Monday Mixed

Yes, scissors do beat paper every time but that's not how they will decide outcomes this coming weekend at the Blind River Ladies "Woodstock" Spiel. That makes it "Hippie Week" at the BRCC and what better way to kick it off than to have Winston Churchill displaying the universal peace sign. Could it be that Winston was the beginning of "hippiedom"? Well, he certainly didn't dress like it  but by the looks of this picture, he was feelin' hippie. And who knows, if Winston was around today, he might wear a headband and sandals and be skippin' the gluten! And there were a few peaceniks at the BRCC this Monday past as the Monday Mixed competed peacefully.....they played hard but no punches thrown. And that's the beauty of curling...I'm surprised not to see more hippies playing the Roaring Game.

 Ice A: Jerry Jensen vs Francois Lemieux. WIN for Lemieux. If there ever was a peacenik, it's Francois Lemieux. There is not a harmful bone in his body..he's all about helping his fellow man and keepin' the Stinkin' Thinkin' to a minimum. That's why he wins the Hippie Of The Century" Award.

 Ice B: Gator Fortin vs Sandy Milroy. WIN for Milroy. The Fortin crew fell short this week and had to accept second place. But here is another crew that would have no problem feelin' the Hippie thing.  That's why they will have problem accepting the "Red Bum" Award for this week. Sorry guys but next week is coming.

 Ice C: Brian West vs Dan McMillan. WIN for McMillan. The McMillan squad post a win after a brief hiatus in secondplaceville. Dan is a pretty laid back guy and he would make a decent hippie BUT, I think he would draw the line at bell bottoms and tie die shirts. He wins the "I'll Do The Peace Sign Buit I'm Not Goin' Around Without Underwear" Award.

 Ice D: Al Viel vs Michel Rivard. WIN for Viel. The Rivard crew would be excellent hippies. I mean look at Debbie Rivard. Does she not embrace the Peace, love and be good to your fellow man ideology? Put her in a pair of bell bottoms, give her a headband and a pair of sandals, have her holding her guitar, singin a Joan Baez ditty and flashin' a peace sign... she would fit right in! She wins the "Peace Man!" Award.  And seeing how Debbie spends her days at Unicorn Stationary, she certainly is aware that scissors beat paper!

 So that's how it played out for this Monday Mixed. As the BRCC Ladies Woodstock Spiel approaches, you can see that preparations are already underway for what will certainly be a Groovy weekend. Peace out!

 Rock On!

The Curling Chronic