Sit closer to the band and you can hear "Go Argos Go", 2015 version, performed live after each touchdown! :-) Once upon a time we were even mic'd up and everybody could hear us play after the scores. (thank you Keith Pelley, that was his idea.)
Here's hoping for a different setup next year.
Dal, incidentally, is 97 years old and still going strong in Vancouver leading his big band. A real CFL legend who deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. (An autographed copy of his "CFL Songs" album IS in the hall of fame, though. I made sure of that.)
More about those songs here, if you're curious - http://www.argonotes.com/CFLSongs/
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I have three old Argo songs on an old cassette tape I quickly tossed in my old stereo back in 82 when a station played them leading up to the 1982 Grey Cup. Best line of the bunch, When the Tiger Tail is caught, tie it up in Argonaut. I think that's correct.
Just found the old tape and gave it a listen. First song would be Dal Richards just about football. Then Dal's Argo song which sounds crappy at the start as I must have been screwing with my tape deck. That sound funny all these years later. Then Luv Them Argos gets played. This song is GREAT and must have been done in the 60's or 70's. The lines in this song are killer. The one mentioned above plus, Workin after dark down at Exhibition Park. This song needs to get played at games at BMO. Another line is, We know them all by name cause we watch them every game.
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Wow! I would love to get a copy of those. I have the ability to digitize audio recorded on cassette. If you would be willing to lend me the tape I will make you digital copies of the songs. PM me if interested. Tnx!
I also want that. But I would be happy to stick to the great old tune (written and recorded by the legendary Dal Richards) and even better the team could record and show a version played by the Argonotes.
Last year my wife took me to Vancouver for my birthday, for a surprise. I had no idea why. We sat down in a restaurant somewhere and IN WALKED DAL RICHARDS to have lunch with us. That was amazing. I'm sure you have different CFL heroes than I do, but that was a dream come true.
Dal ran the BC Lions band in the 1950s and recorded the "CFL Songs" album in 1968, and we still hear those recordings in many CFL stadia today. "Roar You Lions Roar"? That was Dal's band. "Hit 'em Again ye Men of Calgary?" Dal."On Roughriders"? That "Fight Fight Fight On Eskimos" one? That's from his album too. And "Go Argos Go", of course.
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Well I happen to know there's a copy in the Hall of Fame!
At last, Dal Richards in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Thank you, Andrea and the @CFHOF! pic.twitter.com/RqIFzbkbVQ
— Argonotes (@Argonotes) June 18, 2015
ps. there's a copy on eBay right now - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/CFL-SONGS-RAR...EAAOSw~bFWOsfi
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I just want them to play Love Them Argos and the Argo song by Dal Richards. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE MAINSTREAM GARBAGE that I don't want to hear anywhere. Have the Argonotes play as well. Crowd noise, Argonotes and cool old CFL songs. If they must have crap at halftime.
It's dark and raining like stink here and I keep thinking of BMO. Could be some real crap games in the fall there.
Maybe a horrible rainy day would help them stop Banks. Sunny and 12 sound way better though. I'll be here anyways.
Hopefully Argonotes can get a section reserved for them at BMO...from what I understand, they buy their own tickets, and I find it an actual grass roots and authentic experience that isn't so invaded by commercialism...not that they should object to sponsorship of course, but a brass band and football go hand in hand imo. Good luck getting that section Shayman. The Argonotes definitely adds to the atmosphere. On many occassions, the dome would have felt like a mausoleum without the notes banging out the tunes.
thanks GTT! I've been reluctant to seek sponsorship (other than the obvious sponsorship by the Argos, and they do help us out with the tickets) as I think it dilutes the experience. I'd rather have a band made up of fans who are happy to be there, than what we sometimes see (like in Hamilton) where there's a drumline that has a separate identity, existing for other reasons, that's just been *hired* to be there - and which is only there some of the time when they haven't got something else going on. Let's keep money out of the equation, let's make it based on spirit instead.
On the other hand if there are any big-money sponsors reading this, drop me a note :-)
many thanks to you and everyone else for the kind words. It was a challenging season in a lot of ways but I'm looking forward to a new routine next year. Won't it be great to have all the home games in the same place?
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