Faxes from Uncle Dale

Author: Sam Fels

  • Hawks at Stars 3rd Period Thread

    Some were dying, some were weeping,
    Some were studying, some were sleeping,
    Some were shouting “Texas # 1!”

  • Hawks at Stars 2nd Period Thread

    There was a rumor about a tumor
    Nestled at the base of his brain.
    He was sitting up there with his .36 Magnum
    Laughing wildly as he bagged ’em.
    Who are we to say the boy’s insane ?

  • Hawks at Stars 1st Period Thread

    He was sitting up there for more than an hour,
    Way up there on the Texas Tower
    Shooting from the twenty-seventh floor. Yahoo!
    He didn’t choke or slash or slit them,
    Not our Charles Joseph Whitman,
    He won’t be an architect no more.

  • Amongst Kinky And ZZ: Hawks at Stars Preview/Pregame Thread/Albanian Film Discussion Group

    vs.

    FACEOFF: 7pm Central
    TV/RADIO:     CSN, WGN Radio 720
    BALLAD OF CHARLES WHITMAN:     Defending Big D

    I didn’t realize that the Hawks had only won two games in regulation in the past three weeks. That needs changing. Isn’t it a wonderful world when you can actually ask for a change in how you win?

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  • Grinds My Gears: Drink A F’N Guinness

    Grinds My Gears: Drink A F’N Guinness

    I’ve never made any secret of the fact that I loathe St. Patrick’s Day. There isn’t one aspect of it that I like. Yeah I know, I’m not Irish. But guess what? Unless you’re Mighty Mike D, then neither are you. I don’t give a flying fornication that your last name might be O’Ryan or Gallagher or McDuffy (or McClure I suppose, but he doesn’t claim to be Irish all that much). Unless your parents are off the boat, or maybe your grandparents, you’re fucking American. And there’s nothing wrong with being American (at least some parts of it).

    You know what you get when a group of people insist on clinging to their vision of Irish heritage? You get a stinking hellhole like Boston. And the only thing they know of being Irish is wearing green, being fucking racist, and listening to The Dropkick Murphys. You want any part of that? They certainly couldn’t point out Cork on a map.

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  • Hawks at Jackets 3rd Period Thread

    You don’t own the green pines
    So be careful where you lean
    And when you’re lost under the blue sky
    Look down and you’ll find me

  • Hawks at Jackets 2nd Period Thread

    You don’t own the green pines,
    The blue sky, or the smoke
    You don’t own the dust in your
    Big brown eyes when you keep them closed

  • Hawks at Jackets 1st Period Thread

    You don’t own the road boy
    Better kick up a storm
    You don’t own the big city lights
    Better cop out your own

  • The Road Leads Where It’s Led: Hawks at Jackets Preview/Pregame Thread/5-a-Side Session

    vs.

    GAME TIME: 6pm Central
    TV/RADIO:     CSN, WGN Radio 720
    HOLDING ON, SLOOPY:     The Cannon

    It’s rare that three days off in a hockey season seems like we were all thrown into the hole, but that’s what this season has brought. After losing their first two games of the season, partly due to exhaustion, the Hawks embark on a pretty lax two-week trip that contains only four games. But if they’re not careful, the games themselves will be anything but lax.

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  • Kiddie Pool

    Kiddie Pool

    It’s a whole theme today, as we look throughout the organization to see how the kids are doing.

    Let’s not waste anytime. Over to crown jewel (I think) Phillip Danault, who’s been on fire since being traded to the much superior Moncton from his hometown Victoriavile Tigres. In 25 games with Moncton, Danault is 9-26-35. The assists are encouraging. If Danault is going to make the big jump next season (and it’s 50-50 whether he can or not from what I can tell), he’s going to have to be something of a playmaker on the 2nd line with Bolland returning to his checking role. Or maybe on the 4th. I don’t know. Whatever, it’s all a rich tapestry. Let’s say the Hawks would be stronger if he can.

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