02-06-2017, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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CBC story about Flames organist
Quick story about Willy Joosen on the CBC website. A quick, fun read.
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He has no plans to retire and gets into a pre-game groove about 90 minutes before the puck drops.
The best part of the job? Keeping 20,000 people focused on the game, he says.
The worst part — losing. Because after all, he was a Flames fan years before he sat behind the organ.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...osen-1.3967557
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02-06-2017, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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He is a big part of the game experience at the Dome.
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02-06-2017, 10:43 AM
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I can't believe arenas still have an organist. You would think the DJ has like an organ app to satisfy the nostalgic.
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02-06-2017, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Your Mother's Place.
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My entire life, I have imagined the Flames organist to be a little old lady. Now my life-long illusions are shattered. Thanks CBC.
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02-06-2017, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by vanisleflamesfan
My entire life, I have imagined the Flames organist to be a little old lady. Now my life-long illusions are shattered. Thanks CBC.
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That was shattered when I heard Super Mario Bros and other video game music coming out of the organ years ago.
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02-06-2017, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Kelowna
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkGio
I can't believe arenas still have an organist. You would think the DJ has like an organ app to satisfy the nostalgic.
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02-06-2017, 05:05 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Willy Joosen is a treasure. Once he's done with this gig they should retire his musical note jersey and string his keyboard from the rafters.
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02-06-2017, 05:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brisbane
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkGio
I can't believe arenas still have an organist. You would think the DJ has like an organ app to satisfy the nostalgic.
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Yeah, put me in the group that had no idea the Flames had an organist. I just assumed there was some organ section on iTunes the Flames DJ downloaded the songs from.
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02-06-2017, 05:18 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: An Island in the Atlantic
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Neat story, thanks for sharing! His parents really did a disservice for him by not teaching him a word of English before kindergarten though, sheesh, but it sounds like he overcame it. I wonder if his parents ever learned to speak English? Maybe they did once he did.
I love hearing the Nintendo stuff, like Zelda. He's a cool dude 
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02-06-2017, 05:28 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: I will never cheer for losses
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Prufrock
Willy Joosen is a treasure. Once he's done with this gig they should retire his musical note jersey and string his keyboard from the rafters.
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Don't get me wrong, he's an important part of the "dome experience" but this would be absolutely ridiculous.
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02-07-2017, 12:08 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by flamesfan1297
Don't get me wrong, he's an important part of the "dome experience" but this would be absolutely ridiculous.
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