{"id":286,"date":"2010-06-10T14:02:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T19:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.136.9.181\/?p=286"},"modified":"2010-06-10T14:02:28","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T19:02:28","slug":"o-captain-my-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaygh.com\/?p=286","title":{"rendered":"O Captain! My Captain!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The ship has weather\u2019d every rack, the prize we sought is won;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The fearful trip is done. No more games of Mario Kart in the hotel. No more taunting fans in orange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The ship has endured every rack, from crushing blows by former friends to seven Chiclets scattered across the ice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The prize you sought is indeed\u00a0won, Captain. Lord Stanley&#8217;s Cup has returned to Hawkeytown after a too-long absence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The bells and exultation are for your team. And you, their Captain, are held to be first among equals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You, who has earned a gold medal for your country in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You, who was named most valuable forward of the Olympic games.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You, who broke and tied multiple Blackhawks playoff records.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You, who reclaimed the Stanley Cup for a city beleagured by sports almost-won.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You, who distinguished yourself as worthy of Conn Smythe&#8217;s trophy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">So, Captain Serious, live it up. You&#8217;ve earned it. Crack a smile. It&#8217;s OK. We&#8217;ll forgive you (just this once). You, unlike the Captain in Whitman&#8217;s poem, are very much alive and able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Congratulations, Jonathan Toews; captain of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, second-youngest captain of a Cup-winning team,\u00a0and goddamned great hockey player.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.136.9.181\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Toews_Kisses_Cup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-294\" src=\"http:\/\/3.136.9.181\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Toews_Kisses_Cup-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">O Captain! My Captain!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather\u2019d every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting \u00a0 The fearful trip is done. No more games of Mario Kart in the hotel. No more taunting fans in orange. 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