Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Help!


















It’s been 43 years since the Beatles movie Help! stormed across the world, introducing fans to the sheer wackiness of the world’s greatest pop band.

Now, Help! has been re-released as a souped-up DVD package – check out this review – and for Canadian fans, there’s a one-off theatrical release, too... featuring Hi-Def, 5.1 Digital Surround Sound and a 15-minute interview extra. Tickets are on sale now for the shows on November 26 – one night only – at 32 Cineplex Odeon theatres across the country.

What’s the curling connection? The moptops go curling, but of course, and almost bite it when a wacko puts a bomb in a rock (see screen capture above, featuring George Harrison and said wacko).

Elsewhere:

• Italy and Sweden made it through a four-team logjam at Inverness over the weekend, and have qualified for next year’s World Wheelchair Championship in Sursee, Switzerland ...

• There’s a CUETS Schmirler Classic news conference at noon today in Regina ...

Victoria needs new curling facilities, say the Daggs, who are off to city council tomorrow ...

• The CCA president will be in Summerside Thursday for the new P.E.I. Curling Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony ...

Bravo Toronto, says Italy ...

• And we say bravo to itafaber: put the weekend behind you and just keep working away ...

• And bravo to Craig, who made a great shot last night – although he lost the game... d’oh! ...

• This coming weekend marks only the eighth time a curling team has been inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Jeff Stoughton and his 1996 world championship squad – Ken Tresoor, Garry Vandenberghe and Steve Gould – will be formally inducted on Saturday ...

• The Townie Bastard is actually a curling zen master ...

This cartoonist just used curling for the first time (we would guess) ...

• Compete-At software is now partnered with Northern Ontario curling ...

• And finally, behold the Muskus Cup 2007 in Oppdal, Norway ... Skol!

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