As I mentioned in an earlier post, I saw Easy Rider on Thursday -- and learned the Royal Theatre will be shutting down as of June 30, its future unknown.

But let's forget the Royal's fate for a moment and talk about why Easy Rider has staying power. IMHO, it's in part because of the near-perfect marriage of image and song that also captured the spirit of its times.

The mighty Oil managed to get two pucks past the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' wunderkind goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. Fortunately, the Ducks only scored once on the Oil's Dwayne Roloson, and so Edmonton takes a 1-0 lead in the NHL's Western Conference final with its 3-1 game victory.