With over 90 years experience of watching Washington Capitals hockey, the four members of OFB are:
DC Sports Chick (Liz Chang)
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Passions:
my husband and baby-to-be, cartoons, vintage fashion, convertibles, Zero 7, the California Golden Seals, In-N-Out burgers, and Sudoku
Favorite bars:
Favorite Simpsons quotes:
- “Hot damn! No more sittin’ in the dirt at the drive-in.“- Cletus Spuckler
- “‘Miss Hoover, there’s a dog in the vent.’ ‘Ralph, remember the time you said Snagglepuss was outside?’ ‘He was going to the bathroom.’“- Ralph Wiggum and Miss Hoover
- “To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.“- Homer Simpson
- “First time I’ve ever been early for work. Except for all those Daylight Savings days, lousy farmers.“- Homer
- “All I’m going to use this bed for is sleeping, eating, and maybe building a little fort. That’s it!“- Homer
- “Dear baby: Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: You.“- Homer
Hockey heroes:
- Maurice Richard
- Gordie Howe
- Steve Konowalchuk
Gustafsson (Gary Α. Κriebel)
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Passions:
Guinness (I met my wife because of it), my wife, my sons (hear the eldest sing The Hockey Song at age 3), Voiceovers, The University of Virginia, and of course the Washington Capitals.
Favorite Bars:
Favorite Quotes:
- “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” - Thomas Jefferson
- “Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” - Benjamin Franklin
- “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” - Aldous Huxley, “Music at Night”, 1931
Hockey Heroes:
- #99
- Bengt Gustafsson
- Dale Hunter
- Alexander Ovechkin
OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki)
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Passions:
Barley, Hops, Malt and Water; my fiancee wife; reading voraciously; LOST; Heroes; the wine-tasting table at Pearson’s in Glover Park; filling my iPod with whatever I can get my hands on; WoW; and of course the sweet sound of skate blades carving the ice.
Favorite Bars:
- Chef Geoff’s Downtown (great bar staff, fantastic beer)
- Medaterra (more of a restaurant, but excellent martinis)
- Dr. Dremo (best & biggest dive bar in the area, excellent brew selection)
Hockey Heroes:
- Dale Hunter
- Scott Stevens
- Stevie Y
Damned Good Books (not hockey related, but excellent stuff):
- Christopher Moore “Lamb” & “A Dirty Job” (and everthing else)
- Neil Gaiman “Neverwhere”
- Everything Tim Dorsey writes
- Christopher Buckley “Thank You For Smoking” (good movie, book was better)
- John Hodgman “The Areas Of My Expertise“
- Tony Vigorito “Just A Couple Of Days“
pucksandbooks
Passions: blizzards, fireplaces, and petites standing in front of them wearing nothing but hockey sweaters; Jeep Wranglers; Big-wave surfing DVDs;Canadians; snowmobiling; Cincinnati chili; mid-winter road trips to Maine and Nova Scotia; hockey friendly tunes; petites who own beach houses and snowmobiles; Notre Dame football; all things NHL draft.
Recommended reading:
The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien; On Love, Alain de Botton; The Fountain Head, We the Living, and Anthem, Ayn Rand; Pale Fire, Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov; The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway; In Defense of Elitism, William Henry; Literature Lost, John Ellis; English Papers, William Pritchard
Recommended listening:
“Moving Pictures,” Rush; “Without You I’m Nothing,” Placebo; “Disintegration,” the Cure; “The Death of Cool,” Kitchens of Distinction; “Murmur,” REM; “Heaven or Las Vegas,” the Cocteau Twins; “The Very Good Years,” Frank Sinatra
Recommended viewing:
“Rudy”; “Mystery, Alaska”; “City of Angels”; “The Shawshank Redemption”; “Miracle”; “Riding Giants”; “Untamed Heart”; “The Rocket”; “Signs”; “Slapshot”
Favorite Bars:
- Bull Feeneys
- Stained Glass Pub (Wheaton, Md.)
- Clyde’s (if you’re buying)
Hockey Heroes:
- #9
- Dale Hunter
- Alexander the GR8
- These Guys
Email all four at once: email@onfrozenblog.com
Empty Maybe (OFB Writer Emeritus)
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I’m here for the beer and hockey. And I heard chicks dig bloggers.
