I watched the game at a bar downtown then walked with a horde of peps from King & Bathurst east on King to Yonge & King then headed north on Yonge past Queen (which was nuts) to Dundas Sq. Hung out there until about 4:30am then walked northbound up Yonge to Rosedale then hailed a cab. Got home at 5:30.
All I can say is whaaata night. I cant put it into words the sheer joy and unity that was felt on the streets. I must of hi-5ed 200 total strangers and hugged 60 strangers. My hand was red and swollen from all the hi-5ing for hours I lived in Toronto since 1970 and partied my ass off from 1985-2000 but last night topped everything and to have been apart of such a positive/happy/unity vibe throughout the city was very special. Yes, I heard about the shooting at Dundas sq. It was right after I left but considering the millions of people that were out one or 2 incidents isn't all that bad. I recorded hours of video from the bar I was at to walking down King st from Bathurst to Yonge and Queen then Yonge and Dundas and EVERY street along the was was flooded with people. King, Bathurst, Spadina, University, Queen, Yonge. Each way they were all jam packed with Raptor shirts, hats and flags.
I'll be there for the parade on Mon