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Instead, as Keith nudged me forward, the first person I laid eyes on was then-Ontario premier Mike Harris. Beware, kids. Keith and I looked at each other and — and I cannot stress this enough — buoyed on by our altered state, decided the gondola was where we wanted to be.

It has been 10 years since Maple Leaf Gardens hosted its last NHL game — and 10 years since one of the most magical hockey-themed nights of my life. The game itself was secondary to the experience; the real fun began in the craziness that took place after the game.

That confidence was crucial as the post-game celebrations unfolded. This bastion of heterosexist masculinity also just happens to lie in the heart of Toronto's gay district. Nobody wanted to stop us, and we were happy to pretend we belonged.

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Quickly, we came across a sign that pointed toward the catwalk leading to the famous gondola where the dulcet voices of the Hewitt clan once cried out. On Feb. I was fortunate to be at the Gardens that night to begin with, winning a ticket lottery to land two seats in the last row of the grey section.

Then, we faked it until we made it and gained entry to the lofty board of directors lounge. The video for The Reflex by Duran Duran was shot at Maple Leaf Gardens in March Toronto rock trio Rush recorded a live video for their Grace Under Pressure Tour at Maple Leaf Gardens.

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Astoundingly, nobody gave us so much as a second look as we wandered around the press box. The second person I saw was miniature Toronto mayor Mel Lastman. JIMI HENDRIX Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, May 3th JOHN GULINO SUPER 8 MONSTERS RAMPANT YOUTH Follow 17 years ago.

It made millions of fans happy over the years, and it still does. Joni and Dylan last performed there in with the Rolling Thunder Review. It was unfailingly grimy and sticky and cramped, and it harkened back to a more, er, rustic era who knew horse troughs could both hydrate horses as well as dehydrate hosers?

So on Feb. To me, the building itself was no aesthetic marvel. Before I continue, allow me a brief comment on the many evils of overzealous alcohol consumption. The third person I saw was Hilary Weston, lieutenant-governor of the province. Fate smiled on me right from the beginning of the end of the Carlton Street Cashbox: The Leafs held a lottery for the last block of unsold tickets for the game on closing night and one of the 10 postcards I mailed in got picked.

Brimming with liquid courage as we were, we set out to meet a friend working as an usher behind the end blues section of the Gardens. You see, 95 percent of the time, the security people in playgrounds of the wealthy are abjectly petrified of challenging anyone with an aura of belonging, just in case that someone turns out to be a child of privilege slumming it in blazers and jeans.

We settled on commemorating our first and last visit to the private box area by helping ourselves to a six-pack of Blue Light beer each, which we gently placed in our plastic white-and-purple Toronto Raptors bags before venturing on. Naturally, that was our new target destination.

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Dressed in a blazer and blue jeans, my pal and I boldly moved among the delirious fans, and before we knew it, we were in the hallway underneath the gold section. To my surprise, there was nary a nunchuck nor a ninja to be found. Only as I was turning into it and pushing down on the massive mahogany door did I flinch.