1.   So upset the old joints!

2.   Even Bjorn Borg, who was haunted by the evil winds and glaring lights of the old joint, might love the kinder, gentler new stadium.

3.   Maybe Bird was just used to his Celtics-Lakers days in the Finals over at the old joint.

4.   Now the old joint is rocking again.

5.   Purists get weepy about old joints like Fenway, which is the reason for the opposition to replacing the ancient Boston baseball gem.

6.   The Haas family, though facilitating its extinction, meant no disrespect to the old joint.

7.   The laughter bounces from barn to barn and makes the stately old joint feel young again.