Rick Jeanneret Jeanneret described as a "crash course" in broadcasting. In 1963, Jeanneret took over the play-by-play of a Niagara Falls Flyers Junior A hockey game for the regular announcer, Edd Felstead, who had become sick. Jeanneret became the color analyst the following season before assuming full-time play by play radio duties in 1965. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Rick did several radio advertisements for local Niagara Falls hardware store Buildall. Jeanneret also called Buffalo Bisons (AHL) road games in 1969-70. From 1984 until 1992, he did the Sabres' play-by-play in addition to being a popular early-morning disc jockey at the
Gris-gris (talisman) ill-fortune. In spite of the negative connotations of gris-gris, so called "Gris-Gris doctors" have operated in the Creole communities of Louisiana for some centuries and are looked upon favourably by the community. In the 1800s, gris-gris was used interchangeably in Louisiana to mean both "bewitch" and in reference to the traditional amulet. Gris-gris are also used in Neo-Hoodoo which has its origins in Voodoo. In this context, a gris-gris is meant to represent the self. According to a 1982 survey, gris-gris were one of the top three methods of contraception known to women in Senegal. All three were traditional methods