I have just grabbed a moment for a quick update on Friday.
We had a "family meal" at the Red Robin in Anaheim, where we mainly at burgers and drank beer before going to the Honda Centre for the ice hockey. Peter had got hold of "gold tickets" from a business colleague, so we had premier parking, excellent seats and what a game. The visitors were Philadelphia Flyers - 2nd in the league table, and Anaheim Ducks are down near the bottom. Flyers took the lead after about 30 seconds of the first period. Ducks equalised with moments left, but not before two lengthy two-man fist fights and lots of clattering into the perspex. Ducks went in front in the second period, but it ended at 4-4 and with no goals in the final period, they played 5 minutes extra time. Still no more goals so it went to a shoot-out - the hockey equivalent of football's penalty shoot out. Of course, we English don't do thos etwo well, so despite the fact we could claim to have been a part of the biggest attendance at a Ducks game at the Honda Centre....errrr Center...over 17,500, the Ducks failed in their shoot out, so Flyers got the points. Reading the advertising on the way out, sadly, we may not be tempted back to this Arena in April to watch Britney Spears.
I am going to become a Ducks fan, because any team with a player whose name sounds like a male appendage - Chris Pronger - as well as TWO named Neidermayer (fans of National Lampoon's Animal House will understand) needs all the support it can get.
We just looked on BBCi as well, to check out the FA Cup scores, and noting that whilst it it cool here today - 56 degrees - back home, loads ofgames have been postponed due to frozen pitches, including Histon, just down the road from us.
So we'll be boarding BA 279 with a few layers.
9 years since we came out here.....it won't be nine before we come back.
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