This week marked the momentous occasion of the Koop's Tri-Annual Winnipeg visit and subsequent attendance at Friday's Bomber-Argonaut game. In attendance with the Koop were season ticket holders Marls and Jeff along with Koop's Altona posse of Jonny S. (a.k.a. Cheryl Koop's hubbie) El Duque and myself.
With the best seats in the house we eagerly anticipated a classic match-up that would have us poised on the edges of our collective seats. We got a bit of a stinker. 15-13 ain't too exciting but at least the Bombers won! Koop's Argos hat wasn't enough to inspire his double-blue towards victory.
Some highlights of the eve...
1. Bombers win!
2. The smokie-chips-drink pre-game combo
3. Milt's 138 touchdown video review
4. Being within ten feet of Mike Pringle (that guy could still kill me with one arm)
5. The Fonz (ehhhhhhhhhhh!!!!)
6. Jeff's sweet celebratory dance moves
7. Beers are only $6.50!
8. Pitchers at the Fox and Hounds are only $11.60!
9. Koop getting dissed by the middle-aged lady behind us ("Don't forget you're commemorative Bomber beer cup!)
10. And of course...seeing the Koop
Don't forget that next weeks picks could very well be the life or death of your season. The mandatory 5 point suicide week is in effect and major point movements could be in order. A short review...5 points per game with a positive five for a correct pick and negative 5 for incorrect. Possibilities? 25 points for a perfect week. Also a possibility? Minus 20 points for an 0-fer. Pick carefully.
1. Dr. Don Klassen - 79.5 (8) ****
Kevin Hilliard - 79.5 (4) **+
3. Pat Strain - 72.5 (8) **+
4. The New Demoncats - 71 (8) **
5. Cindy Hiebert - 70.5 (8) ***
El Duque - 70.5 (8) ***+
7. Jeff Hoeppner - 69.5 (8) ***
Grant Hilliard - 69.5 (8) **+
9. Randy Krahn - 68.5 (4) *++
El Presidente - 68.5 (8) ***
11. Chris Friesen - 66.5 (4) **
12. Matthew Winter - 63.5 (8) **
13. Ian Pudsey - 62 (4) *
14. Dan Roberts - 60 (8) *++
Sonya Butler - 60 (8) **+
16. Mark Klassen - 57.5 (8) *
Blair Morton - 57.5 (8) *+
18. Greg Hilliard - 53 (8) *
19. Ron Koop - 51 (4) S
20. Cheryl Koop - 50.5 (8) *
21. Zak Jarosz - 47 (2) *
22. Steve Krecklo - 34 (0) +
23. Michael Aitkens - 32.5 (0)
(pts.) - points for this week
* - perfect weeks
+ - 4 point weeks used (3 max.)
S - 5 point suicide week used (1 only)
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Yes, it was especially great to see the almighty Koop live and in-person, gracing our fair prairie town with his presence. However, you forgot to mention a couple other highlights of the evening, namely:
- the special warm Winnipeg "welcome" I extended to the Argos as they took the field
- the Koop trying to "sush" the crowd when the Argos were on offence (with fairly limited success)
I must say that, all things considered, I enjoyed slumming it with you Manitobans at the game on Friday. Naturally, I'm used to proper seats (i.e. where are the backs and arm-rests?, non-trough urinals and a dome for those chilly nights, but was generally pleased with the accommodations. Of course, I did experience some of the legendary Winnipeg hospitality, especially from the two chuckle-heads sitting two rows ahead of me. (I will give those two credit as trying to help me "shush" the crowd however.) The biggest disappointment was by far the absence of Troy “I’m not only a poor excuse for an athlete, I’m also a poor excuse for a musician ” Westwood. (The Argos loss was a close second.)
All in all, it was a great night. Thanks to El Presidente for putting it together and El Duquer for giving me a lift and presenting me with some fine reading material for my flight home. Rest assured, next time someone claims that Winnipeg is the Hamilton of the West, I'll be quick to correct them by explaining that it's more like the Regina of central Canada.
Signed,
The Koop
Great chatter re the " Koopster "
where would we be without him ???
Poolies - advice for suicide week ??
Yes, perhaps the trough unrinals in Winnipeg may seem a little on the "rustic" side to someone from such a high-brow burgh as T.O. However, they were designed as a high-efficiency means to move the male segment of the large crowds usually present at Bombers' games in and out of the washroom, a problem not frequently experienced at Argos games for most of the past 20 years...
...besides, all of that tobacco-chewing and practice opening beer bottles with one's teeth allows the jaw of many a prairie-folk to become strong enough to hold the lip of a full beer cup (even those spiffy souvenir cups you love so much, Koop!) between their teeth, instead of needing to rest it on top of a single-serve urinal...
The Koop "shushing" the Winnipeg crowd when the Argos were on offence???
All right Koop, the next time the Bombers are in town (Sept 23rd), I'm going to try "shushing" you every time Troy Westwood steps on the field! God help me!
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