This evening we went to the Tampa Bay Times Forum to watch the Lightning play Columbia. We had great seats and thoroughly enjoyed our evening of watching hockey and watching people. I never would have thought I'd become a hockey fan, but Wayne has turned me into one. It's a fun game to watch - lots of action and not much downtime. Tonight we got to see Angelidas score his first NHL goal and then watch as the Lightning went on the win. The Forum has just been remodeled and they've added an amazing new organ (with a very enthusiastic and talented organist), poles that actually produce lightning during the pre-game and every Lightning goal, lots of open spaces from which you can see the ice while walking around, and more. Fans are selected to play crazy games on the ice during intermission, there's Thunderbug (the mascot), and there are half-naked girls with stupid smiles who prance around looking pretty brainless and acting like they're making some kind of a difference in the game. I struggle with that - haven't exactly figured out how they belong in this environment. The rest of it makes for a great evening, though, and I look forward to the next time we get to go!
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