The Last 2 Games Of A Good Season...

Sabres 5, Rangers 4 Buffalo wins series, 4 games to 2.
guh.
Well the end of the Rangers 2006-2007 season came to a valiant but regrettable ending, just like so many things tend to do. This hockey news is kind of old news, so I'm not gonna dwell on things. Have to mention Michal Nylander's 2 goals in game 6:

Great season for a lot of individual Blueshirts, as well as an inspiring team effort, which the Garden fans appreciated with a prolonged ovation following the loss and traditional team handshake. The boys reciprocated the love, with their now customary sticks-in-the-air salute:

There are still 2 rounds of NHL playoffs to go, but in the meantime...
LET'S GO RANGERS!

This is a non-writeup of the game 5 overtime loss, just to be complete about blogging the entire season. Following the team from afar with a little blog like mine is a nice way to feel a little closer to hockey, down here in the air-conditioned nightmare.

Sabres 2, Rangers 1 (ot)
guh. Buffalo's Chris Drury tied the score at 1-1 with 7.7 seconds left in regulation. Maxim Afinogenov put it away for the Sabres in overtime, thus ruining a fairly heroic effort on the road for the Rangers.
[insert frowns & scowls here]

I love you, Dad.

This is a photo of my mom and dad, taken at my brother Ben's wedding in June of 2006.
My dad passed away this afternoon, after a long battle with cancer. If I had a dime for every time someone said to me, 'Your parents are so nice' or, 'Your parents are such great people'...

Well, I'd have a lot of dimes.

The Reviews Are In...

Rangers 2, Sabres 1
YAY!!!
Power play goals by Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan; awesome players doing awesome things in the playoffs is how a team comes back from a 2 game deficit.
The Rangers have been quite fierce about their team defense, and when they momentarily forget their assignments, Henrik (*Henrik! Henrik!*) Lundqvist has been a rock.

This last ditch attempt by Daniel Briere (see last pic) probably went in the net, but there was no definitive camera angle showing the entire puck over the line, so NO GOAL.

Game 5 Friday night in Buffalo...
LET'S GO RANGERS!

May. IMPORTANT NOTICE, updated again.

I have to go away again, this time to Lake Placid, NY. We're having a memorial mass for my father and my sister on June 1st. [My sister passed away, also from a long illness, the day after my dad's funeral. So if we're keeping score: Cancer 2, Sileo family 0.]

my gigs on May 31st, June 1st-5th are cancelled.

Hello. After a long illness my father passed away yesterday in Naples, FL. I will be joining my brother Ben and our mom there on Saturday, so some of these bookings are canceled.
Scroll down and have a look at a photo of my mom and dad. (taken at Ben's wedding to Jennifer last year.) They look very nice, I'm sure you will agree!

Thank you to all who have wished me and my family well!
May:
1 Tue. Special Assignment
2 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose Grappino map)
3 CANCELED was: Tobin's Sports Bar
4 Fri. Grisby Grill 6-10:00 (Grisby, just south of I-10/HWY 6 Grisby-map)
5 CANCELED was: Molly's
6 CANCELED was: Tobin's
7 CANCELED was: Kroger River Oaks
8 CANCELED was: Vine Wine Room
9 CANCELED was: Grappino
10 CANCELED was: Marriot Woodlands
11 Fri. Kroger Buffalo Speedway (Will Work For Food.) 5-7 (5150 Buffalo Speedway Kroger Buffalo Speedway map)
11 Fri. Molly's Pub 9-1:30 (Corner of Wilcrest & Westheimer Molly’s map)
12 Sat. Special Assignment
12 Sat. Grappino 6:30-11:00
13 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 (11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy Tobin’s map) HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
15 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner Vine-map)
16 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
17 Thur. Tobin's Sports Bar 9-1 (529, just west of HWY 6) (NEW Tobin’s, Weather Permitting!)
18 Fri. Special Assignment
19 Sat. Grisby Grill 6-10:00 (Grisby, just south of I-10/HWY 6)
20 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 (11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy)
21 Mon. Kroger River Oaks (me so hungry!) 5-7 (1938 West Gray, between Shepherd & Waugh Kroger map)
22 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner)
23 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
24 Thur. Kroger River Oaks (OMG, don't forget your Kroger Plus Card) 11am-3pm (1938 West Gray, between Shepherd & Waugh Kroger map)
24 Thur. Marriot Woodlands 7:30-11:30 (1601 Lake Robbins Dr. Marriot map)
25 Fri. Molly's Pub 9-1:30 (Corner of Wilcrest & Westheimer)
26 Sat. Special Assignment
27 Sun. Tobin's 3-7 (11902 Jones Rd. Crawfish & Guitarboy)
29 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-8:30 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner)
30 Wed. Grappino 6-9:30 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
31 CANCELED was: Tobin's Sports Bar