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Toronto
Report by Tim Smith Winging
It
Talk about
living large. Play three periods of hockey at a local Toronto
ice arena; board a bus full of beer and then shuffle off to
Buffalo to watch the Leafs take on the Sabers. If that isn't
enough why not try and squeeze in between both events a meal of
Buffalo wings at the famous Anchor Bar. This is the joint that
claims to have started the whole wing craze. The walls at the
Anchor Bar are full of pictures of famous people with wing sauce
all over their faces. The bus pulled out on time Breaking
Away from Toronto for the journey to Buffalo. We added three
more Canadians and one American ex-patriot named Lou. Good
friends of BBTW, they helped us scratch up the ice earlier and
were certainly not shy to helping themselves to some of the cold
Duffer refreshments during the ride. It was clear the moment we
entered the Anchor Bar that we were not going to be seated
anytime soon. We couldn't afford to wait, Pat LaFontaine's
jersey was taking a trip up to the rafters this night. Not any
less entertaining, Thor was planning a trip to the lower
mezzanine via the air elevator though he would come up a little
short after being taken down by one of the local Buffaloes and
was she mad. It seemed that the Duffers were not going to get a
chance to taste the original wing. Fortunately Lou, the ex-pat,
made a move to the bar to see if he could buy some wings for the
road. While waiting to place an order with the bartender he
overheard two guys talking about how full they were and that
they were not going to finish their wings. He was making an
offer to buy the rest of their wings when he recognized one of
them as an old acquaintance of his, Dennis Quaid the actor.
Apparently these two guys met at an Indy race and became good
friends. Lou explained what was going on and whom he was with
and Dennis insisted that he just take the wings.
Lou brought the feast back on board for all to share. They were
cold to the point where the grease had begun to solidify
apparently not an issue, as they didn't last long. Wings with
the Right Stuff. Quaid, it turns out, is somewhat of a
wimp. The sauce was a weak medium-hot. You'd think that someone
who played Gordo Cooper, the man who "for a brief moment,
became the greatest pilot anyone had ever seen," would be
going for the hot stuff. We finally settled for a meal at some
unheard of place where we munched on the "Party Pack."
Pizza, more wings, mostacholi, little beef sandwiches, and about
forty pitchers of beer were placed on the tables. The bus driver
had to run us to the stadium in low gear. Later that night,
after returning to Toronto, our driver took the bus to where
buses go when they need to go, and I don't mean a drawbridge Mr.
Mathews. He pulled out a large hose connected to the backside of
the bus and, borrowing a line from Dennis Quaid's brother,
announced to all the other bus drivers that our "shitter
was full." Click here to see previous
"I
Give Thanks" letters.
We
miss you Tim! (And
Stump too)
Stump presents the Duffers most prestigious
award to Tim.
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