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krazycanuck · 03-31-2015, 03:50 AM

I watched game 7 of that Flames/Canucks series at my sisters place in Kensington with some family and a buddy. Most of us weren't old enough to remember 1989 when we had last won a series. When Gelinas scored in overtime me and my friend decided we needed to celebrate so we ran out to 14th street and Kensington road and there was maybe another 10 or 15 people on the corner all waving flags as people in passing cars honked.

We thought that was kind of cool that a few people would head out onto a random street corner to celebrate so we thought we should drive around and see how many other people were doing the same thing around town. This was obviously before the days of twitter and facebook so we didn't really know where people would be gathering or have smartphones on us to check the news. We drove through downtown and I still remember Rob Kerr on the radio stating a line along the lines of the Flames took that monkey and they beat it, smashed it, pummeled it off their back (referring to the long playoff series win drought). Just then we were on the corner of 5th street and 17th Ave SW by the Ship. There were probably 100 people standing around on that curb celebrating, and 100's more up and down 17th standing on the corners of the intersections. So we drove up and down the road in bumper to bumper traffic, random people were walking down the centre line of the road high 5ing anyone who offered their hand.

Those crowds were tiny compared to what would come in the following weeks, but it was awesome to get to experience something so truly organic. No one was there because they had seen it on tv and it looked like fun or just showing up to see the infamous Flames Girls. It was just a bunch of fans who felt the need to seek out other fans to celebrate with. Doubt it could ever be replicated in the same manner...but man those were some great weeks!

03-31-2015, 03:50 AM	#171
krazycanuck Won the Worst Son Ever Award Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sherwood Park Exp:	I watched game 7 of that Flames/Canucks series at my sisters place in Kensington with some family and a buddy. Most of us weren't old enough to remember 1989 when we had last won a series. When Gelinas scored in overtime me and my friend decided we needed to celebrate so we ran out to 14th street and Kensington road and there was maybe another 10 or 15 people on the corner all waving flags as people in passing cars honked. We thought that was kind of cool that a few people would head out onto a random street corner to celebrate so we thought we should drive around and see how many other people were doing the same thing around town. This was obviously before the days of twitter and facebook so we didn't really know where people would be gathering or have smartphones on us to check the news. We drove through downtown and I still remember Rob Kerr on the radio stating a line along the lines of the Flames took that monkey and they beat it, smashed it, pummeled it off their back (referring to the long playoff series win drought). Just then we were on the corner of 5th street and 17th Ave SW by the Ship. There were probably 100 people standing around on that curb celebrating, and 100's more up and down 17th standing on the corners of the intersections. So we drove up and down the road in bumper to bumper traffic, random people were walking down the centre line of the road high 5ing anyone who offered their hand. Those crowds were tiny compared to what would come in the following weeks, but it was awesome to get to experience something so truly organic. No one was there because they had seen it on tv and it looked like fun or just showing up to see the infamous Flames Girls. It was just a bunch of fans who felt the need to seek out other fans to celebrate with. Doubt it could ever be replicated in the same manner...but man those were some great weeks!