Originally Posted by HamptonIce
If this is true, I would like to share my experience with Rob Kerr and Charlie Simmer:
- As part of a birthday present to me, I went to the March 14, 2014 match vs Dallas Stars, and as part of my bucket list to see the Flames play in every away building. I am at 14 of 29 FWIW.
- I bought my seats from StubHub and was in the centre ice club right in front of the broadcast booth. Usually the broadcast booth’s are in the bleeds’ but not in Dallas.
- While exiting my seats during the first intermission, I saw Charlie Simmer and asked him for a picture and he graciously accepted. Rob Kerr took our picture, and then Charlie Simmer took a pic with Rob Kerr and myself.
- I offered to buy them both a both a beer, since I had a Blue Moon(great beer) in my hand, but for obvious reasons, they both declined.
- Mr. Simmer visited the facilities , but Kerr and I chatted during the whole intermission.
- He(Kerr) is like “one of the boys”. I told him my story of why I was there, and we chatted about his favourite arenas, Feaster firing, the return on the Berra trade, draft pics, and life etc.. etc…
- Second intermission, Kerr and I chatted further, and then I asked for a memento of the game and without hesitation, he ran to broadcast booth and brought me his game notes from Sportsnet and the Dallas Stars. He had an extra copy, nonetheless, a kind gesture.
- Kerr and I both came to the conclusion, that the Flames would make it a one-goal affair during the second intermission because of their fight this season.
- After the game, and our comeback shootout win, I was taking pics of the arena and ice surface. Kerr threw a paper ball at my head to get my attention, and to celebrate the win. He then assisted to take a few pics of me with the arena/ice surface in the background.
If Rob Kerr and Charlie Simmer are replaced that is the decision of their superiors, but it is not because they have control over production quality, and more importantly, it is not because they do not care.
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