Summer Viewing III: Retro edition
Talk about old school… Check out this promotional Manitoba curling commercial from 1986. Pretty funny stuff, kind of reminds me of a Juicy Fruit commercial. [youtube EMz_XwbJ8l8]
Curling stones from Ailsa Craig – Scotland
[photopress:ailsacraig.jpg,full,centered] If you’ve ever wondered where curling stones come from, I uncovered this interesting story about Ailsa Craig, an island off of Scotland. Apparently there was a mass operation to gather stones from this protected island. A MAJOR operation is under way to take 1,500 tons of granite from Ailsa Craig  to meet the [...]
Summer Viewing II: Kelly Scott 8 ender
Courtesy of our fine friends over at Curltv.com, Kelly Scott pulls off an eight ender against the venerable Cathy King. Scott had the extremely rare opportunity to draw into the rings for 8 at the 2006 Players Championships. Wow. Bit of a nerve jangler…check it out: [youtube VC6Dap35B_Y]
Summer viewing: Nichols in the Olympic final
I can’t get enough of watching this one, I thought it might be a fun one to post up to keep everyone thinking about curling in the summer. Marc Nichols’ amazing raise in the Olympic final. Enjoy! [youtube -vpfUOQKbLA]
2007 – A Brief Recap – The year of Glenn Howard?
[photopress:howard07.jpg,full,alignleft] As summer approaches and many of us stop thinking about curling for the summer I thought it would be a good idea to recap a few thoughts as I enter my summer curling hibernation. So, with that – here goes: The year of Glenn Howard? – A Brier win, a world championship, and handled [...]
