2008 DCU Fic/Art St. Patrick's Day Challenge

What, you didn't think another one was coming? ;)

2008 DCU Fic/Art St. Patrick’s Day Challenge

Well, ‘tis fast approachin’ the Day of the Irish, aka St. Patrick’s Day! ;) And since I have some of the blood of the Auld Sod in me, and live in a state whereby it’s a holiday (Actually, it’s Evacuation Day, commemorating the day in 1775 when the British vacated Boston, but if you ask 10 out of 10 people what day March 17th is, guess what they would say? ;) ), I thought I might throw this out there and see what our lads and lasses in the DCU might do. I’m sure they enjoy partying! ;) I mean, the JLA uses any excuse to throw a party, right? ;)

Here is the Master List.

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Miracle On Ice

Yay, "Miracle" is on tonight! It's the movie that tells the tale of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team who beat the Russians on their way to a gold medal.

That team has special significance around here, as most of us are hockey nuts. Unfortunately, our pro team, the Boston Bruins, haven't been successful since hockey's greatest star, Bobby Orr, and the Big, Bad Bruins graced the ice at the old Boston Garden.

Many guys who grew up around here and were local names from the colleges were on that history-making team. Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig are still recognizable names in this land of ice and snow and 20-degree temperatures (today's temp). :)

Still, college hockey is big here, and kids play hockey as peewees or out on the frozen New England ponds.

Back in 1980, the majority of the U.S. amateur hockey players (no pros allowed back then) came from Massachusetts and Minnesota, and I believe that's pretty much the way it is today. Except, unfortunately, amateurs are out and pros are in now. Pity poor Jim Thorpe didn't become an Olympic star generations later. He could have kept his gold medals.

The movie does a good job of telling the tale and capturing the feel of the times. No Internet, no cellphones, no nothin'! So the team wasn't aware of the impact they'd made, at least not right away. This game's significance was pretty big in the Cold War times, with the Russians' reputation of being unbeatable and the Iran hostage crisis still in full swing.

I wonder if a world of instant communication is always a good thing.

Anyway, if you're interested, the movie is on ABC tonight at 8:00. :)

Hawks 'N' Birds

The Batman (Episode 11) (February 16, 2008) LSH was a repeat.  

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Updates For The Chocolate/Valentine's Day Challenges (2/16/08)

Here is another entry for the 2008 DCU Fic/Art Chocolate Challenge (Complete Master List here.) and the 2008 DCU Fic/Art Valentine's Day Challenge (Complete Master List here.) by the talented saavikam77. :)

Title: Falling Into Bed - VI
Author: saavikam77
Fandom: DCU/SR/BB
Pairing: (this section) Clark/Bruce
Rating: R
Word Count: 590
Summary: (this section) During their weekend away, Clark ruminates over his previous stay at the Honeymoon Hotel and Resort. Bruce resolves to make him forget.
Disclaimer: DC and WB own it all. I own nothing. Darnit.
Author's Notes: This is the sixth (and likely *last*) in a series of ficlets written for several Valentine's Day challenges. This one is a direct sequel to II, and fits bradygirl_12's 2008 DCU Fic/Art Valentine's Day Challenge and her 2008 DCU Fic/Art Chocolate Challenge. ^_^