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Shivers our timbers

This might be the only time in our lives we ever say this, but not being from Saskatchewan, we feel a little cheated. Much as we caught bits and pieces of the Roy Shivers era, we missed the full experience. And this video suggests that we missed something pretty spectacular. 

The clothes...the toothpick...the shot at Eric Tillman...if that wasn't the baddest man in Regina, we don't want to see who was. Just a few lingering questions, though:

  • At what point will Shivers be giving the mother of all Brian Williams interviews? And is there any chance of just giving him his own show?
  • From the point of the interview where he mentioned looking forward to spending time with his family, wasn't it a bit hard to stop wondering what a visit to Grandpa's house is like if Grandpa is Roy Shivers?
  • If they ever make a movie about the rest of the Roughriders' season (can anyone say "boxoffice smash"?), will Danny Barrett be played by Sean Penn or Michael Clarke Duncan?
  • We don't want to start getting all political here, this being the last proper weekend of summer and all. But is anyone else slightly relieved we're no longer going to have fans and commentators saying "Shivers-Barrett" in one breath, as though they were a single entity? Just asking.
  • Where can we get that shirt?
Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 at 11:36AM by Registered CommenterA-Rad in , | Comments6 Comments

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From listening to Riders' games on the radio, surely you have to go to Colin O'Brian's mans shop in Regina to get that shirt.

What do you think about a "Coaches Corner" like segment on CBC broadcasts? I think he could be the Don Cherry of the CFL. :)
August 25, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterGreg
Greg,you're a genius, and I don't say this very often*. The thought of a CFL Coaches Corner with Roy Shivers is brilliant, if a little scary.

(* Last time I called someone a genius, I was talking about my buddy's idea of having a football operations triumvirate of John Huard, Jeff Reinbold and John Jenkins.)
August 25, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterGoGades
I'd also like to get behind this idea. We might have to harness all the power of Boatmenblog, which should at least get us a form letter from the CBC.
August 25, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterA-Rad
Wow. Seriously. Brilliant. Someone call Nancy Lee at CBC and give Shivers the job. Also, sign Greg as a consultant.
August 25, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterThe Ghost of Stanley Jackson
You guys think the CBC would allow the toothpick on air ? Edgy stuff,
August 25, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterGoGades
If they allow Cherry to wear those high collars, I can't see what harm there would be in a little toothpick ... so long as he didn't use it to poke out someone's eyeball like a cocktail olive. Then again, that might be good television.

So I can't really see a downside.
August 26, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterThe Ghost of Stanley Jackson

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