"Fir Sure" list so far - who showed up

Here is who is in so far. 1 through 16 took the train
1. G
2. JRock
3. Adam
4. Glennis
5. Skinny
6. MMMM
7. Big Fun Rick
8. Dark Marcy
9. Safety Kev
10. White Lincoln
11. Towny
12. Spence
13. Edgy **Rookie
14. IT Loney
15. Lauzier ** Rookie
16. Tommy 2 Gun **Rookie
17. Darrin  ** didn't take the train
18. Commander Landers
19. Laszlo **Rookie
20. Shawzee

Guest appearances by Amooo and Little Landers.

1 sleep newsletter

Well Gents....

 Vanier Eve is upon us. Get the bags packed and the liver rested. Personally, I am going to do a 16-hour cleanse/detox to prepare. No alcohol from now until tomorrow morning. I am even going to try drinking several glasses of water. Hard men do hard things.

 Look forward to seeing everybody tomorrow... After our train ride we should be in a jolly good mood and really for tomorrow night. A couple questions to ponder... We will need to eat relatively early in the evening to get a tables... Do we go to the restaurant as Santas en route to the game? Also, how will we get to the game...perhaps we can line up some sort of bulk transpiration (see attached)

If you decide to do festive candy cane shooters, this is the ingredient/recipe list ; )

0.333 oz. Grenadine 0.333 oz. Crème de menthe (clear) 0.333 oz. Peppermint schnapps

 See you tomorrow and sleep well.

 Cheers!

G

Celebrity sightings

Of course we will be on the lookout for celebrity sightings, a Vanier Cup Road Tour tradition.  You may recall last year, we had a particular fine sighting:


Lorenza Sammarelli aka Miss Canada International 2003

I don't believe she was wearing this outfit at the time.

2 sleeps newsletter

The V-Line:

Vanier Cup:


Mac 28 Laval 20

Mac repeats as Vanier Cup champs due to the leadership of Kyle Quinlan. Laval’s defense plays well, but they can stop the relentless Mac air attack. Mac Coach Ptaszek (former WLU player) fires up the troops with a great pre-game speech and Greg Knox (former WLU player) has the Mac defense firing on all cylinders despite Kenny G turning down his offer of a one game scholarship at defensive back.

Attendance: a new Vanier Cup record is set with 33,518 in the stands, including 18 Santas.

Grey Cup:

Toronto 31 Calgary

Ricky Ray, all the way as the Argos win at home. Chad Owens puts up big numbers and flexes his many tattoos. The game is won on a last minute field goal by Swayze Waters, the kicker in the CFL with the best name.

Weekend antics

- We are threatened with eviction off the train at Oshawa, but smooth talking Big Fun Rick get us a reprieve and we stay onboard

- Scalpers back off JRock and Towny as they are deathly afraid of Santas (kind of like Safety Kev and his childhood fear of clowns)

- Laval fans recognize les peres Noel and Santa IT Loney gets several offers of young coeds to sit on his knee, creating a new meaning of HO HO HO.

- Rookie of the year is a tight race, eventually settled with a Gangham Style dance off in Santa apparel

- Don Cherry is once again a big hit: he single-handedly solves the NHL lockout, signs autographs and poses with photos for drunken Saskatchewan fans all afternoon, and makes it on stage for a half-time duet with the Biebs

Don's Dirt (note: Don can't make it this year, but will be watching for us on TV)   Mac 42 Laval 38

Saw a great piece on TSN Tuesday morning featuring Quinlan, so off the bat, I have Mac as the winner. This is going to be another great game as it was last year. There is no QB in the CIS (since Flynn) who can throw downfield as KQ can. For that reason, this is going to be a high scoring, very exciting game with Mac repeating. They have the experience and the the staff to come out on top. Ptaszek vs Constantine is going to be the difference since they match up so well on the field and Ptaszek is able to motivate his players in a way that no other coach can (except Doug Hargreaves)

Toronto 26 Calgary 24

Toronto wins a close one at home in front of the home crowd. It is just a feeling that TO will come through unlike Montreal and Calgary a couple of years ago. MVP will be between Ray and Owens, but it will come down to a combination of the two to win the game on another late kick. Cheering for the Boatmen!

Vanier is going to be really well attended due to the fact that both teams are "close" Mac is down the road and Laval has always attended Toronto well - 26,000 fans screaming and having a great time

Movember winner - Big Fun Rick (Dylan...after 10 days says "Dad, you look ridiculous" It is now gone after further days of non-support. But it did look better than Jay's on TSN in the morning.)

Kent - Back to the friendly confines of Rogers Center, will not be taped to a chair, but will have another bout of food poisoning at the hands of a red bottle(s) of wine.

IT - "dirty sheets" in the morning

G – Spot:

Mac 41 Laval 28

This will be a sweet game with 2 potentially high scoring offences but I think the Mac D under the direction of “Greg Knox of the Hawks” will dominate and keep Laval to under 30. The Mac 2 will get 2 defensive scores to make the difference. Attendance will be 36,580 a new Vanier record. Laval fans will be livid and feel betrayed when they realize the Vanier Pere Noels are cheering against their team. Most Vanier Pere Noels remain calm and “show class” on the field of play but one of us puts the “ass” in class and shows them the moon

TO 35 Calgary 33 (28 + FG+ rouge) in OT

The 100th Grey Cup proves to be a classic and goes to OT where Swayze “Roadhouse” Waters redeems himself in OT after missing a FG late in the 4th. Fans go wild and we are on the field with thousand of other lunatics

Hijinx:

Via runs out of toilet paper and the combination of pickled eggs, pepperettes, beer and too many washroom visits make us go off the rails and stop in Crosby
White Lincoln takes over several dance floors over the weekend showing them how to dance on tables and defy gravity
Mrs. Garrett from Hamiltoe tracks us down and goes on attack...She has passed from cougar to “skankasaurus” given the passing years

We exhume Rocking Irene and Nate and take them to the Brunswick house with us for one last gig

Predictions.....

.....are coming soon.

In the meantime....remember Hamilton in 2004, the first time that they actually allowed beer to be sold in the stands at Vanier Cup ? (Same year the final score was 7-1.)

Good times.

3 sleeps newsletter

Ladies,


Pretty exciting weekend of football. Hope you caught some of it... As predicted we have a Laval vs Mac final and it should be a great game. A solid Mac team looking to repeat against a Laval team wanting redemption in this rematch from last year’s thrilling Vanier Cup.

On the Grey Cup side, I am very pleased to see Toronto pulled off the upset to be a host participant for the first time in many years. Should add a fun element and vibe to the normal drudgery of TO. Calgary pulled off an upset of their own in beating BC in a good game so if you are sober enough to see, there should be a couple good games.

Hope you are trying to store your sleep, it is going to be a long haul this weekend.... For those still needing Santa suits, Cdn Tire’s site says that Kanata and Merivale stores still have some in stock.

L8r
G

Rematch in Vanier

Laval hammered Acadia and McMaster spanked Calgary, so we go ourselves a match up at the Vanier Cup 2012.

Remember the time...

....when we duct taped Kenny G to the chair at the 2003 Vanier Cup in the "Fan-Antics" sportsbar?

Rookie of the Year Honour Roll

Since 1999 we have given out the Rookie of the Year title. Here is the list of past honourees; those with an asterisk * are brave enough to be attending this year. Those with an accent circonflex ^ only came once and were never seen again!

1999: White Lincoln *
2000: Sharpie Sharp (came a few times after, but not since about 2003)
2001: Spence * (promoted to Vanier Executive)
2002: Never Leave Grieve ^
2003: "Cuzin'" Bill ^
2004: Donny "Bohonos" ^
2005: "Prosthetic Unit" Walthers ^ - he earned it, see here
2006: NOT AWARDED - no rookie had the guts to come to Saskatoon with us
2007: "Super Mario" Andre ^
2008: Towny Townend *
2009: Dr. C.D. ^
2010: Big D Darrin *
2011: Neil the Vancouver Local ^
2012: TBD!

9 Sleeps newsletter

Morning Fellas!


Vanier/Grey Cup is approaching quickly...time to start storing up on sleep and liver capacity. Things are heating up on the football front with the final weekend of playoffs in front of us... Montreal takes on Toronto and BC tackles Calgary in the CFL semis. In the Vanier Cup hunt we have Mac vs. Calgary and Laval against Acadia this Saturday. This is the first time all 4 teams have repeated to the semi finals from the previous year.

As far as Grey Cup goes, I hate to say it.... but I hope TO wins this weekend to move on but strictly for the added spirit and fun it will bring to the City of Toronto.

In the CIS matchups, I am predicting a Laval vs Mac Vanier Cup... That should make for a great game as well as above average attendance!!! Plus the Laval fans know and love the Vanier Pere Noels ; )

We have upgraded our lodgings to the Delta Chelsea after finding the rooms at the Meridien only had 1 King bed per room... That was NOT going to work so I for one am looking forward to the Delta avec 2 pools (1 with a slide), and hot tub. I will try to find some time to look into dinner reservations but on weekends like this most places won’t take reservations so might have to play it by ear. If anyone has any connections, pls let me know.

The executive met last week and worked out hotel room assignments as well as suggested items to pack;

• Nip kit for hotel (breakfast Caesar’s)
• Beverages for train (pls bring cans, Texas mickie’s of booze are NOT train approved)
• Snacks for train (cheese curd, pickled eggs, pepperettes, shaved bird)
• Santa Suits
• $43 for Vanier tickets to be paid to either Jerred or Adam
• Extra liver and medication (Zantac, Tylenol)
• Train ticket (we depart from Fallowfield at 8:56, please arrive for 8:30 am!!!)
• Cards and other reindeer games

A graphical representation of our seats on the way down. Man, do I feel bad for whoever gets Seat 16A:

22 sleeps email - a message from G

Gents,


It is the first day of November...time to start mentally and physically preparing yourself for Vanier and Grey Cup fun. With the 100th Grey Cup in play it should prove to be a beauty. Hell.... forget about the fun, food, debauchery, and football. It’s worth it just for the halftime show ; )

“The Canadian Football League is offering a diverse mix of performers for the halftime show of the 100th Grey Cup. Teen heart-throb Justin Bieber, singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, pop-rock group Marianas Trench and pop star Carly Rae Jepsen will perform at halftime of the league's championship game Nov. 25 at Rogers Centre, the CFL announced Saturday. Country artist Johnny Reid and rocker Burton Cummings will headline a special kickoff show before the game.”

Ahhhhhh, Nothing says football like “The Biebs”.

Anyhoo, it will be a blast I am sure. Your dedicated and tireless executive will be meeting next week to go over some important logistical items at our secret headquarters (Moxies Kanata). Some items for discussion are hotel room assignments, Santa suits, train ride snacks, and beer. From most people I have talked to it seems that there is a desire to continue the Santa Suit tradition. If you are vehemently opposed, please let us know and we will file your input appropriately.

We have at least 2 rookies in the mix .. they are worthy candidates so it should be a fun race to see who wins the coveted “Rookie of the year” award. The scary thing about both of them is that they have been allowed to carry handguns in their careers. Both have experience babysitting me as well so should take some pressure off Adam. I would like to introduce you to “Edgy” and  “2 Gun”. Please treat them accordingly and welcome them/push into the fold.

As usual, our website will be updated regularly by Adam and pls feel free to check out the site for memories of past year (as I have none) and inspiration for this year at http://vaniercup.blogspot.ca/

Cheers for now!

G