Update in case you missed it!

I'm not sure I said much about the event held at the McMenamin's Kennedy school that was hosted by OHS, Holy Names Heritage Center and McMenamins on Tuesday the 26th of July. I'll try to break it down for you here.

The event started with me(Dan Schaefer) arriving early to get set up and finding a few people. You don't always know how many people will show up so you don't plan for it to be that big. One by one people filed in and before long the audience filled a good share of the room. Norm Johnson showed up a few minuted before the start of the event and quickly attracted fans who had come to see him and have him sign autographs (in which he was happy to do). In fact, he started telling stories early, but that was the warm up that would be to come. Not long after Jimmy McCloud arrived and agreed to do an answer and question talk with Norm after the close of the film.

After History Pub staff talked about their upcoming events I spoke for about an half hour on how I put together the film and and the series of events that led up to it. Then Norm got up their and really wowed the crowd with his stories about his time with the team. We then screened the 26 minute version of the film Kings of the Road: The Story of the Portland Buckaroos.

As always the crowd for the Buckaroos is really quite special in that they are still dedicated fans to this day and will turn up at any event that hosts them. The event ended with a Q & A that had a few fans competing for who was the best fan I think. That's How I remember it anyway. Jimmy and Norm took questions and the fans continued to hang around to talk with them both. A great event!

More about the specific stories later!

Below if the notice that appeared on-line about the event.

History Pub

McMenamins Kennedy School in Northeast Portland

In 1959 the fate of Portland's hockey team was in doubt. With only a handful of players returning and the press denouncing the team as the worst team ever fielded in the league, all they could do was skate. Kings of the Road, a 26-minute documentary film, tells the story of the Portland Buckaroos and their remarkable rise as champions and division leaders year after year from 1960-1974. Join us for this lively presentation and film screening with Dan Schaefer, Director of Kings of the Road, and a panel of several former Buckaroos. History Pub is a free event sponsored by OHS, Holy Names Heritage Center, and McMenamins, and as always canned food will be accepted for the Oregon Food Bank.