Posted in Barnsley, Family, Football, Parenting, Yorkshire, tagged Barnsley FC, Barnsley Liverpool 2008, Brian Howard Anfield, embourgoisement of football, Gary Willard, hope and reality, household delirium, it's just like watching Ryhill, Life at the Top, Liverpool 0-1 Barnsley 1997, Liverpool FC, Mark Hodkinson, mist-clad Pennines. it's just like watching Brazil, tag fest on February 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »
In 1982, an army of 17,000 was mobilized over the mist-clad Pennine mountains to be deployed in Anfield, home of the mighty Liverpool Football Club. The fans of Barnsley FC were rewarded with a gutsy 0-0 draw.
Fifteen years later, Barnsley had reached the top level of English football for the first time in their history. [...]
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Posted in Travel, tagged Beaumarchais, deep in shallow thought, egg liquidity, Elina Garanca, Il Barbiere di Seviglia, mexicana, new york, picasso, Rossini, unseasoned opera runts on February 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The recent Toronto snow storm put paid to my Friday night flight, so I was on the first Saturday morning hop to La Guardia. My 4:00 a.m. cab driver was just finishing a twelve-hour shift. Hurtling north on the 427 to Lester B. Pearson Airport, he pointed out the spot he’d done several 360s during [...]
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Toronto, Ontario
