Flames in Pop Culture

[Reggie Dunlop]

Summertime thread to pass the time.

Spotted this tonight: Iggy Pop on the Arsenio Hall Show circa 1990. Guitarist (famed session man Waddy Wachtel, born in Queens NY) was wearing a Flames jersey.

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It's actually a pretty rockin' tune. Perhaps "Home Boy" should be played when Joe Colborne scores.

[Dion]

MacGyver with his Flames hat

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/SueCanada989/MacGyver/Season%201/106-ThrumboWorld01.jpg~original

[YYC in LAX]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pS5kqN3Hqfs/SJCnOqoSL-I/AAAAAAAAAN4/tMd8prqNh6U/s400/cky_4_latest_and_greatest_full.jpg

[saillias]

Wolverine is a Flames fan.

https://i.imgur.com/sTyRXGE.jpg

[getbak]

2:12...

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And, of course, 1:40...

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[Nammer403]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFnYkLUUgAAaYD_.png


On some CW show Reaper
http://www.cwtv.com/images/photo-gallery/reaper/00494170b3a.jpg

[Iceman90]

These are awesome. Keep 'em coming.

[iLoveLamp]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/sakiccanucks10/LilJon.jpg

[codynw]

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQNnCvUGQYdQcNOc7z3fST18MAzLhyWz-nZFiJXayxWORW42hxP

[Nammer403]

http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/x2_71fc1ff.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/slemieux02/dargis.jpg

[fifi]

Great stuff! Love all this...

[getbak]

On The Goldbergs April Fool's episode, the older brother's t-shirt switched from a Flyers' one for one shot...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBjE2_7WAAEGpRC.jpg

[Komskies]

The classic:

http://members.shaw.ca/hemi-cuda/africanflamesfan.jpg

[RM14]

http://slack-time.com/thumbs_ft/17/fbls8thmslck9_6.jpg

https://youtu.be/j1tTvKohcwQ

[Finger Cookin]

https://i.imgur.com/sTyRXGE.jpg

[N-E-B]

Snoop Dogg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsiBYmQCAAEU9gn.jpg

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/s306x306/e15/11142850_409439802569428_184895680_n.jpg

[Dion]

Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber (his wife)

http://i.imgur.com/TzqhiPx.jpg

[jayswin]

Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber (his wife)

http://i.imgur.com/TzqhiPx.jpg

Nope, just Kyla Weber.

http://media2.popsugar-assets.com/files/2011/04/16/3/192/1922398/93eb5d4967f73d3c_Vaughn/i/Pictures-Vince-Vaughn-Wife-Blackhawks-Game.jpg (http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCLSDtODnwMcCFUk7iAod-EIBhQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsugar.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fph oto-gallery%2F15861849%2Fimage%2F15861928%2FPictures-Vince-Vaughn-Wife-Blackhawks-Game&ei=85PaVfS9Gcn2oAT4hYWoCA&psig=AFQjCNExOWikUJ3JjJxajw4PeEUP5LVHoQ&ust=1440474460295981)

[Dion]

Nope, just Kyla Weber.

http://media2.popsugar-assets.com/files/2011/04/16/3/192/1922398/93eb5d4967f73d3c_Vaughn/i/Pictures-Vince-Vaughn-Wife-Blackhawks-Game.jpg (http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCLSDtODnwMcCFUk7iAod-EIBhQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsugar.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fph oto-gallery%2F15861849%2Fimage%2F15861928%2FPictures-Vince-Vaughn-Wife-Blackhawks-Game&ei=85PaVfS9Gcn2oAT4hYWoCA&psig=AFQjCNExOWikUJ3JjJxajw4PeEUP5LVHoQ&ust=1440474460295981)

Well, at least she has better taste than her hubby.

[jayswin]

Another great one that I unfortunately don't have any internet footage of (it was some low-budget Alberta show that had a bunch of interviews of actors discussing their time filming in Alberta), was Jake Gyllenhaal taking about how incredible the Flames playoff run was and how him and Heath Ledger were full on fans, cheering on the Red Mile lots of nights.

Obviously they were filming Brokeback Mountain during the '04 playoff run, and Jake was just gushing about how he couldn't believe that a city could be so swept up in a sporting event that two Hollywood celebrities could walk into a pub (ship and anchor I think he mentioned specifically IIRC) and basically just chill at a table in the middle of the bar like relatively normal people because they were second fiddle to the games.

It was a pretty cool story to hear, especially considering that back in 2004 him and Heath were definitely A list celebrities, the type that would get hounded almost anywhere they went, so they saw it as extra special that they could cheer along in an incredible atmosphere AND not have to do they duck and dodge/separate from the public celebrity thing.

[Hemi-Cuda]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pS5kqN3Hqfs/SJCnOqoSL-I/AAAAAAAAAN4/tMd8prqNh6U/s400/cky_4_latest_and_greatest_full.jpg

Dico is a huge Flames fan and during the Viva La Bam series he repped the Flames a lot, since they were filming during the '04 run

http://members.shaw.ca/hemi-cuda/dicoflames.jpg

[Scornfire]

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[Inglewood Jack]

anyone used to read this strip? there were occasional NHL references so the cartoonist must have been a fan, but I'll always remember this one.

http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/images/2/23/Getfuzzy2007081130949.jpg

[IgnitedSoul]

On the Vince Vaughn note, here's him with Yelle at a Hawks/Avs game

https://41.media.tumblr.com/b62668cf90ac63ec34dad57110f0be21/tumblr_ntkqskxJeg1qkdxm3o1_1280.jpg

[nfotiu]

MacGyver with his Flames hat

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/SueCanada989/MacGyver/Season%201/106-ThrumboWorld01.jpg~original

I always remember this scene:
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[Iveman]

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[GreenLantern]

The classic:

http://members.shaw.ca/hemi-cuda/africanflamesfan.jpg

Wait, wait... you mean this wasn't photo shopped?

I always just assumed it was. Awesome.

[Mony]

Another great one that I unfortunately don't have any internet footage of (it was some low-budget Alberta show that had a bunch of interviews of actors discussing their time filming in Alberta), was Jake Gyllenhaal taking about how incredible the Flames playoff run was and how him and Heath Ledger were full on fans, cheering on the Red Mile lots of nights.

Obviously they were filming Brokeback Mountain during the '04 playoff run, and Jake was just gushing about how he couldn't believe that a city could be so swept up in a sporting event that two Hollywood celebrities could walk into a pub (ship and anchor I think he mentioned specifically IIRC) and basically just chill at a table in the middle of the bar like relatively normal people because they were second fiddle to the games.

It was a pretty cool story to hear, especially considering that back in 2004 him and Heath were definitely A list celebrities, the type that would get hounded almost anywhere they went, so they saw it as extra special that they could cheer along in an incredible atmosphere AND not have to do they duck and dodge/separate from the public celebrity thing.

Here's something that kinda ties into this. A fun fact from Brokeback Mountain's trivia section on imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/trivia):

"During the filming of the Fourth of July scenes in Fort Macleod, the crew would get the extras pumped up by telling them to act like the Calgary Flames had just won the Stanley Cup."

[icarus]

There's a weird reality show in the UK called Gogglebox, which is basically watching people around the country watch tv. Anyway during the playoffs this year one of the guys on it was wearing a Flames shirt. Which I thought was notable, being that we are in the UK and all.

[Loudog]

Wait, wait... you mean this wasn't photo shopped?

I always just assumed it was. Awesome.

If this isn't photo shopped...

Does anyone have any idea what the story behind this photo is?

[handgroen]

If this isn't photo shopped...

Does anyone have any idea what the story behind this photo is?

donated clothing sometimes makes it overseas

[Weitz]

Looks photo shopped to me. If you zoom in the jersey is more pixalated than the rest of the photo... No idea if that means anything though.

[troutman]

http://espn.go.com/i/magazine/new/shania_flames.jpg

[jg13]

GTA rocking a Cammy jersey at Badlands Fest a couple years ago

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/t31.0-8/10365514_806655742701514_876748865327458257_o.jpg

[Mccree]

Wolverine is a Flames fan.

https://i.imgur.com/sTyRXGE.jpg

Not huge deal but at Universal this summer, my son wearing a Flames hat had his picture taken with Wolverine and the actor said "Nice hat, what team is that? "

[Flame19,289]

Teegan and Sara

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/17/6a/4f/176a4fcb7b86d20d5a73e8883e5df367.jpg

[Mccree]

http://imgur.com/gallery/vSNaHhttp://imgur.com/gallery/vSNaH

[icarus]

LOL at everyone who thinks Liberian Flames fan is photoshopped. That photo has been around for so long. I doubt someone in 2001 was like "hey I'm going to photoshop a Flames jersey onto an unrestful youngster in Liberia, hopefully I can find one with a guy's hand in the way to make it more challenging".

[troutman]

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/archive/index.php/t-298.html

[Reggie Dunlop]

Looks photo shopped to me. If you zoom in the jersey is more pixalated than the rest of the photo... No idea if that means anything though.

The photo was taken in the early 2000s when digital cameras weren't as high-resolution. It's from one of the news services (Reuters or AP, can't remember).

Also jpeg format is lossy. A copy of a copy loses quality.

[Locke]

LOL at everyone who thinks Liberian Flames fan is photoshopped. That photo has been around for so long. I doubt someone in 2001 was like "hey I'm going to photoshop a Flames jersey onto an unrestful youngster in Liberia, hopefully I can find one with a guy's hand in the way to make it more challenging".

Yeah, as far I recall the Flames Liberian is legit.

Dont companies donate old sportswear to Africa fairly regularly?

As well as 'Championship Clothes' for the defeated team, those usually get shipped off as far away as possible...

[corporatejay]

Yeah, as far I recall the Flames Liberian is legit.

Dont companies donate old sportswear to Africa fairly regularly?

As well as 'Championship Clothes' for the defeated team, those usually get shipped off as far away as possible...


I thought that championship clothes thing was a myth.

Edit: Nope. You'd think with the global economy that stuff would end up on ebay.


As for overseas, I recall an article that stated that hockey jerseys are a hot commodity in africa because they are rugged and will last a long time (they can be worn and washed every day and they don't fall apart).

[Locke]

I thought that championship clothes thing was a myth.

Edit: Nope. You'd think with the global economy that stuff would end up on ebay.


As for overseas, I recall an article that stated that hockey jerseys are a hot commodity in africa because they are rugged and will last a long time (they can be worn and washed every day and they don't fall apart).

Nope what? It is a myth or it isnt? I really dont know.

[Timbo]

I watched the movie Nightbreed about a week ago on Netflix
It shows a skyline shot of Calgary and showed a scene in which the flames were playing on the TV and old Ed Whalen was announcing.

[FlatLandFlamesFan]

Not really "pop culture"
But the lead singer of Exodus , is a fan

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg252/RatFireAL/zet_zpss0jn7scb.jpg

[Anti-Hero]

In the song Blood Reign by Jedi Mind Tricks there is the line "Like Calgary Flames, puttin' fire on ice".

[MelBridgeman]

Summertime thread to pass the time.

Spotted this tonight: Iggy Pop on the Arsenio Hall Show circa 1990. Guitarist (famed session man Waddy Wachtel, born in Queens NY) was wearing a Flames jersey.

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It's actually a pretty rockin' tune. Perhaps "Home Boy" should be played when Joe Colborne scores.

Pretty sure that guitarist is Whitehorn Kirst, who is from and lives in Calgary.

[Rayn]

There must be some live footage with Corey Glover wearing a Flames Jersey, but can't find it.
Here's a pic.
http://aceterrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/livingcolour.jpg

[jayswin]

On the Vince Vaughn note, here's him with Yelle at a Hawks/Avs game

https://41.media.tumblr.com/b62668cf90ac63ec34dad57110f0be21/tumblr_ntkqskxJeg1qkdxm3o1_1280.jpg

Excellent suites, Colorado.

"Hi there Mr. Celebrity, I think you'll find our luxury suites every bit as classy and comfortable as LA or New York. Now how tall are you? If you're over 6 feet we recommend you keep your head in a permanent ducked position to avoid nasty head/roof collisions".

[Reggie Dunlop]

Pretty sure that guitarist is Whitehorn Kirst, who is from and lives in Calgary.

I stand corrected. Makes sense now.

I was going by the personnel listed on the album.

[Coach]

Excellent suites, Colorado.

"Hi there Mr. Celebrity, I think you'll find our luxury suites every bit as classy and comfortable as LA or New York. Now how tall are you? If you're over 6 feet we recommend you keep your head in a permanent ducked position to avoid nasty head/roof collisions".

Well Vaughn is like 6'5 and he seems to be standing up pretty straight.

Also, Yelle was the best. Miss that guy.

[DownhillGoat]

Well Vaughn is like 6'5 and he seems to be standing up pretty straight.
Yeah I think that angle is pretty deceiving.

[renny]

The protagonist in the movie "The Town" played by Ben Affleck was drafted by the Flames

[parch]

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[H2SO4(aq)]

Pretty sure that guitarist is Whitehorn Kirst, who is from and lives in Calgary.

This is correct, I know his daughter

[Puppet Guy]

"A scout from the Flames" starts the protagonist of this song on his journey at 1:02:

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[H2SO4(aq)]

Theres a cam'ron video where he wears a flames hat. "Touch it or not" I think, I won't post it because its NSFW.

[RyZ]

Theres a cam'ron video where he wears a flames hat. "Touch it or not" I think, I won't post it because its NSFW.

Thank you for NOT posting a Cam'ron song.......for whatever reason.

[chockfullofgoodness]

Nope what? It is a myth or it isnt? I really dont know.
Not a myth. I saw a documentary about it after the Patriots near-perfect season. It showed a bunch of people in, I think, Haiti rocking Patriots 19-0 t-shirts and hats.

[Huntingwhale]

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Hahha I remember that scene.

That fresh prince cameo is hilarious on page 1.

[Derek Sutton]

Not a myth. I saw a documentary about it after the Patriots near-perfect season. It showed a bunch of people in, I think, Haiti rocking Patriots 19-0 t-shirts and hats.

That woould be team gear though and not gear from the league. I believe it is all destroyed, rest assured if it wasn't you'd see it on eBay somewhere.

[chockfullofgoodness]

That woould be team gear though and not gear from the league. I believe it is all destroyed, rest assured if it wasn't you'd see it on eBay somewhere.

It was the same gear that would have been handed out on the field had they won. Not sure if it was league issued or from the team, though.

[Looch City]

Anyone watch Mr. D? Cammalleri guest starred on one episode back when he was Flame in 2013.

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[nemanja2306]

https://youtu.be/umkcpYQk_yQ

Bora Djordjevic, the lead singer of Riblja Corba - one of the most legendary Serbian and Yugoslav rock bands, performing on a TV show in a Flames jersey. A horrible copy of a jersey but still.... I like the cowboy hat, though.Very Calgary like. :)

[Split98]

https://youtu.be/umkcpYQk_yQ

Bora Djordjevic, the lead singer of Riblja Corba - one of the most legendary Serbian and Yugoslav rock bands, performing on a TV show in a Flames jersey. A horrible copy of a jersey but still.... I like the cowboy hat, though.Very Calgary like. :)

We will be seeing a lot of that after Flames wins from now on. I'm sure of it.

[MelBridgeman]

This is correct, I know his daughter

I saw Mr Kirst driving down 17th ave last night. I have met his daughter.

[drewtastic]

https://youtu.be/umkcpYQk_yQ

Bora Djordjevic, the lead singer of Riblja Corba - one of the most legendary Serbian and Yugoslav rock bands, performing on a TV show in a Flames jersey. A horrible copy of a jersey but still.... I like the cowboy hat, though.Very Calgary like. :)

Is that "Last Train to Clarksville"...?

[cKy]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pS5kqN3Hqfs/SJCnOqoSL-I/AAAAAAAAAN4/tMd8prqNh6U/s400/cky_4_latest_and_greatest_full.jpg

I'm late to the party... I shouldve been the one to post that one. Dammit.

[Locke]

Ha!

[BloodFetish]

Is that "Last Train to Clarksville"...?

It translates to "The last car to Čačak"

[smoothessence]

Don't wanna derail this fantastic thread but here's a couple of links to help explain the Liberian Flames fan photo.

“It is tough, tough material,” street vendor Evelyn Togbah raves. “If you buy it, you can wear it for 20 years.”

Hockey Night in Liberia (http://www.faceoff.com/Hockey+night+Liberia+jerseys+everywhere+torn+natio n/2787721/story.html)

The original National Post article is missing from their website but the gallery is still up.

http://www.nationalpost.com/multimedia/photos/gallery/index.html?id=2784523

[Clarkey]

Less rappers wearing #######ized Flames gear please.

[FireGilbert]

Less rappers wearing #######ized Flames gear please.

Not sure if serious. The Flaming C looks great on a ball cap no matter who is wearing it.

[Party Elephant]

Not sure if serious. The Flaming C looks great on a ball cap no matter who is wearing it.
I think he's talking about stuff like that black and blue ball cap, not really flames colours

[icarus]

I think he's talking about stuff like that black and blue ball cap, not really flames coloursYes, the person whose idea it was to make the Flaming C blue should be severely punished, by stoning or being given Oilers season tickets.

[bax]

Less rappers wearing #######ized Flames gear please.


*opens up the Flames in pop culture thread"

"Stop showing those gosh darn rappers! Only pictures of Macgyver!"