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November 19, 1999 Reporters Cammi Granato *** Rich Storm Volume V Issue 37
 
The guy in the Blue Guest Sweater is 5 years older than Papa Joe!
 
When is the next Peoria trip?
Best Friday just got better we now have the opportunity to skate on Thursday morning at 9:00 (Thanksgiving), skate again Friday at our usual time and then play a game in the early afternoon in the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday Morning.  You can't beat that for a weekend?
What Happened in Peoria?
So many things happened in one day it would be impossible for me to put together a 5 page newsletter in time for Friday, so these are some highlights that you can ask about when you go in the bar.  This is the first road trip that I never turned on the TV. After skating, eating and going to the Rivermen game it was three o'clock in the morning and time to get some sleep.
. Beer nuts made a friend in the party box and he invited all of the Duffers to get free beer, food and snacks.  What a country !  If you have a half-hour, ask Beer nuts to tell you about his cell phone story and the sky box story but since you know about the sky box story already, you can just do what Brinks did.  Hold up your hand and say, "Beak told me all about it, save your breath. " You can also ask Beer nuts about Stacy and having his zipper open.
 
The duffer game was the greatest!  We had of bunch of guys from Peoria that were not only our age but where equal in ability. There was a guy named Pete who was born in 1925 and when we mentioned Jimmy Buffett, his head snapped around and he started singing a Jimmy Buffett tune.
Things to ask about?
 Bob Plager Stories
Wedding ring
Glenn Hall's barn
Bob Plager’s book
Rubbers in Toronto
 Nine inches and hurt
  Glenn Halls game preparation
 
The big game
Eddie the Anvil was outstanding! The Peoria goalie was having a bad day, as Harvey and the Hit man scored on him.  Those are the only meaningful goals that I can remember but there were a lot more meaningless scores. Some Duffers were worried that I would forget Friday's practice game and they were right, but Papa Joe reminded me that he scored a meaningful goal.  He also reminded me that Fruit bread scored two for the blues.  Stump had a great game with the shutout going down to the final minutes when Tweedy spoiled it with a shot off of the center post that whent in and out.
 
Bob Plager
After the Rivermen game, we went down to the hospitality room and had a couple of beers.  Coach Granato was talking to chief scout of the St. Louis Blues, Bob Plager, when he called Beak over to join in the conversation. Donny introduced Beak as the chief editor of the Duffer News. Bob Plager then asked what he had to do to get his name in the Duffer News.  Beak said, "that's easy! You're 57 years old, just score a goal and you're in the news or you can do something stupid.
 
The Scout replied, "Oh that's easy, just follow me around tonight and you will have plenty of things for the news. Beak said, "good, I got my digital camera let's go!"  Bob said, “ Oh no!  No cameras allowed, I'm still married.  Beak called Beer nuts, Hit man, and Son of Frank over to join in on the stories.  After an hour of storytelling and jokes, Coach Granato and his wife led them to Skulleys bar and grill where there were 65 - 70 people waiting outside in line.  Donny went to the doorman and they were waived in to an empty table.  Bob continued to tell stories until three in the morning.  Son of Knarf was amazed as Beak and Beer nuts were quiet for hours.
 
We had a nice locker room to dress
in.  We had padded chairs, big hot
tub and plenty of room for our clothes.
 
The Next Peoria Road Trip
Saturday November 27, we will meet at the Holiday Inn  on Highway 83, just south of I-55.  (There is a Denny’s next door if you want breakfast) We will leave at 9:00 AM so that we can play at 12:30 PM. in the Civic Center Rink.  We will have a meal, then return to the rink for the Rivermen’s Game.  We will stay at the Holiday Inn, have Breakfast and return home on Sunday.
 Directions to the Peoria Civic Center:
Take I-55 and go Southwest for 106 miles. Take I-74 and go West for 34.7 miles. Exit on IL-40, (Civic Center exit #94) Knoxville Ave. and go North for     3.1 miles.   Total trip is about 150 miles
 
 
 
Who Needs San Jose when you can go to Peoria!
Our clout in San Jose has dried up.  Stay tuned.
 
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