I was just looking over the schedule of the festivities for this weekend's Heritage Hockey Classic do. The stadium opens at 12:00 noon and the last event is at 8:00 pm. The weather is supposed to be getting cold this weekend, probably -12 and lower, so I'm wondering how that is going to feel sitting in those stands for over 8 hours. The buzz around the office is that most people will only go for the old timers game, the only thing worth watching, which is around 4:00pm and then leave before the game between the Oilers and some kind of team from Montreal or somewhere. But I'll bet there'll be some hard core fans equiped with their liquid heat and lots of cash for the $6.00 hot dogs who will stay to the bitter and probably frozen end (unless they also spring for the $50.00 Heritage Classic commemorative bum warmer). I have to admit that it'll be interesting to see Gretzky in an oiler uniform again. Angela has managed to score some tickets to this thing, so she and her boyfriend Lee will be going. They are quite excited. I think I may watch a bit of it on the big screen from the warm comfort of my recliner.
And speaking of line ups, the line starts here for the Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers extended version which was released yesterday. Again, a flurry of activity from the LOTR fanatics at work who rushed out to get their copies. As much as I am anxious to get my paws on one, I am exercising restraint and waiting until just before Christmas to pick up a copy. That way I won't be tempted to crack it open before it has had a chance to mellow under the tree for a while. As usual, we will probably wait for a quite matinee in January to watch the third installment in the theatre.

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