Yesterday afternoon I went over to my friend Mark's place to watch a football contest between the Toronto Argonauts and the Montreal Alouettes. Awhile back I mentioned to Mark (seen in the photo on the left wearing a British Columbia Lions tee-shirt) that the last CFL game I saw was when I was on vacation with my parents back in 1969 (that is 50 years ago, if you are keeping score at home). My mother Mary, father Nelson, beagle Irma and I were staying at a motel on the outskirts of Toronto, on our way to Quebec City, and the Toronto game was on TV, sponsored by Labatt's Beer no less. Mark felt it was time for me to see another Toronto Argonauts contest, and invited me over when he saw that this one was being telecast on ESPN. In any case, the game last night was very exciting, and Montreal won just by the skin of their teeth by a score of 27 to 24. I enjoyed watching it very much, and will be more than happy to watch another Toronto CFL game 50 years from now. And by the way, the CFL playoffs are just around the corner, if you are thinking of heading north of the border this November. Bring a coat.
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