Archive for June, 2008
Free Speech Can Have Consequences
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com While I am a major proponent of the First Amendment – and really, who isn’t? – I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a conditional Amendment. You know, the fine print at the bottom that nobody ever reads? Sometimes it comes in the form of a disclaimer. Other times, it’s the [...]
Can a Minivan Be Cool?
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com I was speaking to a friend the other day about cars. For me, that alone was unusual, but this was an unusual conversation. Suddenly, for no particular reason he launched into a tirade about minivans. I understand people getting upset over the economy, the war in Iraq, healthcare, the [...]
For Baseball Rivalries, I’ll Take White Sox vs. Cubs
I was born at Weiss Memorial Hospital just off Lake Shore Drive on Chicago’s North Side. I was baptized at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church at the end of Lake Shore Drive before it turns into Sheridan Road. That, too, is on Chicago’s North Side. The apartment building I grew up in was on Estes [...]
The Cycling Doctrine: Pedestrians are Prey
Now that beautiful weather is once again upon us, it’s time to take cover. What’s that? Before going out for that leisurely, after-dinner walk with your family or friends, better refresh yourself on E.A.P. For the untrained or uninitiated that would be Emergency Avoidance Procedures. In the event you haven’t noticed, Bloodsport Cycling is back. Let [...]
College Football Recruiting: Adults Gone Mad
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com In the often complex world of working one’s way through the teenage years, one thing stands out as the great equalizer for those gifted on the gridiron: College Football Recruiting. Even more than college basketball recruiting, it is the one arena in life where teens are calling the [...]
Where Have You Gone, Boston Garden
Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com As the NBA Finals got underway with another historic chapter of the Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Lakers about to be written, I couldn’t help but notice one player that was missing. Born on November 17,1928, he lived an event-filled, historic life before his passing on September 25, 1995. The player I’m speaking of: [...]
Stanley Cup Follow-Up: 7 Minutes to Remember
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com When last we met, which would be yesterday, I was outlining my case for the NHL having no major buzz with fans and all levels of media across the nation in The Stanley Cup Final: Does Anyone Care? A few hours ago I turned on NBC and, along [...]
The Stanley Cup Final: Does Anyone Care?
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com In NHL terminology, I grew up in the days of the Original Six: Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Boston and New York. Six teams playing 70 regular season games, 14 against each opponent which made for some very “interesting” evenings at Chicago Stadium, the Forum or any of those great old [...]
Celtics vs. Lakers: A Final Worth Watching…Finally
My love for the NBA began in 1966. That was the year my hometown finally got a team. That team: The Chicago Bulls. I remember the many nights in the late, great Chicago Stadium watching the likes of Jerry Sloan, Norm Van Lier, Chet Walker, Bob Love, Clifford Ray and Tom Boerwinkle play with such great passion [...]
