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?!!
oh lordy, that sounds gross. TASSELS? RME! i don’t know that i can recall what the sabre dance might sound like, but hurricane-related songs should not be kosher in buffalo!