xsboy breaks sticks ALL the time, and they are expensive! That’s cute! i told xshub about our exchange yesterday and the OH CANADA biz, and how the suthreners think they are all up in the hockey, and how ICE GIRLS are bogus. he swore that it was only in the south, but i had looked into this previously and went online and printed out a list of which teams have “ice based cheer persons” and it includes 2 canadian teams [flames and senators—though they are billed as more “team spirit” groups with men and women] and the Bruins and Blackhawks. i myself was shocked, but he said it was DEF the suthreners that brought the abomination to the NHL! we are vehemently anti-ice girl and prefer the Mites and PeeWee players they have performing those same tasks at Caps games : )
I guess when the boy calls you to tell you he’s got a girlfriend, you’ll have to have him clarify whether she’s a nice girl or an ice girl.
When the Sabres started out in ‘69-70, they used to have a “Sabre Girl” named Sundae Bafo (a talented figure skater & coach) sashay around the ice pre-game with a sword (and maybe tassels?) to the classic tune of “Sabre Dance” by Khachaturian. Cute girl, but the poor thing was the endless butt of jokes and they stopped the practice after awhile.
Speaking of which, the local broadcasts recently stopped using the Sabre Dance as the theme, in favor of a diddy that sounds suspiciously like the song- “Rock You Like a Hurricane” .... HURRICANE?!!