Are you True Blue?

Are you True Blue? I am totally true blue - a true blue New York Rangers fan! Tonight was a very special night for Rangers fans around the world! The Great Brian Leetch, the Rangers best defenseman ever, had his #2 retired and his jersey lifted up to the Garden rafters to hang beside Mark Messier #11 (I love him!), Mike Richter #35, Rod Gilbert #7 and Eddie Giacommin #1!!!!! Even though I couldn't be there (darn tickets were sold out), I could feel the electricity sizzling at MSG through the TV. The ceremony was quite touching - Brian dedicated the ceremony to his best friend, a broker at Cantor Fitzgerald, who died on 9/11. The NY Rangers organization and Garden Faithful honored him and presented him with a custom-made Harley Davidson, so beautiful and shiny new ;) I soooooooooo wish I was there - boo hoo. I am such a die-hard fan that I love to see my favorite Rangers players, especially Mark Messier and Adam Graves. OOOOOOOOh, speaking of Adam Graves - his #9 will be retired next year! I am so going to have to get tickets as soon as they go on sale because I HAVE to be there. I missed Messier and Leetch, I am not going to miss "Gravy"! He is such a sweetheart and his retirement is well deserved. I remember meeting Gravy at a charity signing. He had organized an autograph signing to raise money for a terminally ill child on Long Island. I went to the hotel where the event was supposed to take place, and ended up waiting until 2:30 in the morning to meet him. The team's flight was delayed and rather than cancelling, he came late that night and stayed until the wee morning hours to sign everyone's items. When my turn came, he just kept apologizing profusely and was so sweet! I even got to take a picture with him - so cool!!! His retirement is well deserved because he is not only a great player, but a great guy! The cherry on top of this awesome night was the Rangers pulling out a win in a shootout 2-1! Brendan Shanahan scored the only goal in the shootout. Go Shanny! As the excitement starts to fade, I am starting to fade into exhaustion - from work and for overworking myself watching the game.

Before I turn in, I wanted to thank everyone for your awesome comments! Thanks for all your support and love! I hope I didn't bore you to death! Hugs and Kisses!