As this is my second sports-related post in a row, you might be thinking "What's happening with James? Where are the show tunes and theatre reviews you've come to associate with me and this blog?" The truth is I don't really have much of a sports gene. As a child I was never naturally gifted … Continue reading The Sports Gene
Tag: ice hockey
You know the character, "Ronald Niedermann" in one of the episodes of the Swedish TV production of "The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo?". He has a congential condition where he has no feelings of pain, and subsequent attempts to kill him off are completely unsuccessful. In the films, he has a steely gaze which basically … Continue reading Swedish Day at the Ice Hockey in Melbourne
As I looked down on the ice and saw the surname, "Dahlberg" on the back of player number twenty-seven, I thought for a moment I could have been in Stockholm. Except for the fact I've never actually seen an ice-hockey match played in Sweden. In fact, this was my first ever ice-hockey match, and the … Continue reading Stockholm or Sydney?