What a thrill! I booked several pubs and a coffeehouse in the Detroit area over the week of St. Patrick's and had great fun - although I was damned busy. I enjoy coming to the hometown because my dad and half my family still live up north and we all get to visit. My brother had tickets for a Piston's game on the Monday following St. Patricks Day and and that was great fun; however,I was scheduled to head back to Texas the next morning. On a whim I asked him on Sunday if he thought he could get a couple of tickets for Tuesday's Red Wing game at "The Joe" and he said he'd try - AND HE DID!

The last time I saw a Wings game in Detroit was at the Olympia!
I didn't realize that I'd never been to "The Joe." It was a great time despite the fact that we lost to the hapless Blue Jackets.
I got to see the guys in person in the red uniforms (in Dallas their always in white) and that was just too cool.

Compared to A2 Center in Dallas, "The Joe" is really a bare-bones arena; yet, probably considered a palace by many of the Soviets who came there to play. Dallas is far too glitzy, fancy-schmancy and
big-hair - they seem to try and make the game more of a "show" rather than a sporting match. As for me - I'll take the latter. Oh, yeah, my sister and nieces and nephews insisted on taking me to dinner at Chris Chelio's restaurant, "Cheli's" - it was nice and the memorabilia is great if you're a hockey fan.
Ah, but "THE JOE" - what a thrill!!!
GO WINGS - BRING THE CUP BACK HOME TO HOCKEYTOWN!!!