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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Apr 4 @ 5:07 PM ET
This is, quite possibly, the worst thread ive ever read though. Aside from GiGs humanitarianism.

kudos

- KINGKENZO


Why don't you try and turn things around?
WaterBoy
Location: The opposite of what Pat says, YT
Joined: 06.27.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:08 PM ET
you and kevin
- Crimsoninja

STFU
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:08 PM ET
Why don't you try and turn things around?
- PhillySportsGuy


The Flyers should call up Bruno Gervais.
discuss.
johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Apr 4 @ 5:09 PM ET
Pick me up some absinthe and Molly
- PhillySportsGuy


No problem.

Edgar Allan Poe and I will be by shortly to drop that off.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Apr 4 @ 5:09 PM ET
This is, quite possibly, the worst thread ive ever read though. Aside from GiGs humanitarianism.

kudos

- KINGKENZO


You were expecting Shakespeare?
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Apr 4 @ 5:10 PM ET
The Flyers should call up Bruno Gervais.
discuss.

- jmatchett383

Rosehill could use some help filling all those water bottles.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Apr 4 @ 5:10 PM ET
The Flyers should call up Bruno Gervais.
discuss.

- jmatchett383


He's just what our second line needs
johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Apr 4 @ 5:10 PM ET
The Flyers should call up Bruno Gervais.
discuss.

- jmatchett383


At some point, when the AHL season is over, there is no harm in calling him up.

I could be wrong, but I think the Phantoms are on the outside looking in for the AHL playoffs.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:11 PM ET
At some point, when the AHL season is over, there is no harm in calling him up.

I could be wrong, but I think the Phantoms are on the outside looking in for the AHL playoffs.

- johndewar


You are not wrong. They're about as far away as can be.

If things get so bad that Bruno Gervais is an option (6+ defensemen hurt), might be time to just forfeit.
KINGKENZO
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: OMAR COMIN'..Head or Gut?.....Watching regular white people
Joined: 01.10.2008

Apr 4 @ 5:13 PM ET
Why don't you try and turn things around?
- PhillySportsGuy

PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Apr 4 @ 5:16 PM ET
At some point, when the AHL season is over, there is no harm in calling him up.

I could be wrong, but I think the Phantoms are on the outside looking in for the AHL playoffs.

- johndewar


I don't want him near the team. He's quite friendly and could somehow weasel his way into the lineup if an injury occurs.
watsonnostaw
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Dude has all the personality of a lump of concrete. Just a complete lizard.
Joined: 06.26.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:17 PM ET
The Flyers should call up Bruno Gervais.
discuss.

- jmatchett383

Flyers should have kept Max Talbot,
ponder amongst yourselves
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:17 PM ET
I don't want him near the team. He's quite friendly and could somehow weasel his way into the lineup if an injury occurs.
- PhillySportsGuy


"Hey Kimmo come over here."
"Sure Bruno. Say why do you have that metal pipe in your-"
Crash
"Oh no guys, I think Kimmo's out cold. Guess I'm in."
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:18 PM ET
Flyers should have kept Max Talbot,
ponder amongst yourselves

- watsonnostaw


But we got Steve Downie.

Oh, right...
watsonnostaw
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Dude has all the personality of a lump of concrete. Just a complete lizard.
Joined: 06.26.2006

Apr 4 @ 5:18 PM ET
I don't want him near the team. He's quite friendly and could somehow weasel his way into the lineup if an injury occurs.
- PhillySportsGuy

just like that rat Lilja did
Lexington Flyer
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: NoHockeyTown , KY
Joined: 04.02.2008

Apr 4 @ 5:19 PM ET
So once upon a time there was a guy named Kevin. He was "homeless" but not- he had enough money to start living, but not stay afloat. He was trying to get enough saved away so he could actually STAY on his feet.

Kevin is a talented guitar player and singer. He'd sit with a sign that read "anything helps, even a smile" while he'd play his guitar for passersby. He'd play at 30th Street Station, the 30th Street Septa stop, and anywhere else he could sit down and perform. He even started playing gigs at CHOP. Every time I'd see him I'd harmonize with him or play a song or two, and toss him a few bucks.

Unfortunately, a week and a half ago in broad daylight in Rittenhouse Square, someone asked Kevin for a lighter. Kevin reached for his case, then got knocked out cold. His phone was gone, his money he made that day was gone, but worst of all, his baby- his guitar- was stolen too.

I saw him a few days later crying in 30th street without a guitar. I asked him what happened and was enraged after he told me. I said to him "We'll fix this."

With the help of another friend, $330+ was raised by a bunch of college kids for Kevin via an online PayPal type thing called gofundme. It was enough for a brand new Alvarez guitar, strings, a capo, and the rest of the money went right into Kevin's pocket.

I just got back from delivering him his new guitar with my friend. It was one of the proudest moments of my life.

- Giroux_Is_God


Awesome!
MunsterMike
Joined: 01.14.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:19 PM ET
G'day.

Summary of thread?
Giroux_Is_God
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: CLASS DISMISSED
Joined: 12.15.2011

Apr 4 @ 5:19 PM ET
Am I the only one on this thread not between 30-50 years old?
- PhillySportsGuy

Hi my name is GiG and I can't legally drink yet but I do anyway because yolo
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:19 PM ET
G'day.

Summary of thread?

- MunsterMike


You don't wanna know. It got bad.
johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Apr 4 @ 5:19 PM ET
I don't want him near the team. He's quite friendly and could somehow weasel his way into the lineup if an injury occurs.
- PhillySportsGuy


You really can never have enough old Islanders on your blue line.

/said no one ever
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Apr 4 @ 5:20 PM ET
"Hey Kimmo come over here."
"Sure Bruno. Say why do you have that metal pipe in your-"
Crash
"Oh no guys, I think Kimmo's out cold. Guess I'm in."

- jmatchett383

Meh
Kimmo would shake it off and kick his butt. That little Finn is tough!
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:20 PM ET
You really can never have enough old Islanders on your blue line.

/said no one ever since 1985

- johndewar


ftfy
Giroux_Is_God
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: CLASS DISMISSED
Joined: 12.15.2011

Apr 4 @ 5:20 PM ET
This is, quite possibly, the worst thread ive ever read though. Aside from GiGs humanitarianism.

kudos

- KINGKENZO

I do my best
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Apr 4 @ 5:20 PM ET
The Flyers should call up Bruno Gervais.
discuss.

- jmatchett383


They probably will when the Phantoms Season is over and the playoffs start.
canadianpenfan
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Calgary
Joined: 05.13.2010

Apr 4 @ 5:20 PM ET
So once upon a time there was a guy named Kevin. He was "homeless" but not- he had enough money to start living, but not stay afloat. He was trying to get enough saved away so he could actually STAY on his feet.

Kevin is a talented guitar player and singer. He'd sit with a sign that read "anything helps, even a smile" while he'd play his guitar for passersby. He'd play at 30th Street Station, the 30th Street Septa stop, and anywhere else he could sit down and perform. He even started playing gigs at CHOP. Every time I'd see him I'd harmonize with him or play a song or two, and toss him a few bucks.

Unfortunately, a week and a half ago in broad daylight in Rittenhouse Square, someone asked Kevin for a lighter. Kevin reached for his case, then got knocked out cold. His phone was gone, his money he made that day was gone, but worst of all, his baby- his guitar- was stolen too.

I saw him a few days later crying in 30th street without a guitar. I asked him what happened and was enraged after he told me. I said to him "We'll fix this."

With the help of another friend, $330+ was raised by a bunch of college kids for Kevin via an online PayPal type thing called gofundme. It was enough for a brand new Alvarez guitar, strings, a capo, and the rest of the money went right into Kevin's pocket.

I just got back from delivering him his new guitar with my friend. It was one of the proudest moments of my life.

- Giroux_Is_God



Great story GIG. Just that quickly you raised my perception of Flyers fans even though BulliesPhan has spent years lowering it.

But seriously, very cool thing you and your friends did for that guy, I'm sure he'll never forget it.
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