Friday, June 06, 2008

Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. V

Here's one for the younger crowd...

Sadly, by the time the late 90s rolled around, bad lip-synching had fallen out of favor as a way to market a hockey team, and pop-up video was all the rage. The result? The 1997-98 Caps' "Let's Go Caps" video:
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6 comments:

  1. NS6/06/2008 8:49 AM

    need signings. i don't even care who anymore. i'd even settle for a Slapshot signing.

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  2. Anonymous6/06/2008 9:27 AM

    @ns
    you're cracking me up, keep it up.
    Are we going to have to resort to resurrecting the Stalker Slapshot for some entertainment?

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  3. Red Rover6/06/2008 10:06 AM

    I was waiting for this song. It rocks hard.

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  4. Anonymous6/06/2008 10:08 AM

    I can remember the feel of embarassment I'd have when they whould play that video pre-game. Oh the marketing of an Abe Pollin run franchise.

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  5. NS6/06/2008 10:47 AM

    @dcrock - i'll try

    i tend to get my posting in early in the day, because by ~mid day, i am an angry angry ant.

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  6. Rorschach6/06/2008 11:55 AM

    I've been feeling old school so I looked up these SI articles about John Druce and Jim Carey
    http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1136876/1/index.htm
    http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006459/index.htm

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