15 May, 2006
...and I have a hunch about what section it started in
Evidently it was indeed true that a large contingent of Neanderthal Sharks Fans booed the Canadian national anthem prior to last night's game. And, considering that San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales felt the need to issue an "official" apology, it was actually as bad as the story I linked to made it sound.
My friend Chuq also had this to say on the matter.
Short of the country having recently nuked someone, I don't want to hear ANY excuses for booing the national anthem of another country! It doesn't matter if Edmonton fans MAY have booed "The Star Spangled Banner". If that's true, then you had the chance to show how much classier Sharks fans are, but I guess that would require too high a level of maturity and critical thinking and it's just easier to chug another beer and act like an idiot. So you thought you were supporting your beloved Sharks by booing "O Canada", did it ever occur to you that HALF OF YOUR TEAM IS CANADIAN???
Full props to those fans who sang "O Canada" as loud as they could to try and drown out the ignoramuses. It thoroughly pisses me off that good people like my friends Chuq and Laurie were so embarrassed by that incident that they felt the need to apologize.
What a shame that they can't hand out a healthy dose of perspective along with those "rally towels" at the gates.
LISTENING: Motorway To Roswell from the album "Trompe Le Monde" by Pixies
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