tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post1362637116658715560..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: THDNSFH Goes CurmudgeonJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-92131335748320412642010-07-26T10:30:07.545-11:002010-07-26T10:30:07.545-11:00A few years ago I hung around outside the hotel th...A few years ago I hung around outside the hotel the Habs were staying in across the street from where the Predators play and got a bunch of autographs. Even with the numbers, I can't identify many of them. Some I will never figure out. The Habs who signed my book in 1968 in St. Louis and the Habs who signed in Atlanta in 1970-something are completely legible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-40375695223874619372010-07-26T09:25:02.952-11:002010-07-26T09:25:02.952-11:00I guess it depends on the mood.
I have a signed G...I guess it depends on the mood.<br /><br />I have a signed Guy Lafleur jersey and he signed it very clearly Guy Lafleur #10. One signature on the top of the "CH" crest and one signature on the top of the zero in the "10" in the back. Both very clear and readable...Hadulfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-8464539201932672302010-07-25T06:18:20.522-11:002010-07-25T06:18:20.522-11:00Interesting subject, especially since I collect fo...Interesting subject, especially since I collect fountain pens (which improve your handwriting by a lot), and, more importantly, I once asked Beliveau about his autograph. He was here in Edmonton promoting "Jean Beliveau - My Life In Hockey" and I, along with a throng of other Habs fans lined up for most of our lunch hour at Audrey's Books to get his signature. When my turn finally came, I bought two books: one for myself, and the other for a 90-year-old friend named Edith. Her book was to be a Christmas gift and I asked him to inscribe it "To Edith, thanks for all the years of dedication to Les Canadiens" -- but as he was writing, I mentioned to the bookstore owner that it was to be a Christmas gift and Beliveau added the salutation "Merry Christmas '94" on his own. Then I commented on how he wrote such a legible signature and his reply was classic Beliveau in that low, slow voice, "Well, you know, these young guys today they sign so you can't read their autograph and I think if you give someone your autograph, they should be able to read it." Interestingly, Guy Lafleur USED to sign "Guy Lafleur", but now it's just "G Lafleur". I also have the book for myself which was inscribed with a pen Edith had given me that had been her late husband's "Thanks for letting me use your pen."Stuartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-57522157597262875692010-07-23T12:56:57.234-11:002010-07-23T12:56:57.234-11:00I suppose when someone went up to Big Jean and ask...I suppose when someone went up to Big Jean and asked politely for an autograph both M. Beliveau and the fan had a moment. That might be somewhat different from people shoving things in your face, demanding an autograph, and then selling it as sports memorabilia. The love of the game vs the love of bucks sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-59573609968575748742010-07-22T06:57:07.361-11:002010-07-22T06:57:07.361-11:00I'd like to point out that April I got Bob Gai...I'd like to point out that April I got Bob Gainey's autograph on TWO hats (I was taking part in the Gainey Foundation Hockey Pool, and he was there for the draft).<br /><br />BOTH hats are illegible signatures, and except for the #23, no one would know it was Gainey. So maybe he's handwritting has gotten worse with age or something...<br /><br />This does bring me to my next point though. While the modern player does have a terribly illegible signature, they do put their number. That's how you identify them nowadays.Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-90295415301948200282010-07-22T05:19:55.941-11:002010-07-22T05:19:55.941-11:00Love all those players past and there autographs a...Love all those players past and there autographs a truly treasures. Maybe some day the Habs will have another player worth an autograph and hopefully he will know how to write but for now the point is moot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-16052289299743755212010-07-21T10:17:06.785-11:002010-07-21T10:17:06.785-11:00I'd like to point out that its not the teacher...I'd like to point out that its not the teachers that are the problem with the lack of handwriting...its technology. I say this as a teacher myself. How often are kids writing? Rarely. Only in school for their assignments, and even then not all are written. And those that are are printed not handwritten. They are typing on their computers, and on their phones. Outside of school, they don't write. And even in school, some is still done on paper.<br /><br />There is the added fact that there is so much jammed into the curriculum, and never enough time to teach it. Sadly, the teachers have to choose to leave some things out, or not spend as much time on it. Its just not humanely possible. Also noted is the fact that many teachers in the elementary grades leave out cursive writing, although I was lucky enough to supply for a teacher who still valued it and did it throughout the year. <br /><br />In a world that is dependent on technology, the written word isn't used much with this generation. And if it is, its in printing. Even then, the printing is horrible. And unless these kids learn the handwriting young, and keep using it throughout the years, then they lose it or never accomplish it except for the rare occasion they need it.<br /><br />The kids are technology dependent in every humanely possible way, most don't know how to survive without it.Jessica and Stephanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378484838856902271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-13091331923402713082010-07-21T08:19:07.380-11:002010-07-21T08:19:07.380-11:00So now we know that you're really Andy Rooney....So now we know that you're really Andy Rooney.DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774116563390591423noreply@blogger.com