The Wheels on the Bandwagon...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of all ages, Habs, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Red Wings Fans, come forth and listen to these hallowed words:

Nineteen-Sixty-Seven, 1967! For nearly 5 decades now, there is a lost ship at sea, rudderless, oft-times Captain-less, powerless to the thunderous waves of expansion, free agency, strikes, lockouts, shut-downs, shut-ins, Steve Shutts, salary caps, salary ceilings, deep pockets, endless pockets, tight-asses, dumb-asses, ticket-scalpers (both on the street and in the front-offices), ownership changes, deaths and bumblings-on-whole. The Blue, the White, the championship in sight, the playoffs that could, would and should. The planned parades, merely farce and charade, as our iron-willed club, shines their nine-iron clubs, and puts us fans to shame.

Alas, as I mortgage my house to sit in their hangar, I've found that I've mortgaged my soul. I've vowed to the end, to remain the best of friends, with a team whose not up to snuff. At times when they could, they bought the right stuff, but now those days have gone. I say they owe me, instead we've got Domi, at 2.5 mil, he's had his fill so its time that he hang 'em up. So while he's out packin' grab Belak and Aki, take Tucker, take Kilger, shave Wilm n' Alli(son), bye-bye to Eric, to Telli n' Quinn and please oh please don't come back til' you win!

Now, be not afraid, for I haven't sold out - I'm still Blue n' White (on many levels at that), but just not tonite - 'cause I'm sick and I'm tired and its true, that for all that I've said, for the blue that I've bled, I will not, like a fool, give up on these tools, though at times I have asked myself why? For its my belief that the Toronto Maple Leafs will one day arise from the ash, to kick some ass, tear the league up! So, crack open the dom, a toast to Don n' let's sip from Lord Stanley's Cup!

Dear Maple Leaf Management:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE! ENOUGH WITH THE PROFITEERING, WE GET THE POINT. WIN, DAMMIT, WIN! YOU'VE THE MONEY AND THE POWER, NOW'S THE HOUR, CARPE DIEM AND SOON, SO WE CAN SEE 'EM...WIN THE BELOVED CUP!

Thank you.


To my readers - thanks for humouring me on this one...GO LEAFS GO!


Done.

EM.