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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 5:20:21 GMT -6
Around Christmas 2003, I found out about the return of the Jets movement. It was not until January 2005 that I discovered the message forum. During the first week of February 2005, an event at the Pyramid Cabaret was held. It started off slow, but once the Moose game ended, a couple of hundred people showed up, including Dancin' Gabe. A good time was had by all, and it was my first time meeting groups of people who actually believed in the return of the NHL to Winnipeg.  I moved shortly after to Alberta, but it was memorable. Did anyone else attend this event? |
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Post by jetsorbust on Mar 12, 2015 12:19:06 GMT -6
Yeah that was awesome! I was only 19, and I remember thinking this was the first time I'd ever seen Dancing Gabe other than at a game. Got to shake his hand, watch old Jets highlights and then the bar called everyone up for a free round of beer ("Just a sign of the good times to come when the Jets return" - wow, that got a loud cheer!)
Still remember going to Freq 107 to buy my tickets to this too, in fact at the time I was stupid and didn't realize radio listener numbers were done by survey so for like a year I listened to nothing but Freq 107 because it was a sponsor of jetsowner.com
This was actually a ton of fun, but it's funny thinking back to even the crappy moments leading up to the ROTJ (live streaming Glendale council meetings anyone?) and how fondly you remember everything now that the team is back!
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Post by bottsy on Mar 12, 2015 14:22:30 GMT -6
Was living in the Peg in 05-06 and was when i discovered the ROTJ forum.
Always believed it would happen but was amazing how many of my friends had a negative view at that point in time.
How their attitudes have changed!
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Post by Tracker on Mar 12, 2015 14:41:28 GMT -6
Was living in the Peg in 05-06 and was when i discovered the ROTJ forum. Always believed it would happen but was amazing how many of my friends had a negative view at that point in time. How their attitudes have changed! At that time, that pessimism was perfectly logical. The problems were an antiquated arena and Bettman's evangelical belief that 'Mericans in the Sun Belt would embrace hockey like they do the NFL, MBA and MLB. It took staggering financial losses and massive league subsidies along with near-empty arenas in the States before Bettman and board of governors to realize that they were flogging several dead horses. The hard salary cap helped a lot, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 16:05:54 GMT -6
And today we are talking HAPPILY about the Return of the Moose and AHL to Winnipeg, my how times change.......
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Post by babs44 on Mar 12, 2015 16:37:29 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford  Thanks Darren !! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 16:58:12 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! And to a lesser extent ME.......  |
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Post by Tracker on Mar 12, 2015 17:06:27 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! And to a lesser extent ME....... When you say that, you're required to blush, look down and rub your toe in the dirt. |
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Post by TheDeuce on Mar 12, 2015 17:22:49 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! Huh? I see this sentiment expressed from time to time and it's always flown over my head. What's the inside joke I'm missing? m. |
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Post by wolf357 on Mar 12, 2015 18:10:57 GMT -6
First I knew of Jetsowner was from a short piece on Hockey Night In Canada when John Davidson mentioned it almost in passing...
I was on Jetsowner every day lurking...rarely posting (Bettmanblows was my sig back then)....lots of inside info there...
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Post by jetsblu44 on Mar 18, 2015 18:33:24 GMT -6
Dancing Gabe is our lucky charm!
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Post by kidshowtime on Mar 20, 2015 8:15:58 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! Um. No. Just... No. The reason the Jets are back are because of the passionate fan base in Winnipeg. If you think, for one second, that Darren Ford is the ONLY reason they came back... I will just assume you're sleeping on a bed made of white t-shirts, with the term "Mission Accomplished" screen printed on the back, with an autograph of Darren Ford - which was also screen printed on the shirt because, in his words, he "would be too busy signing autographs all night, and just wants to enjoy the (home opener)". The guy is an egotistical humble brag - and although he kept the conversation of the NHL in Winnipeg at the forefront of social media, to assume that Winnipeg would somehow FORGET about the NHL and the Winnipeg Jets without him updating a 'Jets Meter' and posting a few 'inside blogs' every few years - you should probably hand over your season tickets to a deserving fan. honestly - this guy is praised like a saviour, but he's just a 'blogger' with an inflated sense of self worth and actually says 'you're welcome' when some lunatic says thank you to HIM for bringing the Jets back to Winnipeg. THE FANS brought the Jets back to Winnipeg. YOU, WE - the FANS. Not some delusional internet mouthpiece. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2015 8:39:10 GMT -6
And today we are talking HAPPILY about the Return of the Moose and AHL to Winnipeg, my how times change....... Anyone remember Mooseowner.com? It was up for a couple of months in the spring of 2011, created by a Moose season ticket holder, who argued Winnipeggers would never support the NHL, as it was too pricey, and argued about the Moose being affordable family entertainment. I had to leave a comment after tickets for the general public sold out in less than 15 minutes. |
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Post by babs44 on Mar 20, 2015 9:17:03 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! Just to clarify. When someone inserts a smiley face it usually means something funny. Just relax people it was a joke.The truth is no Chipman = no team. Of course it didn't hurt to a billionaire as a friend Look another smiley face LOL |
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Post by lovethejets on Mar 20, 2015 9:53:36 GMT -6
The only reason the Jets are back is because of Darren Ford Thanks Darren !! Just to clarify. When someone inserts a smiley face it usually means something funny. Just relax people it was a joke.The truth is no Chipman = no team. Of course it didn't hurt to a billionaire as a friend Look another smiley face LOL hahaha...yah no kidding...like anyone would even remotely believe that some fan that started a website hoping the Jets would come back actually had anything at all to do with the return of the Jets...that site was great at the time as a place for us all to hope, gossip and cheer about rumours and rarely facts BBBBUUUTTTT it had ZERO to do with them coming back. Chipman is awesome and he did everything right but without Thomson, I doubt we would have been taken seriously...that is not demean what Chipman did because HE is the reason that Thomson backed this group but I still think without Thomson, we would still be cheering and dying with every rumour and attendance report in Florida, Atlanta and Phoenix. |
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