Curling, Etcetera_ A Whole Bunch of Stuff About the Roaring Game - Bob Weeks [0]
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Dedication
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
THE HARMONICA MAN
CLUB OF CHAMPIONS
STOP, START, THEN STOP AGAIN
CITY ACCESS
AMERICAN SUCCESS
DEBBIE MCCORMICK
CURLING IN PRINT
MOTOR CITY, CANADA
STONE STANDARD
THE 12 RULES OF CURLING
SAY WHAT?
BURNS ON CURLING
TWO TIMES EIGHT
PAUL SAVAGE
AMERICAN ORIGINS
MOVING INDOORS IN THE U.S.A.
PASSPORT, PLEASE
A BOY AMONG MEN
THE MEASUREMENT OF A CURLING STONE
THE FIRST CURLING STAR?
CARVED IN GRANITE
U.S. COLLEGIATE CURLING
SIX-SHOOTER
OUT OF THE COLD
CROWDED HOUSE
KEN WATSON, MR. CURLING
SWEEP, THEN PUSH
WARMING UP IS RUBBISH
KNOW YOUR WIDTHS
ALL ABOARD
WHAT A HACK
THE JUBILEE STONE
PAPER GRANITE
CURLING FIGHTS
CURLING CLUB CHAIN GANG
CURLING IN THE MOVIES
Help!
Men with Brooms
NAME THAT CORN
THE KING OF SWING
WHAT IF MY ROCK…
ENFANT TERRIBLE
DEAD HEAT
THE ICE KING
AMERICA’S MAN, BUD SOMERVILLE
THE WRENCH SAID
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
CURLING COUPLES
ROCKS FOR ROCKERS
BRIER BROADCASTER
A FAMILY AFFAIR
HIGH SCORE
TRAVELLIN’ MAN
AGE-OLD INVENTION
GREAT COMEBACKS
PIZZA AND MEDALS
OLE MEXICO
LONG-GONE EQUIPMENT
Centre skittle
Tassels
Crampits
The Duster
CLOSET CURLING FANS
SPRINGFIELD GRANITE
THE CURSE OF LABONTE
BRITISH GOLD
IRON CURLING
BROTHERS—AND SISTERS—IN BROOMS
TANKARD TOTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR EVERYONE
Canadian Postal Employees Curling Championship
Royal Canadian Legion
Canadian Firefighters Curling Association
Canadian Blind Curlers Championship
Canadian Clergy Championship
Canadian Police Curling Championship
The Trans-Canada Telephone Employees’ Championship
The Atlantic Oilworkers Championship
FANTASTIC FERBEY
ROARING ALONG
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
HOLEY SLIDER
QUITE AN ORDER
THE WRENCH VS. THE WENCH
STICKING TO CURLING
The History of the Stick
NO RESPECT
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE
RECORD MAN
WHY HURRY?
CURLING NICKNAMES
PERFECT RECORD
BABY BROTHER
PLAY THE GAME
HEAD(SET) GAMES
GOING LOW
THE MAGICAL 8
BIG ROCKS
STONE CUTTER
OLYMPIC DOUBLE
ROCK HARD SUCCESS
HAMMER TIME
GOING LONG
THE REAL WORLD
WORLD SERIES CURLER
MARKKU THE MAGNIFICENT
SLIDING ALONG
ALL-IMPORTANT CLUB
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
CHARACTER GUY
PRESERVED IN GRANITE
SUBSTITUTE CHAMPIONS
VISIBLE MINORITY
CLOSE TO PERFECTION
A HEART OF PURPLE
TANKARD TIME
SPONSORS
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
SCIENCE OF CURLING
REGAL CURLING
WOMEN’S DATES
JUNIOR-SENIOR
BAD ICE
1970 Brier
1992 Olympics
1981 World Curling Championships
2001 Brier
2005 Women’s World Championship
ORIGINAL OLSON
HISTORY ON DISPLAY
CURLING IN THE BIBLE?
LATE NIGHT CURLING
CURLING ART
TV PAY DAY
CURLER STATS
CURLING IN TELEVISION COMMERCIALS
Advertiser: Cialis (a drug for erectile dysfunction)
Advertiser: Labatt Beer
Advertiser: Scotties tissues
Advertiser: Office Depot
ROCK BOTTOM
DEADLY BUSINESS
PURPLE RAGE
AMERICAN SUCCESS
THE MANITOBA BONSPIEL
A SPIKED TROPHY
NORTHERN AFFAIR
STONES OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL
TIME TO CURL
ON THE TUBE
CURLING ROYALTY
THE LONG AND THE SHORT(ER) OF IT
TIMELINE OF THE FREE-GUARD ZONE
ELECTRONIC EYE
TAKEN FOR GRANITE
GIVING UP
A BLIND EYE
RECORD-SETTING CURLING
AGE-OLD ROCKERS
DOUBLING UP
PIN MOGUL
THE CURLING TERMINATOR
THE RICHARDSONS
A WOMAN’S PLACE
MULTI-TALENTED
THE SHOT
WORLD CHAIR
STATS
LONG-DISTANCE CURLING
RYAN’S EXPRESS
WHAT A CROWD
VERA NICE
MONCTON 100
CRAZY FOR CURLING
SPIEL OF A DIFFERENT KIND
THE LONG BRIER ROAD
ROCK-SOLID POLITICS
ROCKIN’ RICK
CUT SHORT
THE ICEMAN CURLETH
MARILYN BODOGH
HOG WILD
SINGULARLY REWARDING
PHOTO CREDITS
INDEX
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