, as the country was losing it's biggest sports hero to a team from...
The Wonder Year: 1989
March 2nd, 2013 Remember that show, The Wonder Years? The TV series was basically following Fred Savage around, from ages 12 to 17 going through the trials and tribulations while growing up in American suburbia. I could somewhat relate to the main character: how to gain social status, what to do about studying, girls, peer pressure and so on. It's...
