Chiarelli really had no choice Sep 20, 2009
It s a vastly different time, of course, but based on Claude Julien s rousing reception the other night, bringing 1,000-plus fans to their feet at the State of the Bruins affair, he may be the most popular Bruins coach since Don Cherry. Pat Burns connected with the fans, too, but Julien, fresh off winning the Jack Adams Award, clearly has won over the Spoked-B set. (Boston Globe)
Kovalchuk hopeful about a new contract Sep 14, 2009
Correct WBF, don cherry is a bigger IDIOT than even don waddell, I honestly believe he is DRUNK or on dope every time he is on HNIC, just a complete basket case who needs to be PUT AWAY someplace. Aroha. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rashied Ali, 76; drummer worked with John Coltrane Aug 16, 2009
Over more than four decades, he performed with artists including Don Cherry, Albert Ayler, Alice Coltrane, and Archie Shepp. In recent years he formed The Rashied Ali Quintet, and this year he released a Live In Europe album with the group. (Boston Globe)
Bruins hit Vegas jackpot Jun 19, 2009
Don Cherry (1976) and Burns (1998) are the only other Boston coaches to win the Adams. Chara, much like Thomas, also overcame years of doubt to reach the pinnacle of his chosen profession. (Boston Globe)
From the land of grey skies and Volvos, a truly dour detective May 8, 2009
In Sweden, Wallander is a grumpy national hero - sort of their version of Don Cherry. The character has been previously translated into series on Swedish television, with the fine actors Rolf Lassgard and Krister Henriksson taking respective turns as the great detective. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
boo the singing of a national anthem Apr 28, 2009
" One NHL governor who cringed in Montreal while a large number of fans, certainly not all, attempted to drown out The Star-Spangled Banner in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final - which the powerful Bruins swept over the stumbling Canadiens - said the behaviour of Montreal fans in recent springs comes as close to Canadian "hooliganism" as it gets. If that's as close as it comes, of course, then it's a pretty sensible country - apart from the opening few moments of certain National... (Globe and Mail)
CBC'S Hockey Night in Canada continues its 56-year tradition with wall-to-wall coverage of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Apr 13, 2009
TORONTO, April 13 /CNW/ - The tradition continues (Canada Newswire)
Winnowing out the best from a less-than-stellar pack Mar 30, 2009
Go ahead, Juno, give the awards to Don Cherry, for all I care. Juno's idiotic nomination rules give an automatic berth in key categories to acts that sell the most records, and have put Nickelback in contention for album and group of the year. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Propagandhi machine Mar 19, 2009
Supporting Caste, their latest album, is a hard-driving survey of much that's wrong with the world, including imperialist domination, history as written by the victors, the killing and eating of animals, and the rantings of Don Cherry. The title track imagines mainstream history as a film that exalts only the pornography of force as we, the two-bits, are ushered on and swiftly off the stage. (Globe and Mail)
Open solution to healthcare Feb 26, 2009
Wake Up, featuring songstress Neneh Cherry, daughter of jazz great Don Cherry, is taken from N'Dour's 2007 release Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take). The new versions have been tackled by top musicians such as Hardkiss, Peter Buck of REM, Grammy-winning composer Duncan Sheik, US/Malian instrumentalists Toubab Krewe, and US poet Umar Bin Hassan. (iAfrica.com)
