Paul Ranheim Rides Again

Paul Ranheim of the Calgary Flames cycled by me yesterday on a boda boda. Okay, it wasn’t the former NHLer, but it was his name I saw stitched on the back of the number 28 home jersey. It was actually just another boda boda driver transporting a fare on his bike. He certainly appeared to be working harder than the speedy winger ever did killing penalties for the Flames.

What ever happened to those clothes you gave to charity? Well, its possible that they went to Africa and were sold at a street market for a few dollars (depending on how well you bargain). An interesting pastime has been looking at the jerseys, shirts and ball hats worn by the locals. Although European soccer jerseys are most commonly found, hockey is indeed well represented. The pipeline is obviously from Canada as I’ve seen jersyes from the Habs, Leafs, Oilers and even the Winnipeg Jets. I saw one boda boda driver wearing an old Canuck “V” jersey which brought back memories of their 1982 march to the Stanley Cup Finals. Fortunately for him he was wearing their road jersey which isn’t as ugly as the old home yellow ones.

Local Candian teams have had their colours presented as well. I’ve seen team jerseys from Princeton, Yellowknife and Humboldt.. Of course the selection isn’t just limited to sports jerseys. There are plenty of t-shirts available from tourist sites, rock bands and basketball tournaments. I need to pick-up a few t-shirts but I’m holding off until I can find one that gives me extra entertainment. Who knows, maybe the next time I’m at the market I’ll find a shirt that used to belong to someone I know.