by Bonk's Mullet
On Friday (and Saturday because adult beverages came between me and my blog on Friday night) I kept a live blog of the day's events as I traveled from Philly to Pittsburgh for game 2 of the Sens-Pens series. If you missed it, here's the blog.
Today I thought I'd share with you the visuals of the game. I warn you that some images may be shocking to some viewers, as I do not actually have a mullet, and at no point am I pantsless. I apologize for this.
I spotted this hairband on my way to the bus station.
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| Official Daniel Alfredsson hair band |
I took the hairband as a sign that Alfie was going to let his hair loose that evening, as recommended by Ronald S. Cherry:
Due to some last minute hotel-booking luck, I ended up in the same hotel as the Sens for under 100 bucks. If you were wondering, yes they hand feed you grapes in your room. I ran into Zibanejad near the elevators, but unfortunately the moment was too passionate and intense to be captured on film.
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| Omni Hotel: "Sleep with the Senators!" |
This is 10 minutes from the rink, but it's no Kanata.
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| We're not in Kanata anymore |
My brave companion Jordan Nelson. He's from Wisconsin and became a Sens fan completely arbitrarily. This has earned him an official Bonk's Mullet Bump™.
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| Notice the 10 foot radius of hatred created by the jersey |
Spotted by CBC. Can't escape the media these days.
Twice the number of #Sens fans here tonight, including @bonksmullet (r). twitter.com/StuMillsCBC/st…
— Stu Mills (@StuMillsCBC) May 17, 2013
Enemy territory. We enjoyed greater than one adult beverage out here. Beautiful day.
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| I think the Penguins need to change their jersey more often. |
Apparently Elvis is a Pens fan. Unbeknownst to me, there is a strange history involving Elvis and the Penguins.
I don't remember this. How did this happen? Was I drugged?
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| Note the photobomber. |
Your average Penguins fan.
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| Photo by Bruce Garrioch |
This is Manon (left) and Steve (right) who drove all the way from Ottawa to see the game. They were also attending a Pirates game on Saturday night. Nobody deserves that kind of punishment.
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| They were almost as nice as the Consol Energy Center |
Do they make other jerseys?
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| It turns out that's actually the team logo and they were all wearing their shirts backwards. |
The Penguins game towel might have been a reference to Eugene Melnyk's famous quote in 2010, "buckle up, we're going all the way this year, and I mean it."
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| They are not #Rihannaing fans in Pittsburgh apparently. |
The Sens didn't get the spotlight memo during the anthem.
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| Nailed it. |
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| Despicable. |
Here I am respecting a sacred moment in Penguins history after the game. I'm not sure this is legal in Pennsylvania.
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| More like Minnesota down South stars. |
Slightly more respectable photograph.
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| Except for the girl pooping on the statue in the back |
Defeated, we return home.
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| Swedish bros forever. |
Your favourite talking hairdo,
Radek Bonk's Mullet