In My Tribe
When I saw Bobby Orr in December, he was all alone.
On Monday his friends were back.
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Dave Mace and I did our customary pregame.
At the Salty Dog in Faneuil Hall.
The seafood was tasty, as usual.
And we sucked down a few of these.
Then we headed over to the Garden.
It was very exciting!
10,000 Maniacs?
More like 20,000.
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And I was with Dave Mace.
Who is a Maine-iac!
The Garden was rocking!
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The action was thrilling.
And some of the fans were saying bad things about the refs!
It sure beats checking the score in the middle of the night.
In a foreign land.
When it was over, most of us made it home.
I could just walk back to the Lair.
But this guy had a few problems.
Reminds me of those lines from Milton:
Of true experience from this great event
With peace and consolation hath dismist,
And calm of mind all passion spent.
The Bruins lost.
But I was the real winner.
Because after 20 long years.
I was back with my people.