Just thought this might be a good thread to mention this in, but when I was a little kid I wanted SO BADLY to be Canadian! Not that I didn't love the United States of course, but Canada just seemed so exotic to me!
I don't know how or why I became a hockey fanatic at an early age, but back in the middle '70's, hockey coverage was almost non-existant in the U.S. and I was absolutely fascinated by a country that actually celebrated that sport! I remember hearing about that show "Hockey Night in Canada" and wishing so badly we had something like that here back then! (WE only had Monday Night Football which I thought sucked and was very uncool)
So I had my own subscription to "The Hockey News", when it was my year to pick our summer vacation spot I dragged my family to Toronto to see the Hockey Hall of Fame, I memorized all sorts of obscure facts about Canada, I spelled things the British/Canadian way (i.e. centre insteat of center)and, naturally, I was the only 9 year old on our block that knew all the words to "O Canada" in both french and english! And, of course, in the later years, I had my very own VHS copy of "Strange Brew", that classic film starring Bob and Doug Mackenzie. Haha, call me a geek, I know you want to!
Anyhow, just wanted to say that I still think Canada rocks and Happy Birthday (Bon Anniversaire!
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P.S. Thank you for "Kids in the Hall"!!!
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@~Tracy~@
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