look for a while

at the china cat sunflower

Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun

Copperdome bodhi drip a silver kimono

Like a crazy quilt star gown through a dream night wind  (Hunter-Garcia)

and just like that it appears the NHL participation in the Bejing Olympics is in peril. The league has until January 9th to formally withdraw and based on two main factors it appears they will. First and foremost is the cancellation of games due to outbreaks of the wuhan virus...they league cannot shut down for 3 weeks for the Olympics and still find available dates to reschedule games that have been already cancelled.....they will need some of those days back in February . The second factor which is not really talked about in the light of day, so as to not offend the Chinese hosts is the fact that the players are starting to have reservations about venturing to Bejing......there are no clear guidelines as to what the Communist Chineese Govt will do should an athlete test positive for the China Flu while in Bejing. One only has to go back to August to realize the current administration will do NOTHING to rescue it's citizens from a hostile foreign government.....let alone a dozen hockey players eh ? 

So what does this mean for Sweater Nite 24 ?  not a dam thing.....the party is ON.....Macadoo is playing in the Oak Room and we may even have some NHL action if they wisely reschedule some games for the Sunday afternoon of a 3 day weekend.

I rang a silent bell, beneath a shower of pearls

In the eagle-winged palace of the queen chinee

China cat, china cat

China cat, china cat