Some random CFL attendance facts and data. The table below shows the # of years (from 1949 to 2022 season) that each team has lead the league in average attendance (per game). From 1993 to 2015 the Eskimos lead the league in attendance each year except for 2 years: 2000 (Calgary) and 2013 (Sask).

According to this, Servus has over 2.5 times the assets and almost 3 times the members (as at end of Q4 2022) as Connect First. If the head office ends up in Calgary some serious arse kicking needs to be done in this town. I sent a message to the Mayor's office and to Edmonton Global. Let's...

^ ^^ I know. That was my feeble attempt at humor. I was referencing the 1980's Talking Heads song - Psycho Killer (qu'-est-ce que c'est). I guess that old saying applies here - if you have to explain your joke then it wasn't a very good joke. Apologies - I'll slink off the stage in shame now.

Work continues. From yesterday.

Psycho Bunny - qu'est-ce que cest? ;) 2nd level across from Old Navy.

As per Taproot today, a new museum, Paradox, is going to be locating in what looks to be the old HMV space on the main floor of WEM. Per the news release it is expected to open Q3 (ish) 2024. Looks cool. It will be the first Paradox Museum in Canada (hmmm imagine that). According to their...

CN Tower reflected in the JW exterior.

^ And here it is. Glass Cafe. They take up at least half of the main floor with a spiral staircase to a mezzanine level. I had a refreshing and tasty blackberry soda. I hope they do well. Will definitely be back.

Apparently just under 20k. If that is the case then that may be the first time they had an announced crowd under 20k since the early 70s. An oh and 9 start to the season, a new North American sports record for consecutive home losses and crowds under 20k - and the depressing thing is that it...

^ Same. It always had a "been there done that" vibe for me. Plus my spidey senses ( paranoia) were tingling as I thought it was a way for C-gary to get their new arena, plus a new football stadium and field house and other new facilities all via federal and GoA funds. And we would have ended up...

A great resting spot somewhere along my hike south of Snow Valley.

A demo permit for this little house on the northeast corner of 110 St and 87 Ave. Will be interesting to see what gets built there.

This is turning out okay. Hard to see but there are rooftop patios on the fourth floor.

For posterity, here it is. I have probably seen a couple hundred football games in this stadium in my lifetime and this one was, without a doubt, the most inept performance, in all aspects of the game, by the green and gold. Pitiful and truly embarrassing.

^^ FIFA, Soccer Canada and the 2026 World Cup are all dead to me.

^ maybe because some are so quick to point out how crappy we are at grabbing headlines and how great our friends to the south are. For me the overt, almost "in your face "favoritism from the Klein years still stings pretty badly such that any hint of favoritism, intended or not, does not sit well.

And over and above some of the great sports facilities and infrastructure here is the support for the many sporting events that are hosted here: the beach volleyball here last weekend, 3X3 basketball, all the World Triathlon events over the years, etc. We do a pretty decent job of snagging and...

A couple dozen more of these please.

^ you insult Mother Russia!!

Taken this morning. Is this sign new or has it been there for a while?