Wingsor 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) I was at game one in the left corner behind the dallas side during period 1 and 3... 4 rows back from the ice game one. What a wicked experience. What made it even better was Gordie! My girlfriend and I noticed Gordie Howe during the first intermission, sitting at a table with his friend, signing books to a short line. Basically he was selling a book called NINE. It has a beautiful stitched number 9 on the cover. He signed that nine. The pages are embossed if you turn them to the light..with a red wings symbol, and the artwork, quality of paper, the pictures, the stories are amazing. It tells his story from childhood in Saskatoon right up until now (with his wife's unfortunate battle with picks disease...she doesn't even recognize him anymore) The quotes from legends of all time, and how he got the nickname, photos of moments, milestones, when he was almost killed with a skull fracture when he was a rookie, etc etc, all in there! Gordie was great to talk to. I shook his hand...and im 6 foot 7 with big hands myself, and his felt massive. I told him that if big Mac didn't play, that Gordie had big enough paws to get out there still and whoop some butt! Gordie said, "son you are too young, don't you know that my weapons are my elbows?" to which I said "YES of course, but you have those weapons too (fists)". His friend sitting beside him said "yeah i know he's used them around my neck more than a few times " lol. I said "see, i knew it!". Gordie said, "Son youre a big guy, you should go out there and do it!" I laughed and said "I think the crowd would be alot happier if it were you, and the results you'd have on the ice" He laughed hard and we said our goodbyes. He is a great, genuine, sincere amazing person as well as player. I will never forget meeting him. I met Larionov 2 years ago at a best buy signing of his Moscow game DVD near Great Lakes Crossing but it was far more brief and less personal. Larionov was nice, but it was different. I hope Stevie does a signing like Gordie someday soon...maybe come out with a nineteen book. I don't know if Gordie is there signing books still, but he was in game one. It was a table right around the entrance to section 118 by the bar and little Wings store. I know the game is in Dallas tonight and the next game...but either game 5 when we wrap it up, or the next game being the Stanley Cup Finals, look for him. It's worth it. If he's not there, maybe Hockeytown Authentics will have the book. The book even without the meet and greet is amazing! One very very cool picture is of Gordie as a 12 or 13 year old kid on a junior hockey team in Saskatchewan, and hiss team is none other than THE RED WINGS ! ! ! ! They had the same uniform as the Wings did back then except the white stripes on the arms were thinner and there were two of them like the leafs. Everything else was Red Wings, even the symbol. That's cool. Another cool fact is his first traning camp was in Winnipeg trying out for the New York Rangers (my 2nd fav team) gordie has great taste in teams! And it's also amazing to note that during the depression he had to practice hockey one winter with one skate, as the other skate was being used by his sister, until he bartered and gave his sister a dime for the other one! The book is loaded in info. And no I don't get commision lol...this was just an awesome experience any red wing fan should have! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited May 12, 2008 by Wingsor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingsgirl 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2008 I was at game one in the left corner behind the dallas side during period 1 and 3... 4 rows back from the ice game one. What a wicked experience. What made it even better was Gordie! My girlfriend and I noticed Gordie Howe during the first intermission, sitting at a table with his friend, signing books to a short line. Basically he was selling a book called NINE. It has a beautiful stitched number 9 on the cover. He signed that nine. The pages are embossed if you turn them to the light..with a red wings symbol, and the artwork, quality of paper, the pictures, the stories are amazing. It tells his story from childhood in Saskatoon right up until now (with his wife's unfortunate battle with picks disease...she doesn't even recognize him anymore) The quotes from legends of all time, and how he got the nickname, photos of moments, milestones, when he was almost killed with a skull fracture when he was a rookie, etc etc, all in there! Gordie was great to talk to. I shook his hand...and im 6 foot 7 with big hands myself, and his felt massive. I told him that if big Mac didn't play, that Gordie had big enough paws to get out there still and whoop some butt! Gordie said, "son you are too young, don't you know that my weapons are my elbows?" to which I said "YES of course, but you have those weapons too (fists)". His friend sitting beside him said "yeah i know he's used them around my neck more than a few times " lol. I said "see, i knew it!". Gordie said, "Son youre a big guy, you should go out there and do it!" I laughed and said "I think the crowd would be alot happier if it were you, and the results you'd have on the ice" He laughed hard and we said our goodbyes. He is a great, genuine, sincere amazing person as well as player. I will never forget meeting him. I met Larionov 2 years ago at a best buy signing of his Moscow game DVD near Great Lakes Crossing but it was far more brief and less personal. Larionov was nice, but it was different. I hope Stevie does a signing like Gordie someday soon...maybe come out with a nineteen book. I don't know if Gordie is there signing books still, but he was in game one. It was a table right around the entrance to section 118 by the bar and little Wings store. I know the game is in Dallas tonight and the next game...but either game 5 when we wrap it up, or the next game being the Stanley Cup Finals, look for him. It's worth it. If he's not there, maybe Hockeytown Authentics will have the book. The book even without the meet and greet is amazing! One very very cool picture is of Gordie as a 12 or 13 year old kid on a junior hockey team in Saskatchewan, and hiss team is none other than THE RED WINGS ! ! ! ! They had the same uniform as the Wings did back then except the white stripes on the arms were thinner and there were two of them like the leafs. Everything else was Red Wings, even the symbol. That's cool. Another cool fact is his first traning camp was in Winnipeg trying out for the New York Rangers (my 2nd fav team) gordie has great taste in teams! And it's also amazing to note that during the depression he had to practice hockey one winter with one skate, as the other skate was being used by his sister, until he bartered and gave his sister a dime for the other one! The book is loaded in info. And no I don't get commision lol...this was just an awesome experience any red wing fan should have! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If it's the same book I'm thinking of, which I think it is, the 19 book for Yzerman is already out. It was released on his retirement night - before the Gordie book actually. I want to say it's like $20.00 (unsigned). I'm also glad that you had a good experience with Gordie. My husband had a not so great one when he was younger - just wanted to meet Gordie and have him sign something of his, but his wife stepped in and said something like "not unless you buy his book and pay for the signature" - my husband was just a kid at the time and must have been deeply scarred by that as he's mentioned it several times! LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wingsor 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2008 If it's the same book I'm thinking of, which I think it is, the 19 book for Yzerman is already out. It was released on his retirement night - before the Gordie book actually. I want to say it's like $20.00 (unsigned). I'm also glad that you had a good experience with Gordie. My husband had a not so great one when he was younger - just wanted to meet Gordie and have him sign something of his, but his wife stepped in and said something like "not unless you buy his book and pay for the signature" - my husband was just a kid at the time and must have been deeply scarred by that as he's mentioned it several times! LOL does the yzerman book just have a number 19 on the cover too? god, i wish i could have been there for yzerman's retirement. is that book at hockeytown authentics? thats too bad about your husband. this signing, the book was 70$ with autograph...but gordie was taking pictures even with people just walking by, and people reaching over the ropes were still often greeted and hands shaked etc. i think every signing ive been to of sports guys, you had to buy something though, like larionov's dvd, or gordie's book, or whatever. sucks for a kid though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 Not the best picture but he wouldn't stand still for long. he kept moving around shaking hands and signing books. He does this a lot at the Joe. I have never seen steve do this but he is bust doing other things for the team plus he isn't even around here because of team Canada right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2008 does the yzerman book just have a number 19 on the cover too? god, i wish i could have been there for yzerman's retirement. is that book at hockeytown authentics? thats too bad about your husband. this signing, the book was 70$ with autograph...but gordie was taking pictures even with people just walking by, and people reaching over the ropes were still often greeted and hands shaked etc. i think every signing ive been to of sports guys, you had to buy something though, like larionov's dvd, or gordie's book, or whatever. sucks for a kid though. Yeah, the Yzerman book's an exact match, except for the fact that the "jersey" is red with a white number, and Howe's is white/red number. I bought 19 at a game last year, but I'm not in the area, so I couldn't tell you about availability Hockeytown Authentics. I actually got my signed 9 back in March. We were at the game super early, and walking towards our seats with an armful of Little Caesar's boxes. Anyway, all of a sudden, I see a table and a stack of books and I said "Holy sh**, that's Gordie Howe!" I was surprised enough and there were few enough people there that he probably heard me. Anyway, there was zero line, so I dropped $70 and got my signed book. Tremendously nice guy...I was wearing my Chelios jersey, so we talked a little about my affinity for "the old guys," and he made fun of me for making my girlfriend hold all of our pizza while I talked to him. Only thing that would've made the day better is if we hadn't freaking lost the game! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
