I’m assuming that this love affair of mine starting on a Saturday night

The longest relationship I have had, not sure if it was love at first sight?

I only know I have been true and never wavered when times were tough

We’ve had our share of good times, but more often times,  things were rough

We’ve stuck together through thick and thin and I still remain so true

Will never give up on you, it’s something everyone knows, that I would never do

Not sure how young I was when I first became aware

The fact is we are still together, have moments we still share

People see me on the streets and they know I still care

It’s not the way I act, it’s more the clothes I wear

You see my closet is filled with apparel emblazoned with the emblem of my team

I’ve worn them during the bad times and when they reigned supreme

I have all the sweaters, jackets and shirts of every colour on display

I’ve gotten in the habit of modeling one each and every day

I go here and there and everywhere;  in the morning I have a regular route

There is no denying who I love and there truly can be no doubt

Perhaps it’s time to reveal to people the object of my pride and joy

It’s the Blackhawks of Chicago, from the state of Illinois

I think it was their jersey on television that brought me such delight

Not in living colour , but when the broadcast was in black and white

This was in the era when Bobby Hull, nickname – the Golden Jet

The hardest shot in hockey was firing at the opposition’s net

Stan “The Man” Mikita was another player on the team that year

He never played for any other team, he was a “Hawk” his whole career

Glenn Hall “Mr. Goalie” – stopping pucks was his chosen task

He played 502 games in a row and that’s without a mask

These are the first stars of Chicago that I truly can recall

They are all enshrined now in the Hockey Hall

When they won the cup in 1961, they thought they were on a run

It would be 49 years later before they won another one

2010 would be the year when this franchise finally would end it’s drought

This team was loaded with talent, there certainly can be no doubt

Star forwards like Toews, Kane, Sharp and Hossa just to name a few

With Hjalmarson, Keith and Seabrook on defense, they had great backup too

They won the game in overtime in Philadelphia, the sixth game of the set

After a long delay for officials to see if Kane’s shot went in the net

Once it was verified the celebration could begin

The Blackhawks won the cup, it certainly was a hard fought win

Toews would raise the Stanley Cup and won the Conn Smythe that year

Quite an accomplishment for “Captain Serious” in his young career

The years would follow and they would win in 2013 and 2015 as well

Will they win another one? It’s certainly hard to tell

The team has missed the playoffs for what will be the second year in a row

They started the first half terrible but now I can see them grow

There seems to be a lot of positives to be optimistic for next year

If they make the right moves in the off season, maybe they will reappear

I’m just happy I was there during the glory years and see them hoist the cup

Abandon the Blackhawks now? You know I will never give them up!

Has anyone tried to get the NHL package on their tv?                                    It can be quite an adventure if you were to ask me                                      In order to watch my team whenever I wanted.                                   Buying a package online worked for me, that’s why I got it

I purchased from Rogers and everything works great That’s because my team plays hockey  in the United States You get to choose your team’s broadcast whether they are
home or away You don’t need to record anything, it’s there to stay

You can watch it live or decide to watch it much later Honestly it couldn’t get that much greater You can archive games as far as two years back if that’s what you want to do Can relive your teams triumphs, they are all there for you

Now I am the exception because I’m in Ontario and not in the States If you live near your home team, things just aren’t that
great First of all you have to pay for all the sports channels
they offer to you There is no real choice, if you want to watch your team, that’s what you must do

So you have every channel in sports from coast to coast As far as sports goes, you pay the most Hey now I can watch every game our Canadian teams play! That’s when your blackout broadcasts start to get in the way

You only get to view the game they telecast in your own region The ban will be lifted when you get to the start of the playoff season I am not able to watch the games in my area for 48 hours after the game But I am still able to watch the others on the coasts just the same

You can buy the nhl package from your cable company if that’s what you choose Still you need all the sports channels, the cable company can never lose Two hundred dollars more if you want all the bells and the whistles you crave They covered all of the angles on you, there’s no way you can save

So you pay out the cash and some of us will still come up short We all need our hockey, it’s Canada’s national sport! So why do they have us jumping through hoops to watch our
favourite game? They keep sticking it to us, it’s such a shame

You would think with these new regulations they would throw us some bones Get all our hockey and the hell with these zones Imagine sitting back to watch your favourite team on the ice Throw in the minor league games as well, wouldn’t that be
nice?

This way you can follow the players from junior to when they debut in the big show And being able to stream these games wherever you go You know it’s a pipe dream, their deck is stacked It never will happen, it’s just a fact

Here’s hoping that an online iptv service will come along and fill all our wishes This way we cancel the cable and toss out the satellite dishes Stick it to your provider and tell them they can all go to hell Oh shit! They still got us, they own the internet as well!

Second entry of the blog, not sure if it will be daily or not.                         I’m just going to continue whether I have a little or a lot.                      There are so many subjects that are out there for me to muse.             Most of them are relevant but what do I choose?

Now there is a man out there that has made it hard for us to
ignore.                                                                                                                  Believe me I’ve tried it, it is quite a chore.                                                        His face a bright orange and his comb back a mess.                                  We all seem to know him it’s not hard to guess

So if anyone is still stumped with the answer to my game.                      Just to let you know Donald Trump is his name                                                I can’t help it, I mean he’s the topic wherever you go                                   He never aims high, it’s always seems to be low

He sits in a party that has no control of him at all.                                        All he is concerned with is building his wall                                                   He has been in the Oval office for what seems to be so long                      His claim to fame is not what he’s done right, but what he’s
done wrong

I don’t want to bring up everything he’s brought up in the past Hopefully this term will be not only his first but ultimately
his last                                                                                                                            I will start with something amusing that happened this week.                 He said “oranges” instead of “origin” when he tried to speak

He is threatening to close the southern border in a show of strength    Not just a few crossings but the whole entire length                                   He thinks this will hurt the Mexicans and force them to cave                  But consequences in America would be more grave

He’s lied to his country so many times it’s just another day        Everything he says has to be fact checked anyway                                          He said his father was born in Germany for some reason.                        He wants to charge all the democrats with acts of treason

He wants to cut funding to Special Olympics which seems quite extreme.                                                                                                                       I never got that mad when I didn’t make a team                                              I apologize to you, maybe in the midwest he’s a sensation                       But he would be a great hindrance to this fine organization

His Attorney General says the Mueller report shows he is in the clear Why does he want to stop it if he has nothing to fear?                   Oversight Committee is requesting his taxes, let’s see what
they find                                                                                                                  Just when the Trump White House thought it was time to unwind

So many investigations against Trump to explore.                                    And who really knows, there could be some more                                      His administration is in chaos we all can agree                                          Can he dodge all these bullets? Just wait and see.