It was a happening place this afternoon here in Winnipeg, in Blue Bomber Land. Gerry James, former Blue Bomber great, was the honourary Captain for the Bombers, and along with Jim Rondeau, the Minister Responsible for Healthy Living, oversaw the coin toss at centre field before the game. The Bombers won the toss and elected to have the wind with them in the 2nd and 4th periods, a decision which ultimately proved fortuitous. It was also Breast Cancer Day in the CFL and most of the players were decked out with pink shoe laces or pink foot wrappings. And, to add to the mayhem in the sold-out stadium, Justin Beeber and entourage decided to show up and put in a last minute demand for a box, all of which added a little extra chaos for those folks entrusted with security.
Those of you watching in TV land probably missed the announcement that it was Gerry's birthday today. Yes, that's right. The Kid is 77 today. Happy Birthday, Gerry.
Thanks to the generosity of the Blue Bombers the Tour members (now four of us given the addition of Marg James who flew into town for the celebrations via plane and NOT broomstick) were all handsomely decked out in official Blue Bomber jerseys. Those of you who continued to watch the game after the coin toss would have noticed Gerry in his jersey during his sideline TSN interview early in the third quarter.
The score at the end of the 3rd quarter looked bleak for the Bombers. It was 25 - 10 for the Alouettes, but the home team capitalized on their field position and the favourable wind in the fourth quarter to eek out a 26 -25 Victory in the last minutes of the game.
The rain, forecast to commence at game time, held off till the last few seconds and we are now in the midst of a spectacular prairie storm. Peachy pink sky. Wind, Thunder, Lightning. Looks like The Kid DynamiteTour is going out with a bang.
Thanks for coming along for the ride.
ps, you might want to tune in for a few final vignettes and tour summary which I hope to post on our return home.
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