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GO BC!
Published Saturday, August 07, 2004 by JamesBB2.
So I'm just back from watching BC Lions take on Ottawa Renegades in Canadian Football. The Atmosphere was absolutely amazing! Although they say the NFL is better than the CFL, I still truely enjoyed myself.
We left home at around 3pm and drove to Surrey to get the SkyTrain into Stadium station - where BC Place Stadium is - The Home Of The BC Lions. In itself, the SkyTrain is really cool, a bit like the Docklands Light Railway in London.
When we arrived the thing they called the "Street Party" more like the corner party (ha!) was getting underway. SO we walked around the shops for a bit and then came back for the party. I got to try a corn dog - which was relatively nice! - and got some free stuff. The Beat 94.5 gave me some stickers, a lemon ice tea (nice!) and free months membership to a gym! Shame it ain't valid in England! I was also given a Subway football by DJ Big D which was cool. We made our way in and donated some canned food so I could have my photo taken with the Grey Cup - it is really big and cool! Just strolled around the concourse of the stadium and Uncle Nigel got me a free T-Shirt by signing up to a credit card! lol! I also got a programme and a BC Lions flag! Then we took our seats. They were really good - Row E seats 105 & 106! Really close to the bench.
The game commenced with the Lions coming out of a helmet with fireworks which was really dramatic! GO BC! GO BC! The Felions Dance Squad came out aswell, to a chorus of big cheers. They were hot! Lol! :P The Game kicked off and BC scored a touchdown early on. The match was even until the end of the 3rd quarter when BC dominated. There were some amazing runs and plays in the game and some really dodgy decisions by the refs! What do I expect - it's sports! In the end the Final Score was BC Lions 47 - 27 Ottawa Renegades! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
The atmosphere is sooooo different from an English soccer game down at The Valley, slightly lower attendence tonight of 25,000 but sooo different! Whenever a player got into the endzone a huge cheer broke, also if they made a good run, another broke. They had these mini games take place between games where prizes were won - Save On Foods Kick To Win, Catch to Win, Air Canada Flight Path, Tim Hortons Coffee Race, Go Kart Race etc! The cheerleaders often came on to dance on the pitch. Also Subway were firing the footballs into the crowd - but I already had mine! A car drove around throwing stuff out occasionally. The bench was so close to us too! I saw a player get really stressed and smash up the water dispensers on the table! Lots of Mexican Waves happened and there was a crowd cheer metre up on the screen that went up when people screamed - bulls**t I know but its fun! I found myself to get more into the game as it went on!
There were big screens around showing people in the crowd, and also TSN (sports channel) were broadcasting. I saw Uncle Nigel and I up on the screen a couple of times, and also the TSN camera filmed us! I know I was on Canada TV as the camera light was flashing red! I'm Famous Man! I'm Famous in Canada! OH MY GOD!
Came back home and had a pizza from Boston Pizza - delicious - Uncle Nigel was giving the gal in the shop hassle cos she didn't know what she was doing, bless her. She was really sweet! She also liked my hat! Come to think of it all of the Canadian women are sweet to me, maybe just cos I'm English, or maybe its because of my good looks! EH! Haha P.I.M.P
At least I watched my first CFL game with a win. So theres 1 thing left to say - GO BC! GO BC! GO BC!
We left home at around 3pm and drove to Surrey to get the SkyTrain into Stadium station - where BC Place Stadium is - The Home Of The BC Lions. In itself, the SkyTrain is really cool, a bit like the Docklands Light Railway in London.
When we arrived the thing they called the "Street Party" more like the corner party (ha!) was getting underway. SO we walked around the shops for a bit and then came back for the party. I got to try a corn dog - which was relatively nice! - and got some free stuff. The Beat 94.5 gave me some stickers, a lemon ice tea (nice!) and free months membership to a gym! Shame it ain't valid in England! I was also given a Subway football by DJ Big D which was cool. We made our way in and donated some canned food so I could have my photo taken with the Grey Cup - it is really big and cool! Just strolled around the concourse of the stadium and Uncle Nigel got me a free T-Shirt by signing up to a credit card! lol! I also got a programme and a BC Lions flag! Then we took our seats. They were really good - Row E seats 105 & 106! Really close to the bench.
The game commenced with the Lions coming out of a helmet with fireworks which was really dramatic! GO BC! GO BC! The Felions Dance Squad came out aswell, to a chorus of big cheers. They were hot! Lol! :P The Game kicked off and BC scored a touchdown early on. The match was even until the end of the 3rd quarter when BC dominated. There were some amazing runs and plays in the game and some really dodgy decisions by the refs! What do I expect - it's sports! In the end the Final Score was BC Lions 47 - 27 Ottawa Renegades! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
The atmosphere is sooooo different from an English soccer game down at The Valley, slightly lower attendence tonight of 25,000 but sooo different! Whenever a player got into the endzone a huge cheer broke, also if they made a good run, another broke. They had these mini games take place between games where prizes were won - Save On Foods Kick To Win, Catch to Win, Air Canada Flight Path, Tim Hortons Coffee Race, Go Kart Race etc! The cheerleaders often came on to dance on the pitch. Also Subway were firing the footballs into the crowd - but I already had mine! A car drove around throwing stuff out occasionally. The bench was so close to us too! I saw a player get really stressed and smash up the water dispensers on the table! Lots of Mexican Waves happened and there was a crowd cheer metre up on the screen that went up when people screamed - bulls**t I know but its fun! I found myself to get more into the game as it went on!
There were big screens around showing people in the crowd, and also TSN (sports channel) were broadcasting. I saw Uncle Nigel and I up on the screen a couple of times, and also the TSN camera filmed us! I know I was on Canada TV as the camera light was flashing red! I'm Famous Man! I'm Famous in Canada! OH MY GOD!
Came back home and had a pizza from Boston Pizza - delicious - Uncle Nigel was giving the gal in the shop hassle cos she didn't know what she was doing, bless her. She was really sweet! She also liked my hat! Come to think of it all of the Canadian women are sweet to me, maybe just cos I'm English, or maybe its because of my good looks! EH! Haha P.I.M.P
At least I watched my first CFL game with a win. So theres 1 thing left to say - GO BC! GO BC! GO BC!
Rain Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day
Published Thursday, August 05, 2004 by JamesBB2.
So I'm really having fun in BC! I have watched to wicked movies - The Rundown (Welcome To The Jungle in the UK) and The Big Bounce both if which were so funny! I have been shopping, bought my Sister's iPod and 12 packs of Juicy Fruit. I am loving all of the shops around here! I also got my fido sim card so I can make cheap calls.
So I've been listening to Mercury FM and Capital FM - sad I know but I can't get a radio station with all of the music I like on. The Beat and Z 95.3 are good, but I need UK music!! Hahaha. I'm listening to Mercury as I speak!
I'm off to shoot some golf balls at the Driving Range shortly. Tomorrow I'm off to the BC Lions vs Ottawa Renegades match at the BC Place Stadium, Vancouver - I'm really looking forward to that! There is a street party before which looks fun.
On Saturday, I'm hopefully going to the Much Music Xbox Unleashed show at City TV, Vancouver - this looks like I'm gonna see all of the latest games revealed! Also I'm going to the Yaletown festival which should be fun!
OMG I'm a criminal - I stood with 1 foot in USA and the other in Canada yesterday! hahaha!
So I've been listening to Mercury FM and Capital FM - sad I know but I can't get a radio station with all of the music I like on. The Beat and Z 95.3 are good, but I need UK music!! Hahaha. I'm listening to Mercury as I speak!
I'm off to shoot some golf balls at the Driving Range shortly. Tomorrow I'm off to the BC Lions vs Ottawa Renegades match at the BC Place Stadium, Vancouver - I'm really looking forward to that! There is a street party before which looks fun.
On Saturday, I'm hopefully going to the Much Music Xbox Unleashed show at City TV, Vancouver - this looks like I'm gonna see all of the latest games revealed! Also I'm going to the Yaletown festival which should be fun!
OMG I'm a criminal - I stood with 1 foot in USA and the other in Canada yesterday! hahaha!
Canada Styleee!
Published Wednesday, August 04, 2004 by JamesBB2.
So I'm here in Canada and I have decided to start a blog! Im in Langley, BC having a great time.
The FLight over with Air Transat was pretty rubbish but at least I had a nice girl called Brittni and her Mum Leona to chat to! Thank god as I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo bored!
I played golf on my first day, Sunday, which I was crap at lol!!! The on monday I visited the Ski Resort of Whistler which was sooooooooooooo pretty! The views at the top of whistler mountain were so beautiful! I have some good pictures!
The shops in Canada are sooooo cool! I love all of the huge shops here - like Golf Town where you can get all of the golfing attire you need. Also I think Radio Shack is quite cool too and I bought one of their mini remote control ZipZap cars! Its pretty cool!! I also bought my Canadian Sim Card for my Mobile(Cell - man I've gotta talk Canadian!) Phone.
As Mc Donalds would say - BC I'm Lovin It
BTW The Time of this post is PT not GMT
The FLight over with Air Transat was pretty rubbish but at least I had a nice girl called Brittni and her Mum Leona to chat to! Thank god as I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo bored!
I played golf on my first day, Sunday, which I was crap at lol!!! The on monday I visited the Ski Resort of Whistler which was sooooooooooooo pretty! The views at the top of whistler mountain were so beautiful! I have some good pictures!
The shops in Canada are sooooo cool! I love all of the huge shops here - like Golf Town where you can get all of the golfing attire you need. Also I think Radio Shack is quite cool too and I bought one of their mini remote control ZipZap cars! Its pretty cool!! I also bought my Canadian Sim Card for my Mobile(Cell - man I've gotta talk Canadian!) Phone.
As Mc Donalds would say - BC I'm Lovin It
BTW The Time of this post is PT not GMT
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